The top French trotter Face Time Bourbon took another victorious step towards the Prix d’Amerique as he won the Prix de Bourgogne at Vincennes Sunday afternoon (Jan. 3).
Big M handle tops $4.5 million; Let It Ride N continues to impress
Handle reached remarkable heights and Let It Ride N stamped himself as the top harness horse currently in training on an eventful Saturday night (Jan. 2) at The Meadowlands.
Merriman/Rhoades sweep titles at MGM Northfield Park
Aaron Merriman and Billy Rhoades concluded the 2020 MGM Northfield Park racing season with victories in the driving and training titles, respectively.
Pick-5 pool exceeds $360,000 at Big M
Fans of The Meadowlands’ 20-cent Pick-5 wager bet the popular puzzle with both hands Saturday night (Jan. 2), and after three favorites won during the sequence, many players visited the mutuel windows to cash in.
Miami Valley kicks off eighth season with Sunday matinee
Miami Valley Raceway will commence its eighth season of live harness racing on Sunday (Jan. 3) with a 14-race program starting at 2:05 p.m. The matinee is the first of 87 cards scheduled between now and May 3.
No Easy Day wins Freehold Preferred Pace on Saturday
Trainer Bill MacKenzie and driver Dan Dube are no strangers to success together at Freehold Raceway. They teamed up for a win in the Saturday (Jan. 2) feature as No Easy Day won the $12,000 Preferred Handicap Pace.
IaHHA annual meeting and banquet canceled
Due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, the Iowa Harness Horsemen’s Association has unfortunately been forced to cancel its 2020 year-end awards banquet and membership meeting.
Marianna Monaco wins AHDC trot in a shocker
A two-hole journey and a late rally was just what Marianna Monaco needed when she guided 13-1 shot Sb Fine And Dandy to a nose triumph over another longshot, 29-1 Broadway Bruiser, in the American Harness Drivers Club trot at Freehold Raceway on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 2).
Open Pace heads Sunday Cal Expo card
Allmyxsliventexas, perfect in three starts at this meet since coming back from Chicago, looks to keep the streak going in Sunday night’s (Jan. 3) featured $7,200 Open Pace at Cal Expo.
Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association stallion auction opens Jan. 9
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association stallion auction to benefit P.A.C.E.R. (Political Action Committee for Equine Racing) will be conducted via online bidding through HoofBid.com beginning Jan. 9. The auction will run through Jan. 16.