3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1307+ words) It's back! Following a six month layoff, On The Backstretch returns for the 304th Q&A and we've tabbed one of the hottest trainers in the sport, Vernon Beachy. At 38 years old, Beachy is fast approaching his career-best in wins for…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (684+ words) Entering the 2026 season, Neil MacInnis could only hope to be at Eldorado Scioto Downs for the Ohio Sires Stakes Scarlet Championships. As it turns out, that’s exactly where he’ll be on Saturday (Sept. 12) to watch Rhodena Blue race for an…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (272+ words) On Tuesday afternoon (September 8), post positions were drawn for the Grade 1 $1 million MGM Yonkers International Trot, the Grade 2 $200,000 Bob Miecuna Invitational Trot and the Grade 2 $200,000 Aria Invitational Pace, which will all take place on Saturday (September 12) at MGM Yonkers Raceway....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (839+ words) DEL MAR, Calif. – While there are good reasons to back the favorite in the $100,000 Generous Portion Stakes on Friday at Del Mar, an inconspicuous longshot undergoing a crucial equipment change merits consideration at significantly higher odds. Daytona Diamond’s debut victory…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (845+ words) Three North American-based trotters from different parts of the globe will complete the field for the Grade 1 MGM Yonkers International Trot. Lexus Kody (Canada), Antognoni (Sweden) and Super Chapter (U.S.) become the eighth, ninth and tenth horses to join the $1,000,000 race…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (207+ words) Nezuko Kamado S found the winner's circle in her first start since claiming the Grade 1 Hambletonian Oaks earlier in the month when she launched off cover for a 1:51 1/5 victory in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series third preliminary for sophomore trotting fillies…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (717+ words) For chalk players, it was a matter of you win some, you lose some in the two $48,000 New Jersey Standardbred Development Fund finals for 3-year-olds on the trot Saturday night at the Meadowlands, as Grand Prix Deo pulled off a…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1300+ words) DEL MAR, Calif. – There’s never been a Pacific Classic quite like this Saturday’s at Del Mar. A favorite who popped a 122 Beyer Speed Figure last out? This year is a first. Pacific Classic runners from six racetracks? Until this year, it…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (723+ words) Going on the road doesn’t bother Sangria Summer. It seems not much else does, either. Sangria Summer, who has the second-fastest mile of the season for a 3-year-old female pacer thanks to her 1:48 1/5 win in the Shady Daisy on Aug. 8 at…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (606+ words) There will also be $100,000 Invitationals for the top older horses on both gaits: the Always B Miki Pace and the Sebastian K S Trot, named after the co-fastest pacer and fastest trotter ever at Pocono. Here is a brief look…...