The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association will live stream the Preferred Equine Next Generation as part of “Saturday at the Races” presented by the Galbreath Equine Center at The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center on July 1 from Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Fred Nichols Memorial field set at Bangor Raceway
The second annual $25,000 Fred Nichols Memorial will anchor a stellar 13-race card at Bangor Raceway on Sunday (July 2) as the state of Maine harness racing industry gathers to recall the long-serving Bangor Raceway executive and racing official.
Freshman filly pacers to compete in NYSS at Monticello Raceway
The entry box was overflowing at Monticello Raceway when Race Secretary Eric Warner drew for the 2-year-old pacing fillies for the New York Sire Stakes on Monday (July 3). When the dust settled, he had four heats of Sire Stakes and four divisions of the Excelsior Series.
Woodbine Mohawk Park cancels Friday card due to poor air quality
Woodbine Entertainment management has announced that Friday night’s (June 30) card of live racing at Woodbine Mohawk Park is canceled due to poor air quality.
The First Mile to offer bonus coverage on July 5
The First Mile, presented by onGait, will offer bonus coverage of Wednesday’s (July 5) harness racing qualifiers from Magical Acres, in Chesterfield, N.J.
Volume Eight set to start on Hambo trail
When discussing his 3-year-old colt trotter Volume Eight, it’s hard to tell if Noel Daley is sitting at a poker table or digging in at home plate. Either way, the trainer has been working with whatever comes his way. “I’m just playing the cards I’m dealt,” Daley said as he prepares for Volume Eight’s first 2023 start Saturday (July 1) in a division of the W.N. Reynolds Memorial Stakes at The Meadowlands.
Wonder Of Love captures Aces Thursday feature
The Thursday night (June 29) harness racing program at Running Aces carried the weekly $18,500 Mares Open Pace and this week’s edition drew a field of eight talented distaffers.
18th Group 1 win for top Italian trotter Vivid Wise As
The 9-year-old Vivid Wise As, trained by Alessandro Gocciadoro and with top French driver Matthieu Abrivard in the bike, won the Gran Premio Gaetano Turilli at the Capannelle track in Rome.
ARCI releases Anti-Doping/Medication Control results for 2022
The Chair of the ARCI Drug Testing Standards and Practices Committee, Duncan Patterson of Delaware, informed the ARCI Board this week that the overall results of the Anti-Doping and Medication Control program for 2022 indicate a significant compliance with the rules and the overall program remains comparable to those governed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).