Good things can eventually come to those who persevere though some rough times. You need not look any further than Julie Collins, the proud owner of last season’s champion Illinois bred 2-year-old filly pacer Fox Valley Kia, as a spot-on example.
Running Aces countdown is on for driver Mooney Svendsen
When the Running Aces season kicks off on Sunday (May 14) the countdown to 4,000 wins will also begin for one of the track’s top drivers, who needs just seven more victories to achieve the big milestone.
Scioto opens 2023 meet Thursday with 16-race card
With 230 horses entered for opening day, the Eldorado Scioto Downs race office put together 16 races for Thursday (May 11).
Opening night card drawn for Running Aces
Columbus, MN – The season opening card has been drawn at Running Aces, with nine races scheduled for Sunday (May 14).
Remarkable De Vie tops Harrington Trot, Davis stays hot
Harrington, DE – Tlb Racing’s Remarkable De Vie ($5.20, Pat Berry) notched his sixth win of the season Wednesday with a 1:54.2 triumph in the featured $20,000 Open Trot Wednesday (May 10).
Long shots take features at Buffalo Raceway
Hamburg, NY – There was a little bit of everything for the betting public at Buffalo Raceway on a gorgeous Wednesday afternoon (May 10) with long shots, favorites and mid range prices. There were five winners that paid double digits on the 11-race program while three were victorious as the post time favorites.
Attention Oak Grove horsemen
Oak Grove, KY – If you are bringing horses onto the property, it is required by the state of Kentucky that they have a current EIA (Coggins) test dated within the last 12 months and a health paper for each animal entering.
Owners’ faith is rewarded with Caviart Scotland
No matter how much a horse struggles, it’s usually advisable for owners to listen to their trainers. Especially when their last name is Takter. After purchasing Caviart Scotland, then named Darlin’s Rembo, at the 2021 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale, owners Buck and Judy Chaffee of Caviart Farms were dismayed at how he was coming along — or in this case, not coming along — last season as a 2-year-old. But trainer Nancy Takter saw something in the horse, as did her dad, Hall of Famer Jimmy Takter, who also worked with the colt at times. Their faith was rewarded at Plainridge Park in Massachusetts on May 4, when Caviart Scotland not only earned his first career win in the second division of the Paul Revere Pace for 3-year-olds but did it in record-setting fashion.
Deadline approaching for MSOA scholarship applications
The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association alerts students that the deadline is approaching for its 2023-2024 MSOA Collegiate Scholarships.
NJ Assembly Speaker Coughlin gets firsthand look at equine studies at Rutgers
New Jersey State Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin visited the Rutgers University Equine Exercise Physiology Lab on Monday (May 8) and got a hands-on look at some of the work done by the Rutgers Equine Science program.