The third leg of the $3 million Massachusetts Sire Stakes for 3-year-olds, held at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (Oct. 17), roduced a laundry list of headlines, including streaking winners along with personal and stakes records.
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Svanstedt sweeps Simpson rookie trots
Trainer-driver Åke Svanstedt put on another command performance in the John Simpson Sr. Memorial Stakes on Tuesday (Oct. 17) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. A day after winning with all three of his Simpson starters, Svanstedt swept all three $43,100 Super Bowl divisions, for 2-year old trotting colts and geldings.
Sixty horses enter Friday’s Breeders Crown eliminations
Two of the sport’s Top 10 stars, 3-year-old female pacer Sylvia Hanover and 2-year-old female pacer Geocentric, will lead a total of 60 horses into Friday’s Breeders Crown eliminations at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Live harness racing returns to Bally’s Dover Oct. 30
The Bally’s Dover live harness racing season opens Oct. 30 and runs through March 28, 2024, an 83-day meet.
Nine Breeders Crown eliminations to be raced Friday
The Breeders Crown entry box for 2-year-old pacers and 3-year-old fillies has closed. All need elimination divisions to be raced Friday (Oct. 20) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Confederate remains unanimous No. 1 in Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
Only one horse in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll Top 10 was in action last week, resulting in little movement in the Week 19 edition of the rankings released Tuesday. Confederate remained the unanimous No. 1, holding down the top spot for the ninth consecutive week.
Musclefantastic and Dashing Danny ready for Breeders Crown eliminations
After finishing one-two in last week’s Indiana Sire Stakes championship, 2-year-old male trotters Musclefantastic and Dashing Danny are ready for action in Thursday’s Breeders Crown eliminations at their home track, Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Robyn Cuffey, 69, dies
Robyn Cuffey, 69, died Oct. 10, 2023.
Old-Fashioned Halloween Open House and Spooky Stable Adventure at Museum
Bring the kids to the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame, 240 Main St., Goshen, N.Y., on Saturday (Oct. 21) from 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. for a fun-filled Halloween celebration and a walk through our spooky stable.
$40,508 carryover triggers $100,000 guaranteed Pick-5 pool Tuesday at Yonkers
A one-for-nine Monday night (Oct. 16) for favorites at MGM Yonkers Raceway included upsets of 35-1 by American Mercury in the $36,000 Open Pace and 10-1 by Fulsome, leading to the Pick-5 going unsolved for the second straight program. As a result, there will be a $40,508.31 carryover and a $100,000 guaranteed pool in the sequence on Tuesday night (Oct. 17).