The Ohio Standardbred Development Fund will meet on Thursday (Dec. 19) at Scioto Downs in the Three Diamonds Room. The meeting will begin at 2 p.m.
California Sires Stakes nominations for foals of 2023
Nominations for 2023 foals are due by December 31, 2024 (postmarked) at the fee of $300.00 for the California Sires Stakes program.
Whoodle Hanover front end Philly winner
Whoodle Hanover, 20-1 in the morning line but perhaps being aided by the scratch of the two favorites and three foes in all, capitalized on her situation, making every pole a winning one in capturing the $12,000 featured trot on a cold Sunday afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Reisenweaver, Sheridan score in Freehold AHDC trots
Steven Reisenweaver prevailed in a fierce stretch battle and Yogi Sheridan pounced off a pocket ride to win their respective $7,500 divisions of the American Harness Drivers Club trot at Freehold Raceway on Saturday (Dec. 14).
Mike Wandishin, 64, dies
Mike Wandishin, 64, died Dec. 15, 2024, after a five-year battle with kidney disease. He had resided for over at year at West Chester Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Chester County, Pa.
Campbell wins six at Cumberland
Drew Campbell left nothing but scorched earth in his wake as the sizzling hot reinsman won six of ten races on Saturday (Dec. 14) at Cumberland Raceway. In fact, the Nova Scotia-native has won 10 of the last 19 races held over the last two days of the penultimate weekend of Winter Festival harness racing at the iconic southern Maine oval.
Swedish San Moteur showed top form
While the French Prix d’Amerique horses had a day off, Swedish San Moteur with Björn Goop started in the Legolas Memorial at Åby Racetrack in Gothenburg, and what a performance the 7-year-old trotter gave.
$2,158 Pick-5 carryover at MGM Northfield Park
Saturday night (Dec. 14) marked another tough Pick-5 sequence at MGM Northfield Park, resulting in a $2,158 carryover. The pool will roll over to the program on Sunday night (Dec. 15).
Kobe’s Gigi prevails, ‘Spring’ nails ‘Ruthless’ at Big M
There were a pair of superstar pacers sitting atop the marquee Saturday night (Dec. 14) at The Meadowlands, and when the dust cleared, Kobe’s Gigi held on in the $27,500 Open 2 Handicap for fillies and mares while Spring Inhis Step A took down Ruthless Hanover in the $40,000 Preferred Handicap.
Mandatory Jackpot Super Hi-5 payout; $26,659 carryover on Saratoga’s closing day
There is a mandatory payout in Sunday’s (Dec. 15) 20-cent Jackpot Super Hi-5 at Saratoga Harness, on the closing day of the 2024 meet. The carryover was $26,659 at the conclusion of Saturday’s action.