The number of horses entered for Hambletonian Day Grand Circuit stakes are as follows.
Matt Bax seeks rare Hambletonian, Oaks double
Four trainers will head into Saturday’s Hambletonian Day card at The Meadowlands with the opportunity to win both the Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks, a feat accomplished previously by only three conditioners. Just one trainer in Saturday’s group is in his first year at the helm of a stable, Canadian Matt Bax. The 34-year-old, who has taken the leading role with the family stable from his father John, will send out Southwind Coors in the $1 million Hambletonian, the sport’s premier event for 3-year-old trotters, and Righteous Resolve in the companion $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks for sophomore female trotters.
Catalogue entries closing for Blooded Horse Summer Sale
Catalogue entries for the 68th annual Blooded Horse Summer Sale, to be held Wednesday (Aug. 30) at the Champions Center in Springfield, Ohio, will close Friday (Aug. 4).
Two fairs to begin OHHA August live streams
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association will continue its 2023 Ohio County Fair racing season with live-streaming coverage of the second day of racing from the Columbiana County Fair in Lisbon and the first day of racing from the Auglaize County Fair in Wapakoneta on Tuesday (Aug. 1).
McIntosh sweeps Battle of Waterloo eliminations
Hall of Fame conditioner Bob McIntosh will send out a pair of hopefuls in the Battle of Waterloo final next week, following a sweep of the two C$15,000 eliminations contested Monday night (July 31) at Grand River Raceway.
Freshmen front and center at Ocean Downs Monday night
The Maryland Standardbred Fund 2-year-olds, both pacers and trotters, roared in to Ocean Downs Monday (July 31) and it was a welcome homecoming for driver Corey Callahan.
Jordan Stratton gets a New York Sire Stakes triple
In New York Sire Stakes 3-year-old colt trot action Monday afternoon (July 31) at Monticello Raceway, the first division, worth $57,000, had a short field of five with a Ron Burke entry of Chapercraz and Sevecheetah.
Chapheart cruises, Ranger wins five at Plainridge Park
After two unsuccessful starts at Plainridge Park earlier this month, the third time’s the charm for Chapheart who rationed out the speed and won easily in Monday’s (July 31) $22,500 feature trot.
Dolce Amara soars at Red Mile
On Monday (July 31), Dolce Amara (Tim Tetrick) broke her maiden in style at Red Mile in the only $80,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes division for freshman trotting fillies. Lucas Wallin harnessed the granddaughter of champion Pizza Dolce on a sun-splashed afternoon in Kentucky.
Illinois Racing Board receives applications for 2024 dates
The Illinois Racing Board on July 31 received three applications for 2024 racing dates—two from Hawthorne Race Course for Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing and one from FanDuel Sportsbook and Racing (the former Fairmount Park) for Thoroughbred racing.