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Reef Runner, arguably the top older male turf sprinter in the country, will be sidelined the remainder of the year with a soft-tissue injury, trainer David Fawkes said Friday.
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Leading Ellis Park trainer Brendan Walsh sends out the capable One Magic Philly in the $175,000 Twin Bridges on Saturday, but the Rusty Arnold-trained Kilwin is more than merely capable.
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Persevering down the stretch, Dan D Man Can, driven by Atlee Bender for trainer Erv Miller, continued his perfect start to 2026 by winning the lone $95,500 division of the fourth leg of the Indiana Sire Stakes for 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters at Harrah's Hoosier Park on Thursday (June 16).
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For 50 years, the Meadowlands Pace has been the signature night of harness racing in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and over the years the supporting card around the marquee event for sophomore pacers has been built up into a tremendous event for racing.
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There were two notable entries when the box was opened on Wednesday morning for the 60th edition of the Adios Pace at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. The $35,000 supplemental entry of North America Cup champion Odds On Mr Mamba brought the sophomore pacer back in the spotlight after he had skipped the Meadowlands Pace. Then, the sport's leading trainer Ron Burke decided that he wanted to win the biggest annual race at his home track and give himself the best chance by putting his special filly Loua Dipa in the box along with four solid sophomore colts.
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Many of the top contenders on the road to the Hambletonian were on display at the Meadowlands for the Stanley Dancer Memorial on July 11 and still more will be in action this Sunday in the Zweig Memorial at Vernon Downs, but there are many avenues a trainer can take to prepare for the most important date on the trotting calendar - some by design and others by necessity.
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The road to next month’s Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks passes through Vernon Downs this Sunday (July 19) when the upstate New York oval hosts Grade 2 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial races for 3-year-old male and female trotters.
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Hall of Fame trainer Ron Burke has already won two G2 Spirit of Massachusetts Trots with It’s Academic, but he'll be looking to add a third on the strength of a powerful pair of starters he will bring to Plainridge Park for this year’s $300,000 race.
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Charlie’s to Blame led throughout the $150,000 Kitten’s Joy Stakes at Gulfstream Park in February 2025. The same tactics will be employed when the 4-year-old colt starts in a tough allowance race at 1 1/16 miles on turf at Del Mar on Friday.
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After a failed attempt against older fillies and mares three weeks ago, Thundering On returns to the 3-year-old filly division in Saturday’s Group 1 Irish Oaks at the Curragh with an outstanding chance for her second major stakes win of the year.
