The 2025 racing season at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania ends in a month, but Pocono Director of Racing Rick Kane is looking to add some excitement to the remaining mid-week cards with the “Winter Is Coming” pair of series, pop-up events with one on each gait and each racing for a $20,000 Championship on the last calendar week of the Pocono season.
Highwood Heart, Breeders Crown Dreams: The Smile That Says It All
The smile fit for a Breeders Crown has yet to leave Annie Stoebe’s face. Moments after Diabolic Hill captured his Breeders Crown elimination, award-winning Woodbine Mohawk Park photographer Clive Cohen snapped a photo of a beaming Stoebe making her way to the winner’s circle.
Oberto takes GLADA feature at Northfield
Oberto scored a popular win in the Great Lakes Amateur Driving Association (GLADA) Series at Northfield Park on Tuesday (Oct. 21).
Stage set for Breeders Crown weekend at Woodbine
Participants and supporters gathered Tuesday evening (Oct. 21) at Country Heritage Park, in Milton, Ont., for a special post position draw and dinner celebrating this weekend’s Breeders Crown, at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Simpson Stakes continue at Pocono
The John Simpson Sr. Memorial Stakes continued on Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 21) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with three $30,000 divisions of both the Hardie Hanover, for 3-year-old pacing fillies, and the Super Bowl, for 2-year-old male trotters.
Big Boys Edge takes Tuesday Dayton feature
Big Boys Edge enjoyed comfortable fractions and a tactical drive by Sam Widger to take the featured $18,000 conditioned trot on Tuesday (Oct. 21) at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.
Courageous Warrior sets records in Mass. stakes
Plainridge Park hosted the third leg of 3-year-olds competing in the $3.2 million Massachusetts Breeders Stakes on Tuesday (Oct. 21), and pacer Courageous Warrior put on quite a show after scoring an upset and setting several records as a result.
Blissfull Hall, 29, dies
Standardbred Canada has reported the passing of 1999 Pacing Triple Crown winner Blissfull Hall at the age of 29.
Canada’s restrictive and unfair tax laws hurting Ontario’s horse racing sector
Ontario participants say being limited to a deduction of $17,500 annually is proving to be a disincentive to horse ownership, especially in contrast to U.S. tax laws that have led to record results at major U.S. yearling sales.
Kilmister to stand at Tara Hills Stud in 2026
Multiple stakes-winning trotter Kilmister will stand at Tara Hills Stud in 2026.