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After being fed a steady diet of overnight races through the first three months of live racing this winter, Rosecroft Raceway owners and spectators got their first glimpse of stakes

One week after explaining after a win in a post-race interview that Maximus Miki loves to race first-over, driver Andy McCarthy changed tactics nonetheless Saturday (April 27) night at The Meadowlands.

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Lexus Kody (Archangel-Lexus Helios) had yet another dominant harness racing performance in the weekly featured $27,500 winners-over trot at The Meadowlands, notching his third straight victory in much-the-best fashion Friday night (Apr. 26). “He’s super-sharp right now,” said winning driver Yannick Gingras. “When he’s like this, he can go some big

Ontario-bred Lexus Kody had yet another dominant performance in the weekly $37,671 Winners Over Handicap Trot at The Meadowlands, notching his third straight victory in much-the-best fashion on Friday night, April 26.

There was no shortage of star power during the session of qualifiers on Saturday, April 27 at The Meadowlands.

Hellabalou (Sweet Lou) joined a select list of harness racing horses to win the MGM Borgata Pacing Series final in back-to-back seasons by taking Monday night's (April 22) $457,000 championship in 1:50.2 after watching a duel for the lead between the two favorites and then pouncing on them past three-quarters. After scoring at odds of

Hillexotic (Muscle Hill) joined the harness racing millionaire club with flair, easily winning the featured $35,000 Yonkers Raceway Invitational Trot Thursday night (April 25th). Needing only $2,429 to join the magic million club, the seven-year-old gelded Ron Burke trainee left no doubt, taking control after the first eighth of a mile and never facing a

Hillexotic (Muscle Hill) is perfectly drawn to double up in Thursday’s (April 25th) $35,000 Yonkers Invitational Trot and become harness racing’s next millionaire following a triumphant return in the same class one week ago. The seven-year-old gelded Ron Burke trainee showed he was ready for his 2024 debut after taking a six-month winter break by

Hellabalou joined a select list of horses to win the MGM Borgata Pacing Series final in back-to-back seasons at Yonkers Raceway by taking Monday night's (April 22) $626,027 championship, while Canadian-bred and owned Lit De Rose took the $378,356 Blue Chip Matchmaker final for the ladies.

The harness racing season . up with the first major Grand Circuit stakes races of the year Monday (April 22) at Yonkers Raceway. Total purses for the evening are just over $1 million And handicapping the four stakes races will be Harnesslink’s own Garnet Barnsdale and former Harnesslink reporter, now handicapper for Pocono Downs, Brian