It might not feel like it, but according to the calendar spring started this week, and that means stakes season is right around the corner.
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Crooked Smile brings grins to owners’ faces
Rhys Helt has known Tim Wilson Jr. for as long as he can remember. Their families have shared a connection going back to the 1970s. Over the ensuing years, their passion for racing never waned. Tim Jr. embarked on his own career as a trainer and driver while Helt followed in family footsteps on the breeding and racing side. They continued to remain connected, though, by sharing ownership in horses, now most notably with 6-year-old male pacer Crooked Smile.
MGM Northfield Park to host Pompano/Northfield Drivers Challenge
While winter tends to hang on in Northeast Ohio, things will heat up on April 11 and 12 as four regulars who drove at Pompano Park, and four drivers from MGM Northfield Park, will take center stage in a charity event hosted in partnership with the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association.
Big M is the Saturday place to be
Even when things haven’t been as rosy as they currently are at The Meadowlands, it’s always been a destination for some of the best — if not the best — harness racing in North America.
Unfiltered gets top billing at Cal Expo
Unfiltered gets some class relief Friday evening (March 24) and heads the cast for the $7,000 Open II Pace at Cal Expo.
Baillargeon equipped for strong showing in New Holland Series finals
Trainer Ben Baillargeon will send out a talented trio in the New Holland Pacing and Trotting Series finals, Saturday night (March 25) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Meadowlands Racetrack seeking charities for annual charity contest
The Meadowlands Racetrack is seeking local New Jersey charities interested in having a night at the races for a good cause in the track’s annual Charity Handicapping Contest, scheduled for Saturday (May 13).
Stewart starting to cash-in on his success
Mississippi native Cordarius Stewart has set a goal for himself going into the 2023 racing season and it’s the same as last year’s: “I want to get my driver average and numbers up again.” It was mission accomplished in 2022 as the 28-year-old well-traveled Stewart grinded his way to his most successful season.
Week two of Grand Circuit opens Friday at Yonkers
The Grand Circuit at Yonkers features four $40,000 divisions on Friday (March 24) in the second round of the Blue Chip Matchmaker series for open pacing mares.
Mares sweep exacta in Ray Paver Sr. Memorial at Miami Valley
Although there were only three female trotters mixed with a half dozen male counterparts in the $25,000 final of the Ray Paver Sr. Memorial series on Wednesday (March 22) at Miami Valley, two of those mares showed their heels to the field and swept the winning exacta spots.