Endostory and Congressional slugged it out most of the length of the stretch in the $21,000 fast-class pacing feature Saturday (Aug. 15) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, and it would be Endofstory (ironically-named as an altered son of Lazarus N) who had provided his backers the endofstory they wanted, getting a nose decision in 1:50.3.
Kane Memorial Pace entries close Aug. 19
The $50,000 Kane Memorial Pace will be held on Saturday, Aug. 22 at Batavia Downs. The race will be for Non-Winners of $100,000 in 2026, with the field consisting of the eight highest money earners in 2026.
Last call: Aug. 15 yearling supplement payments
The Aug. 15 yearling supplement payment deadline is approaching! Since Aug. 15 falls on a Saturday, payments will be accepted through Monday, Aug. 17.
Hambletonian, ‘Oaks’ finalists take aim at Kentucky Championship Series
This week’s upcoming Kentucky Championship Series action at The Red Mile attracts several high-profile horses exiting the grandest stage in harness racing as they try to find the winner’s circle from defeats in the Grade 1 Hambletonian and Grade 1 Hambletonian Oaks at The Meadowlands.
Hartford Fair cancels Saturday race cards
The Hartford Fair in Croton, Ohio, has canceled both race cards scheduled for Saturday (Aug. 15).
Dandy Ideal matches stakes record in Dan Patch at Hoosier
A day removed from being named the home of The Hambletonian beginning in 2027, Harrah’s Hoosier Park played host to the $300,000 Dan Patch Stakes presented by Indiana Standardbred Breed Development where Dandy Ideal and driver Tyler Buter survived torrid opening fractions en route to a dominant 1:47.2 score for trainer Hunter Oakes.
Yonkers $6,483 carryover, $15,000 guaranteed pool in Saturday’s early Pick-4
The early Pick-4 sequence was not hit on Friday (Aug. 14) at MGM Yonkers Raceway, triggering a $6,483.59 carryover and a $15,000 guaranteed pool in the wager on Saturday afternoon (Aug. 15).
Warren wins seven including the feature at Tioga
Driver Ridge Warren had a night to remember when he took seven horses to the winner’s circle including Selina’s Choice in the featured $12,000 fillies & mares’ Summer Pop Up Series Final at Tioga Downs on Friday (Aug. 14).
Savage Cindy sets track record in NYSS race at Vernon
Savage Cindy (Leon Bailey) captured the $121,800 leg of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for sophomore pacing fillies at Vernon Downs on Friday (Aug. 14).
Another Mile Again wins 100th Fox Stake
Another Mile Again went to the front and never looked back on Friday (Aug. 14) to win the 100th Fox Stake, for 2-year-old pacers, by a length over Gwtrigger in 1:54.3 over a sloppy track at the Indiana State Fair.