Nominations for 2022 foals are due by Dec. 31 (postmarked) at the fee of $300 for the California Sires Stakes program.
Indiana breeders get new pacing stallion
Premier Acres of Middlebury, Ind. is excited to announce that the Indiana Sire Stakes champion and Progress Pace winner Why Not Now is standing stud in Indiana in 2024.
Breedings sought to benefit New Vocations
New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program is currently organizing its 26th annual stallion auction to be held via onGait.com Feb 6-8, 2024. The Standardbred Transition Alliance accredited charity offers retiring racehorses and broodmares a safety-net through rehabilitation, retraining, and placement in carefully screened and monitored homes.
Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association seeks Publications, Marketing, and Outreach Assistant
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association is looking to hire a Publications, Marketing, and Outreach Assistant.
He’zzz A Wise Sky, Goomster breeze in Hawthorne Opens
The old adage “If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It” holds true in most everything and that includes racing horses. Driver Kyle Wilfong used the same tactic Monday night (Dec. 4) at Hawthorne as he did a week earlier, and the result was another impressive front-stepping victory for Illinois champion He’zzz A Wise Sky in the $11,100 Open Pace.
Crown Prince Gar, 24, dies
Winbak Farm is saddened by the loss of Crown Prince Gar 2,2:01.4h; 3,1:57.4; 1:57.1f ($229,569).
2023 SOA of NY general meeting and elections concluded
On Saturday (Dec. 2), the Standardbred Owners Association of New York held its Board of Trustees and Board of Directors meetings.
Multiple carryovers Tuesday at MGM Northfield Park
A pair of carryovers will light up the Tuesday evening (Dec. 5) program from MGM Northfield Park with a $4,707 carryover in the Pick-5 and a $3,557 in the Pick-6.
She Is Strong rolls to easy DSBF prelim score
After a 25-length romp in first-round action, She Is Strong made easy work of her competition once again in the second leg of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series for 3-year-old trotting fillies at Bally’s Dover, coasting to an easy 1:58 win in her $20,000 preliminary event on Monday (Dec. 4).
Messenger and Weckstein to receive Breeders Award
Finishing in 12th place in the New York Sire Stakes Excelsior series may not sound all that impressive to the casual observer. However, for small breeders Gary Messenger and Ken Weckstein, it’s the company they keep that sets them apart from the rest.