Beginning at the Fair in Indianapolis on Wednesday (Aug. 6) with 11 events followed by the Grade 2 “Dan Patch” invitational at Hoosier Park on Friday night (Aug. 8), the Grand Circuit culminated at Northfield Park on Saturday night Aug. 9). The event was the $300,000 Carl Milstein Memorial.
Shenandoah Downs racing applications due Wednesday
Shenandoah Downs will continue celebrating its 10th year of pari-mutuel harness racing in Woodstock with a seven-week meet this fall, scheduled to run from Sept. 13-Oct. 26.
Sun Stakes Saturday bringing stars to Pocono Downs
The lure of $2.3 million in purses, plus in many cases divisional bragging rights, have attracted a sizable portion of harness racing’s stars to Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania this Saturday afternoon (August 16) for its biggest card of the year, Sun Stakes Saturday.
OHHA to livestream races from Henry County Fair on Aug. 12-13
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will continue its 2025 Ohio county fair racing season with livestreaming coverage from the two-day Henry County Fair meet in Napoleon, Ohio, on Tuesday and Wednesday (Aug. 12-13).
Sophomore filly trotters set for BSS at Northfield
MGM Northfield Park is hosting four $20,000 divisions of the fourth leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series for sophomore filly trotters on Monday (Aug. 11).
Mohawk ready for Grand Circuit season
Grand Circuit action is set to ramp up again this week at Woodbine Mohawk Park with 2-year-olds the focus over the next several weeks.
Racing resumes at Harrington
A friendly reminder to racing fans that Harrington Raceway’s 79th season of live harness racing will resume tonight (4:30 p.m. post time) with a 12-race card.
Calabrese connects in Pocono AHDC trot
John Calabrese led every step with 1-5 favorite Cal Miles N Shell to win the $10,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) trot at Mohegan Pennsylvania’s Pocono Downs on Sunday night (Aug. 10).
Escaper captures win in Wiseman preview at Aces
The featured event on the Sunday night (Aug. 10) harness racing program at Running Aces was the $15,000 Steve Wiseman Memorial trot preview with a very talented field of seven going postward.
Odds On Hialeah tops in OSS for sophomore filly pacers
Trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. completed in the exacta in the lone $100,000 Ohio Sires Stakes fourth leg for 3-year-old filly pacers on Sunday (Aug. 10) at MGM Northfield Park. His trainees finished 1-2 as Odds On Hialeah scored the victory and Odds On Chesapeake dug in for the runner-up position.