Miki And Minnie, voted the Dan Patch Award for 2-year-old pacing fillies last season, will make her 2025 purse debut on Monday afternoon (May 12) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, starting in one of four $30,000 divisions of a Pennsylvania All-Stars event for her age, sex, and gait.
Benjamin Hanover scores engine victory in Philadelphia trot
The Sebastian K S 5-year-old gelding Benjamin Hanover, who set a divisional track record over the Harrah’s Philadelphia surface last season, returned to the southeast Pennsylvania oval on Thursday afternoon (May 8) and promptly posted a wire-to-wire, 1:52.4 victory in the $15,000 fast-class handicap trot.
Friday trots heat up at Cumberland
Friday (May 9) features the diagonally gaited set in three of the nine races programmed at Cumberland Raceway, including the featured $5,500 conditioned trot.
Delaware, Ohio Grand Circuit yearling nomination reminder
Owners are reminded that the yearling nomination payments for the Delaware (OH) Grand Circuit events for foals of 2024 (to be raced in 2027) are due May 15.
Borgata final ‘a lot of unknowns’
Seven of the eight horses in Friday’s (May 9) Grade 1 $516,000 MGM Borgata Pacing Series final at MGM Yonkers Raceway posted at least two wins during the event’s five preliminary rounds, with three of those older male pacers notching three victories apiece. So, it was perhaps no surprise to see five horses clustered between 5-2 and 5-1 on the morning line when the draw came out earlier this week. Mossdale Ben N, who had three wins and two seconds in the prelims, got the nod as the 5-2 pre-race choice and will leave from post five for driver Jordan Stratton and trainer Peter Tritton.
John Rallis on air for Scioto opening weekend
When Eldorado Scioto Downs goes on air Thursday (May 8) to start the 2025 racing season, a new face will appear. John Rallis will join on-air commentator Jenna Otten for opening day and Friday, then work with track announcer Barry Vicroy on Saturday (May 10).
Application online for 2025 Allen J. Finkelson Scholarship
Steven Wolf, president of the Florida Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association, has announced that the chapter is now accepting applications for its 2025 Allen J. Finkelson Scholarship.
Making History leaps into Dave Little’s Road to the Meadowlands Pace Week 2
The second edition of Dave Little’s Road to The Meadowlands Pace saw a Tony Alagna trainee leap from obscurity all the way to No. 7 in the weekly poll.
Countdown to Hambletonian 100 at Big M is on
There are just 86 days to go. Harness racing’s most-storied event is celebrating a remarkable milestone this year at the industry’s top venue as the 100th edition of the Hambletonian will take place in just under three months at The Meadowlands, on Saturday (Aug. 2).
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for May 9
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at The Meadowlands on Friday night (May 9).