Stars Out In Saturday Qualifiers April 10, 2021 The Saturday afternoon qualifying session at The Meadowlands looked more like a Grand Circuit card sporting five millionaires, multiple stakes-winning standouts and the much-anticipated debut of an in...
Takter Poised To Take On The World March 07, 2021 The 2020 season was, by all counts, a watershed year for trainer Nancy Takter. With the 2021 stakes season on the horizon, Takter and her team are eyeing a few new targets for the stars of their stabl...
2020 Dan Patch Award Winners January 16, 2021 Ontario-sired pacing colt Tall Dark Stranger was named the 2020 U.S. Horse of the Year as part of the Dan Patch Annual Awards Banquet held virtually on Saturday (Jan. 16).
Manchego To Race In 2021 January 08, 2021 Trot Insider has learned that three-time Breeders Crown winner Manchego is being aimed for a return to the races in 2021.
Dunn On Top Of The World November 29, 2020 “It doesn’t really sink in to be honest ... I just dreamed of driving over here from when I was a young kid, so it’s pretty crazy. It’s been a crazy year, but like I said I drove [for] some great trai...
Manchego Brilliant In Swan Song November 21, 2020 Fresh off her win in the Breeders Crown, Manchego came up monstrous yet again with a breathtaking victory in come-from-behind fashion in the $320,000 final of the TVG Open Trot.
TVG / Fall Final Four Card Complete November 21, 2020 A parade of the sport’s brightest stars was on display Saturday at The Meadowlands as the New Jersey oval hosted the finals of this year’s TVG Series and the Fall Final Four championships.
Curtain Call For Dan Patch Trio November 19, 2020 Harness racing will say goodbye to three Dan Patch Award winners following Saturday’s (Nov. 21) TVG Series championships at The Meadowlands. Bettors Wish, Kissin In The Sand, and Manchego will be reti...
Fights Mounting For Fall Final Four November 17, 2020 Grand Circuit racing for 2020 is nearing its end along with the careers of a few competing on the stakes-laden card at the Meadowlands on Saturday (Nov. 21).
Manchego To Retire November 12, 2020 The record-setting career of Manchego will come to an end Nov. 21 at The Meadowlands. Barry Guariglia, who owns the five-year-old trotting mare, said her final start will be in the TVG Series champion...
Manchego Motors Into Breeders Crown History October 31, 2020 Nancy Takter trainee Manchego regained her groove off a mid-year slump and stormed to the finish under minimal urging to win the $300,000 Breeders Crown Mare Trot on Saturday (Oct. 31) at Harrah’s Hoo...
Kissin' A Breeders Crown Curse Bye October 30, 2020 Two years ago, trainer Nancy Takter accepted a bye for Kissin In The Sand and advanced directly to the Breeders Crown final for three-year-old female pacers. By skipping the eliminations, though, Kiss...