Confederate (Sweet Lou), the #1 rated harness racing horse in North America headlines the $557,250 Matron Stakes for three-year-old trotters and pacers at Bally's Dover on Thursday (Nov. 9). There are four divisions of the Matron Stakes on the program and Confederate headlines the 12th race $170,850 division for the pacing colts. Confederate is the
Harness Racing This Week: Breeders Crown eliminations and Circle City, Harrah’s Hoosier Park, Anderson, Ind.; Kindergarten Series leg, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J.; and John Simpson Stakes, Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Schedule of events: Thursday will see three $25,000 eliminations for 2-year-old filly trotters and two $25,000 eliminations for 2-year-old male trotters;
Rarely do rivalries live up to the hype in horse racing. Still, on Saturday, Oct. 14, the rivalry between Jugette winner Ucandoit Blue Chip and Jugette runner-up Zanatta more than lived up to the hype.
When the sun sets on Saturday, Oct. 14, Ucandoit Blue Chip will call it a career following her start as the morning line favourite in the $100,000 Courageous Lady at MGM Northfield Park.
Eight $55,000 divisions went postward in the $440,000 New York Sire Stake Excelsior finals that were held at Batavia Downs on Wednesday night (Sept. 13) and several streaking horses were victorious again and had the support of the betting public.