When live racing resumes on Thursday night (Sept. 14) at MGM Yonkers Raceway, there will be a $3,490 carryover and a $10,000 guaranteed pool in the Pick-5 after the wager was not hit on Tuesday night’s (Sept. 12) card.
Cumberland Run prepares to open
The 2023 Cumberland Run meet is only a little over a month away. This year’s meet will be held at Cumberland Run located in Corbin, Ky.
Four Ohio county fair live streams scheduled for Wednesday
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will continue its 2023 Ohio County Fair racing season with live streaming coverage from four county fairs on Wednesday (Sept. 13).
Lynn Wilfong, 84, dies
Lynn George Wilfong, 84, of Kentland, Ind., died unexpectedly on Sept. 9, 2023, at Iroquois Memorial Hospital, Watseka, Ill.
Mass-breds dominate, Ranger wins five at Plainridge
Massachusetts-bred trotters had a big day at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 12) with both young and old participants hitting the winner’s enclosure. Three of the day’s victors will be competing in the $2.5 million (est.) Massachusetts Sire Stakes, which start on Sept. 25.
Majorca N scores in Tuesday Harrington feature
Michael Casalino and Dylan Davis’ Majorca N ($3.60, Corey Callahan) overcame post position eight and prevailed in 1:53.3 in the featured $20,000 Fillies and Mares Open Tuesday (Sept. 12) at Harrington Raceway.
Bythemissal moves up to third in Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
Bythemissal, who won the Aria Invitational Pace at Yonkers Raceway in a track-record 2:21.2 for 1-1/4 miles, shifted the Week 14 Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll rankings released Tuesday by moving up to third while one newcomer joined the Top 10. Confederate, who was idle, and Sylvia Hanover, who won a Simcoe Stakes division, remained entrenched in spots one and two, respectively.
All Kentucky Sire Stakes finals to be drawn Wednesday
All Kentucky Sire Stakes finals for the Championship, Commonwealth and Golden Rod series will be drawn Wednesday (Sept. 13) at 11 a.m. (EDT).
Veteran pacer Pancetta, 14, to make final career start Tuesday
One of the most familiar pacers on the Running Aces/Cal Expo circuit over the past several years, Pancetta (No Pan Intended), will take his final career bow after race five on Tuesday night (Sept. 12) at Running Aces.
Ohio Select Sale offers gateway to Buckeye State riches
The Ohio Selected Jug Yearling Sale is this Friday (Sept. 15) at the Pickaway Ag Center, Circleville, Ohio, which means that the focus of many of the Buckeye State’s Standardbred owners and trainers has turned to a search for the next champion harness horse.