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3-year-old filly trotter Walner Payton will aim to score a touchdown of her own this Saturday in the $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks.

Just six years ago, Ron Burke nearly had his first Hambletonian victory before What The Hill suffered the only disqualification of a first-place finisher in the race’s history. He and Yannick Gingras, also still chasing a win in the American classic, exited Saturday night (July 29) at The Meadowlands primed and ripe for revenge.

Walner Payton made a strong move to take the lead and never relinquished control to win the first $40,000 Hambletonian Oaks elimination on Saturday night (July 29) at The Meadowlands, and a shocking upset performance by Heart On Fire was the highlight of the second Oaks elimination.

New Jersey State Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin visited the Rutgers University Equine Exercise Physiology Lab on Monday and got a hands-on look at some of the work done by the Rutgers Equine Science program.

With the date of the 2023 Pepsi North America Cup just two months away, Trot Insider will profile some of the race's top contenders as horses ready to compete for one of Canadian harness racing's biggest prizes.