The Meadowlands will resume live racing on Friday (Oct. 20) featuring the fourth leg of the Kindergarten Series and a few TrackMaster overnight series to fill out the weekend.
Cumberland Run opens to rave reviews
The biggest winner on Cumberland Run’s inaugural 10-race harness program Sunday (October 15) was the track itself, according to those in attendance as live horse racing came to southeastern Kentucky for the first time.
GLADA event lights up tote board at MGM Northfield Park
Northfield Park’s tote-board might need some new lightbulbs after the longest shot on the board, Golden Genes (Big Stick Lindy), came from “Euclid Avenue” to score a 34 to 1 upset win in the Great Lakes Amateur Driving Series (GLADA) on Sunday night.
Spriggs, Harmon score at Cumberland Run
Racing Secretary Kevin Mack put together a stakes packed 10 race program on Sunday (October 15) as Cumberland Run, Kentucky’s newest harness racing track, made its debut and Mack made sure that the United States Harness Driving Club was part of the opening day festivities.
Offspring to North American based stallions in high demand at Swedish yearling sale
At the Stockholm Criterium Sale the eight of the 10 highest priced yearlings were sired by stallions based in North America
Trainer Anthony Beaton suspended by AGCO
According to Harness Racing Update, trainer Anthony Beaton was suspended on Friday.
Admiral Adam sails in Open Pace at Northville Saturday
The $9,500 Open Pace highlighted the Saturday night program at The Ville with Admiral Adam and driver Charles Taylor snagging the lions share of the featured race’s purse.
Mohawk Park featured four OSS Gold Super Finals Saturday
Woodbine Mohawk Park featured the four $300,000 Super Finals for 3-year-olds on Saturday evening in the second of two nights of year-end action for the 2023 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions.
MGM Northfield Park played host to OSS Championships Saturday
On Saturday night, MGM Northfield Park played host to four $85,000 Ohio Sires Stakes Championships for older male and female trotters and pacers.
Big performances during Hawthorne Night of Champions
Ominous skies loomed over Hawthorne Race Course much of the day on Saturday (Oct. 14), but the rains cleared as the track was listed as good for Night of Champions. Twelve stakes finals were contested as the best in the state of Illinois lined up.