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A 1:54.3 win with Lucapelo A in Monday night’s (April 6) ninth race at MGM Yonkers Raceway gave Jordan Stratton the 6,000th victory of his harness racing driving career. Trained by Jordan’s brother Cory, Lucapelo A took command past the 28 second quarter-mile marker and never looked back, holding off challengers in the stretch to […]
Either Jason Bartlett or Jordan Stratton was the winning harness racing driver in all five $50,000 divisions of the second leg of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series on Monday night (April 7) at MGM Yonkers Raceway as Bartlett was victorious with Its A Me Mario, Huntinthelastdolar and Coaches Corner, while Stratton guided repeaters For Once […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Jordan Stratton is a low-key guy who stays away from being too boastful, but the harness racing driver who won four races to top the driver colony on the Saturday night card at The Meadowlands couldn’t help but crow a little about For Once Inmy Life (Downbytheseaside-Flyme To The Moon), whom […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – New Jersey Maturity champion Voukefalas (Lazarus N-Inittowinafortune) got a bit of class relief and returned to his winning ways after a three-race winless streak Saturday night at The Meadowlands, taking the featured $18,000 high-end conditioned harness racing pace. “He’s a different horse this year as far as his temperament,” said winning […]
With a :27.4 last quarter mile, Silk Cloud A (Shadow Play) and harness racing driver Jordan Stratton was able to outkick three rivals in the stretch to win the $35,000 Fillies & Mares Invitational Pace Friday (May 31) at Yonkers Raceway. The 2nd race feature started with Coachellabound N (Jason Barlett) outdueling Majorca N (George […]
Yonkers Raceway hosted a pair of $35,000 Invitational Trots Thursday (May 16) at the Hilltop half mile harness racing oval. First up in the 3rd race was the Invitational Trot that saw a determined Take All Comers (Creatine) and driver Jordan Stratton work their way past Swan In Motion (Jason Bartlett) at the opening quarter […]
Silk Cloud A (Shadow Play), the longest shot on the tote board at 20-1 odds, held off harness racing favorite Lit De Rose to easily win the $35,000 Fillies & Mares Invitational Pace Friday (May 3) at Yonkers Raceway. The 2nd race feature saw Mc Angel (Brent Holland) scoot right out to the early lead […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Jordan Stratton had the hot hand Friday night at The Meadowlands, as the 36-year-old pilot led the driver colony with three winners from his 12 starters on the card. Windsun Mojito, a 5-year-old by He’s Watching-Artistic Melody, gave Stratton his first winner of the night in the second race in 1:53.1 […]
Despite having to compete week in week out in stakes events and Opens against the best older pacers in harness racing, Covered Bridge (American Ideal) keeps on winning and posted his 17th victory of the year Monday (Nov. 6) at Yonkers Raceway. Starting from post three in the 5th race $32,000 Open Pace, race favorite […]
It’s only late October and with two months left in the harness racing season, Aussie import Idealsomemagic A (American Ideal) is still adding to his win total, notching victory #15 Monday (Oct. 30) at Yonkers Raceway. A nine-year-old gelding, Idealsomemagic A has raced the entire season against the best older pacers in North America and […]
After a disappointing 8th place finish in the Meadowlands Pace two weeks ago, top pacer Voukefalas (Lazarus N) returns to the racing wars Saturday at the Meadowlands in one of two divisions of the Tompkin-Geers Stake for three-year-olds. After a game second place effort in his Meadowlands Pace elimination division, Voukefalas drew post two for […]
Karma Seelster (Sportswriter) and harness racing driver Jordan Stratton were able to lead from start to finish in capturing the $36,000 Fillies & Mares Open Handicap Pace Friday (July 7) at Yonkers Raceway. Leaving from post four in the 3rd race feature, Stratton put Karma Seelster right on the lead and they never had to […]
Yonkers Raceway was the scene for twin $36,000 Open-Handicap Pace harness racing features Monday (May 15) that saw Covered Bridge (American Ideal) and None Bettor A (Bettor’s Delight) both victorious. The 8th race first Open saw Hellabalou (Yannick Gingras) take the lead away from Speed Man N (Joe Bongiorno) by the first quarter in :27. […]
Yonkers Raceway was loaded with Open harness racing events for trotters and pacers with three $36,000 Opens on the Thursday (May 11) night program. The Daily Double comprised of two Opens. The 1st race saw 3.90-1 Greg The Leg (Huntsville) get a perfect two-hole trip from driver Joe Bongiorno to score in the $36,000 Open […]
Yonkers Raceway played host to twin $36,000 Open-Handicap harness racing pacing events Monday (May 8) evening and both races ended up going in identical times. The first of the two co-features were the 7th race where Covered Bridge (American Ideal) and driver Jordan Stratton left from post seven to take the quick early lead, only […]
Backstreet Shadow’s (Shadow Play) 1:49.3 harness racing triumph in the first of three $50,000 flights of the fourth round of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series on Monday night (Apr. 10) at MGM Yonkers Raceway gave the venerable campaigner a share of the all-age track record. In that contest, 1-2 favorite Jimmy Freight (Scott Zeron) pressed […]
After grinding it out to the lead by the opening quarter mile, Hey Livvy (Donato Hanover) and harness racing driver Jordan Stratton had things their way in capturing the $36,000 Open Handicap Trot Thursday (April 6) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. The 2nd race feature saw HL Revadon (Yannick Gingras) go out to the early lead […]
The fourth of five preliminary harness racing rounds in the MGM Borgata Pacing Series for free-for-allers will be featured next Monday night (April 10) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. There were 20 entrants for this leg, meaning there will be three $50,000 divisions (races three, six, and eight). In the first flight Jimmy Freight (post three, […]
Last year’s MGM Borgata Pacing Series champion Funatthebeach N (Somebeachsomewhere) had posted a third and a fourth thus far in the 2023 edition of the harness racing event, but he scored a breakthrough 1:50.4 upset victory at odds of 36-1 in the third of four $50,000 divisions of the third leg on Monday night (April […]
Hightstown, NJ — Returning MGM Borgata Pacing Series champion Funatthebeach N (Somebeachsomewhere-Minnie Moose) will begin defense of his crown Monday (March 20) by facing an accomplished group of harness racing foes in the opening round of the six-week event for older male pacers at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Last year, Funatthebeach N won two preliminary rounds […]
Never doubt back class as millionaire harness racing pacer Backstreet Shadow (Shadow Play) and driver Jordan Stratton turned a perfect drive into an upset victory at odds of 6-1 in winning the $45,000 Open Handicap Pace at The Meadowlands Saturday, March 11. The 10th race co-feature American Dealer N (Joe Bongiorno) leave from post seven […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – He’s well known as one of the top harness racing drivers at Yonkers Raceway, but Jordan Stratton is gaining in popularity with Meadowlands fans these days, and who can blame them after the 35-year-old pilot recorded five wins on the Saturday night (Jan. 28) card. Stratton, who has been a Big […]
New Zealand-bred Delitfulcatherin N (Bettor’s Delight) avenged her prior three losses to race favorite Lit De Rose by wiring the harness racing field Friday (Jan. 20) in the $40,000 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace at Yonkers Raceway. Starting from post two in the 7th race feature for driver Jordan Stratton, Delitfulcatherin N went right […]
Hey Livvy (Donato Hanover) and harness racing driver Jordan Stratton were able to hold off a late charging race favorite Refined, in capturing the $33,000 Fillies and Mares Open Trot Thursday at Yonkers Raceway over a sloppy, rain-soaked track. Hey Livvy and Stratton left from post six and got away in third place while Grey […]
