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Battle of Lake Erie winner Funatthebeach N made a big move in this week’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, going from fifth to first thanks to adding 140 points to his total from a week ago.

Reigning O'Brien Award and two-time Dan Patch Award winner Lyons Sentinel will try to win her second consecutive Roses Are Red Stakes on Saturday (June 18) at Woodbine Mohawk Park, but among the nine pacing mares in her way is returning U.S. Horse of the Year Award recipient Test Of Faith.

The $35,000 Roses Are Red eliminations on Saturday night (June 11) at Mohawk saw the stake’s reigning champion, Lyons Sentinel, and last year’s horse of the year in the U.S., Test Of Faith, prevail in impressive fashion.

Lyons Sentinel and Bella Bellini both pulled off last-to-first victories Saturday night (June 4) at The Meadowlands while taking the $31,500 co-features on the pace and trot, respectively.

Amigo Volo and the words “world record” seem to go hand in hand.

After putting together an O'Brien and Dan Patch Award-winning season in 2021, female pacer Lyons Sentinel is ready to launch her five-year-old campaign Sunday (May 29) by meeting seven rivals in the $100,000 Betsy Ross Mare Invitational at Harrah’s Philadelphia.

One of the best cards anywhere in the harness racing season so far during 2022 will be proudly presented at Harrah’s Philadelphia this Sunday afternoon (May 29), as the top trotters and pacers in many varieties will be racing on the track’s $600,000+ “Super Sunday” card.

Dan Patch Award-winning pacer Allywag Hanover made his first appearance of the season during Tuesday morning's (May 17) qualifying session at Harrah's Philadelphia, winning in 1:53 flat over top female pacer Lyons Sentinel.

The three-year-old pacing filly Niki Hill, last year’s Dan Patch divisional champion, was a strong-finishing winner in her qualifier on Tuesday morning (May 10) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with O'Brien and Dan Patch divisional champion Lyons Sentinel a rapidly-closing second in her first trip behind the starting gate this year in another qualifier.

With the first weekend of May in the books, many of harness racing's top performers from 2021 have started to return to the racetrack for the upcoming stakes season or hit the racetrack in racing action.