No tickets were able to hit five-of-five in the Pick-5 on Saturday night (Aug. 9) at MGM Yonkers Raceway, triggering a $4,190.69 carryover and a $15,000 guaranteed pool in the sequence on Monday night (Aug. 11).
Duly Resolved wins Open Trot at Tioga
Duly Resolved (Tyler Miller) took the featured $15,000 Open Trot at Tioga Downs on Saturday (Aug. 9).
Capt Jack Hanover takes feature at Vernon
Capt Jack Hanover and trainer/driver John MacDonald captured the featured $7,500 pace at Vernon Downs on Saturday (Aug. 9).
Setyoursightshigh goes for four in a row
On Monday (Aug. 11), the Red Mile will host a 16-race card with the spotlight on freshman filly trotters in two $80,000 divisions of the Kentucky Championship Series.
Fast miles and upsetters Saturday at Pocono
Sun Stakes Saturday, with its over $2 million in purses, will be taking place at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania next Saturday (Aug. 16). Based on the times turned in at the mountain oval this Saturday afternoon (Aug. 9) – seven of 11 paces beating 1:50, and both trots under 1:53 – the record books may be altered more than once on the big card.
OHHA to stream Mercer, Muskingum (Ohio) meets
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will continue its 2025 Ohio county fair racing season with live-streaming coverage from the Mercer County and Muskingum County fairs on Sunday and Monday (Aug. 10-11).
Record performances Friday at Scioto
Track records were set in back-to-back races Friday (Aug. 8) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Ohio Sires Stakes bonanza on tap Sunday at Northfield
A battle between Odds On Chesapeake and Odds On Hialeah headlines six Ohio Sires Stakes races at MGM Northfield Park on Sunday (Aug. 10).
Garden State Trot No. 8 rescheduled
Horsepeople are advised that, due to a conflict caused by preseason NFL football at MetLife Stadium, the Garden State Trot No. 8, sponsored by the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey, has been rescheduled to Friday, Aug. 15, at the Meadowlands.
Fast Choice, Smooth Dream lead Winbak stars in G2 Milstein
Fans don’t often hear about the beginnings of the lives of harness racing champions. Winbak Farm, second in North America in 2025 earnings and wins of horses they have bred, is one farm who shares the beginnings of many of their foals by posting pictures and updates on their multiple social media platforms and website. And In Saturday’s (Aug. 9) Grade 2 $300,000 Carl Milstein Memorial, at MGM Northfield Park, they account for two of the top 3-year-olds entered: Fast Choice and Smooth Dream.