Spirit Of Massachusetts Trot

Bert Beckwith receiving a driving award in 1975

Beckwith Memorial Steeped In New England Tradition

When Plainridge Park welcomes fans for the $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot and the $100,000 Clara Barton Pace on Monday afternoon (July 25), the stars of today will be front and center. But ther...

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Plainridge Adjusts Sunday's Post Time

Due to the forecast of excessive heat once again in the Plainville, Massachusetts region on Sunday (July 24), Plainridge Park has moved the Spirit Of Massachusetts day card of racing from 2 p.m. to 4 ...

Svanstedt Duo Has Winning Spirit

One is a $1 million earning international star and the other is very much a home-grown champion. But both Ake Svanstedt-trained Alrajah One IT and Incommunicado will be starting in the $250,000 Spirit...

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Spirit Day Donation Of $10,000 For Retired Standardbreds

When Plainridge Park hosts the $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot on Sunday (July 24), the fourth race has been named “The Standardbred Transition Alliance Pace” in an effort to draw attention to t...

Spirit Of Massachusetts Draws Nine; Eurobond Supplements

A full field of nine horses will go postward in the 2022 edition of the $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot at Plainridge Park on Sunday afternoon (July 24) and the field is definitely star studded ...

Remember Titans winning at Plainridge Park

Spirit Draw Tuesday; At-Large Exemptions Announced

The draw for the $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot and the $100,000 Clara Barton Distaff Pace will be held on Tuesday (July 19) with the box closing at 12 noon.

Grand Circuit Returning To Plainridge

The Grand Circuit will make its third visit of 2022 to Plainridge Park on Sunday (July 24) when the track will host the $250,000 Spirit Of Massachusetts Trot and $100,000 Clara Barton Distaff Pace.

Manchego Defends 'Spirit' Crown

A year after delivering a world-record 1:49.3 performance in the 2020 edition of the Spirit of Massachusetts Trot, Black Horse Racing's Manchego ($2.20) made it two-for-two in the Bay State with a gri...

Morrison Brings Eurobond Home For 'Spirit'

There’s a saying that claims “there are horses for courses,” and that could not be any more true when talking about Eurobond and Plainridge Park. Since making Massachusetts his full-time base of opera...

Spotlight On The Grand Circuit

The publicity department for the Grand Circuit has sent its weekly recap and preview of racing on the Grand Circuit.

Takter Talks Manchego Ahead Of 'Spirit'

Three-time Breeders Crown champion Manchego will return to the scene of her 1:49.3 world record performance when she starts in the $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot at Plainridge Park on Sunday (J...

Manchego Returns To Plainridge

The draw for the $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot that will be held at Plainridge Park on Sunday (July 25), took place on Tuesday (July 20) and two names that were not on the original list of eli...