Columbus, OH — The May 2026 issue of Hoof Beats is the monthly magazine’s annual Top Picks edition, featuring the editorial staff’s projections as to who will emerge as the best 3-year-old pacers and trotters as the season unfolds.
Marcus Melander trainee Apex, pictured on the cover, leads the Hoof Beats staff’s list of top trotters heading into the Grand Circuit season, while defending Dan Patch Award-winning Horse of the Year Beau Jangles tops the pacing table.
The May Hoof Beats also features a look at trotting dynamo On To Norway, a peek back in time at harness racing in Hawaii, and a fascinating showcase of harness racing’s place in mainstream advertising from the sport’s halcyon days.
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