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My Debt Collector (Chapter Seven) cashed in big time at Monticello Raceway Monday afternoon (Aug. 19), leading from start to finish for harness racing driver Jim Taggart, Jr. in capturing the $106,300 New York Sire Stakes dash for two-year-old trotting fillies. It was the richest race of the year at Monticello Raceway as the 8th […]
Monticello, NY (January 29, 2024) – Jim Taggart Jr. the leading dash winning driver of 2023, had his best day so far of the young 2024 harness racing season this Thursday (Jan. 25), when winning over half of the card, reining six winners on the 11-race card, three of the winning drives came aboard his […]
Monticello, NY (January 9, 2024) – Laura Aldrich took home the Monticello Raceway’s Leading Dash Winning Trainer award in a tight race this season, becoming just the second woman to nab the harness racing top prize. James Taggart Jr. additionally won his third Leading Dash driver title to wrap up the year. Aldrich’s 91-win season […]
Monticello, NY— Jim Taggart Jr had a driving triple at Monticello Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (Dec. 13), which included the $6,500 harness racing Open trot with Chip Chip Conway (Conway Hall). The 4-5 favorite Chip Chip Conway took the early lead, followed by Hot Summer Knight (Joseph Chindano Jr) in second and Raceace (Mcgwire Sowers) […]
Jim Taggart drove four harness racing winners on the card including a win with K J Michael (Rusty’s All In) in the featured $10,500 Open 2 Pace at Tioga Downs on Saturday (Jul. 15). In the feature Trente Deo (Ridge Warren) was first to the quarter in :26.3. He used a :27.4 second quarter to be […]
Ken McMillan of the Times Herald-Record reports that driver Jim Taggart Jr. captured the wins and total earnings titles for the 2022 harness racing season at Monticello Raceway, repeating the feat from 2019. Taggart’s 235 wins outdistanced Bruce Aldrich (198) and Brandon Parker (176) – it was the same order in earnings with Taggart at […]
Monticello, N.Y. – KJ Leo benefited from a pocket trip to overcome Camwood in the $7,700 Open Pace at Monticello Raceway on Tuesday, October 5. Post time was 2:37 p.m. The seven-horse field had two lead changes before the quarter mile stanza and another one after that. Camwood, driven by Mike Merton, finally cleared past […]
Chip Chip Conway rebounded on Wednesday in the Monticello Raceway Open Trot after two straight defeats in the top harness racing class. The Gary Messenger trainee vied for the lead in the center of the circuit as the field of seven swung into the first turn. One Direction (Michael Merton) went off stride from the […]
Kj Chico set a second lifetime mark in two weeks as he made a quarter pole move to the front and left his opponents behind in the Monticello Raceway feature on Thursday. He accelerated to a brief lead from the inside post before Uncle Qwackers (Braxten Boyd) pressed on from the outside and overtook him […]
Er Sophia blew away the Monticello Raceway field for the second consecutive week as she reigned on the front end in Thursday’s harness racing feature. Jim Taggart Jr. hustled the mare off the gate from post three, encouraging her to step around Railee Workable (Michael Merton) and take the lead midway through the first turn. […]
