July 22, 2021:

Dan Patch Award winner Anoka Hanover and Italian-bred Colonial As will be among the three-year-old trotters getting final tune-ups in the march toward Hambletonian Day in Saturday’s (July 24) divisions of the Arthur Tompkins Memorial Stakes at The Meadowlands....read on

July 22, 2021:

Longtime industry participant Paul Barkley, of Morrisburg, Ont., passed on July 9 at the Winchester District Memorial Hospital. He was 84....read on

July 22, 2021:

Trot Insider has learned that Standardbred trainer Karen Taft is currently recovering from burns suffered as the result of a recent house fire....read on

July 22, 2021:

The focus of Friday's (July 23) card at Hippodrome 3R will be on two-year-old trotters competing in the opening round of the Future Stars Series....read on

July 22, 2021:

The third leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series for three-year-old filly trotters will be held Thursday night (July 22) at Eldorado Scioto Downs....read on

July 22, 2021:

For the last decade, Jacques Lambert has campaigned horses on the Manitoba harness racing circuit but has decided to pick up shop, test the waters and make a name for himself in Alberta....read on

July 22, 2021:

After a two-week hiatus, Horse Racing New Brunswick is back in action on Saturday afternoon (July 24) at Exhibition Park Raceway in Saint John. Post time is slated for 1 p.m. ADT....read on

July 21, 2021:

Despite sitting eighth at the bell and 11 lengths in arrears, Edward and Jessica Hayter's Cool Muscle ($6.00) proved best of all at the end of Wednesday's (July 21) Preferred 2-3 Handicap Trot at Grand River Raceway after circling four-wide off the home turn and lifting to the fore in mid-stretch....read on

July 21, 2021:

Batavia Downs welcomed a large crowd of live fans back to the track on Wednesday (July 21) as they opened their 2021 live racing season, and the New York Sire Stakes were in town to put on the show. Thirteen two-year-old filly trotters went to post in two divisions for a total of $101,700 in purses, and the two best of this group remained perfect....read on

July 21, 2021:

Favourites were upended in three legs of Wednesday's (July 21) Late Pick-4 at Harrah's Philadelphia, resulting in a $2,039.06 carryover to Thursday's (July 22) Early Pick-4 and prompting a $10,000 guaranteed total pool....read on

July 21, 2021:

Something Reel followed live cover before vaulting into the lead, then dug in gamely to preserve her win in Wednesday’s (July 21) feature at The Meadows: a $10,300 Filly & Mare Conditioned Pace....read on

July 21, 2021:

Saturday (July 17), was better than a comeback from 2020’s pandemic-impacted racing season. In fact, the Circuit régional des courses de chevaux du Québec (CRCCQ) made the move to online wagering for the first time in 30 years of racing at St. Joseph de Lepage (SJLP). And what a move it was....read on

July 21, 2021:

Following strong performances in undercard stakes action on Meadowlands Pace night, trainer Marcus Melander has two pupils who assumed the top spots on Ken Warkentin's Road to the Hambletonian....read on

July 21, 2021:

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 (July 25). The lone mare in the field will take on five formidable foes in the Grand Circuit event that highlights the Massachusetts racing season....read on

July 21, 2021:

Clinton Raceway has announced a $5,000 guaranteed Pick-5 pool for this Sunday (July 25). The $5,000 guaranteed pool includes a carryover of $1,436, after the Pick-5 wager on July 18 did not produce a winning ticket....read on

July 21, 2021:

Schare Adams, 67, of Georgetown, Ky., passed away on July 20 due to health issues....read on

July 21, 2021:

The second leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series (BSS) for two-year-old filly pacers heads to the Crawford County Fairgrounds in Bucyrus, Ohio on Wednesday (July 21) with five first-leg winners returning to action....read on

July 21, 2021:

Driver David Ingraham is no stranger to driving longshots. Although respected by his peers, the 59-year-old reinsman is perhaps losing a few mounts to the up-and-coming young guns of Maine. But that fact did not stop Ingraham from putting 6-1 fifth-choice Patanjali N in perfect position to pounce on a tiring leader and win the $12,500 Donald Richards Maine Legends Pacing Series Final on Tuesday (July 20) at Cumberland....read on

July 21, 2021:

The featured event on the Tuesday evening (July 20) card at Running Aces was the $12,000 Open Handicap Pace, which drew a full field of nine talented contenders....read on

July 21, 2021:

Drivers Jody Jamieson and Trevor Henry each won a trio of races on the Tuesday (July 20) program at Woodbine Mohawk Park, and two of their wins came in two-year-old pacing filly Grassroots action....read on

July 20, 2021:

Late-charging Dontpokethedragon raised the pressure on tempo-setter Tiempo Hanover, but the seven-year-old Western Ideal gelding passed the beam just in time to take the $8,100 Open Pace at Century Downs on Tuesday (July 20)....read on

July 20, 2021:

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 eligibles will be starting in the fourth edition of the race....read on

July 20, 2021:

The richest race of the season at Saratoga Casino Hotel yielded a track record performance on Tuesday (July 20)....read on

July 20, 2021:

"I will definitely be working in this industry when I grow up. Some days I say I'm gonna call races like Vance Cameron, handicap races like Dave Brower, and other days I think I wanna be a trainer, like Ron Burke, Tony Alagna, and Brent MacGrath."...read on