Ken Warkentin News Today

Karl and T C I once again takes the top spots in the Week 2 rankings of the Road to the Hambletonian by Ken Warkentin.

Buy A Round will be looking to make it a double this weekend at The Meadowlands.

The Thursday (May 23) evening card at Woodbine Mohawk Park featured a pair of winners under the guidance of trainer Luc Blais that stem from notable pedigrees.

Last year, Meadowlands Racetrack's TV host Dave Little prevailed in the 19-day Battle of the Masterminds handicapping contest with an $11,643 USD bankroll, raising $1,000 USD for his selected charity, the Standardbred Retirement Foundation.

The Tina Dale Brauti bred and Pepper AB/Sikstoone HB owned High On Pepper (6g Ready Cash-Piece Of Work-Yankee Glide) overcame a 40 meter harness racing handicap to capture the Gr. II International Orebro International at Orebro Racecourse in Sweden (April 27) clocked in 1.13.3kr over 3180 meters. This Stayerlopp victory was the winner’s fourth in

Dan Patch Award winner Karl is scheduled to be among the stars making their first appearances of 2024 when The Meadowlands hosts 18 qualifiers on Saturday morning, April 27.

Off to a perfect start in his four-year-old campaign, O'Brien Award-winning trotter Ghostly Casper earned his second straight victory in the Canadian Sired Graduate Series with a 1:53.4 score during an action-packed Friday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

The extraordinary has now become commonplace at The Meadowlands, as once again, Saturday night business last week at The Big M was over the top, leaving no reason to believe that the string of super Saturdays won’t continue this weekend, when racing is conducted on the usual Friday-Saturday (Feb. 16-17) schedule with a first-race post time of 6:20 p.m.

The Meadowlands is always the place to play because of the many action options offered at the multi-faceted facility that offers sports betting, horse race simulcasting and, of course, live world-class harness racing.

Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park will host the final race card of the Winter Meet on a special Friday evening, Feb. 2, while celebrating the 35th edition of the national O’Brien Awards being held in the capital city.