From Pompano to Bangor, Post Time Terror has graced the raceways of harness tracks all along the Eastern Seabord. A popular mare, she’s been claimed a total of 11 times, raced from the rosters of 14 different trainers, and visited the winner’s circles of 11 different tracks, but throughout the years, and whatever the venue, her desire to win has never been questioned.
Meadowlands qualifier and New Jersey Classic Series notes
The Meadowlands reopens on the weekend of Sept. 1-2 and qualifying races will be held on Thursday (Aug. 24). Please check the condition sheet for entry details.
Fancy Like That scores win number four in her freshman career
The freshman Maryland Sire Stakes opened their season at Ocean Downs on Monday (Aug. 14) with two splits for filly pacers and one for trotting colts and geldings.
Robert Decker, 86, dies
Robert “Papa Deck” Decker, 86, of Atwater, Ill., died Aug. 12, 2023, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Ill.
The Wild Card was flush in Plainridge feature win
After a lot of shuffling early in the race, The Wild Card finished with a winning hand in the $25,000 pacing feature at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon (Aug. 14).
Martha Nichols Brown, 85, dies
Martha Nichols Brown of Hillsboro Beach, FL, who owned and operated Dunroven Stud in Lexington, KY, died Sunday, (Aug. 13), of complications of a stroke. She was 85.
Freehold Raceway to open live racing on August 25
Freehold Raceway resumes live racing on Friday (Aug. 25) with a post time of 12:30 p.m. Live racing will be conducted every Friday and Saturday (with the exception of five Thursday cards, Sept. 14 thru Oct. 12). Simulcast wagering is open 7 days a week. The first qualifier will be held on Friday (Aug. 18) at 10:00 a.m. Declare in by Wednesday (Aug. 16) by 10:00 a.m.
Maine trotters showcase at Skowhegan
A quartet of $14,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for trotters opened the 205th year of the Skowhegan State Fair, with several of the divisional leaders cushioning their point totals at the historic venue. Claiming the title of the Nation’s Oldest Consecutively running Agricultural Fair, Skowhegan has been operating annually since 1818.
Charlie May to make next start in Gene Riegle Memorial Pace at the Darke County Fair
Don Tiger has informed the race office at Greenville that Charlie May will make his next start in the Gene Riegle Memorial Pace. The Darke County Agricultural Society is thrilled to have the great free for-aller entered in the field this year.
It’s My Show steals the show with world record at Red Mile
On Monday (Aug. 14) Red Mile hosted 11 second round sire stakes divisions for freshman and sophomore colts and fillies of both gaits. It’s My Show returned to his winning ways in style in the $80,000 second round leg of the Kentucky Sire Stakes Series for 3-year-old male pacers with a world record mile for geldings in 1:46.4. Date Night Hanover recovered from a costly break in her last engagement to win the $80,000 division for 2-year-old trotting fillies.