Pacers, trotters, fillies and colts — Saturday’s (July 26) stakes-filled card provided something for all harness racing fans leading up to The Meadows’ marquee race of the year, the Grade 1 Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids, presented by the Mickey Burke family.
Switzer sweeps stakes at Cumberland
Driver Kevin Switzer Jr. pulled off a clean sweep of the Maine Sire Stakes on Friday (July 25) at Cumberland Raceway en route to winning five races over the course of the entire 12-race program.
OHHA to live stream Wood and Preble County (Ohio) fair races
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will continue its 2025 Ohio county fair racing season with live-streaming coverage from the upcoming Wood County and Preble County Fairs.
Freshman fillies fly in Ohio Sires Stakes
She’safirewoman and Seaside Shuffle both won impressively in $65,000 Ohio Sires Stakes action for 2-year-old filly pacers Friday (July 25) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Miss Fancy Nancy, Tarshish score in Indiana Sires Stakes
Round five of eight of Indiana Sires Stakes for 3-year-old pacing fillies served as the feature on Friday (July 25) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park with Miss Fancy Nancy and Tarshish maintaining their razor-sharp form of late in their respective divisions.
Update: Oskaloosa (Iowa) fair races canceled
The Iowa-sired races scheduled for Saturday (July 26) and overnight races scheduled for Sunday (July 27) at Oskaloosa, Iowa, have been canceled due to poor track conditions.
Devilish ‘Diabolic’ dominant in NJSS
Friday night (July 25) at the Meadowlands, the Annie Stoebe-trained Diabolic Hill gave his foes a devil of a time, shrugging off post 10 in just his third lifetime start — all victories — to win easily in 1:54 on a program that featured five $25,000 leg three dashes of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for 2-year-olds of each sex and gait.
Passa-Grille Beach wins Jim McDonald Memorial at Tioga
Passa-Grille Beach (Leon Bailey) captured the featured $25,000 Jim McDonald Memorial Pace Final at Tioga Downs on Friday (July 25).
Sharp Seven and Nezuko Kamada S grab NYSS wins at Vernon
Vernon Downs played host for two divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for freshmen trotting fillies on Friday (July 25).
Illinois State Fairgrounds postpones qualifiers
Due to track maintenance, qualifiers scheduled for Tuesday (July 29) at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield have been postponed.