The 88th annual Standardbred Horse Sale begins Monday (Nov. 2) at noon (EST) at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, Pa., with yearlings featured the first three days of the event followed by the mixed sale Thursday and Friday.
Escaper victorious in Saratoga Open Trot
Escaper won the local Open Trot for the first time on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 1) at Saratoga Casino Hotel, stopping the clock in 1:55.2.
USHDC honors Corbin Community Backpack Program, Mistertenahkey wins
The United States Harness Driving Club (USHDC), best known for their charitable contributions over the last three decades, continued their giving crusade as they honored the Corbin Community Backpack Program on Sunday, Nov. 1.
Liberty Bell Stakes to Mardi Gras Man, Highland B Best
Even though the calendar said Nov. 1, there were still a pair of 1:49.2 miles in two $30,000 divisions of the Liberty Bell Stake for 3-year-old colt pacers on Sunday afternoon over Harrah’s Philadelphia 5/8-mile oval.
Grand Circuit enters final stretch
With fall underway, daylight saving time ending, and Harrisburg sale week beginning, the 2026 Grand Circuit enters its final stretch.
Oops All Berries takes spotlight in Virginia Breeders Fund “Day of Champions” card at Shenandoah Downs
Janet Davis’s Oops All Berries captured the $116,750 Virginia Breeders Fund 2-Year-Old Filly Pace at Shenandoah Downs Saturday (Oct. 31) and shattered the prior speed mark for that division by two full seconds. The Captain Crunch filly authored quarter panels of :28, :57.1 and 1:25.3 before crossing in 1:54.1 with Eric Davis in the sulky. She won her fourth straight race and is six-for-nine overall now with a pair of second place finishes for owner Ramona Gillespie. Jason Skinner’s Denim N Pearls finished second and Hagerman Racing’s All That Rusty was third.
German 4-Year-Old Impresses in Norway
Blizzard Diamant, with Robin Bakker in the sulky, impressed everyone with a dominant victory in the prestigious Axel Jensens Lopp at Bjerke Racetrack in Oslo, despite racing on the outside without cover.
Swingtown cruises in Dayton’s Open Handicap
Despite leaving from the outside post in a talented field of 10 open pacers, Swingtown proved best Halloween night (Oct. 31) at Hollywood Gaming Dayton Raceway, grinding to score a hard-fought victory in the $30,000 Open Handicap.
Bentley Blue Chip, HL Kapara pounce and score in Kindergarten trot finals
Bentley Blue Chip converted a pocket trip to a victory at odds of 9-2 and 19-1 shot HL Kapara persisted in her stretch rally to win in their respective $125,000 Grade 3 Kindergarten Series finals for trotting freshman on Saturday night (Oct. 31) at The Meadowlands.
Starstruck Dreamer, Miss Dolce capture Kindergarten pace finals
The freshman pacing colts and fillies launched for $125,000 purses in each of the Grade 3 Kindergarten Series Finals at The Meadowlands on Saturday (Oct. 31) with Starstruck Dreamer and Miss Dolce showing their best to win the respective divisional affairs.