Purses

Harness racing at Yonkers Raceway

Record-Setting New York Sire Stakes Purses For 2025

September 06, 2024

The New York Sire Stakes will award record purses for all three series finals next season as well as a significant increase to the Breeders Award program in 2025.

Massive Speed winning at Skowhegan Fair

Tardif Two-Year-Olds Sweep Maine Sire Stakes

August 13, 2024

The Pine Tree State’s two-year-old colt and gelding pacers opened up the Maine Sire Stakes at the Skowhegan State Fair on Monday, Aug. 12 with trainer Marc Tardif sweeping both $22,000-plus divisions.

Heading for a start at The Meadowlands

New Jersey Budget Includes Appropriation For Purses

The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ) announced on Tuesday, July 2 that New Jersey’s horse racing industry will receive a $20 million USD appropriation for purses as ...

Racing action at Century Downs

Funding Increases For Alberta Purses, Breed Improvement Program

Horse Racing Alberta (HRA) has announced an increase in funding for the 2024 Purse Allocation and the Breed Improvement Program (BIP) for all racing breeds in the province.

Harness racing at Yonkers Raceway

Purse Increase Ahead For Yonkers Raceway

A purse increase will take place at MGM Yonkers Raceway beginning with the condition sheet that comes out on Monday, May 27 and effective for races starting Monday, June 3.

Harness racing at Meadowlands Racetrack

Meadowlands To Boost Open Purses

As the stakes season gets underway, The Meadowlands has announced it will endeavour to provide starts for those horses prepping for both Grand Circuit and regional programs.

Daisy Corvette winning at Century Downs

Daisy Corvette Upsets Century Distaffers In Bolstered Preferred

Daisy Corvette revved up off cover turning for home and sprang an 11-1 upset in Century Downs' final Fillies & Mares Preferred Pace of the month, which featured a purse boost to $25,000, on Friday, Ap...

Rock N Roll Cays winning at Truro Raceway

Funding Boost For Atlantic Sires Stakes

The Atlantic Standardbred Breeders Association (ASBA) announced at its Annual General Meeting on Sunday, April 21 that the Atlantic Sires Stakes would see the Nova Scotia funding contribution nearly d...

Woodbine, COSA Reach New Three-Year Agreement

Woodbine Entertainment and the Central Ontario Standardbred Association (COSA) jointly announced on Tuesday, April 23 the agreement of a new three-year deal that includes capital investments in each y...

Angus MacEachern, presenter Paula MacDonald and owner Simon Poirier accept the award for Inverness Raceway 2023 Horse of the Year Windemere Best Man

Industry Boost Announced As Inverness Fetes Best Of 2023

Perseverance in the sport of harness racing paid off for Simon Poirier and Chad MacDonnell on Friday, April 12 when Windemere Best Man was named Inverness Raceway’s Horse of the Year for 2023.

Harness Racing at Charlottetown Driving Park

PEIHRIA Unveils Initiatives For 2024 Racing Season

The Prince Edward Island Harness Racing Industry Association (PEIHRIA) announced several enhanced initiatives for 2024 and record results from the 2023 racing season to the large crowd at its recent a...

Harness racing at Woodbine Mohawk Park

Purses Now Paid Via Direct Deposit At Mohawk

The Woodbine Mohawk Park race office would like to inform all racing participants that purse cheques from Ontario tracks are now being paid via direct deposit to Canadian participants.

Harness racing

Applications For EFT Purse Payments Due

February 20, 2024

Woodbine Entertainment and Standardbred Canada are transitioning to distributing purse payments for all Ontario racetracks to Canadian residents through Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT), as of April 1, ...