Shortly after watching his 2-year-old colt trotter Tactical Landing romp to a 27 ½-length win in 1:56 in a qualifier early Friday afternoon at The Red Mile, trainer Bob Stewart told harnessracing.com that it is all systems go for the $800,000 yearling purchase to make his pari-mutuel debut on Saturday, Aug. 26, in the second round of Kentucky Sires Stakes.

"I knew that he could go out there and go like that at any time, but he hadn't done it," said Stewart. "I can tell you this, I am sure glad he went like that today. He's just a big horse with a very big gait and it's just taken him a little while to put it all together."

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Sale results were published in Friday's Weekend Preview for the elite Swedish yearling sale, the Wenngarn Yearling Sale held in the historic Swedish town of the same name.

However, incorrect sale averages were inadvertently included with the original story, but have since been changed, including for six yearlings by sire Trixton, which sold for an average price of $57,548. To view the corrected sale average, please click here. more...

The Red Mile hosted qualifying races at noon Friday after an hour postponement while the track recovered from last night's deluge. By then it was dry and kind of fast, maybe a little dull with moderate temperatures and no wind.

Two-year-old trotters opened the eight-race card and Tactical Landing was a 1:56 winner for driver Charlie Norris. The big colt took over at the three-eighths, cruised past the half in :58.3 and then opened up a long lead which he carried to the wire, trotting home in :28 to score by 27 1/2 lengths. He's the pride of the Tactical Landing Stable who gave a king's ransom of $800,000 for the full brother to champion filly Mission Brief last fall at the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale and... more...

The catalog for the Ohio Selected Jug Yearling Sale is now available on the Lexington Selected website, lexingtonselected.com, and on the Equineline Sales catalog app for the iPad. Print catalogs are in the mail and should be received in the coming days.

The single-day sale, featuring 248 Ohio-eligible yearlings, will be held on Friday, Sept. 15, at 11 a.m. at its new location, the Brave Horse Show Park in Johnstown, 25 miles northeast of Columbus.

There will be a special "Yearling Show Day" on the sale grounds on the Thursday prior to the sale, starting at 2... more...

It's no surprise that Sintra has been made the 2-1 morning line favorite in Sunday's $200,000 Prix D'Ete at the Hippodrome 3R for four-year-old pacers.

The gelded son of Mach Three has been nearly perfect this season for trainer Dave Menary, winning seven of his 10 starts so far and now drawing the rail for Sunday's Prix D'Ete makes him the horse to beat.

Owned by Brad Gray of Dundas, Michael Guerriero of Brampton and Menary Racing Inc. of Rockton, Ontario, Sintra will have Jody Jamieson once again doing the driving.

In their last start, two weeks ago in the... more...

Mother Nature was much kinder to the boys on Thursday night at The Red Mile than she was to the girls in the first leg of Kentucky Sires Stakes (KYSS) for 2-year-old trotters. The first three races on the card were $30,000 KYSS divisions for colt and geldings, and they were contested under hot and sultry conditions. Three $30,000 races for fillies were raced beginning in Race 6, and when that field got underway the skies opened up with torrential rain, making viewing around the last turn virtually impossible.

In the first male division that kicked off the card, US Marshall posted a 1:56 victory for driver Corey Callahan. US Marshall's task was made much easier when the 3-5 favorite Dawson Springs made a break at... more...

Fresh off a runner-up performance in the Hambletonian Oaks, Magic Presto returned to Ontario Sires Stakes competition at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday and cruised to her second Gold Series win of the season.

Starting from post one, driver Trevor Henry settled Magic Presto in third as Winter Sweet Frost rang up early fractions of :28.1 and :57.1. Heading for the 1:26.1 three-quarters Henry sent the heavy favorite to the outside and Magic Presto coasted down the stretch to a one-length victory in 1:55.1. Winter Sweet Frost finished second and Gravitator was third.

"Nice and handy and not too hard a run, so I was pleased with the way things... more...