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Plainville, MA — The third division of Massachusetts Breeder Stakes for 2-year-old participants of both gaits and genders was held at Plainridge Park on Monday (Oct. 19) and multiple pages of several record books were re-written when the dust had settled for the afternoon. There were seven stake races – split harness racing divisions for […]
Plainville, MA — After finishing second to Memorynimagination in the $25,000 Open Handicap trot at Plainridge Park on Thursday (Oct. 15) afternoon, Resolve To Win (Resolve) was placed first when the winner was disqualified for making a lapped-on break at the wire. Memorynimagination (Matty Athearn) left sharply from post five and established a two-length lead […]
Plainville, MA — On Tuesday (Oct. 13) afternoon, Plainridge Park featured a special $20,000 pace for 3-year-old Massachusetts-bred pacers who are currently competing in the $3.2 million Massachusetts Breeder Stakes and Pastrnak (Captain Crunch) scored his second harness racing win of the year with a gate to wire effort. Pastrnak (Mitchell Cushing) left fast and […]
Plainville, MA — Only weeks removed from his epic track record-tying harness racing performance in the prestigious Gold Cup and Saucer at Red Shores Racetrack in Prince Edward Island, Fifth And Five shipped into Massachusetts and tied the track record for a 4-year-old pacing horse in the $24,000 Open Handicap pace at Plainridge Park on […]
Plainville, MA — Plainridge Park was host to the $3.2 million (est.) Massachusetts Breeder Stakes on Monday (Sept. 28) as the first leg of harness racing competition for 2-year-old state-breds of both gaits and sexes lined up for a total of $381,600 in purses. Despite the Nor’easter that had hampered the east coast over the […]
Plainville, MA — Plainridge Park is anxiously awaiting the return of the $3.2 million (est.) Massachusetts Breeder Stakes on Monday (Sept. 28), to welcome what could be the most talented group of Massachusetts-bred trotters and pacers ever to line up behind the harness racing gate to compete over the speedy Ridge oval, that has already […]
Plainville, MA — There were two $19,000 upper-level conditioned paces featured on the harness racing card at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (Sept. 22) afternoon and one of them was record-breaking for the winner, Southpaw, who took a new lifetime record in victory. Southpaw (Jimmy Whittemore) got away third as Hunting Zone (Bruce Ranger) reached the […]
Plainville, MA — After making a break in his first start at Plainridge Park, Corbin Hanover (Captaintreacherous) had all the answers on Monday (Sept. 21) as he barreled home late to win the $19,000 featured pace and take a new lifetime mark. Corbin Hanover (Mitchell Cushing) got away sixth as D A Lets Dance (Matty […]
Plainville, MA — Driver Matty “Ice” Athearn was red hot at Plainridge Park on Thursday (Sept. 17) afternoon as he won five races on the card, including a clean sweep of all three featured harness racing Opens. First, in the $23,000 Open pace for fillies and mares, Ahtearn won with Swedish Starlet N, who put […]
Plainville, MA — For the second straight week at Plainridge Park, Tualou N went gate to wire and registered a new lifetime mark in the $19,000 Upper-level conditioned pace on Tuesday (Sept. 15), which was a day littered with career harness racing performances. Tualou N (Bruce Ranger) left sharply from post eight and set up […]
Plainville, MA — When Acushla Machree N (Vincent) won the featured $25,000 Open Handicap for fillies and mares at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (Sept. 8), it gave Gretchen Athearn the 1,000th training win of her harness racing career. Athearn is a native of Exeter, New Hampshire who started learning about horse care and harness racing […]
Plainville, MA — After having an early lead, Pepper Wow (Crazy Wow) had to make a late rush to grab his fourth harness racing victory of the year in the $24,000 Open Handicap trot at Plainridge Park on Thursday (Sept. 3) afternoon. Amid several leavers, Pepper Wow (Mitchell Cushing) was first to the front and […]
Plainville, MA — Brett Beckwith was in fine form at Plainridge Park on Monday (Aug. 24) afternoon as he won five races on the harness racing card, including the featured $25,000 Open Handicap pace with Soho Spectre A (Art Major), who battled hard from start to finish and dug down deep to come up with […]
Plainville, MA — After more than a few gallant efforts this season, Heavens Pic finally got his first win of the year with a harness racing performance that matched his career best in the $17,000 conditioned trotting feature at Plainridge Park on Thursday (Aug. 20) afternoon. Heavens Pic (Mitchell Cushing) landed fourth off the gate […]
Plainville, MA — After two narrow misses in sub-1:50 miles in her most recent outings at Plainridge Park, Soft Shot threw the mile of her life while winning the $25,000 Open pace for harness racing fillies and mares on Tuesday (Aug. 11) afternoon. Soft Shot (Jay Randall) got to the front first off the gate, […]
Plainville, MA — Still Rollin N has been a solid competitor against the best pacers at Plainridge Park since the end of May and he capped off those efforts with a stellar harness racing win in the featured $25,000 Open Handicap pace on the strength of the mile of his life. Still Rollin N (Matty […]
Plainville, MA — The records continue to fall over the lightning-fast track at Plainridge Park this year and the latest one to drop made So Rock N Roll the all-time fastest Massachusetts-bred pacer ever after he won the featured $23,000 upper-level conditioned pace on Monday (Aug. 3). Kevin Switzer Jr. got away third with So […]
Plainville, MA — A pair of $25,000 Open Handicap events were featured at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (July 28) The top class trotters went postward first with Resolve To Win getting his eighth harness racing win of the year in a come-from-behind effort. Resolve To Win (Bruce Ranger) got away fourth and watched as Pepper […]
Plainville, MA — Despite spotting the field a dozen lengths early, Montana GB still won easily in the featured $17,000 conditioned pace at Plainridge Park on Thursday (July 23). Montana GB (Nick Graffam) got away eighth from post seven and trailed the field by 11-½ lengths as Sunsational (Bruce Ranger) had a three length lead […]
Plainville, MA — A pair of $17,000 condition races topped the bill at Plainridge Park on Monday (July 20) and both gaits were beneficiaries of those respective purses. First in the trot, Alamo Mission (Brett Beckwith) got away fourth as Bill Bauer (Nick Graffam) took the lead at the :27 quarter and continued to dictate […]
Plainville, MA — Twin B Joe Fresh (Roll With Joe) has been racing at the highest levels of harness racing competition in North America since 2022 and has posted gaudy numbers throughout a career that finds her as formidable now as she has ever been. And after winning her third straight Dorothy Haughton Memorial at […]
Plainville, MA — Getting in some good work before her upcoming stakes engagements, the 3-year-old Massachusetts-bred Adios My Lindy (Walner) ripped off her third straight harness racing win after taking the $15,000 featured trot at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (July 14) by as many lengths as she pleased. Adios My Lindy (Brett Beckwith) got away […]
Plainville, MA — Plainridge Park will host the ninth edition of the G2 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot along with the G3 Clara Barton Distaff Pace on Sunday (July 19), on a special afternoon card of racing that will also feature some of the best resident overnight horses currently racing at The Ridge. New England’s premier […]
Plainville, MA — For the second day in a row, torrential rain and a sloppy track set the stage for participants of harness racing at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (July 7) afternoon, but it seemed like a walk in the park for Wall Street Edge (Walner), who went the mile of his life in a […]
