Bill Bercury

Mickey Burke Sr.

The MSOA Remembers Burke Sr.

When trainer Mickey Burke Sr. died at 87 on May 6, his passing inspired tributes and memories throughout harness racing — especially from members of the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association (MSOA),...

Blue Ivy winning at The Meadows

Blue Ivy Sold, Retired

December 14, 2023

Renee and Bill Bercury recently added two stakes-winning horse to their stable, Ponda Adventure and Liteningonthebeach, but also said farewell to a barn favourite.

Buter Plays Matchmaker With Blue Ivy

It’s not every day the phone rings and the person on the other end wants to send a stakes-caliber mare to your stable. But that’s exactly what happened a few weeks before the Blue Chip Matchmaker Seri...

2019 Keystone USHWA Awards Presented

Roger Huston has been voted the highest honour annually given by the Keystone Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), the Mary Lib Miller Award.

Bercury On His Impressive 2019 Season

January 06, 2020

New Year’s morning in Slippery Rock, southwestern Pennsylvania. The weak early light barely picks up the two figures approaching a barn. Horsenappers? Holiday revelers hung over and lost?

Major Nemesis Fast, No Longer Furious

August 02, 2019

“He said to me, ‘This is the fastest horse I ever sat behind. If you get him, you’ll figure him out.’ I didn’t think it would take me a year to figure him out, although he’s more than paid for himself...

Barn Girl Rebounds, Wins Meadows Trot

September 12, 2018

Rebounding from an uncharacteristic break, Barn Girl rolled to an easy front-end victory — her 28th over the last two seasons — in Wednesday’s (Sept. 12) $18,000 Fillies and Mares Preferred Handicap T...

Streak Goes On For Barn Girl

August 01, 2018

It was another day at the office for Barn Girl, as she rolled to her 11th victory in 15 starts this season in Wednesday’s (Aug. 1) $20,000 Fillies and Mares Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows. Bar...

Barn Girl Dominates, Five For Palone

Parked past the quarter in :27.2, Barn Girl still was so dominant that she drew off late and notched her fourth win in the last five starts in Wednesday’s (July 18) $18,000 Fillies and Mares Preferred...

Barn Girl Notches 50th Win

Barn Girl thwarted the late challenge of Ready Any Time and went on to capture Wednesday’s (June 13) $20,000 Fillies & Mares Preferred Trot at The Meadows, her eighth win in 11 starts this year an...

A Magical First Date At The Track

February 16, 2018

"Neither one of us knew anything about horses. But we did know we liked them. I just thought it was a good place to take someone on a first date because everything was there for us. Who would have tho...

Barn Girl Wins Again At Meadows

January 04, 2018

A “win machine” in 2017 with 15 victories, Barn Girl launched the new year in her customary fashion with a front-end score in Thursday’s (Jan. 4) $20,000 Fillies and Mares Preferred Handicap Trot at T...

Wind Of The North Repeats

December 13, 2017

Wind Of The North stalked Ladys Dude patiently from the pocket, then roared by him in the Lightning Lane to capture his second straight victory in Wednesday’s (Dec. 13) $20,000 Winners Over $10,000 Li...