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Trainer Melissa Beckwith added four wins to her bulky total for the 2026 harness racing season when on Monday afternoon, the meet’s leading conditioner recorded a grand slam at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Beckwith and driver Aaron Byron went back-to-back on the Monday card when young trotters RT Watch Me (Fordham Road) and Meadowbrook Ashley (You […]
Lloyd’s Loves (Rusty’s All In) was a two-time Open harness racing winner at Saratoga Casino Hotel during the springtime. A six-figure earner in 2025, the Edwin Quevedo-trained mare moved closer to the $100,000 in the ’26 campaign on Sunday when she went coast-to-coast to score in the matinee’s featured race. Lloyd’s Loves made an easy […]
Mydadsaid A (Sportswriter) won for the fourth time in the last six weeks as he went coast-to-coast at Saratoga Casino Hotel with harness racing driver Jimmy Devaux at the controls. The Jackie Greene trainee drew post seven in Saturday’s installment of the $18,000 Open Pace and powered up in the early going to secure the […]
Cindy’s Faith (Roll With Joe) recorded the biggest win of her harness racing season on Sunday afternoon at Saratoga Casino Hotel when the Kirsten Proctor-trained mare scored in the $21,250 Pop-Up Final. Aaron Byron got the driving assignment behind the four year old mare who is on her way to earning six-figures in a 2026 […]
Prairie Rocknroll (A Rocknroll Dance) overcame his outside to drop and pop in the Saturday feature at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The Kyle Spagnola trainee spent most of his summer competing in the Joe Gerrity Jr Memorial Invitational races and following a pair of tries in the Open Pace dropped down to the $14,500 Saturday feature […]
Jackie Greene scored a harness racing training triple on the Monday card at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The two-time Spa training champion won the feature with Spaaaazano (Coraggioso) among her trio of trotters to prevail on the matinee program. Spaaaazano was piloted by leading driver Kyle Swift when he drew post position four for his try […]
Platinum As (E L Titan)broke a tie with three other top trotters at Saratoga Casino Hotel on Monday when the Melissa Beckwith harness racing trainee won the Open for the fifth time in 2026. A pair of Platinum As’s Monday rivals Send It In Hanover and defending Horse of the Year But Why each own […]
Whilemena Rita A (Heston Blue Chip) was a decisive, first-over winner in the Sunday feature at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The Melissa Beckwith trainee had one victory in the Fillies and Mares Open to her credit when she came into Sunday’s tilt as the morning line favorite. Whilemena Rita A wound up as the odds-on favorite […]
Two Year Old pacing fillies took center stage on Tuesday afternoon at Saratoga Casino Hotel as New York Sire Stakes action was featured on the matinee harness racing card. The favorites dominated with both divisions of the $74,500 Sire Stakes races going the way of 1-9 betting favorites. Cowboy Candy (So Surreal) rattled off her […]
Blazing Home N (Rock N Roll Heaven) prevailed in the 17th Annual running of the Joe Gerrity Jr Memorial Pace that took place on Saturday night at Saratoga Casino Hotel. One of the richest races of the year at the Spa saw nine participants square off for a purse of $100,000 concluding a two-month stint […]
Mocha Java (Creatine) has become a presence this month in the Open Trot at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The Rob Harmon trainee prevailed in his harness racing debut in the featured race for trotters at the start of August. The six year old gelding followed up his first local score with a third and second-place finish, […]
Three year old colt and gelding trotters took center stage on Tuesday at Saratoga Casino Hotel. There were two harness racing divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for sophomore trotters that served as co-features going for purses of $82,500 and $81,000, respectively. Ake Svanstedt swept the double-feature as he piloted his trainees Seven Grand […]
Spaaaanzano (Coraggioso) reached a few milestones on the Monday afternoon harness racing card at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The Jackie Greene trainee won the local Open Trot for the second time this season after going coast-to-coast in 1:55.1 in the $18,000 feature. Making his debut out of the Greene stable this year, Spaaaanzano has split his […]
Two year old colt and gelding pacers taking part in New York Sire Stakes action were featured on the Tuesday card at Saratoga Casino Hotel. There were two divisions for the freshman pacers which each went for a purse of $74,500. Driver Jason Bartlett continued his Sire Stakes success and completed a sweep of the “double features” behind […]
Mocha Java (Creatine) prevailed in his debut in the Open Trot at Saratoga Casino Hotel on Monday afternoon. Trainer Rob Harmon brought Mocha Java to town off a win at Tioga Downs and with five wins to his credit in the 2026 campaign. Jay Randall sat behind the six year old who drew post five […]
New York Sire Stakes action took center stage on Tuesday afternoon as three year old trotting fillies invaded Saratoga Casino Hotel. There were two harness racing divisions of the $82,500+ Sire Stakes races for sophomore trotters which saw Sharp Seven (Chapter Seven) and Who Dares Wins (Chapter Seven) score front-running victories. Sharp Seven was the […]
Big Box Hanover continued to get closer to becoming a millionaire on Monday afternoon at Saratoga Casino Hotel as the veteran trotter went wire-to-wire in the matinee’s feature. After finishing third in three consecutive installments of the $18,000 Open Trot, Big Box Hanover was dismissed at odds of 7-1 on Monday when he flashed early […]
In a year of Devauxs in the world of horse racing, veteran reinsman Jimmy Devaux recorded a milestone victory on Saturday night at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Devaux has won numerous driving titles at both Monticello and Saratoga Casino Hotel over the course of his career and on Saturday evening, the 59 year old pilot made his 8,000th trip to the winner’s circle. Sitting behind Ahi Sunshine […]
Send It In Hanover (Greenshoe) scored his fourth Open Trot harness racing victory of the year on Monday afternoon at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Leading driver Kyle Swift is the regular driver for Send It In Hanover who came into his try in the $18,000 Open as a three-time winner of the feature this season for trainer Jaymes […]
Belmont Royale N won the local Open Pace for the second time this season when on Monday, the Melissa Beckwith trainee parlayed a pocket ride to victory. Aaron Byron drove Belmont Royale N was got the two-hole trip in a race that saw a first half go in 55.4. Byron pulled the pocket with Belmont […]
Cromwell based breeder Archie Affleck has been in the game a long time and his ‘Mossdale’ horses continue to win. His latest winner Mossdale Frank (American Ideal) made it two from two on Sunday, leading all the way to win by a length and a half in the hands of co-trainer Ben Hope. Mossdale Frank’s […]
Wolfpack Zach (E L Platinum) continues to dazzle at Saratoga Casino Hotel as on Monday, the Joel Flanders harness racing trainee already won for the thirteenth time in the 2026 season. The four year old trotter who began his year competing against younger horses in lower classifications has stepped up into Open company in recent […]
Aaron Byron piloted four winners on the Tuesday card at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The 41 year old Byron became a local regular last season and has been a force in the sulky. On Tuesday, Byron guided Numero Dix (Muscle Mass) to victory in the $17,000 “Pop Up Final”. Jared Bothwell owns and trains the four year old trotter who came in off a win and […]
Trainer Kyle Spagnola enjoyed his best day of the season on Saturday at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The veteran Spa conditioner won the Saturday feature with Prairie Rocknroll and went on to record a hat trick on the card. Prairie Rocknroll won the $18,000 Open Pace for the third time this season when he completed a […]
