Women Layer ground out a first-over ascent and sprang a 17-1 upset with his 1:48.2 score in the $138,650 first division of the Grade 2 Sam McKee Memorial on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands while Captain Albano fought off a bevy of late pursuers for a 1:48.3 victory in the $139,900 second section of the annual event for open pacers.
Miami County Fair post time changed
Post Time For the races at the Miami County Fair in Troy, OH, on August 18, 2026 has been changed to 6:30 p.m.
Apex a nose best in record-setting Hambletonian
Apex captured the $1 million Grade 1 Winning Key Farm Hambletonian Stakes, for 3-year-old trotters, on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands, holding off favorite Big Ranger by a nose in a stakes-record 1:49.2.
Nezuko Kamado S controls, wins 56th Hambletonian Oaks
A slick move through slow early fractions by driver Yannick Gingras to loop Nezuko Kamado S to the lead placed her at a strong tactical advantage to grit a last-ditch blitz by pocket-pouncing Carve and win the $500,000 Winning Key Farm Hambletonian Oaks in 1:51.4 on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands.
Walspea rides pocket to G2 Steele Memorial triumph
After falling just short of Yo Tillie in a Miss Versatility leg last week, Walspea found enough to strike the front in deep stretch and also evade a pair of late pursuers en route to a lifetime-best 1:50.3 score in Saturday’s (Aug. 8) Grade 2 $183,650 Dr. John R. Steele Memorial, for trotting mares, at the Meadowlands.
Super Chapter digs in to win Cashman Memorial
Super Chapter and Lexus Kody hooked up in a stride-for-stride duel down the stretch of Saturday’s $281,200 John Cashman Memorial, with Super Chapter getting his head in front in the final strides to win the Grade 1 event for older trotters in 1:50.1 at the Meadowlands.
Lifetime Dreamer large, Wall Of Fame flaunts in NJSS Platinum
Lifetime Dreamer uncorked a world-record mile in the $180,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes (NJSS) Platinum Series Division Final for freshman trotting males, and Wall Of Fame bested her cohorts in the $225,000 final for freshman trotting fillies on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands.
Sweet Lovin Lou lunges for Cane Pace upset
Long shot Sweet Lovin Lou disrupted a three-prong stretch sprint of the betting favorites with a bold brush over the top to win the $310,750 Grade 2 Cane Pace, for pacing 3-year-olds, in a lifetime-best 1:47.3 effort on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands.
101st Hambletonian to air on CBS Sports Network
CBS Sports Network will present a 60-minute telecast of the $1 million Grade 1 Winning Key Farm Hambletonian from The Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, N.J., on Sunday, Aug. 9, from 6-7 p.m. (EDT). The Hambletonian is the second leg of the Trotting Triple Crown. A second replay of the show will occur on Saturday, Aug. 15, at 11a.m. (EDT).
BSS 3 year old filly pacers featured at Scioto Downs
Eldorado Scioto Downs played host to three $20,000 divisions of the Buckeye Stallion Series for 3-year-old filly pacers on Friday (Aug. 7).