The New Meadowlands Racetrack, in conjunction with the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ), is pleased to announce a couple of new stakes races to its 2027 schedule to go along with purse increases to some of the other top events in the sport. The biggest waves in the stakes waters are the ones that will be stirred up by the brand-new $1-million Meadowlands Trot, a 3-year-old open, and $500,000 Meadowlands Oaks Trot, for 3-year-old fillies.
Vieux Carré Farms’ Lexington Sale videos available
Vieux Carré Farms’ Lexington Selected Yearling Sale videos and pedigrees are now available on the farm’s website www.vieuxcarrefarms.com.
Running Aces set for Champions Weekend this Friday and Saturday
Running Aces will close out the 2026 racing season this weekend with two big nights of action, including Minnesota-sired consolation night on Friday (Sept. 18) and the Minnesota Night of Champions program on Saturday (Sept. 19) with post time on both nights set for 6 p.m. (CDT).
Aestas, Love Somebody and She’s A Home Run capture Keystone Classic victories
Hollywood Casino at The Meadows featured 2-year-old fillies Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 16), with two $40,050 Keystone Classics for pacers and a single $58,150 Keystone Classic for trotters.
Yonkers’ Thursday late Pick-4 $5,825 carryover creates $20K guaranteed pool
MGM Yonkers Raceway remained carryover central this week as the late Pick-4 went unsolved on Wednesday night (Sept. 16), meaning there will be $5,825.55 in the pot with a $20,000 guaranteed pool when that sequence occurs on Thursday (Sept. 17).
Undefeated Shalom Hanover leads Metro Pace elims
Woodbine Mohawk Park is set to host eliminations this weekend for the Grade 1 Metro Pace and Grade 1 Elegantimage. The Metro Pace, for 2-year-old pacers, will have a pair of six-horse eliminations on Saturday night (Sept. 19) to determine the field for the C$1 million final. The Elegantimage, for 3-year-old filly trotters, has two nine-horse eliminations on Friday (Sept. 18) to decide the spots in the C$400,000 final.
Fields set for Peter Haughton, Jim Doherty at Hoosier Park
Harrah’s Hoosier Park will play host to a pair of Grade 1 events on Friday (Sept. 18), with the $475,100 Peter Haughton Memorial and $483,350 Jim Doherty Memorials for the sport’s top 2-year-old trotters headlining the 15-race program which gets underway at 5:30 p.m. (EDT).
Two carryovers and a guaranteed Pick-5 pool at Batavia Downs Thursday
After no one hit the Pick-5 at Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Sept. 16), there is a $788 carryover pool for that wager in the first race on Thursday (Sept. 17), and the management of Batavia Downs has announced that the pool will be guaranteed at $3,000 through the United States Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering program. As part of that program, Trackmaster will provide free full past performance program pages that can be downloaded (when they become available) at handicapping.ustrotting.com.
Windsun Charlotte drops and pops in Batavia spotlight race
After two narrow defeats in the top Open class at Batavia Downs, Windsun Charlotte took full advantage of some class relief and got the win in the featured $10,000 pace for fillies and mares on Wednesday (Sept. 16) night.
Four-year-old mare trotting record lowered twice Wednesday at Northville Downs
Prior to today’s races at Northville Downs at Barry Expo Center, the track record for 4-year-old trotting mares was 2:02.4 established on this year’s opening day by Retta Estelle and driver John Moody. As the track surface dried out and set from an earlier rain today, it got faster on Wednesday (Sept. 16)