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The Independence Day matinee featured two-year-old pacing fillies on Monday afternoon at Saratoga Casino Hotel, with three divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for freshman fillies each carrying a purse of $51,300.

TheStable.ca celebrated an unprecedented seven wins on July 4, including a track record, series sweep and one of its flashiest victories to date.

When Dreamonhigh arrives at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows for the Pennsylvania Sires Stake for sophomore filly trotters on Saturday (May 21), don’t be surprised if she breaks into her happy dance.

2022 Preakness odds favor Epicenter for redemption from the Derby. Find out how to bet the race online and where to watch in PA.

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.

Live harness racing resumes next month at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono in Plains Twp. and people now have different ways to watch and wager.

Check out images from First Night 2007 plus the top ten stories from 2006.

Mohegan Sun Pocono in Plains Twp. is celebrating its 15th anniversary next month and in honor of the milestone, full bands are returning to the live music bar Breakers.

Iluvtomakemoney was making good money with three-consecutive second-place finishes in Class AA-Open Handicap events at Buffalo Raceway. But on Saturday evening (July 10), he was finally able to grab the lions share of the $11,300 purse with a 1 1/2-length victory over Black Is Back in 1:55.4 over the "fast" track. With Black Is Back collecting the lead just before the opening panel, Iluvtomakemoney was sick of second place and went up and retake the lead, using fractions of :29, :59.1 and 1:27....

By John Furgele Last fall, Manchego ran what was thought to the final race of her career in the Breeders’ Crown. A few months of rest, then it would be time to enjoy retirement for a while, and on to the business of becoming a broodmare. Oops. Well, Manchego was retired last October. Over the winter, though, trainer Nancy Takter was able to convince Manchego’s owner to unretire her and get going again for 2021 — perhaps beyond. On May 15, she rallied in deep stretch to win the Arthur Cutl...