Fall is synonymous with The Red Mile and yearling sales. The past weekend saw 33 events starting with the “Bluegrass” Grade 3 events for 2-year-olds on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Saturday night we moved over to Dayton for a night of Grand Circuit Grade 1 and 2 events for 3-year-olds and up.
Fern Hill Flight flies in Cumberland Fair finale
Fern Hill Flight took the feature during the Cumberland Fair finale on Sunday (Sept. 28), closing out the eight-day stretch of Maine harness racing at the iconic Downeast oval.
Nominations due to OHHA Oct. 1 for Outstanding Groom, Dick Brandt, Terry Holton Youth awards
The deadline to submit nominations for the Ohio Outstanding Groom, Dick Brandt Sr. Extra Effort, and Terry Holton Youth awards to the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association is Wednesday (Oct. 1).
Beltrami, Calabrese win in weekend AHDC action
Tony Beltrami and John Calabrese won the pair of American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) events over the weekend, with Beltrami powering home to win the $10,000 AHDC trot at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Saturday (Sept. 27) and Calabrese snagging the $7,500 AHDC pace on Sunday (Sept. 28) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Sweet Parlay wins in Meadville (PA) record 1:57.4
The Pennsylvania fair circuit came to the Crawford County Fairgrounds in west-central Pennsylvania for a “two-day” program Saturday and Sunday, and seeing as this was the longtime base of legendary Keystone horseman Walter “Boots” Dunn, it seemed nice to see the name “Dunn” associated with the fastest mile ever at the oval.
Oct. 1 deadline to declare to run for USTA director seats
The United States Trotting Association reminds its members that seven Association membership directors are scheduled to stand for re-election on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.
Tour New Vocations during Grand Circuit week
While in Lexington for the Grand Circuit and Lexington Selected Yearling Sale, fans and supporters of New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program are warmly invited to visit its Mereworth Farm facility, located just 20 minutes from The Red Mile.
Combative fights to victory in Philly feature
The favorites made breaks in the $13,500 Sunday (Sept. 28) feature for developing males at Harrah’s Philadelphia, which gave the opportunity to the Captaintreacherous gelding Combative to win in 1:52.4 after an aggressive steer.
OHHA to live stream races from Coshocton County Fair on September 29-30
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will continue its 2025 Ohio county fair racing season with live-streaming coverage from the Coshocton County Fair in Coshocton, Ohio, on Monday and Tuesday (Sept. 29-30).
Maine’s freshman finals flourish at Cumberland
Maine’s $340,000-plus Freshmen Finals were contested on Saturday (Sept. 27) and provided fans with the most lucrative slate of harness races to be held at the Cumberland Fair this year.