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Big Ranger aims for big stage in 2026
Big Ranger put together an undefeated 2-year-old campaign last season on his way to being named Ohio’s 2025 Horse of the Year. Now, the colt is ready to embark on his sophomore season, with a schedule that could see him land on the sport’s biggest stage for 3-year-old trotters this summer at the Meadowlands.
Retired Standardbred mounted police horse assists in apprehension of thief in NYC
A retired Standardbred racehorse, who was adopted by the New York City Police Department in 2020, assisted in the apprehension of a thief last week in Manhattan.
Saratoga new claiming requirement
The Saratoga Casino Hotel race office has announced that effective Saturday, April 25, 2026, any horse claimed at Saratoga Harness is required to race at Saratoga Harness for 60 (sixty) days.
Alexander barn wins three Pocono qualifiers Wednesday
Trainer Travis Alexander sent out three of the six qualifier wins at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania Wednesday morning (April 22).
Trainer Mangiardi wins two at Saratoga Tuesday
It has been a strong start to the 2026 racing season at Saratoga Casino Hotel for Robyn Mangiardi, who added two wins on Tuesday.
Big carryovers in Pick-4, Pick-5 at Yonkers Wednesday
As a result of the late Pick-4 and Pick-5 not being hit Tuesday (April 21), there will be a $15,873 carryover and a $50,000 guaranteed pool in the early Pick-4 and a $12,495 carryover and a $40,000 guaranteed pool in the Pick-5 on Wednesday (April 22).
Trotting filly Concise 3-for-3 in Weiss prelims
Just as in the Bobby Weiss Series preliminaries for males, where only trotter Confident Volo swept all three preliminary legs, so the case proved to be in Tuesday’s (April 21) $17,500 third-round events of both Weiss series for females, as 3-year-old trotting filly Concise scored her third preliminary win with a 1:55.3 performance at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
John “Sonny” Patterson, 81, dies
John F. “Sonny” Patterson Jr., 81, whose success in the sulky included winning two Breeders Crowns and the Hambletonian Oaks with filly trotter Lookout Victory in the mid-1990s, passed away April 16, 2026, in Dalton, Ga.
In The End takes Miami Valley feature
In The End snapped a 13-race winless streak to take the $21,000 trotting feature at Miami Valley Raceway on Tuesday night (April 21).