“Who cares?” While there were many complimentary remarks about the last Mane Attraction harness racing column pointing out future concerns, the one that was the most notable was the one that quite succinctly wrote, “Who cares?” It is a response just like that that has put harness racing’s future in jeopardy. When I came to
Over the years, there have always been some negative rumblings whenever an “amateur” event is part of a “pari-mutuel” harness racing program. Some punters can be heard mumbling, “I’m passing this race…you know…amateurs.” Let’s clarify something about the amateur drivers right this very moment… The reason they are merely “amateurs,” as some of you mutter,
Despite being unexpectedly pushed three wide early, Devan Miller (Bristol Bay) persevered and won Friday’s (Oct. 13) Lady Drivers’ Championship at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. The event was part of the seventh annual Pink Out staged by The Meadows and the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association to support the American Cancer Society.
In only his second lifetime start, Special Menu blazed to a front-end victory in 1:51.1 in the $15,000 championship of a Pop Up Series for freshman colt and gelding pacers on Saturday (July 15) at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows.
Pennsylvania champion Fulton became the fastest two-year-old ever at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows when he steamed to a 1:49.4 victory in Friday’s $82,500 Keystone Classic. Lyons Stealth sprang a 7-1 upset in the other division of the stakes for freshman colt and gelding pacers.