Grove City, OH — Travel Nurse repeated as champion with Luke Hanners scoring his 1,000th career driving victory to highlight the four $75,000 divisions of the 2025 Buckeye Stallion Series for trotters…
Pair of close finishes highlights BSS Finals for pacers at Northfield
A pair of tightly contested finishes highlighted the four $75,000 divisions of the 2025 Buckeye Stallion Series Finals for pacers on Saturday (Oct. 4) at MGM Northfield Park.
Freshman shine during Big Apple elims at Vernon
Vernon Downs played host for the Big Apple eliminations for all divisions of 2-year-olds on Saturday (October 4).
Duke Lavictoire breaks Batavia Downs track trot record
Despite being parked out three-deep to the half, Duke Lavictoire went on to win the $12,500 Open Handicap trot with authority and set a new track record for aged trotting geldings at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Oct. 4) night.
Cumberland Run draw this Monday for opening day on Oct. 11
Just a reminder the draw for opening day on Saturday (Oct. 11) at Cumberland Run will take place on Monday (Oct. 6). The box will close at 9 a.m. Eastern Time.
Kirkegaard K, Captain Moore A win at Pocono
Horses on their way up the class ladder via the “nw 7 races” rung were in the spotlight on the Saturday afternoon (Oct. 4) card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with one $17,500 event at each gait.
Loua Dipa smashes sister’s world record at Red Mile
Loua Dipa, a full-sister to world champion Looksgoodinloulou, demolished the world record for 2-year-old pacing fillies when muscling under wraps to a 1:48 victory in the second of three divisions for the $214,000 International Stallion Stakes for freshman pacing fillies – a division named “The Stockade Seelster” sponsored by Cornerstone Stock Farm – on Friday (Oct. 3) at The Red Mile.
Southwind Chaska sweeps Red Mile Grand Circuit events
Southwind Chaska returned from her lifetime-best performance in last week’s Bluegrass Stakes to gut a front-stepping 1:52.1 victory in the first of three divisions for the $324,000 International Stallion Stakes for 2-year-old trotting fillies – a division sponsored by the Tactical Landing Syndicate and Hickory Lane Farm – on Saturday (Oct. 4) at The Red Mile.
Al Papi gives Burke back-to-back world records at Red Mile
One day after Ron Burke pupil Loua Dipa set a world record for freshman pacing fillies in her International Stallion Stake division, stablemate Al Papi established a world record for 2-year-old pacing colts with a 1:48.1 pillar-to-post mile to win the third of three divisions for the $264,000 International Stallion Stakes for 2-year-old pacing males on Saturday (Oct. 4) at The Red Mile.
NYS Gaming Commission seeks racing investigators for NYRA and Finger Lakes
The New York State Gaming Commission is seeking racing investigators for the New York Racing Commission and Finger Lakes Gaming and Racetrack.