Mitchell York News Today

The calendar has yet to turn to June and North American harness racing already has its first two-year-olds of 2024 on the track.

Kim Hankins, the executive director of the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association (MSOA) and a fully participating member in all aspects of the harness game for over a half-century, has been selected by the Keystone Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) to receive the the Mary Lib Miller Award.

The two leading harness racing trainers in North America, Ron Burke and Ake Svanstedt, both had horses with positive test results as reported to the USTA from last week. Burke’s horse Saulsbrook Genesis at Northfield Park was found to contain Altrenogest in a blood test. Burke was fined $500 for the infraction. Svanstedt’s horse Baptism

Rose Run Zeke, a $14,000 bargain as a yearling acquisition, has outperformed that modest price by a lot, ripping off five straight wins to begin his career.

WASHINGTON, PA, Aug. 17, 2023 — Rose Run Zeke (Stay Hungry-Rose Run Ultimate), a $14,000 bargain as a yearling acquisition, has outperformed that modest price by a lot, ripping off five straight harness racing wins to begin his career. On Friday at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, he’ll try to extend his career unbeaten streak

Rose Run Zeke picked up his fifth straight win to start his career in a division of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes, highlighting the action on Sunday night (Aug. 6) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. The race was one of four divisions of the Sire Stakes held on the evening for two-year-old colts and geldings on the pace, with purses ranging from $42,441 to $42,881.

WASHINGTON, PA, July 22, 2023--It's My Show (Sweet Lou) put on a show once more, blazing to a world record 1:47.4 Saturday (July 22) in a $25,000 elimination division of the Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows for three-year-old harness racing pacers. Cannibal (Sweet Lou-No More Losses) captured

WASHINGTON, Pa. — Stay Sunny, owned and trained by Mitchell York of Cranberry Township, won Wednesday of a Pop Up Series for freshman filly pacers during harness racing action at Hollywood Casino at T...

After shaking off a spate of bad luck and getting his first win a week ago, Designer Drink can be the toast of the town this weekend by making it a double in the $252,000 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes championship for two-year-old male trotters at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday (Sept. 4)

Annapolis Hanover quarter-poled to the point, then cruised to his fifth straight victory — and third in Pennsylvania Sires Stakes competition — in Friday’s $160,618 PASS at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows.