Brian Frazier’s Nite Time Deal ($10) was a 1:55.2 winner in the $22,500 Mares Open Pace on Tuesday (April 14) at Harrington Raceway.
Encryption perplexes Plainridge pacers; Athearn wins four
A pair of $13,000 conditioned paces for 5-year-olds and under topped the Tuesday (April 14) card at Plainridge Park, and one of the winners posted a new lifetime mark.
Fred Morgan Jr., 73, dies
Frederick Eugene Morgan Jr., 73, of Zanesville, Ohio, passed away on Monday (April 13) from Mount Carmel East Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
Big M to honor legacy of Abbatiello with Carmine’s
This Saturday (April 18), the Meadowlands Racetrack and Carmine’s NYC are hosting an Evening with Carmine’s at the Meadowlands, a one-night dining experience honoring the legacy of the late Carmine Abbatiello.
Updated list of April 15 stakes payments reminders
The April 15 deadline is drawing near for many stakes payments. Here is a list of notices that have been submitted to the USTA Newsroom.
Next Generation buy-ins due
Nominations are due starting Wednesday (April 15) for the $150,000 est. Next Generation events, to be held at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Saturday, July 4. If less than 10 (10) $8,000 entries are received by April 15, the nominations will stay open with a $10,000 nomination fee due May 15.
Sophomores shine in Philly qualifiers
Many of the horse vans coming to Harrah’s Philadelphia for Tuesday (April 14) morning qualifiers contained stakes horses looking to solidify their racing preparations for their upcoming sophomore campaigns, and upon going home many of their connections must have thought “Mission Accomplished.”
MSOA announces 2026 Scholarship Program
The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association (MSOA) is proud to announce that applications are now open for its 2026 Scholarship Program, offering more than $59,000 in financial support to deserving students as they pursue their next level of education.
Big M stakes events back on FOX Sports
The TV teams at The Meadowlands and the New York Racing Association (NYRA) are joining forces for a sixth consecutive year to bring some of the biggest stakes events at the No. 1 harness track in the world to a national television audience on the networks of FOX Sports.
Mitchell Fisher, 86, dies
Mitchell M. Fisher, 86, born on Dec. 26, 1939, passed away on April 7, 2026, at home in Greenwood, Del.