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Jiggy Jog S (Walner) and harness racing driver Dexter Dunn will not be in the front row when Saturday’s (Sep. 9) $1 million MGM Yonkers International Trot starts, but, of course, the only time being in front will truly matter to Dunn and the mare’s connections is when the race ends. The lone female starter
Harness Racing This Week: MGM Yonkers International Trot, MGM Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, N.Y.; Jim Ewart Memorial and Charlie Hill Memorial, Eldorado Scioto Downs, Columbus, Ohio; Champlain Stakes, Simcoe Stakes and Milton eliminations, Woodbine Mohawk Park, Milton, Ont.; and Miss Versatility leg, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J. Schedule of events: Grand Circuit harness racing will open
Alrajah One IT (Maharajah) made history on Saturday (Sep. 2) at Woodbine Mohawk Park as he returned from a year-long layoff to win the $530,000 Maple Leaf Trot and break the Canadian record for an aged trotting stallion. Dexter Dunn held the seven-year-old in fifth with Its Academic (Dave Miller), riding a five-race win streak,
Woodbine Mohawk Park will host two of the biggest Grand Circuit events for aged harness racing horses, the $615,000 Canadian Pacing Derby and $530,000 Maple Leaf Trot, tonight (Sep. 2). The card, which includes two divisions of the Simcoe Stakes and three Ontario Sires Stakes Gold races, is worth more than $2 million in purses.
MILTON, August 31, 2023 – Harness racing Hall of Fame trainer Ron Burke holds a strong hand in the finals of the $615,000 Canadian Pacing Derby and $530,000 Maple Leaf Trot, Saturday night (Sept. 2) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Burke, one of the sport’s highest-profile and most successful conditioners, will have four chances – three