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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sent off at 26-1, Gentleman’s Club (Downbytheseaside) sustained a first-over grind for a half mile to overpower 2025 Breeders Crown champion Beau Jangles in a divisional track record 1:48.3 in the first of two $25,000 Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Colt and Gelding Pace harness racing eliminations on Saturday (Oct. 17) at Eldorado Scioto […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Following wins in the Grade 1 Dayton Distaff Derby and Grade 3 Allerage Farms, Twin B Joe Fresh (Roll With Joe) is poised to tackle a second Breeders Crown Mare Pace championship following a decisive 1:49.4 harness racing win in Saturday’s (Oct. 17) lone $25,000 elimination for her division at Scioto Downs. […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Before teaming Hambletonian champion Apex (Walner) to victory in the New Jersey Classic for 3-year-old male trotters, Dexter Dunn swept the event’s sophomore pacing divisions, piloting New Jersey Sire Stakes Platinum champions Be Perfect BG (Perfect Sting) and Bookie J to odds-on scores in their respective $150,000 New Jersey Classic finals […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Women Layer ground out a first-over ascent and sprang a 17-1 upset with his 1:48.2 score in the $138,650 first division of the Grade 2 Sam McKee Memorial on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands while Captain Albano fought off a bevy of late pursuers for a 1:48.3 victory in the […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — After falling just short of Yo Tillie in a Miss Versatility leg last week, Walspea (Walner) found enough to strike the front in deep stretch and also evade a pair of late pursuers en route to a lifetime-best 1:50.3 score in Saturday’s (Aug. 8) Grade 2 $183,650 Dr. John R. Steele […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Aintmyfirstro Deo (Perfect Sting) made easy work of his four harness racing foes in the $180,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Platinum Division final for 2-year-old male pacers on a rain-drenched Friday (Aug. 7) at the Meadowlands, equaling his lifetime mark of 1:52 and extending his career record to four-for-four. Yannick Gingras […]
East Brunswick, NJ – Despite being defeated by Busy Miss Lissy S in her harness racing elimination last Saturday (Aug. 1), 10-time winner Nezuko Kamado S (Chapter Seven) has been installed the 2-1 morning-line favorite for the 56th edition of the $500,000 Grade 1 Winning Key Farm Hambletonian Oaks, which goes to post this coming […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Apex, Marcus Melander’s millionaire trainee, stamped himself as a likely favorite for next week’s $1 million Grade 1 Hambletonian by way of a gutsy 1:50.4 win the first $100,175 elimination for the 101st edition of the classic for 3-year-old trotters on Saturday (Aug. 1) at the Meadowlands. Big Ranger delivered a […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — After taking on all comers in the Hoosier State as a sophomore, Indiana sensation On To Norway has proven worthy of the Grand Circuit stage so far in his 4-year-old season, following up his North American-record 1:48.3 score in last week’s Grade 2 Graduate Series final with a gutsy 2:04.3 victory […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Nezuko Kamado S kept her undefeated sophomore season intact with a lifetime-best 1:50.1 score in the $141,900 first division of the Grade 2 Del Miller Memorial, for 3-year-old trotting fillies, on Saturday (July 11) at the Meadowlands. Scott Zeron bided his time early with Nezuko Kamado S, who landed in third […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — A mid-race give-and-go proved the winning strategy for Pollack Racing’s Ervin Hanover, who powered to a 1:46.3 score — the fastest mile ever by a male pacer at least 5 years old at the Meadowlands — in the Grade 3 $168,100 Dave Brower Memorial on Saturday (July 4). Ervin Hanover and driver Dexter Dunn were […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Forgoing a bye to the $810,000 Grade 1 Meadowlands Pace final, Brandon Blvd served notice to his nine harness racing rivals in the lone $50,000 elimination of the midsummer classic for 3-year-old pacers on Saturday (July 4) at the Meadowlands, delivering a devastating 1:47.3 win. Dexter Dunn floated Brandon Blvd forward […]
GOSHEN, N.Y. — Offspring of Huntsville took top honors in three of the five $20,000 New York Excelsior Series events for 3-year-old pacers on Saturday (July 4) at Goshen Historic Track, among them Knoxville, whose 1:54 mile took the overall speed badge on the 10-race card before a packed grandstand. In line to trainer/driver Ray […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — After failing to fire from the pocket in a third-place finish behind Super Chapter last week, Mr Mouton mounted a four-wide stretch rally to spring a 42-1 harness racing upset with a 1:50.2 victory in his $50,000 third-round division of the Graduate Series for 4-year-old trotters on Saturday (June 20) at […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — After coming up just short of stablemate American Power in his 2026 debut last week, divisional Dan Patch Award winner Apex (Walner) absolutely looked the part of a 1-9 favorite in his second seasonal showing, posting a career-best 1:50.3 win in Friday’s (June 12) $225,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Platinum Division […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Driver Dexter Dunn had the hot hand in the New Jersey Sire Stakes Platinum Division championships for 3-year-old pacers, keeping Be Perfect BG’s (Perfect Sting) undefeated career record intact with a 1:52.1 score over sloppy going in the $180,000 final for fillies after guiding Bookie J to a 1:50.2 triumph in […]
There was no more popular win than that of Phishing (Master Glide) at Ascot Park today. “I thought ‘today’s the day,” trainer driver Tim Robertson said. With all of her seven rivals galloping at some stage of the 2200 metre stand, Phishing’s manners finally paid dividends. Phishing made her usual fast beginning and was soon […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Despite being out of action since December, Periculum (Muscle Hill) demonstrated midseason harness racing form in his 7-year-old debut, cascading off cover and rolling to a 1:49.4 win in the $150,100 Grade 3 Arthur J. Cutler Memorial on Saturday (May 16) at the Meadowlands, his second consecutive triumph in the annual […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Freshman trotters Diabolic Hill and All Time Trot S took similar paths to victory in the Grade 1 Valley Victory and Goldsmith Maid, respectively, on Saturday (Nov. 15) at the Meadowlands, yielding for close stalking trips before emerging in the homestretch to post gutsy wins over tough pacesetting rivals. In the […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Apex (Walner) took full advantage of a pocket trip behind harness racing rival Diabolic Hill before lifting in mid-stretch en route to a dominant 1:52.2 score — his fourth in a row in New Jersey — in the $250,000 New Jersey Classic for 2-year-old male trotters on Friday (Sept. 5) at […]
FOWLERVILLE, Mich. — A total of 110 Standardbred yearlings have been consigned to the 2025 Winner’s Circle Speed Sale, which will take place Thursday, Oct. 9, on the campus of Michigan State University. The roster of 110 yearlings represents an 80% increase over the 61 that sold in 2024, and is led by a 17-horse […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — James Borke and DeWitt Stables’ Camara Moment (Control The Moment) rode the pocket to a mild 6-1 upset in Saturday’s (Aug. 9) co-featured $17,500 upper-level conditioned pace at the Meadowlands, stopping the clock in a seasonal best 1:50.3 and notching his sixth top-two harness racing finish in his last seven starts. […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — In the wake of PA Perfect’s 20-1 upset in the $50,000 Home Grown for 2-year-old pacing fillies, Everlast Sting Deo refused to be outdone and threw down a vicious :26 sprint home to break his maiden in the $48,000 Home Grown for 2-year-old male pacers and give sire Perfect Sting a sweep […]
FOWLERVILLE, Mich. — Breeders and consignors are advised that the deadline for entries for the 2025 Winner’s Circle Speed Sale is one week away, on Friday, Aug. 15. The Winner’s Circle Speed Sale will take place Thursday, Oct. 9, at Michigan State University, in Lansing, Mich. To enter online, or to access a printable form […]
