Hard Four catapulted from a second-over trip to reel in and collar pacesetter Seine to win the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series second preliminary for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 11) at the Red Mile.
Long shots continue to light up Pocono tote board
In Tuesday’s (Aug. 11) sixth race at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, a trotter named Bijou Blue Chip made her career debut from post 8, and she was dismissed at 92-1, the longest odds in the race. Bijou Blue Chip was in the second half of her field most of the race but mounted a winning rally in her bow to return a $186.40 win payoff, the highest recorded at Pocono in nearly five years.
Mohawk entry box remains open for Saturday
Woodbine Mohawk Park’s Race Office would like to inform trainers the entry box for this Saturday’s card (Aug. 15) will remain open until Wednesday morning (Aug. 12) at 10:30 a.m.
Easter Bb equals track trot record in BSS at Urbana
Easter Bb equaled the trotting track record at the Champaign County Fair in Urbana, OO, to highlight the 11-race Buckeye Stallion Series card on Monday (Aug. 10). The track hosted six $20,000 divisions of the third leg of the BSS for freshman colt trotters and five $20,000 divisions of the second leg for freshman filly pacers.
Champaign County (OH) Fair reschedules Tuesday races due to weather
Due to storm damage and additional expected storms, the Champaign County Fairgrounds in Urbana, OH, is closed to the general public Tuesday (Aug. 11), and harness racing has been canceled.
Shenandoah Downs fall racing applications due Aug. 24
Racing applications for the 2026 fall meet at Shenandoah Downs, scheduled to run from Sept. 19-Nov. 1, are available online via the track’s website at shenandoahdowns.com under the “Horsemen” header.
First-year NYSS male pacers to visit Batavia Downs Wednesday
For the fourth week in row, the New York Sire Stakes will make a stop at Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Aug. 12) and this time feature a full field of eight 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings who will go postward for a purse of $110,200.
Long shots rule at the Topsham Fair
Price players had a field day at the Topsham Fair on Monday (Aug. 10) as a pair of veteran drivers brought home a pair of upsets winners while a select shrewd few punters roared their approval and the remainder gasped in surprise.
Maryland Standardbred Fund action continues at Ocean Downs
The Maryland Standardbred Fund’s 3-year-old colts and geldings took center stage Monday evening (Aug. 10) at Ocean Downs, with four divisions contested on the seaside oval.
Glamour boys battle for supremacy at Topsham
The Pine Tree State’s glamour boys division swung into Topsham Fair on Monday (Aug. 10) with the group’s top 3-year-old male pacers competing for bragging rights and purse money in a pair of $15,000-plus Maine Sire Stakes divisions before the pari-mutuel card.