They saved the best for last at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 22) as the featured $22,500 Winners-Over Trot was carded as the final event. Little separated the short five-horse field, and Big Al M’s winning margin of victory was proof of that.
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Cannibal gets the best of It’s My Show; Mambacita rolls at Red Mile
Cannibal and Yannick Gingras turned the tables on It’s My Show with a 1:48.4 win in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series event for 3-year-old male pacers on Tuesday (Aug. 22) at the Red Mile. Mambacita made every pole a winning one in the Championship Series split for 3-year-old trotting fillies.
Confederate returns to No. 1 spot in Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll
Max C. Hempt Memorial-winner Confederate returned to the No. 1 spot in the Week 11 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Tuesday. Confederate previously was ranked first in Week 6.
Supplemental entries taken for Blooded Horse Summer Sale
The Blooded Horse Sale is taking supplemental entries for its 68th annual Summer Mixed Sale Wednesday (Aug. 30) in Springfield, Ohio.
Harris hopes for calm in Peaceful Way
Andrew Harris liked Tandem Hanover when he purchased her as a yearling at last fall’s Standardbred Horse Sale — he wouldn’t have bid $510,000 if he didn’t — and the co-owner/trainer remains high on the female trotter as she prepares for Saturday’s (Aug. 26) C$425,000 Peaceful Way Stakes at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Jerrold “Jerry” Spitzberg, 83, dies
Jerrold “Jerry” Spitzberg, 83, a longtime harness racing owner and USTA member died earlier this week.
Running Aces cancels Tuesday racing
Due to a projected high heat index in Metro Minnesota and surrounding areas, live racing for Tuesday night (Aug. 22) at Running Aces has been canceled.
Post time change due to heat at Greenville
Wednesday night’s (Aug. 23) racing program at the Great Darke Co. Fair will continue as planned with a start time of 7:30 p.m. immediately following the Veteran’s Program.
12th edition of Gene Riegle Memorial headlines Greenville finale
Charlie May will face four older pacers in the $35,000 Gene Riegle Memorial Thursday evening (Aug. 24) at the Darke County Fair in Greenville, Ohio.
Ohio County fair triple header set for Tuesday
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will continue its 2023 Ohio County Fair racing season with live-streaming coverage from three county fairs on Tuesday (Aug. 21).