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 “Jimmy Jets” is ready for takeoff.

Wally Hennessey was contemplating whether to head to Saratoga Casino Hotel to drive Saturday in New York Sire Stakes action when he received a call that basically made the decision for him.

Stag Party (p, 2, 1:50.4s; 2, 1:52.3h [$962,645]), is standing his second season at Winbak Farm of Ontario. Due to unforeseen consequences of COVID-19, his connections have decided to offer 2021 breeders a 25 percent discount. “Due to the rough year that has affected the economy and the horse industry, we have decided to offer a special discount to 2021 breeders that book to Stag Party,” said Eric Cherry, co-owner of Stag Party. “Our industry needs horses, and we believe that it is important to continue to grow our industry with quality individuals like the offspring that Stag Party wil...

Some of the harness racing horsemen in the backstretch at Pompano Park Wednesday morning (March 3) received a pleasant visit from representatives of the Florida Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association. Chapter president Steve Wolf and chapter national director and treasurer Thomas H. Hicks were visiting certain stables and presenting awards from last season that were not given out due to the pandemic. “We held off hoping we could do a presentation event,” said Steve Wolf, “That did not work out and Tom Hicks said let’s go to the backstretch and start giving out the tr...