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In a night with 14 all stakes’ races culminating with the $300,000 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial Open Trot for 3-year-olds, American Power (Walner) became the fastest trotter ever at Vernon Downs in 1:50.0 on Sunday night (July 19). Nix Nacken (Dexter Dunn) went from the 8-hole and worked to a first quarter lead in […]
Vernon Downs will play host to a jammed packed full stakes card featuring the Dr. Harry M Zweig Memorial Open Trot and Fillies Trot for 3-year-olds. There will be over $837,000 in prize money on Sunday over 14 races. Trainer Marcus Melander will send three horses to the starting gate in the $300,000 Dr Harry […]
Hightstown, NJ – Emoticon Legacy, who in his most recent start won the Goodtimes Stakes at Woodbine Mohawk Park with the fastest mile ever by a 3-year-old trotter in Canada, will meet returning Dan Patch and O’Brien awards winner Maryland on Thursday in the $320,000 Grade 2 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial at Vernon Downs. The […]
Dame Good Time (Chapter Seven, Scott Zeron) rallied late to capture the $300,000 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial 3-year-old Open Trot at Vernon Downs on Thursday (July 4). Big harness racing favorite T C I (David Miller) went on a break before the start. Dame Good Time ($36.60) went to the lead from his outside […]
Jason Bartlett will look to continue a memorable season with Sir Pinocchio (Met’s Hall-Lady Cromwell) in Thursday’s (July 4) $300,000 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial for 3-year-old harness racing trotters at Vernon Downs, less than a week after the two teamed up for Bartlett’s first-ever win in the MGM Yonkers Trot at Bartlett’s home track. […]
Harness Racing This Week: Zweig Memorial open and filly, Vernon Downs, Vernon, N.Y.; Graduate Series finals, Meadowlands Pace eliminations and Kindergarten Series, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J.; Nadia Lobell and Moni Maker, Eldorado Scioto Downs, Grove City, Ohio; and Landmark Stakes, Goshen Historic Track, Goshen, N.Y. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit weekend kicks off on Thursday […]
Vernon, NY – The Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial, a Grand Circuit harness racing trotting stake “Open to the World” will celebrate its 50th anniversary with top fields of 3-year-old colts and fillies competing for more than $500,000 in purses on Independence Day holiday evening at Vernon Downs. The $300,000 “Main Event” (race 9) is […]
The harness racing betting public knew who was much the best in the $350,000 Dr. Harry M Zweig Memorial for three-year-old trotting colts held Saturday, July 8 at Vernon Downs. They made Ari Ferrari J (Walner) the 3/2 wagering favorite and he lived up to the reputation. The 8th race feature got underway with Cecil […]
Vernon, NY – The $350,000 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial open harness racing trotting stakes (race 8) and $142,000 filly stake (race 6) will be raced at Vernon Downs on Saturday (July 8) with a matinee post time of 12:15. Local businessman and prolific Standardbred owner Ken Jacobs has a top contender in each with Ari […]
Harness Racing This Week: Zweig Memorial open and filly, Vernon Downs, Vernon, N.Y.; and Graduate Series finals, Meadowlands Pace eliminations and Kindergarten Series, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit weekend kicks off on Friday (July 7) at The Meadowlands with the opening leg of the Kindergarten Series for 2-year-olds. Nine Kindergarten […]
Based on his progression in terms of finishes, French Wine (Bar Hopping-Creamy Mimi) looks to be maturing nicely this summer. The 3-year-old male harness racing trotter won his most recent outing, a division of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes this past Sunday at Harrah’s Philadelphia, after being third to start his campaign in late May and […]
Hightstown, NJ — A total of nearly 30 Hambletonian or Hambletonian Oaks hopefuls will be in action Saturday (July 9) at Vernon Downs when the upstate New York oval hosts Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial stakes for 3-year-old harness racing male and female trotters. All nine male trotters in the $310,000 Zweig Open Main Event […]
Vernon, NY – The $500,000 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial for 3-year-old harness racing trotters will be raced at Vernon Downs on the afternoon of Saturday, July 9. The $310,000 open division (race 9), features a matchup of two of the top Hambletonian contenders in Branded By Lindy (Chapter Seven) from post #1 for driver […]
Harness Racing This Week: Zweig Memorial open and filly, Vernon Downs, Vernon, N.Y.; and Graduate Series finals and Meadowlands Pace eliminations, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit weekend kicks off on Saturday (July 9) at Vernon Downs with the $310,000 Zweig Memorial for 3-year-old open trotters and the $123,000 Zweig Filly […]
Vernon, NY – The Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial Trot, a Grand Circuit harness racing stake that is “Open to the World”, will be raced on Saturday, August 28 at historic Vernon Downs. The Open division will race for a purse of $325,000 as race nine on the card, just after the fillies vie for $140,000 […]
