A pair of $50,000 California Sire Stakes, the $30,000 Alan Horowitz Pace and the $12,500 Stan Bergstein Trot headline a strong 14-race closing night program at Cal Expo Friday evening (May 2).
Don’t be a drag! Head to the Big M for the Derby and Dexter
The Championship Meet gets underway this weekend (May 2-3) at The Meadowlands as the stakes schedule starts its steady stroll to Meadowlands Pace Night (July 12) and Hambletonian Day (Aug. 2).
Breedings available through New Vocations
New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program has a few 2025 live foal guarantee breedings available with all proceeds going to rehab, retrain, and rehome retired Standardbreds.
Boyd looks to defend driving title as Tioga opens 2025 season
Braxten Boyd is in a New York state of mind as he prepares to begin defense of his Tioga Downs driving championship when the track opens Saturday (May 3). Boyd posted 114 victories at Tioga last year to win the driving title by 27 triumphs over Michael Merton.
Brooksforreal wins 10th in a row in Maryland Sire Stakes
After reeling off nine consecutive stakes wins to end his rookie season, Brooksforreal picked up right where he left off and posted a 1:53.1 win in his 3-year-old debut, the second of two $10,000 first-round Maryland Sire Stakes preliminaries for sophomore pacing colts on Wednesday (April 30) at Rosecroft Raceway.
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for May 2
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at The Meadowlands on Friday night (May 2).
Freshman Focus to feature the Luther brothers
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association will feature Todd and Greg Luther and their Ohio 2-year-olds in training in this week’s edition of Freshman Focus.
Darke County (Ohio) to host matinee May 17
The Darke County Harness Horsemen’s Association will be holding their annual spring matinee on Saturday, May 17. Races will start at 12 noon.
Scenic Adventure strolls to Buffalo win
It was a clear, crisp afternoon at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday (April 30), and it was a perfect time for Scenic Adventure to take an easy stroll over the half-mile oval. She enjoyed the daytime journey with a confident 1-1/2-length, 1:56.3 score over Mary Kat in the featured $11,000 pace for fillies and mares.
Speed Away loves Harrington Raceway
Breakaway Racing and Yorwollahan Racing Team’s Speed Away ($3.80, Corey Callahan) continued to display his affinity for Harrington Raceway with a 1:54.1 win in Wednesday’s (April 30) $18,000 Open Trot.