Rivers rode the pocket and rallied up the inside to catch pacesetting favorite The Fast Lane for a 1:54.4 win in the $13,000 fast-class handicap trotting feature on Thursday (Aug. 1) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Applications for Shenandoah fall meet due Aug. 5
Horsepeople are reminded that applications for the upcoming fall harness racing season at Virginia’s Shenandoah Downs are available online and due to the racing office by this coming Monday (Aug. 5).
Hambletonian showdown: ‘Let’s get it on’
Since the end of last year, harness racing fans have looked forward to a third meeting between 3-year-old trotters Karl and T C I. The award-winning colts split their two encounters in 2023, and after both beginning this season in May, will finally compete together in the same race on Saturday at The Meadowlands. The fact the encounter will occur in the sport’s premier race for 3-year-old trotters, the $1.05 million Hambletonian, with both horses coming off elimination wins last week, has only heightened the drama.
Tioga to host NYSS freshman trotters on Sunday
Stablemates Gangsta Talk (Ake Svanstedt) and Happy Jack B (Tyler Buter) lead a group of seven 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings in search of the $106,300 leg of the New York Sire Stakes on Sunday (Aug. 4) at Tioga Downs.
2024 Breeders Crown Charity Challenge kicks off Friday
The 2024 Breeders Crown Charity Challenge kicks off this Friday (Aug. 2) with a live draw to determine the Challenge teams. This year, a driver, trainer, owner, and influencer will be grouped together to raise funds for the designated charities.
Clarence Hand, 91, dies
Clarence Earl Hand, 91, born Oct. 24, 1932 in Bloomsbury, N.J., died July 21, 2024, in Williamsburg, Va.
MHHA seeking Executive Director
The Maine Harness Horsemen’s Association is seeking to fill its Executive Director position.
Hambletonian Day parking alert
The Meadowlands Racetrack management would like to remind guests to arrive before 2 p.m. on Hambletonian Day, this Saturday (Aug. 3). There is a soccer game at MetLife Stadium that may impact arrival.
Adamczyk delivers in Monticello NAADA Trot
Andrew Adamczyk powered through a first-over grind with odds-on favorite Skrill to win the lone $7,500 division for the North American Amateur Drivers Association Trot at Monticello Raceway on Wednesday (July 31).
STA earns a four-star rating from Charity Navigator
Standardbred Transition Alliance is proud to announce that its strong financial health and ongoing accountability and transparency has earned a Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator, with an overall score of 98 percent.