The monthly harness handicapping contest series continues at the Meadowlands Racetrack this Saturday, Oct. 25. Players must register and check in at the Clubhouse Lobby by 6:20 p.m.
Barros, Toms winners of SIPtember drawings
This September, the USTA introduced a special initiative for the month called SIPtember, a month dedicated to those who participate in the Standardbred Incentive Program. For all 30 days of September, if a participant submitted at least one placing from a horse show, or recorded at least three trail miles, their names were entered into random drawings for a SIPtastic prize.
Layton Hanover upsets in Rosecroft feature
Left uncovered midway up the backstretch, Tribbett Racing’s Layton Hanover sustained an overland attack to overpower 2-1 favorite Captain Hansen and stave off a late charge from Lou’s Starr to spring a 10-1 upset in Monday’s (Oct. 20) $12,000 Open Handicap Pace at Rosecroft Raceway.
Big Box Hanover returns to Saratoga with win
Big Box Hanover returned to Saratoga Casino Hotel on Monday (Oct. 20) afternoon and returned to the winner’s circle.
Miller Time Monday At Harrington
Erv Miller Stable, Joellen Frawley and James Knowlton’s C Millertime Again ($10.00, Corey Callahan) was an upset winner in the $110,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) final for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings Monday (Oct. 20) at Harrington Raceway.
19-Year-Old Shenandoah Downs Driver Jesse Barnard Readies His “A” Game
To most people, the letters Q, F, P and A are simply four letters out of the 26-letter alphabet. To a harness horseman seeking a career driving pacers and trotters, these letters are paramount in that pursuit.
Beckwith grand slams in Massachusetts Breeders Stakes
Heavy morning rains cleared just before post time at Plainridge Park on Monday (Oct. 20) as the third leg of 2-year-old state-bred trotters and pacers took the track for their share of the $3.2 million Massachusetts Breeders Stakes.
Simpson Stakes start on sloppy surface at Pocono
The John Simpson Sr. Memorial Stakes started a four-card run at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Monday (Oct. 20), with the eight stakes classes divided into two events each day, and each one named after a champion associated with the Hall Of Famer.
Breeders Crown – Post Position Draw and Dinner
Woodbine Mohawk Park and the Hambletonian Society are set to host the 2025 Breeders Crown Post Position Draw and Dinner on Tuesday evening (Oct. 20) at Country Heritage Park in Milton.
Meadows Monday Memo
Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo.