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The Battle of Lake Erie, the longest running stakes event hosted at MGM Northfield Park, has once again attracted a star-studded cast for its 2021 edition. The $200,000 event, which is carded as the 10th race on Saturday (June 5), features a competitive field of the sport’s best open pacers with a combined 287 victories. Introducing the 2021 $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie field: #1 Western Joe - This seven-year-old son of Western Ideal is the 7-2 second choice. Christopher Choate trains this East Coast stalwart and has named Aaron Merriman to drive. Merriman recently notched his 13,000th driv...

This Week: Arthur Cutler Memorial and Graduate Series leg, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit heads to The Meadowlands on Saturday (May 15), with the $141,250 Arthur Cutler Memorial for open trotters and two $50,000 divisions in the second leg of the Graduate Series for four-year-old open pacers. Last Time: With $135,000 on the line, Ohio-bred Its Academic took control and never looked back in winning the Charlie Hill Memorial Trot at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Thursday (May 6). The four-year-old stallion by Uncle Peter led gate-to-wire for driver Yanni...

The seventh annual Charlie Hill Memorial Trot gathers seven top trotting horses at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Thursday (May 6). The Ron Burke trained Mission Accepted is the 9-5 morning line favourite, however don’t discount Whata Swan, who was supplemented to the event. The connections of 18 horses paid the $500 nomination fee to be made eligible to the $135,000 race for four-year-old and older trotters, but per the conditions, a horse not nominated by March 15 could be supplemented at the time of entry for $10,000. And owner John Barnard of Miami, Fla. took the plunge. “He’s had six sta...

Dan Noble is a busy man, and it’s paying off. Noble entered Monday (May 3) ready to put the finishing touches on his meet at Ohio’s Miami Valley Raceway, where he is the leading driver, and ranks among North America’s top-six drivers in both wins and purses this year. For the season, Noble has visited the winner’s circle 158 times and posted earnings of $1.69 million. In addition, he helps his wife Christi with a 30-horse stable that ranks among the top 20 in North America in purses, with $407,936, and is fourth in wins at Miami Valley. All of Noble’s victories this year have come a...

Standardbred Canada March 15 Stakes Payment Notice Standardbred Canada would like to remind owners and trainers that stakes payments are due on Monday, March 15.....read on Hambletonian Society March 15 Stakes Notice The Hambletonian Society has issued a reminder for all those making stakes payments to the for the 147 races currently administered by Society with payments due March 15, 2021 (postmarked by Tuesday, March 16), as well as the changes the Hambletonian Society has for 2021....read on Kentucky Sire Stakes Payments Due Sustaining payments for the Kentucky Sire Stakes are to be postma...