Pappardelle showed no ill effects from a four-month layoff, making every pole a winning one en route to a 1:53.4 win in Thursday’s (Aug. 8) featured $15,000 fast-class trot at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
NYSS sophomore trotters head to Tioga on Sunday
Tioga Downs will play host to two $57,000 divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters on Sunday (Aug. 11).
Maine Fairs simulcast available nationwide
A coalition of Maine harness racing fairs, referred to as Great Pine Racing, will usher in a new era with the initial season of interstate broadcast of their racing product.
Cleggs hope to continue to be ‘lucky’ in Saturday’s $300,000 Carl Milstein Memorial
The old saying is “it is better to be lucky than good,” a line that Nick and wife Betty Clegg use all the time when describing some of their great horses. First the couple presented star pupil Dunkin’ to the world, then came Janelle Granny, another horse of a lifetime. The Cleggs hope that ‘luck’ continues in Saturday’s (Aug. 10) $300,000 Carl Milstein Memorial at MGM Northfield Park.
Sharp ‘Buzzsaw’ set for Dan Patch
What’s in a name? Charlie Weaver always hopes it’s a bit of good fortune. Whenever Weaver shares ownership of a racehorse with his friend Russell Beeman, he includes his partner’s name in the horse’s name. On Friday, their Buzzsaw Russ will head to the $300,000 Dan Patch Stakes for older male pacers at Harrah’s Hoosier Park as the 5-2 morning-line favorite.
Meadowlands 2024 Horseplay Car Giveaway benefits fans and charities
Dennis Ritchie of Carlstadt, NJ, walked away with a 2024 Toyota Corolla as the grand prizewinner of Meadowlands Racetrack’s Horseplay promotion.
Friday racing canceled at Owego (NY)
Due to the forecast for heavy rain, the Friday (Aug. 9) fair program at Owego, N.Y., has been canceled.
Maine’s sophomore pacers pounce at Topsham
The Pine Tree State’s 3-year-old pacers visited Topsham Fair in Topsham, Maine on Tuesday (Aug. 6) and Wednesday (Aug. 7) to compete in four $16,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes.
Nob Hill High, 18, dies
Nob Hill High, who earned more than $1 million during his racing career before turning to stallion duty in Ohio in 2015, passed away recently at Hagemeyer Farms, which announced the news Wednesday on its Facebook page. He was 18.
Grand slam for Harrington at Topsham Fair
Driver Andrew Harrington won half the races at the Topsham Fair on Wednesday (Aug. 7), visiting the trackside winner’s circle on four occasions with a wide variety of charges.