The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association is seeking to fill its Executive Director position.
Aldrich, Boni, Ryder to Hall of Fame; Davis-Wilson and Little to Communicators Hall
The United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), in conjunction with the Harness Racing Hall Of Fame, is pleased to announce the election of racing executive Tom Aldrich, bloodstock expert Robert Boni, and trainer Chris Ryder to the greatest honor in the industry, membership to the Hall Of Fame. USHWA has also elected racing official and administrator Judy Davis-Wilson and writer/editor Debbie Little to the pinnacles of their professions, membership in the Communicators Hall Of Fame.
Shenandoah (Va.) County Fair meet opens Wed.
The annual four-day harness racing meet at the Shenandoah (Va.) County Fair kicks off Wednesday (Aug. 28) at 12 noon with an 11-race card featuring 52 horses and $22,000 in purse money. Six pacing events will be contested to complement five trots.
Gowestyounggrace dominates at Windsor (Maine)
Fred Ward’s Gowestyounggrace continued her dominance of the 3-year-old pacing filly division of the Maine Sire Stakes with a 2:00.1 win on Monday (Aug. 26) at the Windsor Fair.
Du Quoin (Ill.) Championship Day preview
Tuesday (Aug. 27) is Championship Day at the Du Quoin State Fair, and the number of Illinois-bred horses to be crowned is certainly plentiful. A total of 15 pacers or trotters will come away with the status as a title holder in their respective divisions.
Consignor comments for upcoming Goshen Yearling Sale
The 2024 Goshen Yearling Sale will be held at 12 noon on Monday, Sept. 9, at the Mark Ford Training Center, in Middletown, N.Y., and the roster of yearlings being offered this year are currently being looked over by many interested parties in person, on video and in the catalog. However, no one has observed these horses closer than the respective managers of each farm. Here are some opinions they have offered about who stands out to them from their consignments.
Frosh fillies featured Wednesday in Batavia NYSS
The last New York Sire Stakes stop of 2024 at Batavia Downs will be on Wednesday evening (Aug. 28) when five 2-year-old trotting fillies will compete in one $102,500 division.
Kathleen Mattison, 75, dies
Kathleen Jane “Kathy” Mattison, 75, of Hinsdale, N.H., died at home with family on Aug. 19, 2024, after a nearly yearlong battle with cancer.
Dual carryovers Wed. at Northfield
Monday night’s (Aug. 26) Pick-5 at MGM Northfield Park went unsolved, resulting in a $2,823 carryover. The pool will roll over to the midweek Wednesday night (Aug. 28) special.
Racin Hungry feasted in Plainridge feature Monday
Making her way to the Bay State via Pennsylvania and Indiana, Racin Hungry had no trouble acclimating to her new environment and won the $20,000 upper level conditioned pace for fillies and mares at Plainridge Park on Monday (Aug. 26) afternoon.