Fields set for $25,000 pace & $25,000 trot

Gigante gets the Commonwealth Turf win under Luan Machado (Jenny Doyle/Past The Wire) Churchill Downs Press Release LOUISVILLE, Ky.- Virginia-bred Gigante angled out at the top of the stretch to collar Smokey Mandate inside the three-sixteenths pole and kicked away late to win the off-the-turf 18th running of the $257500 Commonwealth by 4 ½ lengths…

WOODSTOCK, VA - 10/30/2023 - Pam Wagner's Petes For Real (Rusty's For Real) completed a sweep of his Virginia Breeder's divisional championship series with a big win in Sunday's (Oct 29) $85025 2-Year-Old Colt & Gelding Pace, one of eight title races for freshman and sophomore harness racing pacers and trotters of both sexes that were on the card.…

The final round of Virginia Breeders Stakes prep race action took place over the weekend and after four weeks of competition, all systems are a go for Sunday's (Oct. 29) $702200 Champions Day card featuring eight title matches between two and three-year-old pacers and trotters of both sexes. Several Breeders races for aged horses will also be…

Amelia's Jewel winning at Flemington We take a look at the big bets reported by the bookies on Saturday, seeing which ones hit and which ones did not. HITS Flemington - Race 7 No.1 - Mr Brightside - $25000 @ $1.90 (TAB) Flemington - Race 7 No.1 - Mr Brightside - $15000 @ $1.90 (Pointsbet) Flemington - Race 7 No.1 - Mr Brightside - $9000 @ $1.90…

The richest night of harness racing all summer will be held at Batavia Downs on Saturday (August 26) when total purses of $467400 will be in play for participants of the heavily stake-laden card. Post time for the first of 15 races is at 6 p.m. The New York Sire Stakes will be back in Genesee County, this time featuring both colt and gelding and…

The richest night of harness racing all summer will be held at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Aug. 26) when total purses of $467400 will be in play for participants of the heavily stake-laden card. Post time for the first of 15 races is at 6 p.m. The New York Sire Stakes will be back in Genesee County, this time featuring both colt and gelding and…

Caravel was much the victor in the Jaipur. (Jetta Vaughns) NYRA Press Office SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Qatar Racing, Marc Detampel and Madaket Stables' marvelous mare Caravel will take on males for the eighth time in Friday's Grade 3, $300000 Troy, a 5 1/2-furlong Mellon turf sprint for older horses, at Saratoga Race Course. Trained by Brad Cox, the…

CARLSBAD - A Carlsbad farmer and small business owner is anxiously awaiting his 6-year-old gelding's opportunity to compete for a $1 million purse in a May 6 race immediately preceding this year's Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Majority owner Jimmy Ukegawa, of Carlsbad, along with minority owners Scott Anastasi and Tony Valazza of Los Angeles,…

Stayhonor Goodside and Kazushi Kimura win on the Woodbine Tapeta on May 22, 2022 (Michael Burns) By Chris Lomon - Woodbine Communications TORONTO- Dual hall of fame trainer Mark Casse sends out the trifecta of Gran Spirited, Ninetyfour Expos and Stayhonor Goodside in the $125000 Woodstock Stakes, Sunday at Woodbine. The six-furlong Woodstock, for…

Tampa Bay Downs' Barn Notes: Freedom Road Ready for Saturday's "Derby" (Tampa Bay Downs starting gate / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Tampa Bay Downs Media Team / Mike Henry: When he arrived at Tampa Bay Downs last fall, trainer Gregg Sacco thought his then-2-year-old colt Freedom Road might be a candidate for the Grade III, $400000 Lambholm…

Trainer John Nissen and reinswoman Bec Bartley ticked off significant milestones when talented trotter Locksley Lover claimed the Vicbred Super Series four-year-old entires and gelding final at Melton on New Year's Eve. For Nissen, a Locksley farmer and hobby trainer, and Bartley, a Shepparton trainer and reinswoman, it was their first Group One…

Akron, NY - - The Upstate New York Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association and Batavia Downs will honor three 14-year-old veteran harness racing horses who will officially retire on January 1, 2023. These horses have competed at the Downs this season and will be presented with a trophy commemorating their outstanding careers in the…

WILKES-BARRE PA - The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono held its final of 133 cards for 2022 in near-freezing temperatures on Saturday afternoon (Nov 19), with the meet's leading harness racing horsemen and retiring 14-year-olds feted. Top purse event of closing day was a $25000 fast-class pace, taken easily by the Bettor's Delight gelding Ilikemebettor…

Churchill Downs Press Release/Edited LOUISVILLE, Ky.- A total of 95 of some of the nation's top claiming-level horses, including seven also-eligible entries, have been entered in Saturday's 24th annual Claiming Crown Championship Series, which will be staged beneath Churchill Downs' historic Twin Spires in Louisville, Ky. for the first time. The…

There's a reason we're the #1 trusted source for premium racing picks & info. A total of 95 of some of the nation's top claiming-level horses, including seven also-eligible entries, have been entered in Saturday's 24 annual Claiming Crown Championship Series, which will be staged beneath Churchill Downs' historic Twin Spires in Louisville, Ky. for…

WOODSTOCK, VA -10/08/2022) - Harness racing driver Billy Carter directed a late surge aboard William Daggett Jr. and Lawrence Vucovic's McNeil Z Tam (Sweet Lou) Saturday en route to a one length triumph in the inaugural $25000 Blue Ridge Open Handicap Pace at Shenandoah Downs. The Jennifer Sansone trainee, a 5-year-old gelding, exited the final…

Columbus, MN - The Friday night (September 16) harness racing program at Running Aces was loaded with feature events and they all provided plenty of excitement to the fans, with all three of the Invitational events being decided by less than one length at the finish. The inaugural $25000 Banker Volo trot was contested at a mile and a quarter…

WOODSTOCK, VA - 9/16/2022 - Shenandoah Downs ushers in a new era of pari-mutuel harness racing Friday (Sep. 16) when it opens its seventh season in Virginia's scenic Shenandoah Valley with its longest meet ever, highest average daily purse distribution ever and for the first time, will offer its product to fans around the country via four online…

ANDERSON - A field of 10 will be sent postward in the $315000 Dan Patch Stakes at Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Friday. In what will rank as one of the most highly anticipated editions of the Dan Patch Stakes, the 29th installment of Hoosier Park's premier event will highlight the 15-race program set to begin at 6:15 p.m. Boasting an…

ANDERSON, Ind.-August 9, 2022- A field of ten will be sent postward in the $315000 Dan Patch Stakes at Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Friday, August 12. In what will rank as one of the most highly anticipated editions of the Dan Patch Stakes, the 29 installment of Hoosier Park's premier harness racing event will highlight the 15-race…

Harness racing is returning to Connell Park Raceway in Woodstock, New Brunswick this Friday evening (Aug. 5) as part of the Old Home Week festivities in the picturesque region. Friday night's program is stacked with some great races, including the New Brunswick Breeders stakes for two-year-old fillies and colts & geldings, an Open Trot and the…

There will be eight starters for Monday Night's 74th running of the Manitoba Derby at Assiniboia Downs. The early favourite, at 7-5 odds, is PrayForPeace, who is coming off an impressive 6 1/2 length victory in the July 11 Derby Trials race. The three-year-old, Kentucky-bred grey/roan gelding is owned by Henry S. Witt Jr of Waco, Texas, and trained…

Breeding authority Peter Wharton presents all the harness racing news on breeding from Australia, New Zealand and North America every week brought to you by Garrard's Horse & Hound. Chicago Gangster, the season's latest two-year-old classic winner, in beating a useful field in the $$30600 Tatlow Stakes at Menangle, gives the impression that he…

Taibahas won the Santa Anita Derby after surpassing Messier with a great run down the stretch. Order of Finish, Pre-Race Odds, Payouts 1. Taiba (4-1): Win ($10.60), Place ($3.60), Show ($3.20) 2. Messier (6-5): Place ($2.80), Show ($2.10) 3. Happy Jack (25-1): Show ($4.20) 4. Armagnac (70-1) 5. Win The Day (25-1) 6. Forbidden Kingdom (Even) Odds…

TORONTO, June 20, 2021 - Souper Stonehenge put an end to reign as he took off down the stretch to claim the 2021 edition of the Grade 3 stakes event for sprinters four years old and up on Sunday afternoon at Woodbine Racetrack. Jockey Patrick Husbands teamed up with the Mark Casse trainee, who was the 3-2 second choice in the six-horse field. After…