Freehold Raceway hosted its annual St. Patrick's Day Race on Friday (March 17). In the third race on the card every horse was driven by a driver of Irish descent.
Semi Tough began his seven-year-old campaign with a 1:53.1 win in the featured $40,000 Open Handicap Pace on Monday night (January 16) at Yonkers Raceway as the 2023 meet at the oval got underway.
Harrah’s Philadelphia hosted its richest racing card of the year on Sunday afternoon (Sept. 4) with $1.3 million on the line in four $252,000 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Championships for two-year-olds, their complementary $50,000 consolations, and a $40,000 Invitational among many other overnight events.
Opening night at Batavia Downs was the scene of a crowded clubhouse, an apron full of fans, and a visit from the New York Sire Stakes two-year-old trotting fillies on Wednesday (July 20).
Press release: The New York Sire Stakes will join the festivities on opening night at Batavia Downs Wednesday (July 20) with three divisions of 2-year-old trotting fillies vying for $105,600 in total purse money. This is the first of seven nights of state-bred stake action slated that will see all eight divisions compete over the fast track at America’s oldest lighted harness