The 10-year-old French mare Delia du Pommereux, trained by Sylvain Roger and with Pierre-Yves Verva in the sulky, won the Prix de Bourgogne Sunday afternoon (Jan. 1) at Vincennes and is now qualified to race in the Prix d’Amerique.
Light Blue Movers springs upset in Northfield Open Trot
The talk of the toteboard in Sunday’s (Jan. 1) $18,000 Open Trot at MGM Northfield Park was heavily favored Mission Accepted, but when the smoke cleared, Light Blue Movers got a perfect trip and scored an upset.
Monday Cal-Expo card features Open Pace
Dancin Lance, who has two Open wins at the meet; and Major Attribute, who denied him a third two weeks ago in the most recent clash at the head of the class, square off in Monday night’s (Jan. 2) $8,000 Open Pace at Cal-Expo.
Albert Buongiorne, 94, dies
Albert D. “Al” Buongiorne, age 94, passed away Dec. 29, 2022.
Woodbine Mohawk Park wraps up record 2022 season
As the final hours and minutes of 2022 ticked away, Woodbine Mohawk Park contested its final race card of another successful live racing season on Saturday night (Dec. 31).
HRMC Chairman Joe Faraldo analyzes Lasix debate
In Sunday’s (April 7) Harness Racing Update, Harness Racing Medication Collaborative Chairman and Standardbred Owners of New York President Joe Faraldo’s Letter to the Editor in the publication’s Feedback section provides an informed analysis of the use of Lasix, the diuretic, race-day medication that is undergoing considerable scrutiny right now.
HRMC releases recommendations on clenbuterol and betamethasone
The Harness Racing Medication Committee released their recommendations on Wednesday (Dec. 5) for the two therapeutic medications, clenbuterol and betamethasone, that were distributed to 16 state racing commissions as well as the Association of Racing Commissioners International for their consideration in establishing medication rules.