Simpson Stakes News Today

Private Creed, a bay thoroughbred colt, is the 2023 Aiken-Trained Horse of the Year. He received the same honor in 2022, making him the fourth two-time winner.

HARRISBURG, PA – Åke Svanstedt, who seemed to have one (or sometimes more than one) of the top harness racing contenders in just about every major trotting stakes race in 2023 in North America, has been voted Trainer of the Year by the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), the sport’s leading media organization. During

Ake Svanstedt who's stable surpassed $10 million in earnings in 2023 was voted as the 2023 USHWA Trainer of the Year while Scott Zeron vaulted a career best $10 million season to being named the 2023 Driver of the Year.

Bloodstock editor Joe Nevills selects his All-Value Sire Team, spotlighting North American sires standing for $20,000 or less.

Confederate (Sweet Lou), the #1 rated harness racing horse in North America headlines the $557,250 Matron Stakes for three-year-old trotters and pacers at Bally's Dover on Thursday (Nov. 9). There are four divisions of the Matron Stakes on the program and Confederate headlines the 12th race $170,850 division for the pacing colts. Confederate is the

Harness Racing This Week: Breeders Crown eliminations and Circle City, Harrah’s Hoosier Park, Anderson, Ind.; Kindergarten Series leg, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J.; and John Simpson Stakes, Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Schedule of events: Thursday will see three $25,000 eliminations for 2-year-old filly trotters and two $25,000 eliminations for 2-year-old male trotters;

Harness racing trainer/driver Ake Svanstedt picked up wins in three of the five John Simpson Sr. Memorial stakes races held on Monday (Oct. 16) afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. Svanstedt’s trainees won two of the three $30,400 splits for three-year-old trotting fillies (The Elma) and one of two $54,750 divisions of the two-year-old

Harness Racing This Week: Courageous Lady, MGM Northfield Park, Northfield, Ohio; and John Simpson Stakes, Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Schedule of events: Grand Circuit action will be held on Saturday night (Oct. 14) at MGM Northfield Park with the $100,000 Courageous Lady for 3-year-old filly pacers. Morning-line favorite Ucandoit Blue Chip will call

Antonucci is scheduled to return to New York Friday morning. She’ll be back at Santa Anita later this month and will stay here through the Breeders’ Cup.

Closing weekend from Del Mar's summer meet and two of the final three days of racing from the rich Kentucky Downs oval