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Monticello, NY (January 13, 2025) – The curtain falls on the 2024 harness racing season with Laura Aldrich taking her second consecutive training title at the Mighty M and Michael Merton taking home top drivers honors for the first time. For Mike Merton it was his third time taking home top honors at his hometown […]
Harness racing driver Mike Merton and trainer Gaston Lareau had a night to remember at Tioga Downs on Friday (August 12). Merton drove five winners during the eight-race card. He combined with Lareau for wins with Crystal Sparkles ($12.40), PL Notorious ($4.30), and Reticent Hanover ($3.20). Merton got his other wins with Original Smokey ($3.70), and The […]
Don’t Chip Me unleashed a late flurry that saw her gain three positions in the final eighth to complete a last-to-first victory in the Monticello Raceway Fillies and Mares Open on Monday. Michael Merton placed the Hypnotic Blue Chip mare in the trailing position through :27.4 and :57.1 opening panels as Sandy Win (Braxten Boyd) […]
Don’t Chip Me earned her 10th win of the harness racing season on Monday as she secured a hard-fought victory in the final strides of the Monticello Raceway Fillies and Mares Open Pace. Don’t Chip Me was third-fastest at the start and slid to the inside behind Motu Moonbeam N (Joseph Chindano Jr.) and Sandy […]
Top-level Monticello Raceway stalwart Camwood captured his seventh Open Pace of the season on Wednesday at the track with a wire-to-wire effort over a wet harness racing surface. He burst away from his post five position and quickly settled on the front end. Camwood, the 1/5 favourite, paced :28.1 and :58 opening panel times through […]
Er Sophia gave no hope to her rivals as she cruised to an easy wire-to-wire victory in the Monticello Raceway harness racing Open Trot on Wednesday. The five-year-old daughter of Swan For All sprinted away from the pack and captured the lead as the starting gate pulled away. Driver Michael Merton controlled the mare to […]
Dropping back to last was no problem for Kj Erich in the Monticello Raceway Open on Wednesday as the eight-year-old went around every harness racing rival for the win. Michael Merton, driving the horse for the first time, placed the Gary Messenger trainee behind all six of his foes early. Kj Erich bided his time […]
Air Guitar pulled all the strings in the first of two co-feature bookends at Monticello Raceway on Thursday in a career-best victory despite racing on a sloppy track. Uncle Qwackers (Michael Merton) beat rail-sitter Air Guitar to the front, but the latter quickly took control as driver Cory Stratton decisively sent him around that rival. […]
Mike Merton and Braxten Boyd drove four harness racing winners each at Tioga Downs on Sunday (June 13). Merton gets an exciting win in the $11,000 Open Handicap Pace with Kerford Road A. Crockets Cullen N took the early lead and hit the first quarter first in :26.2. Night Watchman (Braxten Boyd) then came first-over to […]
