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Driver Mike Merton won five of the seven races that were contested at Tioga Downs on Friday, Aug. 4, including the $11,500 featured trot with Andover Contessa. 

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. 

Mystical Wynn (Jim Taggart Jr.) dominated the featured $11,500 featured trot at Tioga Downs on Thursday (July 27).

Harness racing driver Billy Dobson went into the Saturday (July 8) evening card at Saratoga Casino Hotel just three wins shy of a 5,000-win milestone and after wins with Gary Levine trainees Mister Godro and Hestherightstuff, he was on par for the achievement in the tenth race with Black Edition N (Bettors Delight). Trained by

Dobson went into the Saturday (July 8) evening card at Saratoga Casino Hotel just three wins shy of a 5,000-win milestone. And after wins with Gary Levine trainees Mister Godro and Hestherightstuff, he was on par for the achievement in the tenth race with Black Edition N.

For those of you that castigate amateur harness racing and continually complain about it, you’re all wrong. Form Cornelius Kingsley Garrison Billings of yesteryear to the gentlemen and ladies that participate this very day, amateur racing has done wonders for our sport…and countless charitable organizations here in the U.S.A., as well. First off, many of

Trainer Rob Harmon and driver Mike Merton combined to have a grand slam afternoon, including a win with Kilowatt Kid N in the $11,000 Open II Handicap Pace, at Tioga Downs on Sunday, May 14.

Brilliant Beauty charged late to win the $11,000 Fillies & Mares Open 1-2 Handicap Pace at Tioga Downs for driver Tyler Miller on Sunday, May 7. 

Tioga Downs kicks off the 2023 live racing season on Saturday, May 6.