Heather Wilder, best known for her work with Altmeyer Wilder Racing and as president of the Keystone Chapter of the United States Harness Writers’ Association, has been appointed to a six-year term on the Screening Committee for harness racing’s Hall of Fame.
Native’s Filou navigates victory in Rosecroft feature
Native’s Filou made his debut for owner Robert Cacamese and trainer Steve LeBlanc a winning one by withstanding a sustained first-over attack from Don’tmesswithles to post a 1:50.1 score in Monday’s (April 21) $10,500 winners-over pacing feature at Rosecroft Raceway.
Women Layer Struts at Oak Grove in Sire Stakes Score
Virgil Morgan Jr. trainee Women Layer delivered all faith of his 2-5 promise in the second of two $50,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) divisions for 4-year-old pacing horses and geldings at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Monday (April 21), stopping the clock in 1:50.4 to win by open lengths.
Downers Delight Rebounds In Harrington Feature
Tlb Racing’s Downers Delight ($4, Pat Berry) rebounded with a resounding 1:51.3 win in the $17,000 Delaware Special Monday (April 21) at Harrington Raceway. One week after bearing out on the final turn and ultimately yielding the win yet still finishing second as the beaten favorite, Downers Delight responded with a powerful performance to win for the sixth time in seven starts for trainer Traci Berry.
Karinchak victorious in Weiss Series finale
Flanked virtually the entire stretch by strong members of Team Orange Crush, the Chapter Seven colt Karinchak persevered strongly on the lead to win Monday’s (April 21) $50,000 Championship of the Bobby Weiss Trotting Series for sophomore males in 1:53.2, equaling the fastest trotting mile of the year at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Meadows Monday Memo
Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo.
Qualifiers at Illinois State Fairgrounds on April 24
Weather permitting, qualifiers will be held at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield on Thursday (April 24).
Batavia Downs to host 2025 NYSS Night of Champions
The Agriculture & NYS Horse Breeding Development Fund is proud to announce that the 2025 New York Sire Stakes Night of Champions will take place on Saturday (Sept. 6) at Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel in Batavia, N.Y.
Horsemen reminder for Harrington entry box change
One final reminder for horsemen racing at Harrington Raceway: the entry box closing time will change to 11 a.m. starting Tuesday (April 22) for the draw for April 28.
Better Is Nice heads Kentucky Sire Stakes opener
Better Is Nice, last season’s Kentucky Sire Stakes sophomore male pacing champion, makes his 4-year-old debut against four foes in a Kentucky Sire Stakes preliminary event Monday (April 21) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, one of five $50,000 first-round series events on the 13-race program.