USTA District 8A chairperson Joe Faraldo and directors Mark Loewe and Joe Frasure hosted the annual District 8A meeting on Thursday (Nov. 20) via Zoom.
P L Pasquale goes life best in Baystate
P L Pasquale got his third win in a row on Thursday (Nov. 20) at Plainridge Park despite moving up in class each week, taking a new lifetime mark in the $25,000 Baystate Special.
Hey Porter takes victory in Philly feature
They were three across the track at the finish of the $13,500 conditioned trot for developing horses on Thursday (Nov. 20) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with the 3-year-old Greenshoe gelding Hey Porter taking advantage of the perfect trip to catch determined pacesetter Moni Buys Happynes by a neck while taking a new mark of 1:55.
Career development: Boyd hopes for more success with NJSDF trio at Meadowlands
Braxten Boyd, who has already set a career high for purses this season and is approaching his best for wins, will look to remain on a roll when he drives in three of the four New Jersey Standardbred Development Fund finals for 2-year-old trotters and pacers Saturday (Nov. 22) at the Meadowlands.
Pick-5 carryover Sunday night at MGM Northfield Park
There were no winning Pick-5 tickets on Wednesday night (Nov. 19), which creates a carryover of $$4,965 for the Sunday evening card (Nov. 23).
Dylan Huckabone-Miller is Monticello-Goshen’s Rising Star
While the much-heralded success of so-called ‘trainer-drivers’ harkens back to an era when Hall of Famers like Billy Haughton and Stanley Dancer drove their own charges in stakes and overnight races, Dylan Huckabone-Miller could be considered a throwback to the sport’s heyday.
Fall Final Four, FanDuel fostered fabulous finish to Big M season
Despite rainy and chilly conditions, the final big Grand Circuit night of racing at The Meadowlands on Saturday (Nov. 15) had everything: big stars, big purses, big betting and bang-bang finishes. In addition, on a night when public choices usually shine bright, some of the game’s biggest stars – who were small-priced favorites – were extinguished.
Heather Wilder voted by USHWA as Member of the Year
Heather Wilder, a longtime horsewoman and communicator who serves as the president of the Keystone Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association, has been selected as the Member of the Year by USHWA in a poll of past winners of this award.
Rookie driver undefeated at age 49
Saturday morning (Nov. 22), harness racing driver Joseph Fiorello will suit-up in his designed racing silks and put his undefeated winning streak on the line in the Florida Stallion Stakes at Sunshine Meadows Equestrian Village in Delray Beach, FL.
Seven off-track Standardbreds featured at Equine Affaire
The U.S. Trotting Association proudly featured seven off-track Standardbreds and their riders/drivers at the 2025 Equine Affaire in Springfield, MA, which took place from Thursday (Nov. 6) through Sunday (Nov. 9).