Harrah’s Hoosier Park will offer a wide array of Derby Day themed promotions and contests as part of the Kentucky Derby festivities on Saturday (May 3).
Florida-bred payments due May 15
Payments for Florida-bred foals of 2024 are due by May 15.
May 7 Model Rules Committee meeting agenda and materials
The ARCI Model Rules Committee will next meet on Wednesday morning (May 7) in Louisville, Ky., at the Seelbach Hilton Hotel at 11 a.m.
Saturday racing returns to Yonkers this week
MGM Yonkers Raceway is in the midst of a six-day week as Saturday racing is back at the Hilltop oval starting on May 3.
SOA of NY/Yonkers Raceway John R. Brennan Scholarship application available
The SOA of NY is pleased to announce that the 2025 SOA of NY/Yonkers Raceway John R. Brennan Scholarship application and rules are now available.
Former Illinois Horse of the Year looks to rebound
It’s often been said that being a trainer or owner of a Standardbred racehorse could be compared to being on a roller coaster with its ups and downs and bumps in the road. A case in point is the former Illinois Harness Horse of the Year Goomster, owned by Dennis Gardner, who also has shared in much of the training of the talented trotter.
DP Freedoms Chrome cruises in Oak Grove Open
Driver Peter Wrenn placed 7-2 second choice DP Freedoms Chrome on the point and the 4-year-old stallion responded to every challenge while striding away to a 1:53.3 victory in the $33,000 Open Trot at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Tuesday afternoon (April 29).
Disturbed Hanover dominates Harrington distaffers
The Wiz Kids Stable’s Disturbed Hanover ($3.60, Barton Dalious) was a decisive 1:54.1 winner in the $18,000 Mares Open Pace on Tuesday (April 29) at Harrington Raceway.
Ohio Harness Racing Fantasy League returns
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) has announced the return of the Ohio Harness Racing Fantasy League for its ninth season in 2025. This competition invites fans to create their own “fantasy stable” and follow the real-life success of Ohio’s Standardbred racehorses.
Chamba wins wild Game Of Claims final
Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania rang down the curtain on its 2025 Game Of Claims Series events in classically dramatic style — there were even a Shakespearean prologue and five “Acts” to the last contest. And in the final resolution of the $35,000 Game Of Claims championship for high-level claiming trotters, the feature of Tuesday’s (April 29) program, it was 18-1 shot Chakra who got the big end of the money after In My Dreams crossed the wire first but was placed down for causing interference.