Hinsdale, IL — Bluebird Deacon shrugged off a three-week layoff and rallied strong in the stretch to nail down his second consecutive Open Trot victory on Monday (Jan. 29) at Hawthorne. Driver…
Raffle deadline nears for New York breedings
The deadline to purchase raffle tickets for 2024 breedings to Courtly Choice, Crazy Wow, Six Pack or So Surreal is fast approaching. The drawing is Feb. 1 at 11 a.m.
Meadows Monday Memo
Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo.
Batavia hits new handle heights as longshots rule Monday
For the fourth time in only six days of live racing in 2024, Batavia Downs set a new one-day, all-source record handle while under the ownership of Western Regional Off-Track Betting on Monday (Jan. 29). Bettors pushed $515,078 through the windows to top the short-lived old record of $509,180 which was set only one week ago.
Director’s Chair February 2024
Protecting Our Drivers by Joe Faraldo, USTA Chairman of the Board USTA Rule 5.10 ensures insurance coverage at pari-mutuel tracks Many years ago, a very fine horseman and USTA director from Portland,…
Profile: Scott Zeron
Grand Slam story by Ashley Mayotte Resilience and determination central to Scott Zeron’s blockbuster 2023 Scott Zeron’s journey to a $10 million season in 2023 wasn’t just about the impressive races he…
USTA Focus: Holding Out for Hope
New York horseman remains positive as he waits for another kidney transplant story by Ken Weingartner When Jim Urtel Jr. was 12, he fell in love with horses and harness racing….
Hoof Beats February 2024
Features 2023 Driver & Trainer Report by James Witherite Full Speed Ahead Åke Svanstedt showing no signs of slowing after banner 2023 by Ken Weingartner Departments Stories Profile: Scott Zeron Grand Slam…
MGM Northfield Park cancels Tuesday and Wednesday programs
Due to poor and unsafe track conditions caused by fluctuating winter weather, live racing has been canceled for Tuesday (Jan. 30) and Wednesday (Jan. 31) at MGM Northfield Park.
Wallin continues to rise
Lucas Wallin is on a Dan Patch roll. One year after Wallin received the Rising Star Award from the U.S. Harness Writers Association, the Wallin-trained Soiree Hanover was voted the best 2-year-old female trotter of 2023. The horse will be honored at USHWA’s Dan Patch Awards banquet, presented by Caesars Entertainment, Feb. 25 at Rosen Centre in Orlando.