Ken Hanover and driver Tim Tetrick made a three-wide move on the final turn to overtake dueling leaders Maximus Miki and Coaches Corner, then held off a swarm of rivals in the stretch to win Sunday’s (May 24) $100,000 Grade 3 Joseph Auger Memorial Invitational by a neck over Mossdale Ben N in 1:49.2 at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Tag: Graded Stakes
2026 Graded Stakes schedule to kick off Thursday
The 2026 Graded Stakes schedule kicks off on Thursday (April 23) with four finals of the Restricted 3 James K. Hackett Memorial for Ohio-sired 3-year-olds at Miami Valley Raceway. Each has a purse of $75,000.
USTA announces expansion of Graded Stakes program for 2026
The United States Trotting Association announced Monday (Dec. 22) that the Standardbred Graded Stakes Committee has approved the addition of eight new graded stakes races for the 2026 racing season, bringing the total number of graded stakes events to 179.
Graded Stakes Committee meets; 2026 grades to be released in December
Harness racing’s Graded Stakes Committee met Nov. 18-19 at the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame in Goshen, N.Y., to review graded stakes from 2025 and assign provisional grades for 2026.