Miss Jum Jabber and Requiem both shipped to The Red Mile from defeats on the Grand Circuit to find the winner’s circle in their respective $80,000 opening-preliminary divisions of the Kentucky Championship Series on Monday afternoon (Aug. 10).
Cowboy Candy Remains Unbeaten
The reigning queen of her division Cowboy Candy remained unbeaten after taking her spilt of $52,500 New York Sire Stake on Monday (Aug. 10) in 1:54.3, one tick off the track record and extended her winning streak to 5.
Limited Sun Stakes Saturday clubhouse reservations available following Aug. 17 draw
Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen’s Association are pleased to announce that a limited number of reservations will be available for Pacer’s Clubhouse dining on Saturday (Aug. 22) for the Sun Stakes Saturday card.
Honesdale (PA) post time 2 p.m. Wednesday
Horsemen racing at the Honesdale (PA) Fairgrounds on Wednesday (Aug. 12), the 2-year-old Sire Stakes day, should be aware that the races will be starting at 2 p.m. (EDT), not the 3 p.m. that has been advertised in other places.
Meadows Monday Memo
Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo.
Feature races at the Darke County Fair
The Darke County Fair will host the John Robinson Pace on Aug. 26 and the Jim Buchy Trot and the Gene Riegle Pace on Aug. 27.
Four scores for Sowers at Topsham Fair
McGwire Sowers held the hot hand on a steamy late summer Sunday afternoon (Aug. 9), scoring four driving wins over the course of Topsham Fair’s well attended opening day card.
Roy Murphy, 76, dies
Roy Jack Murphy, 76, of Celina, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Aug. 6, 2026, at the Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater.
Sweet Valorie wins again in BSS action
Sweet Valorie remained perfect in the Buckeye Stallion Series this season with a victory in the third leg for 2-year-old filly trotters at Northfield Park Racino on Sunday (Aug. 9).
Inferno DK posts track-record mile at Running Aces
There was no shortage of long shot winners on the Sunday night (Aug. 9) program at Running Aces, and that trend extended to a couple of the featured events on the card as well, including the $17,500 Steve Wiseman Memorial Trot Preview.