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Batavia, NY --- The richest night of harness racing all summer will be held at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Aug. 26) when total purses of $467,400 will be in play for participants of the heavily stake-laden card. Post time for the first of 15 races is at 6 p.m. The New York Sire Stakes will

Heavy favourites Gigi Hanover and Instagram Model delivered as expected in the two $85,500 New York Sire Stakes divisions for three-year-old trotting fillies that occurred on Tuesday evening (Aug. 15) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.

On Monday afternoon (Aug. 14) at Monticello Raceway, fans witnessed the fastest mile ever for a two-year-old trotter, regardless of sex, in the track’s storied 65-year history when filly Senorita Palema won her New York Sire Stakes division in 1:56.4.

ELIZABETHTOWN — The Heartland Homecoming Parade has reached Hall of Fame status.

Royal Filly and Gigi Hanover easily defeated their contemporaries in the New York Sire Stakes event for three-year-old trotting fillies on Monday, Aug. 7 at Monticello Raceway.

It was one of the most anticipated harness racing partnerships on record—the first foal from two Breeders Crown winners—who arrived in this world on April 15, 1998, at Carter Duer’s Peninsula Farm in Georgetown, Kentucky. “She was a very special filly,” Carter recalled. “We all were really anticipating her birth, and she didn’t disappoint us.”

There were two divisions, total purses of $119,500, of the New York Sire Stakes for three-year-old harness racing trotting fillies Monday (Aug. 7) afternoon at Monticello Raceway and the favorites had no problems winning both divisions. Due to earlier rains, the track was labeled good with a one second allowance. The first division was the

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The New York Sires Stakes returned to The Spa on Friday (July 28) evening in a harness racing card featuring 15 races and Royal Filly (Chapter Seven-Swinging Royalty) was the star of Saratoga Casino Hotel, winning the $87,000 NYSS split for sophomore fillies. Tyler Buter and Royal Filly were the pacesetter team for the mile,

The New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) returned to Saratoga Casino Hotel on Friday evening (July 28) with three-year-old trotting fillies Royal Filly and Canterbury Hanover taking their respective divisions.