Last week Ontario’s top 2-year-old male pacers were at Woodbine Mohawk Park for two C$100,000-plus Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions. That’s business as usual at Ontario’s premier racetrack but for Jeff Taylor the evening was anything but typical.
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Amateur driving club completes miracle reincarnation
The amazing reincarnation of an amateur driving club thought deceased at Pompano Park on April 17, 2022, enjoyed a spectacular season at the recently concluded Oak Grove Racing and Gaming meet in Kentucky.
OHHA to live stream from two County Fairs
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association will continue its 2023 Ohio County Fair racing season with live-streaming coverage from two fairs on Tuesday (July 18).
Standardbred retreat to promote versatility of breed
Purple Haze Standardbred Adoption Program will be at Pure Country Campground in New Berlin, N.Y.. Saturday (July 22) to help educate about the adoption process and how they prepare Standardbreds for their new homes.
Ranger wins seven, Cecere five at Plainridge Park
Driver Bruce Ranger and trainer Domenico Cecere put on a clinic in their respective positions as they both set performance records at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon (July 17).
A rollercoaster of racing at Bedford (PA)
Fairgrounds are noted for their exciting rollercoaster rides, and the 11-race meet held at the fairgrounds in this southwest Pennsylvania town on Sunday (July 16) and Monday (July 17), conducted as a “2-Day Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes meet” per state statute, had more ups and downs than the thrill machines located at any other place of grand amusement.
Handle doubled, purses up at Oak Grove in 2023
The 2023 harness racing season at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, which concluded July 10, saw significant increases in all-sources wagering handle and total purses paid, giving cause for optimism among players and participants alike for the future of the sport in the Bluegrass State.
Optrix again surprises at Pocono on Monday
Optrix became the first horse to pay over $50 to win twice at the 2023 meet at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Monday (July 17), making a strong backstretch move to the lead and going on for a new lifetime mark of 1:55.1.
Wabanaki gets redemption at Bangor
A quartet of divisions of Maine Sire Stakes for 2- and 3-year-old trotters put in their respective miles on Sunday (July 16) afternoon at Bangor, over a rain-soaked surface.