Clara Barton Distaff Pace

Manchego Defends 'Spirit' Crown

A year after delivering a world-record 1:49.3 performance in the 2020 edition of the Spirit of Massachusetts Trot, Black Horse Racing's Manchego ($2.20) made it two-for-two in the Bay State with a gri...

Lyons Sentinel Following Fast Footsteps

The third edition of the $100,000 Clara Barton Distaff Pace will be contested at Plainridge Park on Sunday (July 25) as the co-feature to the $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot. The stake has had o...

JK First Lady Favoured In Clara Barton

Fresh off her eye-popping 1:47.4 mile that set a new world record for four-year-old pacing mares at The Meadowlands last week in the $178,500 Dorothy Haughton Memorial, JK First Lady will ship to Plai...

Spotlight On The Grand Circuit

The publicity department for the Grand Circuit has sent its weekly recap and preview of racing on the Grand Circuit.

Manchego Returns To Plainridge

The draw for the $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot that will be held at Plainridge Park on Sunday (July 25), took place on Tuesday (July 20) and two names that were not on the original list of eli...

Records Fall In Plainridge Stakes

Manchego put on a display of devastating speed in a gate-to-wire victory in the $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot at Plainridge Park on Sunday (July 26) and set a new world record of 1:49.3 for ol...

Massachusetts Hosts Marvelous Mares

When the Grand Circuit makes its midsummer stop in Massachusetts on Sunday (July 26), the top three older mares currently competing in the sport -- all who are multi-million dollar winners -- will be ...

Fields Set For Plainridge Stakes

The fields are set for the $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot and $100,000 Clara Barton Distaff Pace, which will be contested on Sunday (July 26) when the Grand Circuit stops at Plainridge Park.

Handicapping The Plainridge Stakes

Some of the top harness racing handicappers in North America gave their selections for the $100,000 Clara Barton Distaff Pace and the $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot.