Gabe Prewitt and Jessica Otten, who both provide commentary for Fox Sports broadcasts of harness racing on America’s Day at the Races, will join Michael Carter on the broadcast at MGM Northfield Park on Saturday (Aug. 10).
Nine is fine for Merriman on Sunday at MGM Northfield Park; triple carryover highlights Monday card
North America’s leading dash champion, Aaron Merriman, put up some big numbers on Sunday (Aug. 4) at MGM Northfield Park, with nine victories on the 15-race program.
Wednesday post time at Honesdale (PA) is 3 p.m.
A clarification that the harness races for the Honesdale (PA) fair racing this Wednesday (Aug. 7) start at 3 p.m.; the time may have appeared differently elsewhere.
No repeats in Pa-sired freshman pacing colt stakes
On Sunday evening (Aug. 4) Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania hosted four divisions of the $190,912 second preliminary round of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing males, along with six $20,000 divisions of the companion Stallion Series, and none of the ten winners can claim two victories in their respective events.
Undefeated Primo Maschio romps in MSRF
After sweeping the Bucky Gray Jr. Memorial Series, Primo Maschio kept his undefeated career record intact with a devastating 13-3/4 length score in his $27,275 Maryland Standardbred Race Fund (MSRF) event for 2-year-old male pacers on Sunday (Aug. 4) at Ocean Downs.
Carol Malcolm, 83, dies
Carol A. Malcolm, 83, died recently at her home, in Pompano Beach, Fla.
Hellabalou takes new mark in Philly feature
Hellabalou, the winner of the last two Borgata Series championships at MGM Yonkers Raceway, showed he’s more than an early-season specialist by taking a new mark of 1:48.3 in Sunday afternoon’s (Aug. 4) $13,000 featured pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Happy Jack B wins Tioga NYSS
Happy Jack B and driver Tyler Buter lived up to 1-5 billing with a 1:54.2 win in the $106,300 New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings at Tioga Downs on Sunday (Aug. 4).
Riegle, Arnie Almahurst purses announced
The Darke County (Ohio) Agricultural Society has announced the final purses for the Gene Riegle Memorial Pace and Arnie Almahurst Trot.
Topsham (Maine) postpones Sunday card
Sunday’s (Aug. 4) races at the Topsham (Maine) Fair have been postponed due to flooding at the fairgrounds caused by torrential downpours early Sunday morning.