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Hollywood Casino at the Meadows played host to a sunny Sophomore Saturday, Aug. 9 with three-year-old trotters starring on the day’s 13-race card. There were two harness racing divisions of the fourth Pennsylvania Sire Stakes (PASS) leg for colts and geldings, dubbed the Super Bowl, and two cuts of the fourth filly round, named the […]
BEDFORD PA – In conjunction with the United States Trotting Association (USTA) annual meeting for District 7, the Pennsylvania Fair Banquet was held on Saturday evening here at the Omni Bedford Springs & Spa. Sam Beegle, president of the PHHA, hosted the evening along with Daryl Breniser, a member of the PA Horse Racing Commission. They presided over […]
BEDFORD PA – The United States Trotting Association (USTA) annual meeting for District 7, Pennsylvania, was held on Saturday afternoon at the Omni Bedford Springs & Spa. Officiating at the meeting was Sam Beegle, who was returned a Chairman of the District. Other USTA district directors present were Barry Brown, Rich Gillock, and Rick Kane. […]
HARRISBURG PA – Last Friday during a twilight harness racing card at The Meadows, the eight divisional Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes champions were crowned at the end of their respective $25,000 finales. Here is a statistical summary of the evening: –The two three-year-old pacing winners repeated as divisional Champions: the male Ante Up Hanover (Betting […]
WASHINGTON, PA, Aug. 22, 2024 — PJ’s Dream (Greenshoe-Dream Baby Dream) parlayed a pair of moves to help her overcome post 8 and capture Thursday’s (Aug. 22) harness racing co-feature, an $11,900 Filly & Mare Conditioned Trot, at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Aaron Merriman hustled PJ’s Dream from the gate and into a seat […]
WASHINGTON, PA, Aug. 10, 2024 — American Fling (American Ideal-Feeling You) launched a decisive backside burst that vaulted him to the lead and on to victory in Saturday’s (Aug. 10) $19,200 Open Handicap harness racing pace at The Meadows. American Fling grabbed the early lead for Mike Wilder but, thanks to a flurry of first-quarter […]
HONESDALE PA – The rains that have been plaguing harness racing all over in the last couple of weeks finally made their way to the Wayne County Fair in this northeastern Pennsylvania city on Thursday (Aug. 8), forcing cancellation of the three-year-old Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes action and also a free-for-all trot. But Wednesday (Aug. […]
HONESDALE PA — The Todd Schadel stable made a “sweep” of the four “A” sections of the Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes for harness racing three-year-olds raced Saturday afternoon (Aug. 3) at the fairgrounds near the northeast corner of the state, including setting the all-age track trotting mark of 1:59.3 with the filly Loveyoubunches (Fordham Road). […]
MEADVILLE PA – “Youthful veteran” horseman Wayne Long drove career winner number 1,000 during Friday’s (July 5) harness racing for two-year-olds at a two-day Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes meet at the Crawford County Fairgrounds in this northwest Pennsylvania city. Long guided PHR (Heston Blue Chip – Escape Girl) to her first (and his 1000th) victory […]
BEDFORD PA – The Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen’s Association, the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association, and the Pennsylvania Fair Harness Horsemen’s Association held their annual banquet in conjunction with the USTA District 7 meeting, with the dinner hosted at the Omni Resort Bedford and some 140 people attending. The focus was on the top performers during the […]
WASHINGTON, PA, Nov. 28, 2023 — The Board of Directors of the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association (MSOA) announced today that it is accepting applications for the harness racing position of MSOA executive director. The new executive director will succeed Kim Hankins, who has served in that position since 2007. This year, Hankins was named the […]
WASHINGTON, PA, Nov. 27, 2023 — The annual “Auction for Charity” of the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association (MSOA) is still accepting harness racing donations for prizes. The 34th Annual Auction for Charity will take place Sunday, Dec. 3 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Southpointe. This event has raised more than $445,000 over the past years for […]
WASHINGTON, PA, Oct. 6, 2023 — A confident Guido Di (Wishing Stone-Focus On Me) pulled the pocket entering the final turn and drew away in the stretch to capture Friday’s (Oct. 6) harness racing feature at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, a $12,100 Conditioned Trot. Guido Di was stalking the favorite, Cando Volo, when Brady […]
BEDFORD, PA – Since it rejoined the Pennsylvania fair harness racing circuit in 2013 after a 23-year absence, the Bedford Fairgrounds has seen its share of rain-caused cancellations. But the track was blessed with two dry days for its Fair meeting on Thursday and Friday, and Pennsylvania fans and horsemen were rewarded with a speed […]
BEDFORD PA – Fairgrounds are noted for their exciting rollercoaster rides, and the 11-race harness racing meet held at the fairgrounds in this southwest Pennsylvania town on Sunday (Jul. 16) and Monday (Jul. 17), conducted as a “2-Day Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes meet” per state statute, had more ups and downs than the thrill machines […]
HUGHESVILLE, PA – There was little luck with the two-year-old Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes harness racing on Wednesday (Jul. 12) at the Lycoming County Fair in this northcentral borough in the state (near the home of Williamsport and the Little League World Series), but then the three-year-olds put on a great show Thursday, headed by […]
PROSPECT, PA – After losing its Wednesday harness racing program for two-year-olds due to unhealthy air quality, the Big Butler Fair in this westcentral Pennsylvania borough bounced right back with a vengeance when the three-year-old program was raced on Thursday (June 29). Three 2022 Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes Champions won in back-to-back-to-back races, and over […]
PROSPECT, PA – The 2023 Pennsylvania harness racing fair circuit started on Saturday and Sunday in this west central Pennsylvania borough’s Big Butler Fairgrounds, and it debuted as auspiciously as possible – both cards got to be raced, and the oval saw the first two 2:00 miles in its history during Sunday’s sophomore action. The […]
PROSPECT, PA – The 2023 Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes harness racing circuit is set to begin this Saturday, June 24, with the season to open at the Big Butler Fairgrounds in this west central Pennsylvania borough. Pennsylvania law provides for a set of Fair Sire Stakes during the operating period of each applying fair in […]
State College PA — Members from the United States Trotting Association District 7 met on Saturday (Jan. 21) at the Graduate Hotel in State College PA (location of Penn State) to discuss proposed USTA harness racing rule changes and to make recommendations that will be conveyed at the USTA’s annual board of directors meeting in […]
WASHINGTON, PA, Dec. 21, 2021 — Brady BZoe Ellasen sustained a gutsy first-over move that carried her to a 12-1 upset harness racing victory in Tuesday’s feature at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, a $12,100 Filly & Mare Conditioned Pace. Zoe Ellasen moved uncovered from fourth after the leader, Lady Newton, but couldn’t quite clear […]
WASHINGTON, PA, Sept. 30, 2021 — The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association (MSOA) is raffling off a Pennsbury jog cart and a UFO race bike to benefit harness racing drivers Chris Shaw and James Dodson, who were injured in a race mishap Tuesday at The Meadows. Tickets are $10, with the drawing set for Saturday, Oct. […]
WASHINGTON, PA, Aug. 3, 2021 — Thanks to the generosity of so many, The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association (MSOA) “Charity Night” raised $5,169 for the Standardbred Transition Alliance, which will help STA in its vital goal of working with organizations throughout the sport that prepare retiring harness racing horses for new careers and homes. The […]
WASHINGTON, PA — The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association (MSOA) has awarded nearly $20,000 in scholarships to 10 children of MSOA members through the MSOA Collegiate Scholarships Program. Scholarship winners, along with the names of each winner’s parent or parents, are: · Brandon Myers (Charlie Myers) — $4,000 · Elizabeth Williams (Richard Williams) — $4,000 · […]
