Kentuckysmokeshow moved with ethereal stealth along the backdrop of golden foliage at Bangor Raceway on Saturday (Oct. 24), kicking off the weekend action at the Queen City oval while speeding to her third consecutive victory, timed in a near-divisional-track-record clocking of 1:59.1, with driver Kevin Switzer, Jr. once again providing the spark from the sulky.
Tactical Moni the best in Crown Mare Trot
Tactical Moni grinded out a tough trip to win the $400,000 Breeders Crown Mare Trot in 1:51 against nine stiff rivals Friday (Oct. 24) at Eldorado Scioto Downs. Warrawee Michelle, who won last year’s Mare Trot, finished second and Walspea was third.
On To Norway toughs out record-breaking Crown triumph
On To Norway ground down odds-on favorite Super Chapter through the far turn en route to becoming the fastest 4-year-old male trotter on a five-eighths-mile track and the fastest trotter ever at Eldorado Scioto Downs with his 1:50 win over Emoticon Legacy in Saturday’s (Oct. 24) $600,000 Grade 1 Breeders Crown Open Trot.
Jake Patrick Hanley, 38, dies
Jake Patrick Hanley, 38, of Felton, Del., passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, following a sudden and rapidly-progressing illness. He was deeply loved by his family and many friends.
Beau Jangles to sell at Standardbred Horse Sale
Champion Beau Jangles p,3,1:47.2 – ’26 ($1,638,611), the only current Horse of the Year to ever be offered at public auction, will be featured in the supplement to the Standardbred Horse Sale in Harrisburg, PA on Friday, Nov. 6.
Perfect Body, Seine score in Big M’s Kindergarten
Perfect Body and Seine hit victory lane in two of six $25,000 divisions of the fifth and final leg of the Kindergarten Series for 2-year-olds at The Meadowlands Friday night (Oct. 23).
World record for Wrong Sounds Right in Breeders Crown
Wrong Sounds Right overcame being parked for almost half a mile through a demanding tempo and just kept finding more once he did land on the lead, winning Friday night’s (Oct. 23) $700,000 Grade 1 Breeders Crown 2-Year-Old Colt Trot final at Eldorado Scioto Downs in a world record 1:51.3.
Blazin Lou bold in Breeders Crown victory
Blazin Lou wrapped up night one of the 2026 Breeders Crown at Eldorado Scioto Downs with a game 1:50.1 track-record-equaling performance on Friday (Oct. 23) to snatch the $700,000 Grade 1 final for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings as the 6-5 favorite.
Melillo looks to bear fruit in Breeders Crown
In Italian and romance languages, Melillo’s name means “little apple.” Melillo, the 3-year-old pacing colt, could become the apple of the Fredericktown, PA-based Burke Racing Stable’s eye with a win Saturday night (Oct. 24) in the $664,500 Grade 1 Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Colt and Gelding Pace at Eldorado Scioto Downs in Columbus, OH.
Seaside Ubeaut rolls to Crown title in 2-Year-Old Filly Pace
Seaside Ubeaut put in an extraordinarily game effort to take the $700,000 Grade 1 Breeders Crown 2-Year-Old Filly Pace by three lengths in 1:50.1 with Dexter Dunn at the lines for trainer Andrew Harris on Friday night (Oct. 23) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.