This Sunday afternoon (May 26) Harrah’s Philadelphia will be proud to present the best racing card of its 2024 season, and arguably one of the top programs anywhere in North America to date this year, when $657,571 will be on the line during a star-studded 16-race card that begins at 12:40 p.m.
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Brothers enjoying fairy-tale ‘Story’
Dave Clamme and his brother Paul hope this is just the beginning for Endofstory. The brothers, who reside in Indiana, are relative newcomers to racehorse ownership, having gotten involved in harness racing only two years ago, fulfilling a bucket-list item for Dave. On Saturday, Dave and Paul will watch Endofstory compete in the $240,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes championship for 3-year-old male pacers at The Meadowlands.
Bombay Hanover splashes home first in Aces Tuesday feature
Bombay Hanover (Western Vintage) pulled off the biggest upset of the night at Running Aces on Tuesday (May 21) by capturing the $15,500 Open Handicap Pace in 1:53.1 over a heavily rain-soaked oval.
Lorentzon, Hall crush Tuesday at Oak Grove
The tandem of driver Tony Hall and trainer Anette Lorentzon followed their hat trick on Monday (May 20) with a dynamite showing on Tuesday (May 21) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, striking a grand slam together including a win in the $36,000 Open Trot and Hall notching an additional win to grab five victories total on the 13-race card.
Joe Lee appears in YES Network segment
Amateur harness racing driver Joe Lee was featured in a segment on the YES Network during the lead up to Tuesday’s New York Yankees game against the Seattle Mariners.
Seaside Tina made waves in Plainridge feature
Seaside Tina made a splash in the $17,000 featured pace at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (May 21) as the only mare in the field of seven, beating the boys in convincing fashion and taking a new seasonal mark in the process.
Majorca N back in Harrington winner’s circle
Michael Casalino Jr. and Dylan Davis’ Majorca N ($5.00, Corey Callahan) earned her third win in four starts when she took Tuesday’s (May 21) $22,500 Free-for-All for pacing mares at Harrington Raceway in 1:52.1.
Flash Move photos Alabamajamma at Pocono
Flash Move, who ended his 2023 campaign with a lifetime-best 1:50 victory in the Pennsylvania Stallion Series Championship for 3-year-old male pacers, shaved a fifth of a second off his career standard in Tuesday’s (May 21) $15,000 pacing feature at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Shenandoah Downs Spring Meet concludes
Spencer Goldin’s Lucky Streak reached the winner’s circle for the fifth time this spring at Shenandoah Downs when the 4-year-old Luck Be Withyou gelding powered home to a 1:53.1 score Sunday in another wire-to-wire performance.
Kleinhans scores in USHDC event at Oak Grove
As the sun was beginning to set on a great day of harness racing at Oak Grove Racing and Gaming on Monday (May 20), the United States Harness Drivers Club — specifically Club member Peter Kleinhans — was about to put icing on the cake.