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Rock Party, who has been knocking on the door in his three starts since arriving from Hoosier Park, gets the top billing in Sunday night’s (Jan. 29) $7,150 Open II Trot.

Beads (sired by Archangel) and bred by Atlantic Trot and Steve Stewart, was an easy winner of the main event, the Prix de Luxembourg, Saturday afternoon (Jan. 28) at Vincennes.

As mentioned in Hometown Life last week, representatives from Northville Downs submitted a proposal to build a new racetrack in northwest Plymouth Township, just a few miles from the current location at Seven Mile and Sheldon Road in Northville.

According to a press release from the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, “The Federal Trade Commission has published the resubmitted Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Anti-Doping and Medication Control rules to the Federal Register, initiating a 14-day public comment period. The FTC now has 60 days to approve or deny the proposed rules.”

A 3-year-old colt, owned by legendary French horseman, Jean Pierre Dubois was the most expensive horse sold at the annual Prix d’Amerique-sale Friday night (Jan. 27) at Vincennes, Paris, France, as he was sold for 470,000 Euro.

It may not be having the same impact as the four lads from Liverpool had when they arrived in America some 60 years ago, but the Ron Burke barn’s On The Money GB brought smiles to her connections and her backers while winning for the second time in as many North American starts Friday night (Jan. 28) at The Meadowlands since her arrival from Great Britain.

With two GSY events carded for Friday (Jan. 27) night, it was a second straight week of double-digit winners, bucking the early trend from the beginning of this year. Are winning favorites again a thing of the past in the GSY?

In July 2022 the Immortals Nominating Committee of the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame announced that the trustees of the Museum had unanimously endorsed the election of Charlie Coleman, Gordon Gilbertson, Ira Malott, Margot Taylor, Edward Willis, Adios Scarlet and Exciting Speed as harness racing Immortals. On Sunday (July 2), these individuals will be inducted into the Hall of Immortals during ceremonies held under the tent on the Museum lawn.

Lucky Lime put us on the edge of our seats for the last time as he narrowly captured his final lifetime start on Thursday (Jan. 26) at Miami Valley Raceway.