On Thursday (May 18), following the North American Amateur Drivers Association Spring Series final at Yonkers Raceway, a check presentation was made to New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program to support its mission to rehab, retrain and rehome Standardbreds coming off the track.

On Wednesday (May 18), Judge James Wesley Hendrix of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Texas, denied an injunction sought by opponents of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act from implementing their Anti-Doping and Medication Control program starting on Monday (May 22).

Friday (May 19) qualifying races at The Meadowlands featured more stakes types getting their final preps in on a cool morning over a fast track with a slight helping wind in the stretch.

After an eight-month absence, and a two-day postponement because of adverse track conditions, harness racing returned to Illinois on Thursday (May 18) at the State Fairgrounds in Springfield.

The Thursday night (May 18) harness racing program at Running Aces featured the Mares Open Handicap Pace, with a full field of nine lining up behind the gate for the $18,500 contest.

John Calabrese secured a pocket ride for odds-on favorite Shoemaker Hanover and blitzed for the lead around the final turn while holding his ground to take the $15,000 North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Spring Series Final on Thursday night (May 18) at Yonkers Raceway.