American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) action wrapped for 2025 on Sunday (Dec. 28) at Harrah’s Philadelphia with Geovany Hernandez bagging two wins and Michael Shults scoring in the other of the three $7,500 events on the card.
Meadowlands Stallion Stakes & EC participation payments on foals of 2025
The Meadowlands will require a Stallion Early Closer Participation Payment to provide eligibility for their foals of 2025 for Meadowlands Stakes & Early Closers that comes due (postmarked by) Feb. 15, 2026.
Benjamin Hanover makes it five in a row
It’s rare to see a trailer in an overnight race at Harrah’s Philadelphia, but the Racing Office had the good favor of nine solid, fast-class trotters drop in the box, so it was decided to go with nine while raising the purse to $18,000, and they were eight-wide behind the gate.
Make hotel reservations now for Dan Patch Awards Weekend
If you haven’t made your room reservations for the U.S. Harness Writers Association’s (USHWA) annual Dan Patch Awards banquet, presented by Caesars Entertainment, on Sunday, Feb. 22 at the luxurious Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, FL., it’s time to do so now.
Prix de Bourgogne: Jushua Tree ahead of Go On Boy
The speed spectacle was missing as Jushua Tree, driven by Jean Michel Bazire, won the Prix de Bourgogne at the Vincennes track in Paris in 1:54.3 (mile rate) over 2,100 meters, ahead of Go On Boy with Romain Derieux.
Woodbine Mohawk Park cancels live racing Sunday night
Woodbine Entertainment has announced that Sunday’s (Dec. 28) card of live racing at Woodbine Mohawk Park has been cancelled.
Multiple carryovers Sunday Night at MGM Northfield Park
The Sunday night (Dec. 28) racing action will be triple packed with carryovers. Bettors can jump in early with the pick-4 beginning in race two which features a hefty $7,186 carryover and an estimated $50,000 pool up for grabs. The value comes right back in race four with a rare pick-3 carryover o $3,578 helping push an estimated pool of $25,000. Lastly there will be a pick-6 carryover of $4,075 in race eight.
Bettor Is Nice Takes Dayton Open
Bettor Is Nice received a confident drive from Tyler Smith and captured the final $28,000 Open Pace of the 2025 Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway meet in 1:51.1 on Saturday (Dec. 27).
Lou Hill upsets in Big M feature
On a night where the front end – or very close to it – was the place to be, Lou Hill found himself in a third-over flow at three-quarters before tipping in the stretch and sprinting home to gun down 4-5 favorite Pinny Tiger A in the Saturday (Dec. 27) night feature at The Meadowlands, the $30,000 Open Handicap for pacers.
Star-studded sprint showdown at Vincennes: records and wild cards on the line
There’s set to be a speed fest at Vincennes on Sunday afternoon (Dec. 28) as the third of four B-qualification races for the Prix d’Amerique – the Prix de Bourgogne – will be raced over a distance of 2,100 meters (about 1 5/16 miles), which is the sprint distance at Vincennes.