On Sunday (Aug. 10) Bahama Momma glided to her third triumph in four starts in the $80,000 second-round leg of the Kentucky Championship Series at The Red Mile.
Sippinonsearoc, Deja Blu highlight Kentucky Championship Series at The Red Mile
On Tuesday (Aug. 12), The Red Mile will conduct a 17-race card with two $80,000 second round legs of the Kentucky Championship Series for 3-year-old male pacers and sophomore filly trotters. The card also includes nearly $200,000 in stakes purses with the Kentucky Commonwealth Series, Kentucky Golden Rod Series and Kentucky Wildcat Series.
Youngsters featured Sunday at Philly
A pair of $12,000 contests, one on each gait, for horses on the ascendancy was featured at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday (August 10) afternoon.
Seven Grand, Titans Mischief get NYSS wins at Tioga
Tioga Downs played host for two divisions of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for 2-year-old trotting colts & geldings on Sunday (August 10).
Guarantees announced for Sun Stakes Saturday at Pocono
Pocono is happy to announce that in conjunction with the USTA Strategic wagering program the following guaranteed pools will be available on Sun Stakes Saturday (August 16), first post time 2:30 p.m.
Speed show continues at Scioto Downs
The Saturday night speed show continued at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Aug. 9 when Women Layer cruised to victory in the $26,000 Open Pace, setting a new track record for 4-year-old geldings of 1:47.3.
Miller, Miller dominate Illinois State Fair
The opening weekend of the Illinois State Fair Colt Stakes belonged to the father-son team of Erv and Marcus Miller, who once again showed their Springfield dominance. Erv sent out six winners during Friday’s (August 8) eliminations, all driven by Marcus, who closed the day with an impressive eight wins.
Michael Paradise, 83, dies
When the Tribune shut down Chicago Today in September, 1974 Mike Paradise was one of a select group from the sports department invited to join the staff of the parent newspaper.
Grand Circuit rolls through Midwest
Beginning at the Fair in Indianapolis on Wednesday with eleven events followed by the Grade 2 “Dan Patch” invitational at Hoosier Park on Friday night, the Grand Circuit culminated at Northfield Park on Saturday night. The event was the Grade 2 $300,000 Carl Milstein Memorial.
OHHA to live stream races from Miami County Fair on August 11-12
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will continue its 2025 Ohio county fair racing season with live-streaming coverage from the two-day Miami County Fair meet in Troy, Ohio, on Monday and Tuesday (Aug. 11-12).