Feeling Sweet outlasted a late charge from even-money favorite Shanghai Seelster to win Wednesday’s (Jan. 18) featured $18,000 Mares Winners Over/Select Pace at Bally’s Dover.
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Rose Run Valor upsets in Miami Valley’s top trot
Wednesday’s (Jan. 18) $30,000 Open Handicap Trot at Miami Valley produced a major upset as Rose Run Valor (Kayne Kauffman) took full advantage of his inside post position to win at 31-1.
McDuffee reflects on Bella Bellini’s past and future
Wherever David McDuffee goes, people want to talk about Bella Bellini. Even with the number of successful horses McDuffee has had in the past, he considers the two-time Dan Patch Award-winning trotter the most popular he’s ever owned. The fact McDuffee bred her makes it all the more satisfying.
Twenty stallions to stand in Virginia as VHHA Sired Stakes program blossoms
The Virginia Harness Horse Association, which introduced a new sired stakes program last year, announced that the number of stallions standing in the state for the 2023 breeding season has risen to 20, up from 12 in 2022.
JL Cruze caps Dover hat trick
JL Cruze rolled to his third consecutive top-level win, taking Tuesday’s (Jan. 17) $25,000 Open Trot at Bally’s Dover in 1:53.4.
Chase The Ace sweeps Claim To Fame prelims, claimed again
Chase The Ace, by virtue of a dominant 1:53 win in the second preliminary leg of the “Claim To Fame” Series for $12,500 female pacers on Tuesday (Jan. 17) at Miami Valley, established herself as the favorite for next week’s $22,500 final.
5 in Front: Austin Sorrie
Twice monthly until April, a familiar Woodbine Mohawk Park horse person will step into the spotlight to answer a handful of fun, offbeat questions, while giving readers a unique perspective into their personality on and off the racetrack.
Spring Garden Ranch 2023 training roster
Here is the 2023 winter training roster for Spring Garden Ranch in DeLeon Springs, Fla.
Shartin N being bred to Capt Midnight
It has been announced by harness racing’s Kountry Lane Standardbreds, LLC of Indiana, that the 2019 Horse of the Year, Shartin N (Tintin In America), will be bred in 2023 to Capt Midnight (Captaintreacherous-It Was Fascination).
Semi Tough strikes in Yonkers Open
Semi Tough began his 7-year-old campaign with a 1:53.1 win in the featured $40,000 Open Handicap Pace on Monday night (Jan. 16) at Yonkers Raceway as its 2023 meet got underway.