Harrah’s Hoosier Park offers its richest night of the season with the annual Hoosier Champions card on Friday (Oct. 11). Indiana’s finest will compete for over $2.4 million in purses over the course of the 15-race card, with eight $250,000 Indiana Sire Stakes Super Finals for 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds, and four $70,000 Sire Stakes Finals for the aged competitors highlighting the stellar program offering a thrilling conclusion to the 2024 Indiana Stakes season.
Double millionaire Charlie May jogs at Plainridge
Fresh off a full slate of stake competition, two-time millionaire Charlie May shipped into Plainridge Park for some overnight action and walked away an easy winner in the $25,000 Open Handicap pace on Thursday (Oct. 10) afternoon.
Taking a chance on Sabonis pays off
John Miller considers himself “pretty lucky” when it comes to standout Indiana pacer Sabonis. Miller purchased Sabonis as a yearling for $9,000 at the 2022 Midwest Mixed Sale and has watched the colt develop into a multiple Grand Circuit winner and potential Breeders Crown participant in the two years since then. Owned by Miller’s wife, Pat, and trained by Aaron Stutzman, Sabonis has won 17 of 19 career races and earned $480,200 as he prepares for Friday’s $250,000 Indiana Sire Stakes championship for 3-year-old male pacers at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Twin B Joe Fresh leads Meadowlands qualifying winners
Live racing returned to The Meadowlands Thursday morning (Oct. 10) with 19 qualifying races. Twin B Joe Fresh has been a Grizzly all season and there was no letting up today as she smoked around the oval in 1:52, home in :26.4 in the Dexter Dunn grips while facing a considerable head wind.
Ragtime Red records her name in the record books
David Banks’ homebred Ragtime Red won her eighth straight race Wednesday night (Oct. 9), taking the $87,500 Thomas Cooke Memorial for 2-year-old filly pacers in the Maryland Sires Stakes program.
Chapter Seven’s 2025 stud fee announced
After another record-breaking year for his offspring on the track, Chapter Seven will stand at Blue Chip Farms in Wallkill, N.Y., for a fee of $40,000 in 2025.
Sowers scores in Monticello NAADA Trot
McKenzie Sowers grabbed the lead and rebuffed all incoming rivals to deliver as the 6-5 favorite in the $7,500 North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Trot at Monticello Raceway on Wednesday (Oct. 9).
Summer Slash drops and pops in Batavia feature
Summer Slash took advantage of a step back from last week’s Open into a lower conditioned event at Batavia Downs, where she power-moved to victory in the $12,500 fillies and mares pacing feature on Wednesday (Oct. 9) night.
Melvin G, Buttoncandy take DSBF finals
Harrington, DE – Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund $110,000 Final events for 2-year-old trotters headlined the Wednesday (Oct. 9) card at Harrington Raceway. Linda Mac Donald’s Buttoncandy ($13, Art Stafford Jr.) was a…
Rebecca “Becky” Ater, 93, dies
Rebecca J. “Becky” (Steinhauser) Ater, 93, of Clarksburg, Ohio, died Oct. 7, 2024, at Berger Hospital, following a brief illness.