Driver Dan Deslandes and his father, trainer Jeff Deslandes, took First Tracks Cumberland by storm and won four of the nine races on Friday’s (April 14) opening day program.

Heavens Pic and trainer-driver Victor Kirby endured an eventful journey to rally from last in Friday’s featured trot at the Meadowlands.

With clear skies and mid-80 degree summer-like temperatures in the middle of April, the MADC club pacers took center stage for three races on the Friday (April 14) card. All three races didn’t disappoint for another week with none of the post time favorites winning as well. There was plenty of action in each of these events on the track and at the windows. 

I Choose You (So Surreal – Rodena) and driver Marc St. Louis, Jr were pocket winners in the Northville Downs’ featured $10,800 Mares Open Pace Friday (April 14) night.

Another day, another down-the-road mission completed by Yogi Sheridan as he piloted odds-on choice Cheyenne Ryan Lee to a front-stepping victory in the $9,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Pace at Freehold Raceway on Friday afternoon (April 14).

When you’re hot, you’re hot. Right now, driver Jim Morrill Jr. is scalding hot at Buffalo Raceway.

Ruthless Hanover served notice to the national free-for-all pacing class that he may be ready for them right now after winning his seasonal debut, a $20,000 Open handicap Friday (April 14) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia, in 1:49.2, the fastest mile in eastern Pennsylvania this season.

The American Horse Council is requesting that all owners participate in their National Impact Study Survey, which will do a special breakout of Standardbreds and harness racing.