Harness Racing This Week: MGM Yonkers International Trot, MGM Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, N.Y.; Jim Ewart Memorial and Charlie Hill Memorial, Eldorado Scioto Downs, Columbus, Ohio; Champlain Stakes, Simcoe Stakes and Milton eliminations, Woodbine Mohawk Park, Milton, Ont.; and Miss Versatility leg, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J. Schedule of events: Grand Circuit harness racing will open
John Leahy, the owner/breeder of world champion Jeremes Jet, confirmed that the stallion passed away on Friday, Aug. 25 at the age of 20, according to a report by the U.S. Trotting Association.
Momas Son Byrne (Sunshine Beach) set a hot tempo on the lead in the $32,000 Preferred-2 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and backed them up by holding on to take the harness racing contest. On top with a cushion to the quarter in :26.3, Momas Son Byrne (Jonathan Drury) received company from the first-over Lawless Shadow
The Meadowlands' marquee event for pacing glamour boys, the Meadowlands Pace, will have two $50,000 eliminations on Saturday night (July 8) happening alongside a pair of Graduate Series finals for four-year-olds going to post on the 14-race program.
Odds-on choice Stockade Seelster held on the lead and 26-1 shot Midnight Nation fired from well off the speed to each clock a 1:49.3 mile and narrowly take their respective $100,400 opening-round divisions of the Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday night (July 1).