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In this week's edition of Rewind Robert Smith recalls the lengthy and spectacular career of the great Meadow Skipper.

The Hambletonian Society reminds horsepeople that payments are due for many of the 149 races currently administered by the Society on May 15, 2022 (postmarked by by midnight of Tuesday, May 17).

With the first major events of the 2022 Grand Circuit season now complete, many of harness racing's top performers from 2021 will soon be returning for the upcoming stakes season.

Caviart Ally, an O'Brien Older Pacing Mare of the Year and winner of more than $2 million, has given birth to her first foal, according to her owners Judy and Buck Chaffee of Caviart Farms.

Lous Pearlman already has provided his owners with great memories this season, and the colt will look to add one more to the list Wednesday when he competes in the $310,000 Progress Pace for three-year-old male pacers at Dover Downs.

Winbak Farm has regretfully announced the passing of Island Fantasy. Island Fantasy (p, 2, 1:52; 3, 1:50.1 [$1,371,525]) passed away at the age of 25 on May 28th. He succumbed to complications from colic. He had been standing at Winbak Farm of Maryland. “Island Fantasy was a striking individual,” said Garrett Bell, Winbak Farm General Manager. “He had the looks, pedigree and racing career that made him the complete package as a sire.” Island Fantasy won 15 races. His awards included the...

Yonkers Raceway is pleased to announce that the four major Grand Circuit stakes scheduled for Friday, July 2 will all see substantial purse increases over the originally advertised amounts. The MGM Yonkers Trot and MGM Grand Messenger Pace will see a purse boost from $300,000 to $500,000. The marquee races are scheduled as the first legs of the Triple Crown for trotting and pacing three-year-olds, respectively. The Pacing Triple Crown also includes the Cane Pace (Meadowlands) and Little Brown J...

The Hambletonian Society reminds horsepeople and staking agents that sustaining payments for the races administered by the Society are due Saturday, May 15, and must be postmarked by midnight of Monday, May 17. Forms are always available at the Hambletonian Society website, or by calling the Society office. All the forms on the website are PDF fillable. Along with cheques, the Society is accepting credit cards as a form of payment for any stakes payments. All credit card payments are subject to...

Ontario-sired pacing colt Tall Dark Stranger was named the 2020 U.S. Horse of the Year as part of the Dan Patch Annual Awards Banquet held virtually on Saturday (Jan. 16). The United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), the leading media organization in North American harness racing, has announced the winners of its Dan Patch Awards balloting for excellence exhibited among both equines and humans. The “best of the best” are normally honoured at the writers’ Dan Patch Annual Awards ...