The top-three positions in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll were unchanged in the Week 17 edition released Tuesday while Tattoo Artist moved up to No. 5 and two horses returned to the Top 10 following stakes victories.
Entries open for the 76th annual Blooded Horse Fall Sale
Black type yearling entries are being taken for the 76th annual Blooded Horse Fall Sale to be held Nov. 15 at the Champions Center in Springfield, Ohio.
MacDonald sweeps OSS Gold action
The C$159,000 Gold division for 3-year-old trotting fillies was the first of two Ontario Sires Stakes races won by driver James MacDonald on Monday (Oct. 2) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Diamond Creek Farm stallion showcase reminder
A reminder that Diamond Creek Farm is hosting its stallion showcase “Champagne and Champions” all week at the Georgetown, Ky., farm.
Meadows Monday Memo
Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo.
Kadena sells for $800,000 at opening session of Lexington Selected Sale
Kadena, a daughter of first-year sire Gimpanzee out of multiple Dan Patch Award-winning mare Mission Brief, equaled the highest price ever for a trotting filly at a yearling auction, selling for $800,000 to trainer Marcus Melander as agent during Monday’s opening session of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale at the Fasig-Tipton Pavilion.
Papas Son Among DSBF Harrington Winners
Stephen Messick’s Papas Son ($4.20, Art Stafford Jr.) was the fastest of three divisional winners in the second leg of Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) $20,000 divisions for 2-year-old male pacers Monday (Oct. 2) at Harrington Raceway.
Dame, Wallop, big winners in Mass Stakes at Plainridge
The second session of 3-year-olds went behind the gate in the $3 million Massachusetts Sire Stakes at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon (Oct. 2) and the close competition produced five new lifetime marks, only two winning favorites and seven different trainers each winning one division over the lightning fast track. Six of the seven divisions were split, more specifically for male trotters and fillies of both gaits and each went for $40,000.
OHHA to livestream Coshocton County Fair races
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association will continue its 2023 Ohio County Fair racing season with livestreaming coverage from the Coshocton County Fair in Coshocton Tuesday and Wednesday (Oct. 3-4).
Verruso, Solomon win in Philadelphia AHDC paces
Anthony Verruso vaulted from off the speed and Jim King Solomon fired down the highway to take their respective dashes of the $9,900 American Harness Drivers Club Pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday (Oct. 2).