Blue Chip Farms, LLC invites breeders and owners to meet New York’s exciting new pacing stallion Cannibal p,2,1:50.2; 3,1:48.1 ($785,040) at its facility in Wallkill, N.Y., on Thursday (Feb. 8) from 1-3 p.m.
Capozzo to join Minnesota pacing stallion ranks
Capozzo p,2,1:54.1f; 3,1:50.2; 4,1:48 ($648,226) will stand his first season in 2024 at Bluff Country Equine in Minnesota.
New York State Police arrest trainer Frederick Bourgault
The Albany Times Union is reporting that New York State Police on Tuesday (Jan. 30) arrested trainer Frederick Bourgault on an indictment charging him with two felonies for clubbing a race horse with a metal pipe last summer.
Got The Gold sets older mares track record at Rosecroft
Got The Gold sat a patient pocket trip and eased past the pacesetting Illusion Seelster in the stretch to claim victory in the $12,000 Mares Open on Tuesday (Jan. 30) at Rosecroft.
Rebuff’s first foal born Jan. 28
Rebuff‘s first foal was born Jan. 28. It is a colt from Hernameissylvia (Cantab Hall-Lady Ironsides).
Muscle Dynasty dominates in Bally’s Dover Open Trot
Muscle Dynasty won gate to wire in the $25,000 Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night (Jan. 30).
Adam Twelve on patrol at Yonkers
Adam Twelve, named after a television police drama and co-owned by driver Yannick Gingras, has been capturing plenty of wins since arriving at MGM Yonkers Raceway in November. The 4-year-old male pacer, who raced previously in Indiana, has posted six victories in eight starts at the Hilltop, with his two setbacks being second-place finishes.
2023 Standardbred Incentive Program review
As the USTA gears up to present the 2023 divisional winners of the Standardbred Incentive Program (SIP), the association is pleased to announce that the program has seen considerable growth from the 2022 inaugural show season to the 2023 second annual season.
Feb. 2 deadline for Dan Patch Awards room reservations
The U.S. Harness Writers Association’s annual Dan Patch Awards banquet, presented by Caesar’s Entertainment, is set for Sunday night (Feb. 25) at Rosen Centre in Orlando, Fla. The deadline to make room reservations is Friday (Feb. 2) and can be made by using the USHWA link to the hotel’s reservations page.
Deadline for USTA candidate declaration is Thursday (Feb. 8)
The deadline for candidates to declare their intention to run for one of the five officers to be elected to the U.S. Trotting Association’s Board of Directors is Thursday (Feb. 8).