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LUDINGTON, Mich. — After track conditions and weather forced multiple postponements of the Great Lakes Stakes, the 2024 Michigan fair harness racing circuit came to a close Thursday (Sept. 26) when the Great Lakes Stakes highlighted a 22-race marathon card at the Western Michigan Fair, in Ludington, Mich. Art McIlmurray took top honors in the […]
HART, Mich. — Bo Silas (Jailhouse Jesse-Betteka) became the fastest harness racing trotter in the history of the Oceana County Fair, parrying a head-stretch challenge from Rankin to win Tuesday’s (Aug. 20) $7,950 Michigan Colt Stakes for Michigan-bred 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings in 1:59. In line to Brad Kramer, Bo Silas set early fractions […]
HASTINGS, MI. — A trio of Michigan-sired 3-year-olds — Kaa Dee Archie (Southwind Russet-Can’t Fire Me), Guns A Brazen (Brazen-Premier Glitter), and Forever A Flirt (Bondi Hanover-Always A Romance) — kept their undefeated harness racing records in Michigan Colt Stakes competition intact through Saturday’s (July 13) Blue Division events at the Barry Expo, in Hastings, […]
OKEMOS, Mich. — The 2023 Michigan fair harness racing season opens Saturday (July 8) with a 13-race program in Charlotte, Mich., the first of 12 stops on the summer-long circuit. A total of 74 horses were entered to race for just over $90,000 in combined purses on Saturday’s card of Colt Stakes events restricted to […]
