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Captain Albano (Captaintreacherous) had to work to get to the front, but once he got there, he never relinquished control, winning Friday night’s (May 8) Grade 2 $478,000 MGM Borgata Pacing Series final at MGM Yonkers Raceway over the mile and a quarter distance in 2:21.4 for driver Todd McCarthy and harness racing trainer Noel […]
It is said that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Horses, though, are another story. Eight-year-old Mossdale Ben N (A Rocknroll Dance) has been showing off a new dimension to his game this season, and it could serve him well in Friday’s (May 8) Grade 2 $478,000 MGM Borgata Pacing Series championship at […]
Coaches Corner and Silk Cloud A drew the coveted pole positions in the Grade 2 $478,000 MGM Borgata Pacing Series and Grade 2 $456,000 Ursula McIntyre Pacing Series finals on Friday night (May 8) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Last year’s MGM Grand Prix Series champion at Yonkers, Coaches Corner will be driven in the Borgata […]
Huntinthelastdolar (Huntsville), Donegal Luther N and Coaches Corner wrapped up the preliminaries for this year’s MGM Borgata Pacing Series with wins in Monday’s (April 27) three $50,000 divisions of the final leg. Driven by Jason Bartlett, Huntinthelastdolar led through fractions of 27.3, 56.2 and 1:24.1 in the first flight and was able to hold off […]
This big race preview content was first released to The Insider subscribers. Don’t wait days for the edge on the latest news. Get our previews, selections, and insights early by joining our free newsletter The Insider. Yonkers Raceway takes centre stage again this week as the final preliminary rounds of the MGM Ursula McIntyre Series for mares and […]
In Monday night’s trio of $50,000 divisions of the fourth leg of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series at MGM Yonkers Raceway, Captain Albano (Captaintreacherous) and Mossdale Ben N (A Rocknroll Dance) scored for the second time in the harness racing event, while Howlenthehills (American Ideal) got his initial victory. Captain Albano (Todd McCarthy) waited in […]
Soho Firestone A doesn’t draw a lot of attention to himself around the barn or in training, but when the 7-year-old pacer gets behind the gate to race, he’s ready to make noise. Soho Firestone A, a son of American Ideal-Soho Margaux, arrived in the U.S. from Australia early last year and made his first […]
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Defending champion Mossdale Ben N (A Rocknroll Dance) served notice to the rest of the harness racing competition in this year’s MGM Borgata Pacing Series with a sizzling 1:50.1 mile in the third and final $50,000 division on Monday night (April 13) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Jason Bartlett-driven and Per Engblom-trained Redwood Hanover and Coaches […]
The MGM Borgata Pacing Series at Yonkers Raceway is beginning to take real shape as the third harness racing round approaches, with several key contenders now emerging as genuine threats heading toward the May final. Last week’s heats added further clarity, with Soho Firestone A, Huntinthelastdolar, and Donegal Luther N all maintaining perfect records through […]
Soho Firestone A (American Ideal), Huntinthelastdolar (Huntsville) and Donegal Luther N (Bettors Creek) improved to two-for-two in this year’s MGM Borgata Pacing Series after harness racing victories in their respective $50,000 splits on Monday (April 6). Captain Albano, who was third in his race a week ago, took the remaining test. In the showdown of […]
Driver Jason Bartlett won three of the five $50,000 divisions of the first round of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series on Monday night (March 30) at MGM Yonkers Raceway with Soho Firestone A, Redwood Hanover and Huntinthelastdolar. Donegal Luther N and Chase H Hanover won the remaining harness racing splits. Soho Firestone A sat the […]
Five $50,000 divisions of the first leg of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series will be featured on Monday night (March 30) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. 2025 series champion Mossdale Ben N (A Rocknroll Dance) drew the outside post six for driver Jim Marohn Jr. and trainer Peter Tritton in the fourth flight (Race 6). His […]
Mossdale Ben N (A Rocknroll Dance) gave harness racing trainer Peter Tritton and driver Jordan Stratton their second MGM Borgata Pacing Series champion together after he won Friday’s (May 9) Grade 1 $516,000 final at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Tritton and Stratton also captured the 2016 final, when it was known as the George Morton Levy […]
The post position draws for Friday night’s (May 9) Grade 1 $516,000 MGM Borgata Pacing Series and Grade 1 $490,000 Blue Chip Matchmaker Series harness racing finals took place on Monday afternoon (May 5). The MGM Borgata Pacing Series final goes as race eight on the program and top point earners Mossdale Ben N and […]
Coaches Corner (Always A Virgin), Chase H Hanover (Captaintreacherous) and Desperate Man (Shadow Play) posted harness racing victories on the front-end in the trio of $50,000 divisions of the last leg of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series on Monday night (April 28) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. In the opening split Coaches Corner (Jason Bartlett) laid […]
Desperate Man (Shadow Play), who was third in last year’s MGM Borgata Pacing Series final as the harness racing favorite, lacked a win in the 2025 edition of the event coming into Monday’s (April 21) fourth leg at MGM Yonkers Raceway, but changed his fortunes with a commanding 1:51 performance in the third of four […]
A total of 38 horses were dropped into the entry box for Monday’s (March 31) opening round of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series at MGM Yonkers Raceway, meaning there will be five $50,000 harness racing divisions on the 12-race program. Back-to-back series champion Hellabalou (Sweet Lou) starts his quest for a three-peat from post seven […]
The harness racing season . up with the first major Grand Circuit stakes races of the year Monday (April 22) at Yonkers Raceway. Total purses for the evening are just over $1 million And handicapping the four stakes races will be Harnesslink’s own Garnet Barnsdale and former Harnesslink reporter, now handicapper for Pocono Downs, Brian […]
Four horses will enter Monday’s $457,000 MGM Borgata Pacing Series final for older male pacers having been no worse than second in any of the preliminary action at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Desperate Man (Shadow Play), who was a perfect 4-for-4 in the prelims, and Linedrive Hanover (Betting Line), whose only setback in his four starts […]
Linedrive Hanover (Betting Line) posted his third win in the prelims, while harness racing driver Jason Bartlett had a double with a pair of first-time victors in the three $50,000 divisions of the final round of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series on Monday night (April 15) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. After taking last week off, […]
Harness Racing This Week: Blue Chip Matchmaker and MGM Borgata Pacing series fifth legs, MGM Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, N.Y. This is the opening event of the 2024 Grand Circuit season. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit at Yonkers features two $40,000 divisions on Friday (April 12) in the fifth round of the Blue Chip Matchmaker series […]
Three $50,000 harness racing divisions of the final preliminary round of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series will go behind the gate on Monday night (April 15) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Fresh off a win last night (April 8), Pleaseletmeknow (post five) is among the entrants in the first split (race two). Rocknroll Runa A (post […]
Harness Racing This Week: Blue Chip Matchmaker and MGM Borgata Pacing series fourth legs, MGM Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, N.Y. This is the opening event of the 2024 Grand Circuit season. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit at Yonkers features two $40,000 divisions on Friday (April 5) in the fourth round of the Blue Chip Matchmaker series […]
