Records Fall In NY Championships September 10, 2021 New York Night of Champions on Friday (Sept. 10) at Yonkers Raceway began with four $200,000 New York Sire Stakes finals for the two-year-olds of both sexes and gaits.
Can Zweig Fave Dance Back Into Spotlight? August 26, 2021 Dancinginthedark M will try to return to his winning ways on Saturday (August 28) when he meets eight foes in the $325,000 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial for three-year-old trotters at Vernon Downs.
Iteration Triumphs In NY Sire Stakes August 17, 2021 Iteration, runner-up in the Hambletonian Oaks last time out, continued her sensational sophomore season on Tuesday afternoon (August 17) at Saratoga Casino Hotel as the trotting filly kicked off a big...
Johan Palema Takes Yonkers Trot July 02, 2021 Johan Palema and driver Yannick Gingras captured the $500,000 MGM Yonkers Trot, the first jewel in the Trotting Triple Crown for three-year-old colt and gelding trotters, on Friday night with a virtuo...
Faves Dominate In Empire Breeders June 18, 2021 Sophomore trotters found themselves in spotlight Friday at Vernon Downs in three divisions – two for the gals and one for the guys - of the Empire Breeders Classic.
Chapter Sevens Nearly Sweep Stakes June 05, 2021 Four divisions of the New York Sires Stakes for three-year-old trotting colts and geldings went postward Friday evening at Vernon Downs, and it turned out to be a big night for sons of Chapter Seven.
Iteration Aims For Repeat Success June 02, 2021 Iteration, a full sister to multiple Dan Patch Award winner Gimpanzee, heads to Vernon Downs this week to begin her 2021 campaign in the opening round of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for three-year...
Forbidden Trade Back On Track May 08, 2021 While he showed his usual talent, there was something different about 2019 Horse of the Year Forbidden Trade in his Saturday morning qualifying effort at The Meadowlands.
Melander On Gimpanzee, Stable Stars February 08, 2021 "They were two horses that are once-in-a-lifetime horses, and I got two of them in the same year."
Eight Straight For Perfect Sting October 10, 2020 Shifting tactics to race off the pace, Perfect Sting culled an anxious moment at headstretch with a powerful stretch rally to keep his perfect record on Saturday (Oct. 10) at The Red Mile.
Gimpanzee Rebounds In Caesars Trotting Classic September 25, 2020 Fresh off her Maple Leaf Trot triumph earlier this month, Atlanta looked like she was in the clear turning for home in the $150,000 Caesars Trotting Classic, but Gimpanzee hauled her down in deep stre...
Yonkers Hosts NYSS Finals September 13, 2020 The $1.8-million New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) finals convened at Yonkers Raceway on Saturday (Sept. 12) with 60 of the best state-bred Standardbreds clashing to determine year-end honours in eight $225...
Freshmen Trotting Fillies Fight In NYSS August 15, 2020 Vernon Downs played host to three divisions of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for two-year-old trotting fillies on Saturday (Aug. 15).