Ake Svanstedt won his third $1 million Hambletonian Stakes on Saturday, capturing the 100th edition of America’s Trotting Classic for 3-year-olds with Nordic Catcher S in a stakes-record 1:50 at The Meadowlands.
Conversano wins 55th Hambletonian Oaks
An early give-and-go proved the winning move for Conversano, who rallied from an earned pocket to collar Walspea in the final 100 yards of the 55th edition of the $500,000 Grade 1 Hambletonian Oaks, for 3-year-old trotting fillies, on Saturday (Aug. 2) at the Meadowlands.
M-Ms Dream rules again in Steele Memorial
M-M’s Dream returned to win another renewal of the Grade 2 $181,000 Dr. John R. Steele Memorial, for open trotting mares, on Saturday (Aug. 2) at The Meadowlands.
Captain Optimistic rallies for Cane Pace score
Captain Optimistic and driver Dexter Dunn found room to the outside after coming out of the last turn and battled past Madden Oaks and Papis Pistol in deep stretch to win Saturday’s $227,350 Grade 2 Cane Pace in 1:48.1 at The Meadowlands.
Miki And Minnie magnificent in Shady Daisy
Following odds-on triumphs in the Jerry Silverman Memorial and Tompkins-Geers Stakes, 1-9 favorite Miki And Minnie made easy work of her six foes in the $95,650 Grade 3 Shady Daisy, for 3-year-old pacing fillies, on Saturday (Aug. 2) at the Meadowlands, equaling her 1:48.3 lifetime mark and scoring her third consecutive Big M stakes win in the act.
Topsham Fair harness meet opens on Sunday
Harness racing makes a triumphant return to Maine’s mid-coast area on Sunday (Aug. 3) when the 171st edition of the Topsham Fair kicks off its five day race-meet with a stellar 10-race card scheduled to get underway at 4 pm (EDT).
Clyde Hirt Workshop participants promote Hambletonian
Thanks to generous sponsorship from the Hambletonian Society, the United States Harness Writers Association’s Clyde Hirt Journalism Workshop kicked off on Wednesday (July 30) as the week of the 100th Hambletonian got underway.
Massive Speed looms large at Cumberland
Massive Speed showed that he is the big man on campus this season in the Maine Sire Stakes 3-year-old male pacing division, picking up his fifth in a row on Friday (Aug. 1) at Cumberland Raceway.
OHHA to livestream races from Ross and Richland County Fairs
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will continue its 2025 Ohio county fair racing season with live-streaming coverage from the upcoming Ross County and Richland County fairs.
‘Odds On’ fillies sweep First Lady Pace at Scioto Downs
Trainer Virgil Morgan has been the leading conditioner at Eldorado Scioto Downs for nearly three decades, so it’s not surprising that a pair of his sophomore pacing fillies would sweep the $142,000 (div.) First Lady Pace in Ohio State Fair action Friday (August 1) evening at Eldorado Scioto Downs.