On a Friday night (April 12) at The Meadowlands that required a lot of hat-holding, where wind gusts surged as high as 33 miles an hour, Just A Rocket Man and Paige Perfect completed three-race sweeps of their respective TrackMaster Series for pacers.
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Lit De Rose earns millionaire status with Matchmaker Series victory
Lit De Rose became the sport’s newest millionaire when she captured her $40,000 division of the final preliminary leg of the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series at Yonkers Raceway on Friday (April 12) night for trainer-driver Patrick Lachance.
Harrah’s Philly opens for 2024 Racing Season
The trotters and pacers returned for 2024 pari-mutuel racing on Friday (April 13) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with the track condition for the opener of Philly’s nineteenth season going from “sloppy” to “good” to “fast” as the track dried out after a morning rainstorm.
Veteran Trotters Score In Buffalo Co-Features
A pair of veteran trotters notched their first victories of the season in the co-featured $9,000 events at Buffalo Raceway on Friday afternoon (April 12) as Lougazi posted a popular $2.50 score in the opening division while Con Air Hall pulled a $27.80 stunner in the other bracket.
Thomas Cooke, 74, dies
Thomas Cooke, 74, died April 8, 2024, in Rosslyn, Va.
Last call for April 15 stakes payments
The April 15 deadline is drawing near for many stakes payments. Below are a list of notices that have recently been submitted to the USTA Newsroom.
Robust cards for Cumberland opening weekend
When Race Secretary Rob Pennington and his assistant Andrew Topham opened the ‘virtual’ box for Cumberland’s opening weekend, they were pleased to find 160 horses had been dropped in for the double draw for Saturday and Sunday (April 13 and 14).
Stoebe looking forward to ‘fun summer’ with Instagram Model
Instagram Model changed physically during her winter layoff, but the ways “Iggy” remained the same might be most pleasing to trainer Annie Stoebe as she prepares the 4-year-old female trotter for the start of a new campaign Saturday at The Meadowlands.
SOA of NY offers Empire Terrace dinner promotion for owners of horses in Blue Chip Matchmaker and MGM Borgata finals
On Monday (April 22), the SOA of NY will pay for an a la carte dinner only (no alcohol) for up to four people per horse, where an owner is present and an owner is a SOA of NY member.
SOA of NY Bonus Race card rescheduled to April 18
Last night (April 11) was our first 20% Bonus Race card of the year. However, during race three there was an electrical issue with some of the Yonkers track lighting, which canceled the remainder of the card.