The tandem of driver Tony Hall and trainer Anette Lorentzon followed their hat trick on Monday (May 20) with a dynamite showing on Tuesday (May 21) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, striking a grand slam together including a win in the $36,000 Open Trot and Hall notching an additional win to grab five victories total on the 13-race card.
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Donald Finn, 85, passes away
Donald Finn, 85, of Saratoga, N.Y., passed away on May 15, 2024, at Glens Falls Center healthcare facility. He had chronic kidney disease due to diabetes.
Joe Lee appears in YES Network segment
Amateur harness racing driver Joe Lee was featured in a segment on the YES Network during the lead up to Tuesday’s New York Yankees game against the Seattle Mariners.
Seaside Tina made waves in Plainridge feature
Seaside Tina made a splash in the $17,000 featured pace at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (May 21) as the only mare in the field of seven, beating the boys in convincing fashion and taking a new seasonal mark in the process.
Majorca N back in Harrington winner’s circle
Michael Casalino Jr. and Dylan Davis’ Majorca N ($5.00, Corey Callahan) earned her third win in four starts when she took Tuesday’s (May 21) $22,500 Free-for-All for pacing mares at Harrington Raceway in 1:52.1.
Racing in What Cheer (Iowa) Sunday
The Keokuk County Fair, in What Cheer, Iowa, will host harness racing on Sunday (May 26).
Flash Move photos Alabamajamma at Pocono
Flash Move, who ended his 2023 campaign with a lifetime-best 1:50 victory in the Pennsylvania Stallion Series Championship for 3-year-old male pacers, shaved a fifth of a second off his career standard in Tuesday’s (May 21) $15,000 pacing feature at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Battle of the Masterminds returns for 2024
Last year, TV host Dave Little prevailed in the 19-day Battle of the Masterminds with an $11,643 bankroll, raising $1,000 for his selected charity, the Standardbred Retirement Foundation.
Shenandoah Downs Spring Meet concludes
Spencer Goldin’s Lucky Streak reached the winner’s circle for the fifth time this spring at Shenandoah Downs when the 4-year-old Luck Be Withyou gelding powered home to a 1:53.1 score Sunday in another wire-to-wire performance.
Kleinhans scores in USHDC event at Oak Grove
As the sun was beginning to set on a great day of harness racing at Oak Grove Racing and Gaming on Monday (May 20), the United States Harness Drivers Club — specifically Club member Peter Kleinhans — was about to put icing on the cake.