November Hoof Beats: Full Flight
The November issue of Hoof Beats features a look into Louprint’s sophomore season and his triumphant return from an unexpected midseason layoff to deliver convincing wins in the Little Brown Jug and Tattersalls Pace while giving driver Ronnie Wrenn Jr. the Grand Circuit experience of a lifetime.
Harrisburg mixed sale sees three seven-figure prices in opening session
Female trotters French Champagne, French Cafe and Parisian Charm, selling as part of the final dispersal to dissolve the partnership of breeder/owners Al Libfeld and Marvin Katz, were each purchased back by Katz for a minimum of $1 million on Thursday during the opening session of the Standardbred Horse Sale mixed sale at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show Complex.
Beautiful Lather takes Dayton feature
Beautiful Lather stalked the leader and held off a closing Papi Grad to take the Thursday (Nov. 6) feature at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.
Frosh fillies featured at Philly
The Liberty Bell Stakes series continued $120,400 strong on Thursday (Nov. 6) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with 2-year-old fillies, two divisions on the trot and one on the pace.
Slugger On Deck scores in DSBF prelim
Jo Ann Looney-King’s homebred Slugger On Deck parlayed a pocket trip into a 1:53.1 win in his $20,000 first-round division of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund series for 2-year-old male pacers on Thursday (Nov. 6) at Bally’s Dover. Watch Em Win and Roman Raider captured the other splits.
Warrawee Yale unlocks victory in Baystate
After tripping third to the half, Warrawee Yale made a winning move to capture the $25,000 Baystate Special at Plainridge Park on Thursday (Nov. 6).
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for Nov. 7
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at the Meadowlands on Friday (Nov. 7).
Big M adds Thursdays to weekly schedule
Just in time for the holiday season, The Meadowlands is giving its faithful the gift of more racing, as the mile oval will add six Thursdays to its 2025 schedule, with the first taking place tonight (Nov. 6).
USTA District 3 annual membership meeting reminder
The annual membership meeting for USTA District 3 (Western States) will be held on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 1 p.m. Eastern Time via Zoom. District 3 members are encouraged to attend this important meeting, which will include updates on potential new venues for harness racing within the district.
Yearling sale comes to a close in Harrisburg
The yearling portion of the 87th annual Standardbred Horse Sale concluded Wednesday at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show Complex, where trotting colt Custom Content sold for $130,000 to Noel Daley to lead the day’s activities.