The Meadows Monday Memo
Scudo Hanover, Fansville succeed at Pocono
There were a pair of $17,500 contests, one on each gait, for horses making strides up the class ladder at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania during the Monday afternoon (Sept. 29) card.
Lexington Selected Yearling Sale begins Monday night
The five-day Lexington Selected Yearling Sale begins Monday (Sept. 29) at 7 p.m. at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion in Lexington, Ky., with hip numbers 1-121 passing through the auction ring.
When a teen driver and legendary pacer made history at Maine’s Fryeburg Fair
Here’s the inside story of a mad dash against the clock 51 years ago at the Fryeburg Fair in Maine – and how a great pacer saved the day for his young driver.
Double draw reminder at MGM Northfield Park
MGM Northfield Park will have a double draw on Wednesday morning (Oct. 1) for the racing cards of Saturday night (Oct. 4) and Sunday night (Oct. 5). The entry box closes at 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning.
Grand Circuit weekend events
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.