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Harness Racing This Week: The 2024 Grand Circuit season has come to a close. The 2025 harness racing schedule will be released in February. Last time: Complete recaps of all the races from last weekend are available at the Grand Circuit website. For a list of 2024 race winners on the Grand Circuit, click here. Grand Circuit Standings: In 2024, […]
Harness Racing This Week: Fall Four and FanDuel finals, Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, N.J. and Progress Pace final, Bally’s Dover, Dover, Del. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit returns to Dover Downs this Wednesday (Nov. 27) for the $267,960 Progress Pace final for 3-year-old open pacers. On Saturday night (Nov. 30), Meadowlands Racetrack will host the […]
Harness Racing This Week: Progress Pace elimination, Bally’s Dover, Dover, Del. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit returns to Dover this Thursday (Nov. 21) for a single $35,000 elimination in the Progress Pace for 3-year-old open pacers. A field off 11 will compete for eight spots in the final slated for Nov. 27. Complete entries for […]
Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit returns to Dover this week for the Matron Stakes for 2-year-olds. The $116,100 2-year-old filly trot will be contested on Monday (Nov. 11). The $133,100 2-year-old filly pace will be raced on Wednesday (Nov. 13). The Thursday (Nov. 14) harness racing program will feature the $145,000 (est.) 2-year-old colt […]
Harness Racing This Week: Matron Stakes, Bally’s Dover, Dover, Del. and Kindergarten Series finals, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit returns to Dover this Thursday (Nov. 7) for four Matron Stakes for 3-year-olds of both sexes and gaits. The 3-year-old colt pace carries a purse of $185,500, the 3-year-old colt trotters […]
Harness Racing This Week: Carl Erskine, Monument Circle, Crossroads of America and USS Indianapolis, Hoosier Park, Anderson, Ind.; and Kindergarten Series leg, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit heads to Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Friday (Nov. 1) as the Indiana oval will host the $180,000 Monument Circle for 3-year-old colt pacers, […]
Harness Racing This Week: Breeders Crown finals and Kindergarten Classic Series, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J.; Circle City, Harrah’s Hoosier Park, Anderson, Ind.; and John Simpson Stakes, Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Schedule of events: Breeders Crown finals at The Meadowlands will take place on Friday (Oct. 25) and Saturday (Oct. 26). Friday will […]
Harness Racing This Week: Bluegrass Stakes, Red Mile, Lexington, Ky., and Dayton Pacing Derby, Dayton Trotting Derby, Dayton Oaks Derby and Dayton Distaff Derby, Hollywood Dayton Raceway, Dayton, Ohio. Schedule of events: Grand Circuit action kicks off on Thursday (Sept. 26) at the Red Mile and the Lexington oval will feature five divisions in the $387,500 […]
Harness Racing This Week: Peter Haughton Memorial and Jim Doherty Memorial, Harrah’s Hoosier Park, Anderson, Ind.; Milton Stakes final, Champlain Stakes, and Canadian Trotting Classic, Elegantimage, Metro Pace and She’s A Great Lady eliminations, Woodbine Mohawk Park, Milton, Ont. Schedule of events: Grand Circuit action will commence on Friday (Sept. 13) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park with […]
Harness Racing This Week: William Wellwood and Peaceful Way finals; Casual Breeze, Nassagaweya, and Eternal Camnation; and Maple Leaf Trot eliminations, Woodbine Mohawk Park, Milton, Ont. Schedule of events: Grand Circuit racing will take place at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Friday (Aug. 23) and Saturday (Aug. 24). The Friday program has a lone division in the […]
Harness Racing This Week: Earl Beal Memorial, Max C. Hempt Memorial, James Lynch Memorial and Delmonica Hanover, Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Gold Cup and Saucer final, Red Shores Racetrack & Casino, Charlottetown, PEI; William Wellwood and Peaceful Way eliminations, Woodbine Mohawk Park, Milton, Ont.; and Prix d’Ete, Hippodrome 3R, Trois-Rivieres, PQ. Schedule […]
Harness Racing This Week: Dan Patch Invitational, Harrah’s Hoosier Park, Anderson, Ind.; Carl Milstein Memorial and Courageous Lady, MGM Northfield Park, Northfield, Ohio; Fox Stake, the Ralph Wilfong, the Horseman Stakes and the Hoosier Stakes, Indiana State Fair, Indianapolis, Ind.; and Gold Cup and Saucer trials, Red Shores Racetrack & Casino, Charlottetown, PEI. Schedule of […]
Harness Racing This Week: Delvin Miller Adios, Adioo Volo, and Arden Downs, The Meadows, Washington, Pa. and Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks eliminations, Tompkins-Geers, and Miss Versatility leg, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit week kicks off on Friday (July 26) at The Meadows with three $20,000 divisions of the Arden Downs […]
Harness Racing This Week: Joe Gerrity Jr. Memorial, Saratoga Casino Hotel, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Spirit of Massachusetts and Clara Barton, Plainridge Park, Plainville, Mass; Tompkins-Geers, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J.; and Delvin Miller Adios eliminations, The Meadows, Washington, Pa. Schedule of events: Grand Circuit action begins on Saturday (July 20) as Saratoga will host the $250,000 […]
Harness Racing This Week: Meadowlands Pace final, William Haughton Memorial, Hambletonian Maturity, Stanley Dancer Memorial, Delvin Miller Memorial, Jerry Silverman Memorial, Dorothy Haughton Memorial and Miss Versatility leg, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J. Schedule of events: Grand Circuit action will be held on Saturday (July 13) as The Meadowlands has multiple stakes led by the $650,000 […]
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 […]
Harness Racing This Week: MGM Yonkers Trot and MGM Grand Messenger Stakes eliminations, Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, N.Y.; and Graduate Series and Miss Versatility legs, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit weekend kicks off on Friday (June 21) at Yonkers Raceway, with a pair of $25,000 eliminations in the MGM Grand Messenger […]
Harness Racing This Week: Currier & Ives filly trot, Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, Washington, Pa.; Battle of Lake Erie and MGM Buckeye Distaff, MGM Northfield Park, Northfield, Ohio; and North America Cup. Fan Hanover, Armbro Flight, Goodtimes, and Roses Are Red eliminations, Woodbine Mohawk Park, Milton, Ontario. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit weekend opens […]
Harness Racing This Week: Maxie Lee Memorial, Besty Ross and Joe Auger Memorial, Harrah’s Philadelphia, Chester, Pa. headline the Grand Circuit week. Schedule of events: Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday (May 26) will feature the $100,000 Maxie Lee Memorial for open trotters, the $100,000 Besty Ross for older pacing mares and the $100,000 Joe Auger Memorial for […]
Harness Racing This Week: Battle of Bunker Hill, Plainridge Park, Plainville, Mass., and Arthur J. Cutler Memorial, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J. Schedule of events: Grand Circuit action begins this week on Thursday (May 16) at Plainridge Park with the $100,000 Battle of Bunker Hill for 3-year-old trotting males. Then on Saturday (May 18), The Meadowlands […]
Harness racing returns to Fraser Downs this week with a nine-dash card Thursday (Apr. 11) night. The first Pick 4 starts in the second and the 6-5 morning line favourite in that race, Kootenay Cocoa (Beren Hanover) is coming off her first career lose. She had won eight races in a row prior and paced […]
Harness Racing This Week: Blue Chip Matchmaker and MGM Borgata Pacing series fifth legs, MGM Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, N.Y. This is the opening event of the 2024 Grand Circuit season. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit at Yonkers features two $40,000 divisions on Friday (April 12) in the fifth round of the Blue Chip Matchmaker series […]
Harness Racing This Week: Blue Chip Matchmaker and MGM Borgata Pacing series fourth legs, MGM Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, N.Y. This is the opening event of the 2024 Grand Circuit season. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit at Yonkers features two $40,000 divisions on Friday (April 5) in the fourth round of the Blue Chip Matchmaker series […]
Harness Racing This Week: Blue Chip Matchmaker and MGM Borgata Pacing series third legs, MGM Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, N.Y. This is the opening event of the 2024 Grand Circuit season. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit at Yonkers features three $40,000 divisions on Friday (March 29) in the third round of the Blue Chip Matchmaker series […]
