Due to track maintenance, qualifiers scheduled for Tuesday (July 29) at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield have been postponed.
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FAS Rulings for Friday, July 25, 2025
View Fines and Suspensions for the week of July 25, 2025 as reported to the USTA by racing commissions in the United States. This bulletin reports actions that have been taken by the…
Meadowlands qualifiers moved to Friday
The Meadowlands Racetrack will move the Friday, July 25 qualifiers to 5 p.m. because of the predicted heat index.
$7,500 guaranteed Jackpot Super Hi-5 mandatory payout Saturday at Batavia Downs
Due to the cancellation of the February 24 card of racing at Batavia Downs that closed out the winter meet, there is a $4,250.57 carryover pool in the Jackpot Hi-5 wager that will be offered in the 15th race on Saturday (July 26) and that pool will be a mandatory payout.
Meadowlands hosts Annual 30 & Under Contest this Saturday
The Meadowlands is hosting its annual 30 & Under Handicapping contest on Saturday (July 26). The free handicapping contest is exclusively for fans between 18 and 30 and offers a $5,000 total prize pool, with prize payouts to the top five finishers.
Positive change abounds as Batavia Downs opens 2025 racing season Saturday
As the 2025 summer/fall harness racing season at Batavia Downs gets underway on Saturday (July 26), a new era at the oldest lighted harness track in North America will begin as the facility itself celebrates 85 years since holding its first pari-mutuel harness race back on September 20, 1940.
Shenandoah Downs $5,000 “Own a Horse for a Day” on Sept. 27
This past spring, Shenandoah Downs gave eight lucky female racing fans a chance to “Own a Horse for a Day” and compete for a $5,000 purse on Mother’s Day. With the fall racing season just around the corner, the track announced that eight male sports-oriented fans will get that same lucrative opportunity on Saturday, Sept. 27.
Buffalo Raceway closes after successful season
“It was another successful season,” stated Buffalo Raceway General Manager Jon Cramer as he looked back on the 2025 live racing season that was completed on Sunday afternoon (July 20).
Races cancelled at Kohoka (MO)
Please be advised that the races scheduled for Sunday (7/20) at Kahoka, MO have been cancelled due to poor track conditions.
Experts’ selections for Spirit of Massachusetts Day
The $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot will be held at Plainridge Park on Sunday (July 20) during the biggest race day of the summer in Massachusetts. The card also features the $100,000 Clara Barton Distaff Pace and the $75,000 Bert Beckwith Memorial Invitational Pace on a day with a total of $600,000 in purses up for grabs.