The fifth edition of The Raceway’s Drivers Holiday Challenge on Tuesday night (Dec. 10) came right down to the wire and when the dust settled it was local reinsman Lorne House taking home the title with a one-point victory over 2024 Ontario Regional driving champion Tyler Borth.
Sharon Ann Miner, 59, dies
Sharon Ann Miner, 59, died Dec. 9, 2024, at St. Peter’s Hospice after a brief illness.
California Sires Stakes nominations for foals of 2023 due Dec. 31
Nominations for 2023 foals are due by Dec. 31 (postmarked) at the fee of $300 for the California Sires Stakes program.
JL Cruze powers to victory at Dover
JL Cruze and driver Montrell Teague benefitted from a perfect pocket trip to win a $17,000 conditioned trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night (Dec. 10).
Favorites fall in DSBF trot prelims
Favorites were shut out in the second round of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series for 3-year-old male trotters at Bally’s Dover as both Pretty Two and Platinum Max upended odds-on choices in their respective $20,000 splits on Tuesday (Dec. 10).
Cal Expo meet opens Friday
Harness racing returns to Cal Expo Friday evening (Dec. 13) under the Watch and Wager LLC banner with 12 races on tap.
Posts drawn for MGM Grand Prix pacing final
On Tuesday (Dec. 10), post positions were drawn for next Monday’s (Dec. 16) $250,000 MGM Grand Prix Pacing Series final at MGM Yonkers Raceway. The final major open stakes event on the North American harness racing calendar for 2024, the MGM Grand Prix Pacing Series final will go 1-1/16 miles and is race eight on the 11-race program.
Hart, Sir Pinocchio, and New York horses honored by USHWA
Beloved harness horse trainer Eddie Hart looked out at the capacity crowd of well-wishers at Sunday (Dec. 8) night’s 65th awards banquet of the Monticello-Goshen Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association, presented by the New York Sire Stakes, and said, “Me and my buddy Tom Manza took the BOCES harness class in high school over 50 years ago.”
Thunderously to Winbak Farm of Delaware
Winbak Farm of Delaware is excited to announce that Thunderously 2,1:57.2s; BT1:56.1s-’24 ($33,436), will be standing his introductory season in Delaware in 2025.
USTA District 8 meeting recap
On Sunday (Dec. 8), Chairperson Shawn Wiles and Directors Kim Crawford, Mark Ford, Mike Torcello, and Ray Schnittker hosted the annual USTA District 8 meeting in conjunction with the Monticello-Goshen USHWA and NYSS banquet in Otterkill, N.Y.