Matt Kakaley reclaimed the lead in the Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania drivers derby with a six-win performance on Saturday afternoon, including a sweep of the three $17,000 featured trots, whose times went down as the track condition was rerated to a lesser condition.
Todd Schadel sweeps sophomore stakes at Honesdale
The Todd Schadel stable made a sweep of the four “A” sections of the Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes for 3-year-olds raced Saturday afternoon (Aug. 3) at the fairgrounds near the northeast corner of the state, including setting the all-age track trotting mark of 1:59.3 with the filly Loveyoubunches.
George C. Tackley, 64, dies
George C. Tackley, 64, of Syracuse, N.Y., died July 21, 2024, peacefully and with dignity after fighting a courageous two-year battle with cancer, with his fiancée Wendy Saulsbury Storrier by his side.
Thunderstorms cause early end to Saturday’s card at Yonkers
Persistent heavy thunderstorms over the track forced MGM Yonkers Raceway management to cancel the remainder of Saturday night’s (Aug. 3) program after race two.
Donna “Pooch” Weyant, 83, dies
Donna M. “Pooch” Weyant, 83, of Reynoldsdale, Pa., died July 31, 2024, at home.
James McKee, 79, dies
James “Jim” M. McKee, 79, of Saline, Mich., died July 31, 2024.
2024 Goshen Yearling Sale catalogs now available online
Catalogs for the ninth annual Goshen Yearling Sale are now available for download or online viewing by clicking goshenyearlingsale.com.
Hambo Day handle tops $7 million at Big M
For the sixth time in the last seven years, all-source handle on the Hambletonian Day program at the Meadowlands topped $7 million, with the 2020 COVID-19 card the only one to fail to reach that plateau.
Twin B Joe Fresh soars in Lady Liberty
Twin B Joe Fresh made a shambles of the $146,000 Lady Liberty Stakes, for older pacing mares, demolishing her rivals and scampering to a 1:48 blowout victory on the Hambletonian Day program Saturday afternoon (Aug. 3) at the Meadowlands. The 4-year-old Roll With Joe mare from the Captaintreacherous dam Fresh Breeze was a winner for the sixth time in seven starts this year with the powerhouse performance, and she gave co-owner Dexter Dunn his sixth driving win on the card.
Warrawee Michelle rebounds for Hambletonian Oaks win
Last season’s Breeders Crown divisional champion Warrawee Michelle made swift amends from a tepid beginning to her sophomore season to, in her fourth start of the year, bag gold in the $525,000 Hambletonian Oaks final on Saturday (Aug. 3) at the Meadowlands.