Harness: Winter storm impacts live racing at several tracks
A major winter storm has forced several tracks to cancel or move scheduled live racing programs over the next couple of days.
Greg ReinhartJan 25, 2026
A major winter storm has forced several tracks to cancel or move scheduled live racing programs over the next couple of days.
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Veteran Quarter Horse jockey Cruz Mendez sustained a spinal cord injury in a spill at Los Alamitos on Saturday, and was undergoing surgery at a nearby hospital on Sunday afternoon, according to two of his friends.
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The stakes winners Litmus Test and Strategic Risk will lead a competitive field of 14 in the Grade 3, $1 million Southwest Stakes, which has been moved to next Friday, Feb. 6, after Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., announced Tuesday that racing this weekend has been canceled due to freezing temperatures.
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Umberto Rispoli, the leading rider at the current Santa Anita winter-spring meeting, underwent surgery on Sunday morning to stabilize a broken ankle sustained when he was unseated in a race at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, according to his agent Matt Nakatani.
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Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. had one word to describe his feelings the morning after sending out Skippylongstocking and White Abarrio to finish first and second respectively in Saturday’s $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational.
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Trainer Graham Motion will look to keep Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup Turf winner Test Score at 1 1/8 miles for future races, and one of the mid-season targets could be the Grade 1 Turf Classic at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby Day.
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Franck Nivard moved into co-second all-time for wins by a driver in the Prix d'Amerique after winning his sixth edition of the event on Sunday at Vincennes Racecourse with upsetter Hokkaido Jiel.
Twenty-cent Pick 6 players will have a nice pot to shoot for when racing resumes Friday night (January 30) at the Meadowlands, as no winning tickets were sold on the wager on Saturday night (January 24), creating a carryover of $7,802.
Perfect Shot capped a five-win day at Sam Houston Race Park for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen on Saturday when she was up for a half-length win over Standoutsensation in the Grade 3, $300,000 Houston Ladies Classic.
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On Saturday at Santa Anita, Nafisa extended her winning streak to three races with a comfortable victory in the Grade 3 La Canada Stakes for fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles on dirt.