Live harness racing at The Meadowlands has been on hiatus for the last five weeks, but the No. 1 track in the sport is back on Friday (Oct. 20) and will race every Friday and Saturday through the end of 2023 with a first-race post time of 6:20 p.m.
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Standardbred Horse Sales Mixed Sale catalog is now available
The Standardbred Horse Sales Mixed Sale catalog is now available at theblackbook.com and on equineonline.
Meadowlands Amateur Driving Club raises $50,000
On Saturday (Nov. 11), the Meadowlands Amateur Driving Club will honor five chosen charity recipients with $10,000 donations.
Captain Kirk to stand in Ohio in 2024
The stallion and accomplished racehorse Captain Kirk (record of 1:47.4) will be standing stud in Ohio at Winterwood Farm beginning in 2024.
Breeders Crown eliminations headline busy Grand Circuit weekend
Breeders Crown eliminations at Hoosier will take place on Thursday (Oct. 19), Friday (Oct. 20) and Saturday (Oct. 21).
Won Surreal Deal tops local mares again in Batavia feature
One week removed from beating the best female pacers on the grounds, Won Surreal Deal doubled down and did it again by winning her second straight $15,000 Open I Distaff Handicap pacing feature at Batavia Downs on Wednesday night (Oct. 18).
Oh Boy, Davis highlight Harrington closing night
Harrington, DE – Mulligan Stable and Calcutta Stable’s Oh Boy ($4.60, Allan Davis) was a 1:56 winner in the featured $20,000 Open Trot on closing night (Oct. 18) for the season at Harrington Raceway.
Svanstedt continues Simpson dominance at Pocono with another sweep
Wilkes-Barre, PA – Trainer Ake Svanstedt ran his winning streak to nine on Wednesday (Oct. 18) in John Simpson Sr. Memorial races this week at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania by winning three out of three races in which his trainees were entered for the third straight day. There were three Simpson divisions held on Wednesday for both the two-year-old trotting fillies (The Davidia Hanover at $42,970 per split) and the two-year-old pacing fillies (The Razzle Hanover at $35,000 per pop).
Confederate leads Saturday eliminations for Breeders Crown
Confederate, ranked No. 1 in the sport’s Top 10, and returning champions Ammo, Jiggy Jog S, Grace Hill, Treacherous Dragon, and Gaines Hanover will be among the horses in action Saturday when Harrah’s Hoosier Park hosts the last of three nights of Breeders Crown eliminations.
Larry DeVan to receive Monticello-Goshen’s highest honor
Lawrence Sheppard DeVan, a lifelong participant in the harness racing industry, will be the recipient of the United States Harness Writers Association Monticello-Goshen Chapter’s Lifetime Achievement Award at its annual awards banquet in Middletown, N.Y.