Greg Merton

Open To Hickory Icon; Merton Nabs Five

After two solid starts at the Meadows and Scioto Downs, Hickory Icon shipped to Plainridge Park and came up just short to St Lads Moonwalk in the Open here last week. However this week he left nothing...

Mambo Lindy Repeats; Six For Merton

It’s the same old story, but one his connections won’t soon tire of. Mambo Lindy spotted the field seven lengths before roaring back to notch another victory at Plainridge Park as he won Thursday’s $1...

Plainridge Open To Shesjustadelight N

Shesjustadelight N was one of the stars of Yonkers Bluechip Matchmaker Free-For-All series earlier this year after winning two legs and making the final. With a freshening month off, she’s back and ro...

Merton Mastery At Plainridge Park

Track announcer Lenny Calderone summed it up nicely when he said “Greg Merton is piping-hot!” after he won the ninth race, which was his seventh victory on the card. Those wins couple with one second ...

Six Pack For Merton

Greg Merton schooled his peers at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon when he won six races and finished second once out of nine drives, giving him an unbelievable .728 UDR for the afternoon.

Plainridge Feature To Quick Shot

After posting three seconds and a third in his last four outings, Quick Shot found his stride and took the winner's share in the $10,000 'Old Ironsides' pacing feature at Plainridge Park on Monday aft...

Tioga Five-Bagger For Merton

September 02, 2016

LRL Racing, LLC's Cracker Coffee proved a gritty winner in Friday evening's featured $13,000 Mares Open 1 Pace at Tioga Downs, giving driver Mike Merton one of his five wins on the 11-race card.

Nine Wins, Two Seconds In 11 Drives

August 23, 2016

The Plainridge Park faithful were treated to one of the greatest driving performances ever recorded in the track’s history on Monday (Aug. 22).

Merton Celebrates 4,000 Career Wins

Greg Merton reached a career milestone amidst a driving triple during Saturday night's (June 11) harness racing card at The Meadowlands.

Merton, Mungillo On Fire

Wednesday, July 24 was a big night at Batavia Downs for driver Greg Merton, trainer John Mungillo and the Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester.

New Faces Calling Buffalo Home

January 11, 2013

The curtain was raised on a brand new season of racing earlier this week at Buffalo Raceway, and new faces continue to arrive on the Western New York racing scene heating up the competition on the tra...

2012 Monticello Leaders

January 02, 2013

Jimmy Marohn Jr. had a big year in the sulky in 2012. The diminutive reinsman scored his first-ever driving title at Monticello Raceway when he finished the season with 271 wins, some 15 better than r...