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OAK GROVE, Ky. — A day after Brett MacDonald came to town and crossed the 2,000-win plateau, Brandon Bates entered the Tuesday (April 8) card at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel a few wins shy of the harness racing milestone himself. But a driving hat trick coming down to the last race on the […]
OAK GROVE, KY — Perched in the pocket behind his tempo-setting stablemate, Swan Flyer (Swan For All) found a seam to the inside and powered through to a 1:53 harness racing victory in the $33,000 Open Trot at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotelon Tuesday (May 7). Leaving from post 5, driver Brandon Bates managed […]
LEBANON, OH – Walk With Me (Striking Lindsey), driven by “Big Ticket” Brandon Bates, emerged as the harness racing champion of the Robert J. Brown Memorial late closing series for non-winners of two commercial track races on Monday (April 3) at Miami Valley Raceway. Although Walk With Me was the most experienced and richest trotter […]
As if leading from start to finish wasn’t good enough, Incredible Man (Always A Virgin) had to pour it on in the stretch in winning the $19,000 co-feature harness racing pace at Miami Valley Raceway Monday (Jan. 30). The track condition was listed as good with a one second allowance. With driver Brandon Bates in […]
Harness racing driver Brandon Bates was able send 6-1 Saddle Up (JK Endofanera) down the road and just held on at the wire in capturing the $30,000 Open Pace at Miami Valley Raceway Sunday (Jan. 29). The 8th race feature saw Bates and Saddle Up shoot to the early lead from post five with the […]
ANDERSON, Ind.—August 26, 2022— The Hoosier state’s top three-year-old pacing colts and geldings were back in action at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Friday, August 26 as the evening’s 14-race harness racing card was highlighted by one $97,000 division of Indiana Sires Stakes. It was the fifth round of the eight-round series for […]
Plainville, MA — After sitting seventh at the three-quarter pole in a full field of eight, Nui Ba Den N (Brandon Parker) found his best foot late to upend his foes in the $25,000 Winners-Over featured harness racing pace on opening day at Plainridge Park Monday afternoon (April 11) in front of a very robust […]
It is a very long stretch at Harrah’s Hoosier Park and Big Gulf needed every foot of it in capturing the $22,000 Open Pace Friday evening. The ninth race harness racing feature saw Big Gulp and driver Brandon Bates leave from post six and they led the field to the opening quarter mile in :27.3 […]
