Roy, Fashion Frenzie Ready To Represent Canada September 08, 2023 Fashion Frenzie has been a star in Canada, where he’s a two-time O’Brien Award recipient and won 22 of 35 career races. Now, he will go international in the International Trot.
Worlds Collide In MGM Yonkers International Trot September 07, 2023 The eyes of the Standardbred world will be firmly entranced on Yonkers Raceway Saturday afternoon (Sept. 9) when 10 older trotters from all ends of the globe convene for the $1 million MGM Yonkers Int...
Melander Seeks Sun Stakes Repeats Saturday August 16, 2023 It took several days for Marcus Melander to fully appreciate Heaven Hanover’s win in the Hambletonian Oaks two weeks ago, but her last-to-first triumph from post 10 at The Meadowlands certainly put an...
Heaven Hanover Closes From The Clouds For Oaks Upset August 05, 2023 In a five-horse sprint to the wire, Heaven Hanover closed from the clouds to best Bond and pick off Canadian hopeful Righteous Resolve to win the $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks for three-year-old trotting...
Looking Like A Million August 02, 2023 Oh Well heads into Saturday with one million-dollar win already to his credit and will try to add a second when he goes behind the gate with nine rivals in the $1 million Hambletonian Stakes for three...
Venerate Set To Step Out For Melander May 19, 2023 "I like his attitude. He seems to want to do it. Even when he didn’t trot his best gait-wise in the first qualifier for me, he still kept trotting all the way"
Valentina Blu Feted At NYSS Awards Banquet November 17, 2022 The New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) and United States Trotting Association (USTA) District 8 hosted their Annual Awards Banquet on Sunday, Nov. 13 at Vernon Downs Casino Hotel to recognize and honour top ...
'Bambino' Gets His Big Shot In Breeders Crown October 27, 2022 Ron Burke was forced to miss several big races on Celebrity Bambino’s schedule because of the colt’s battle with sickness, but the trainer is hopeful his highly regarded prospect will make up for it t...
Melander Trainees Headline Kentucky Futurity Fields October 06, 2022 Marcus Melander will send out the morning-line favourites in both the $430,000 Kentucky Futurity for three-year-old trotters and $276,000 Kentucky Filly Futurity for three-year-old female trotters on ...
2022 Hambletonian, Oaks Draws Complete August 02, 2022 Rebuff, who won one of last week’s two Hambletonian Stakes eliminations and is unbeaten in three starts this season, drew post one for Saturday’s $1 million final and was made the 9-5 morning line fav...
Joviality S To Enter The Hambletonian Elims July 24, 2022 When the draw for the 2022 Hambletonian eliminations is announced on Tuesday (July 26), there will be at least one filly entered to battle the boys for one of harness racing's most coveted titles.
Vernon Stakes Grand Slam For Sears & Melander July 22, 2022 Driver Brian Sears and trainer Marcus Melander combined for four wins including two New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) races as Vernon Downs played host to New York Sire Stakes action for two-year-old trotti...
Can Yonkers Trot Elim Winners Overcome Outside Posts? June 29, 2022 If either of last week’s MGM Yonkers Trot elimination winners, the filly Joviality S or the colt Justice, is going to capture Friday’s $280,904 final at Yonkers Raceway, they will have to overcome not...