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Chapter Seven and his far from finished legacy
WEB10 hours ago · Chapter Seven’s second crop numbered 71, they included the multiple world champion and Hambletonian winner Atlanta ($3,533,707). His third crop numbered only 49, but they included the great world champion and now rising young sire Gimpanzee ($2,701,075). With each succeeding crop, he has continued to produce champion after champion including ...
Twin B Joe Fresh updates and Kentucky Futurity preview
WEB10 hours ago · Twin B Joe Fresh has been untouchable all year long in the open mare division and on paper isn’t much different than any of the top males. Just last Saturday at Dayton, Twin B Joe Fresh’s win time in 1:48.3 was a full second quicker than Abuckabett Hanover’s 1:49.3 which came two races later in the Dayton Pacing Derby.
Grand River wraps up record-setting 2024 - Harness Racing Update
WEB1 day ago · Fresh off a record-setting 2023 meet, expectations were even higher ahead of Grand River Raceway’s inaugural season as a five-eighths-mile track. And boy, did they deliver. The Elora, ON oval concluded its 48-race date 2024 program on Monday (Sept. 30), recording new benchmarks across the board. “It was an awesome night,” said raceway ...
Heather Vitale wraps up the 2024 Lexington sale
WEB9 hours ago · The HRU broadcasting team of Heather Vitale and Aaron Re have wrapped up the 2024 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale with a report from the fifth session of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale. It is available for viewing on our special Lexington sale page here. Don’t miss a video, subscribe to our YouTube page now at this link and get ...
Lexington sale concludes with second-best gross and average in …
WEB9 hours ago · The 2024 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale concluded Friday night (Oct. 4) with both the second-best gross and average in history. In all, the 910 yearlings sold over the five days produced a total gross of $65,704,700 and an average of $72,203. The median was $40,000 and 187 yearlings sold for $100,000 or …
Moss to start Kentucky Futurity before stepping away from the gate
WEB10 hours ago · by James Platz. After more than four decades starting horses in Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois, Mike Moss will close out his time in the car on a high note Sunday (Oct. 6) at The Red Mile. The 66-year-old Bluegrass native has served as the starter during Lexington’s two-week Grand Circuit meet, headlined by Sunday’s Kentucky Futurity.
Through two days Lexington Sale has set a record for average
WEB3 days ago · Through two days, the sale has grossed $44,467,000 (down 2.2 per cent from the all-time record of $45,464,000 set in 2023). Though, this year 16 fewer yearlings have been sold through the first two days. The two-day median is $90,000, down from $100,000 last year. So far, 154 yearlings have sold for $100,000 or more, down from last year’s ...
Best of both breeds - Harness Racing Update
WEBAug 16, 2024 · A good horse might just be a good horse, with more commonalities than differences among their followers today. Moira, Canada’s 2022 thoroughbred Horse of the Year, won the Queen’s Plate for X-Men Racing, an ownership group which included prominent standardbred owners John Fielding, Robert …
Stakes season ramps up as big names come out to play
WEBSpanning today (May 17) through Sunday, the harness racing landscape is full of returning notables and signature races as stakes season continues to ramp up. Here is a preview of how I see things starting to take form in what promises to be the start of many rivalries throughout the season. Things get underway this afternoon at The Meadows ...