The annual Harness Racing Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place Sunday (July 2) at the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in Goshen, N.Y.
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Running Aces releases 2023 Dan Patch FFA nominees
The Race Office at Running Aces has processed 13 nominations for the 2023 Dan Patch FFA, which will get underway with elimination races going for $20,000 each on Sunday (July 16) and will culminate with the $50,000 final on Sunday (July 23).
James McNeight Jr. wins Buffalo Raceway Horseman of the Month
For driver James McNeight Jr., it’s been a pretty good run during the month of June, and thus he has been selected Buffalo Raceway’s ‘Horseman of the Month.’
Fan Appreciation Weekend at Meadowlands Racetrack
It is Fan Appreciation Weekend this Friday (June 30) and Saturday (July 1) at Meadowlands Racetrack.
Impressive 2-year-old talent on display at Monticello Raceway
On a wet afternoon at Monticello Raceway on Monday (June 26), 29 2-year-old pacing colts embarked on their pari-mutuel careers, racing for total purses in excess of $145,000. It was a fine display of this year’s crop of juvenile pacing talent. The card featured two divisions of New York Sire Stakes and two heats of the Excelsior Series.
Bob Tisbert, 86, scores 2,400th career driving win at Plainridge
After longtime Massachusetts-native Bob Tisbert drove Court’s N Session to victory in 1:58.2 in the sixth race at Plainridge Park on Monday (June 26), he circled back with the trotter he also trains and entered the winner’s circle for the 2,400th time in his driving career that dates back to 1962.
Sophomores to spar in Kentucky Sire Stakes
Breeders Crown runner-up Charleston invades Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel for Tuesday’s (June 27) second round of the Kentucky Sire Stakes for 3-year-olds, as do a number of harness racing’s premier trainers and drivers.
Iowa sired horses featured at What Cheer
What Cheer hosted the season’s first division of Iowa Sired racing on Sunday (June 25), featuring 11 races for freshman and sophomore pacers and trotters.
Maryland Sire Stakes summer series open at Ocean
Phoenix Rising, a late blooming star in the Frank Gannon barn, proved that her upset win Monday night (June 26) at Ocean Downs was no fluke as she bested rival Val’s Girl by a nose in the Maryland Sire Stakes 3-year-old pacing filly preliminary.
Stride The Hill strolls in Oak Grove Open
Wayne Oke trainee Stride The Hill found his way back to the winner’s circle of the top class at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, taking the $35,000 Open Trot going coast to coast in 1:54.1 on Monday (June 26).