The FSBOA’s yearly Super Saturday tradition continued on Saturday—this year at Sunshine Meadows Equestrian Village—with $159,950 in purses up for grabs for Florida eligible two-year-olds and three-year-olds.
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Glass grabs AHDC Trot in upset
Neil Glasser gunned for the front from post seven and clenched his diminishing lead all the way to victory in the $9,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Trot at Freehold Raceway on Saturday (Dec. 9).
Funicello-Holt Final atop Cal Expo bill
Rockin Sage, a smashing winner of last week’s elimination heat; and Rockin The Dragon, her most immediate victim as the odds-on choice, head the cast for Sunday (December 10) night’s featured $13,400 Funicello-Holt Pace final for fillies and mares.
Bill Ellis, 66, dies
William D. Ellis, 66, the longtime President of the New England Chapter of the U. S. Harness Writers Association (USHWA) and well-known throughout the northeast, mainly for his announcing talents, passed away towards the end of this past week, with several sources confirming his passing. (More details will be furnished as known.)
Switzer Jr. wins five at Cumberland
Veteran reinsman Kevin Switzer Jr. put on a driving clinic on Friday (Dec. 8) at First Tracks Cumberland, winning five races on the 11-race program, including half of the six divisions of the first leg of the Gingerbread Late Closing series.
International Trot champion Vivid Wise As wins 21st group one event
Italian trotter, Vivid Wise As with Matthieu Abrivard in the bike was back in the winner circle at the track in Florens Friday (December 8) afternoon.
Gingras, Flirtin JK take Big M feature
It’s not very often a Hall of Fame driver says he messed up, but that was the case in the Friday (December 8) night $17,500 high-end conditioned pacing feature at The Meadowlands, where Yannick Gingras guided Flirtin JK to a nerve-racking victory for those who bet the duo down to 1-9.
MADC in action Friday at The Meadowlands
With only one favorite scoring during the four MADC event at The Meadowlands, the action was hot on Friday (December 9) night.
Penny Howard, 77, dies
Penny Howard, 77, died in Flint, Mich., on Dec. 4, 2023.
Stay Informed: Why the Future of Harness Racing Depends on the Racehorse Health and Safety Act (RHSA)
In every decision we make, the best interests of the harness racing industry and the horses we care for are our priorities. As you know, the USTA has been actively working to provide a more effective alternative to the controversial Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act that was passed in 2020.