Harrah’s Hoosier Park played host to a pair of Grade 1 events on Friday (Sept. 18), with local hero Swan Good Bi staying perfect on the season in the $475,100 Peter Haughton Memorial, for 2-year-old trotting colts, and Birr Castle heading a Marcus Melander-trained trifecta in the $483,350 Jim Doherty Memorial, for rookie trotting fillies.
Northfield draw schedule advisory
With Little Brown Jug week approaching, please note the following changes to the normal draw and racing schedules at Northfield Park:
Boyd dominates at Tioga – again
It was déjà vu at Tioga Downs on Friday (Sept. 18) as meet leading driver Braxten Boyd won six races on the card following a six-bagger the night prior.
Mybitcoin, Discus Hanover win Vernon features
Mybitcoin (John MacDonald) and Discus Hanover (Leon Bailey) took the co-features at Vernon Downs on Friday (Sept. 18).
Kngtstlkrs Games posts 57-1 Elegantimage elim stunner
Nuance and Kngtstlkrs Games were the top performers in Friday’s eliminations for the Grade 1 Elegantimage Stakes at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Jensville A tops Twin B Joe Fresh in 1:47.4 track record at Philly
The Huntsville mare Jensville A, perfectly driven by George Napolitano Jr., captured the $16,000 fast-class mares handicap pace Friday (Sept. 18) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia in 1:47.4, knocking a tick off of the track record for older pacing mares, which was set by Shartin N in her Horse of the Year campaign in 2019.
Marilyn Evans Fogle is 2026 Lady Pace Honoree
Marilyn Evans Fogle, a former parade marshal and outrider, will be honored as the 2026 Lady Pace honoree by the Delaware County Fair.
Ohio Selected Jug Sale breaks sales records, again
For the fifth out of the last six seasons the Ohio Selected Jug Yearling Sale broke its own sales record during this year’s edition of the Standardbred auction with 268 horses selling for a gross of $9,191,000, which was a 6 percent increase from 2025. The average price per yearling sold was also up 5.4 percent to $34,294 from the previous year.
2026 Midwest Standardbred Horse Sale, Oct. 15-16
The 2026 Midwest Standardbred Horse Sale is fast approaching. It will be held at Indiana State Fairgrounds
on Thursday (Oct.15) and Friday (Oct. 16) starting at 10 a.m. each day.
SBOANJ elections to take place Nov. 18
Anyone interested in running for a Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey director position must send a letter of intent to the SBOANJ office via certified mail, or in person, no later than Oct. 3, 2026.