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Hunting As was the only favourite to prevail as the John Brennan Trotting Series began with four $20,000 divisions on Wednesday night (March 31) over a "sloppy" track at Yonkers Raceway. Driven by Todd McCarthy, Hunting As worked a pocket trip behind Halo Its Me in the third flight, and watched as that foe clicked fractions of :30.2, 1:00.1, and 1:28.3. Halo Its Me was still in command as they turned into the stretch, but McCarthy had Hunting As finishing well two-wide to then surge by the pace...

Before the start of Saturday night’s card at The Meadowlands, driver Dexter Dunn was named the United States Harness Writers Association’s Driver of the Year for a second-consecutive season in a virtual Dan Patch Awards ceremony that the entire sport could view on the internet or at any simulcast venue. Then Dunn went out and showed why that considerable amount of hardware sits on his mantle. The 31-year-old New Zealand product, whose 131 wins during 2020 led all Big M drivers, registered f...

For a guy who didn’t arrive until four months ago, Todd McCarthy continues to impress in harness racing’s toughest driver colony stateside. The 27-year-old McCarthy continued to do good things since his arrival from Australia, winning four times on the Friday night card at The Meadowlands. The five-time driving champion at Australia’s Menangle Racetrack finished second at the recently concluded Fall Big M Meeting, ending up just four winners behind leading pilot Dexter Dunn, the native Ne...

Lisa Photo EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - Some Chapter continued his impressive season by winning for the 10th time from just 14 starts in the Friday night harness racing  feature at The Meadowlands, a high-end $20,000 conditioned trot. But the road to the winners circle at the mile oval has been a circuitous one to say the least for the Anette Lorentzon trainee, who did not race last year as a 2-year-old. "We always liked him," said Lorentzon. "But he had some soreness last year, so we turned him out ...

Some Chapter continued his impressive season by winning for the 10th time from just 14 starts in the Friday night feature at The Meadowlands, a high-end $20,000 conditioned trot. But the road to the winner’s circle at the mile oval has been a circuitous one to say the least for the Anette Lorentzon trainee, who did not race last year as a two-year-old. “We always liked him,” said Lorentzon. “But he had some soreness last year, so we turned him out in April. We gave him some time, brough...

Amanda Stephens Photo Time was on Anette Lorentzon’s side when it came to trotters Some Chapter and Graceful Winner. Both horses were unraced last year at age 2, but have blossomed into solid harness racing performers this season as the result of the trainer’s patience. Some Chapter and Graceful Winner are entered in Friday’s sixth race at The Meadowlands, a $20,000 conditioned event for trotters. Some Chapter, a gelding who has won nine of 13 races and finished second on three occasions,...

Time was on Anette Lorentzon’s side when it came to trotters Some Chapter and Graceful Winner. Both horses were unraced last year at age two, but have blossomed into solid performers this season as the result of the trainer’s patience. Some Chapter and Graceful Winner are entered in Friday’s (Dec. 18) sixth race at The Meadowlands, a $20,000 conditioned event for trotters. Some Chapter, a gelding who has won nine of 13 races and finished second on three occasions, is the 5-2 morning line ...