Yonkers, NY – Three-year-old colt Fragment became a two-time New York Sire Stakes champion and stallion Huntsville sired three of the four winners of the $300,000 NYSS finals for male and female pacers Saturday (Sept. 12) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Joining Fragment in earning NYSS pacing crowns were 3-year-old filly Savage Cindy, 2-year-old colt Bastonata Bluechip and 2-year-old filly Huntsvilles Honey. Fragment won the final for 3-year-old male pacers by 1 1/2 lengths over Hunting Glory in 1:54.2. Fearless Partners was third, followed to the finish by Unmatched Wisdom in fourth. Unmatched Wisdom, however, was disqualified and placed sixth for interfering with Cooperstown Boy in the opening quarter-mile. Hard To Forget was elevated from fifth to fourth and Cooperstown Boy from sixth to fifth. Unmatched Wisdom, who started from post six in the seven-horse field, was sent to the front by driver Leon Bailey, but his attempt to make the top was rebuffed on the first turn by Fragment, who left from post one, and driver Jason Bartlett. Unmatched Wisdom looked to drop into second behind Fragment and was ruled to have interfered with third-place Cooperstown Boy before eventually securing the pocket position. Fragment reached the opening quarter in 27.1 and set all the remaining fractions, hitting the half in 56 seconds and three-quarters in 1:24 while opening up a five-length advantage heading to the stretch. Hunting Glory and Fearless Partners fanned out wide from mid-pack on the final turn to give chase, but Fragment held on for his second NYSS title. “He got the victory just because he’s a good horse, but he’s not at all close to being what we think he is,” said Bartlett, who drove Fragment for trainer Petter Engblom. “We’re going to have to try to figure it out because he’s a lot better horse than that. He toughed it out despite not being on his game today. “I knew going to the half he was really on the bit, and when he’s like that, he’s not at his best. I knew he was taking a little bit out of himself going to the half, and I was a little worried about that. It kind of showed in the lane. The last quarter was only 30.2; I knew we weren’t coming fast. I was just trying to get as much clearance as I could because I felt him getting tired.” Fragment, who in June captured the Grade 2 MGM Grand Messenger Stakes at Yonkers, won for the fifth time in eight races this year and 14th time in 24 career starts. The triumph pushed the colt’s lifetime earnings over $1 million, to nearly $1.1 million. The son of Huntsville -The Show Returns is owned by Engblom Farm, Douglas Sipple, and Peaceful Acre Farm. He was bred by Steve Stewart, Black Creek Farm, Michael Robinson and South Mountain Stables. Sent off as the 1-5 favorite, Fragment paid $2.54 to win. The exacta returned $29.64 and the trifecta returned $308.40. Bailey came away with a NYSS champion in the final for 3-year-old female pacers, guiding a dominant performance by Savage Cindy in a 1:52.4 triumph. Ideal Beauty Queen finished second, eight-lengths back, while Saulsbrook Rolo was third and 2025 champ Liberty Style was fourth. Savage Cindy, the 7-5 favorite, went straight to the front and never looked back through fractions of 27, 54.4 and 1:22, and led by 13 lengths in the stretch. “I picked her up (two starts ago) and she’s just been so good on the front-end. There’s no end to her,” Bailey said. “I got the front pretty easy today, and when I did, we were taking no prisoners. Surreal Spirit came at me at the half, and it was a tough decision, but I already had (Savage Cindy) rolling and decided to just keep rolling. She does it so easy. She’s just an incredible filly and Cory has done a great job with her.” Savage Cindy is trained by Cory Stratton for breeder/owner Scarlett Stables. The daughter of Huntsville -Naughty Cindy won for the third consecutive start and fifth time in 10 races this season. For her career, she has won seven of 17 races and earned $457,052. She paid $4.80 to win. The exacta returned $45.46 and the trifecta returned $1,737.28. In the final for 2-year-old female pacers, Huntsvilles Honey swooped the field from sixth place on the final turn to post a 1:55.2 victory for driver Matt Kakaley and trainer George Ducharme. Phast Phyllis finished second, 2 3/4 lengths back, and Maxina came home third, just ahead of pace-setting even-money favorite Cowboy Candy. Cowboy Candy, with Bartlett in the sulky, worked her way to the lead from post eight just prior to reaching the opening quarter in a 27.1. She remained on top to the 56.2 half and 1:25.1 three-quarters while fending off first-over pressure from 8-5 second choice Annie O but was unable to maintain her advantage in the stretch. Huntsvilles Honey, who had to return to the paddock for a shoe repair that delayed the start of the race for several minutes, stormed through the lane to complete a 29.2 last quarter that was nearly a second faster than any of her competitors. “The race set up perfect for her, and she got the job done,” Kakaley said. “I was really disappointed with her at Saratoga in her last start (finishing third in a race won by Annie O). I talked to George about it because we expected her to be a little better finishing. She gave me the punch that I needed today.” Huntsvilles Honey is owned by breeder Joseph Trice. The daughter of Huntsville -Thats Incredible has won three of seven races this season and earned $212,073. “I just think the way the pace set up for her, she was able to get a better trip, and (the others) didn’t close as hard as they have been,” Ducharme said. “We just needed to get a break in the flow of the race, and it worked out in our favor today.” He added about the filly’s return to the paddock, “She had a shoe come off, and we had to get it put back on. I didn’t know if (the delay) was going to be good or bad for her, but we got through it, so all good.” Sent off at 9-1, Huntsvilles Honey paid $21.54 to win. The exacta with Phast Phyllis (25-1) returned $416.96 and the trifecta with Maxina (23-1) returned $8,753.46. In the final for 2-year-old male pacers, Bastonata Bluechip took the lead from 1-5 favorite Rose Run Cowboy at three-quarters, then fought through the stretch as Rose Run Cowboy rallied back, to hold on for a nose victory in 1:54.4. Free Agent finished a fast-closing third, just a half-length back, and Marie’s Jet was fourth. In a field reduced to five horses by two scratches, Man On A Hunt went to the lead off the gate before Bastonata Bluechip and driver Dexter Dunn moved to the point exiting the first turn. That advantage would be short-lived as Rose Run Cowboy came calling and was a parked-out leader at the quarter, reached in 27.3. From there, Rose Run Cowboy and driver Yannick Gingras remained on top to the 56.3 half, but Bastonata Bluechip made his move on the backstretch and was a parked-out leader as they got to three-quarters in 1:25.2, setting up the stretch showdown. “I wasn’t worried about mine,” winning trainer Travis Alexander said. “Mine was a little green when he made the front. I knew that once (Free Agent) came and he could sense him, he would go again. And that’s what he did. “The colt’s been good all summer; it just finally worked out. And having Dex never hurts, he’s the best in the game right now. The big thing for us is it’s the first crop of American Courage . He only has five babies racing, and one won a sire stakes final.” Bastonata Bluechip is a son of American Courage -Ascending owned by Joe P Racing, Fiddler’s Creek Stables, and Alexander Racing Stable. He was bred by Blue Chip Bloodstock. For the season, Bastonata Bluechip has won two of eight races and earned $235,187. Sent off as the 7-2 second choice, he paid $9.12. The exacta returned $17.66 and the trifecta returned $55.42.

East Rutherford, NJ – Hambletonian champion Apex made amends from a defeat in his New Jersey Classic elimination to win the $250,000 final for 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings authoritatively with a 1:52.2 effort on Friday night (Sept. 11) at the Meadowlands. Leaving from post 6, driver Dexter Dunn eased Apex forward into a spot third while King Of The Wind, who beat Apex last week, pushed from an inside draw for the top in a :27.3 first quarter. Dunn floated off the pegs on the backstretch and inched Apex up the rim to take command without a sweat through a :57 half.  From there, the Marcus Melander trainee coasted to three-quarters in 1:24.4 and kept all his foes to the rear for a 1-1/4-length win over stablemate Nix Nacken, who marched uncovered through the last turn for second. Longshot Practical Man hugged the cones to take third from King Of The Wind in fourth. “(His loss last week has) one simple answer: a bad trainer job,” Melander said after the race. “I didn’t have him tight enough. I’ve been very nice to him since the Hambo. He wasn’t ready because we didn’t find anything wrong with him and he felt good that night. He was just a little short. With that race under his belt, I could feel already on Monday that he was going to be right today.” A son of Walner out of world champion Mission Brief, Apex collected his fifth win from seven starts this season and his 11th victory from 16 starts, accruing $1.73 million in earnings for owners Jeffrey Snyder, S R F Stable and Steve Stewart. He paid $2.80 to win.

$100,000 NJ Classic Consolation winner for 2yoft’s Promises To Keep , Sept 11 at The Meadowlands for owners James Crawford, Timothy Drag, Rich Preziotti and trainer Dan Daley. Bred by Steve Stewart, Black Creek Farm, Buckstone Land Livestock, Maumee River Stables, consigned by Hunterton Sales Agency Inc., Agent and sold at the 2025 Standardbred Yearling Sale.

Lexington, KY — Hunterton Bred, Raised & Sold Debonaire (Andy McCarthy) rode the pylons to victory in the lone $30,000 Kentucky Commonwealth Series dash for freshman pacing males on Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 1) at the Red Mile. McCarthy sat third through fractions of :28, :55.4 and 1:24.2 before building momentum with an inside seam to collar pocket-popping Crazygirlsburnsage (Josert Fonseca) by three-quarters of a length in a 1:51.3 mile. Tony Alagna trains Debonaire, a colt by Bulldog Hanover -Baby Your The Best, for owners Brittany Farms, Steven Head and Micki Rae Stables. He paid $16.50 to win. Tony Alagna collected a training hat trick on the day. Alongside his victory with Debonaire, Alagna won two of the three $15,000 Kentucky Golden Rod divisions for freshman pacing males with Reflector (Todd McCarthy, 1:51.1 winning mile; $6.92 to win), a Bulldog Hanover colt out of stakes-winning mare Reflect With Me, and with A Bettor Dream (Andy McCarthy, 1:51.4; $4.04). The other Golden Rod division of the day was won by Fairway To Heaven (Andy McCarthy, 1:51.3; $3.54).

Anderson, IN – A duo of $67,500 divisions of Indiana Sire Stakes for two-year-old trotting fillies headlined the Tuesday (Sept. 1) card as Fine Wine and Hunterton Sold Redice stamped their claim to the winner’s circle in their respective splits. Storming the stretch, Redice driven by Atlee Bender for trainer Erv Miller put together another flawless victory in race 12’s INSS 2-Year-Old Filly Trot heat. Redice surveyed the 10-horse field out of the starting gate in post 3 with Dance Remix (Jordan Ross) getting away quickly as Brookview Hersey (Kevin Detweiler) shot out of a cannon to the lead at the first turn in :28. Redice pressed down on the gas from fourth cruising to the helm at the half mile mark in :57.3. Gladden trotted along the outside in second, looking to get a piece of the leader. Redice hit the final turn in 1:26.3 as she approached the stretch with open freeway. Redice did not look back hitting the nitro to smash the wire in a career best 1:54.3 in winning by four lengths. Gladden held on for second as Ican Hardly Wait got up for third. Redice added her fourth straight win in Sire Stakes to her resume, increasing her earnings to $169,000. The Rebuff -Fuzzy Dice filly is owned by the Ervin Miller Stable Inc, Anthony Lombardi and Stepbystep Racing. Redice was bred by Kjell Anderson, Lucas Wallin and Pieter Delis. The post-time favorite paid $2.40 to win Wednesday’s (Sept. 2) 14-race card features three divisions of the INSS 2-Year-Old Colts and Geldings Trot. The betting card showcases a $1,043 carryover in the Pick-6, a $10,000 guaranteed Late Pick-4 and a $10,000 guaranteed Late Hoosier High-5 offered in partnership with the USTA’s Strategic Wagering Program .

Lexington, KY — Hunterton Bred, Raised & Sold Gobstopper zipped off cover from quick early fractions to pounce and score a 1:50 victory in the $80,000 fourth preliminary of the Kentucky Championship Series for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 1) at the Red Mile. Leaving from post 7, driver Dexter Dunn pushed into a mid-pack seat with Gobstopper as Wishawave (driven by Scott Zeron) hustled to the front from the pylon post. Wishawave relinquished command as Atlantic Ivey (Atlee Bender) brushed forward to the top through a :26.1 first quarter, but Zeron soon tipped out of the pocket to circle back to the lead. As Wishawave rolled to a :54.2 half, 8-5 favorite Night Agent (Andy McCarthy) edged off the pylons from fourth to advance uncovered up the rim with Gobstopper securing a tow second-over. Night Agent marched to within a length of the leader by three-quarters in 1:22.2 but gave way spinning for home while Dunn fanned off cover with Gobstopper and darted toward the lead. Gobstopper got the jump on his rivals and held firmly to the finish for a half-length win chased by Rumble And Sway (Tim Tetrick), who rallied from third-over for second, with Blazin Lou (Marvin Luna) kicking from near last for third and Just Perfect Stuff (Joey Putnam) closing from fourth-over for fourth. Tony Dinges trains Gobstopper, a colt by Sweet Lou -Captiva Island, for owner Rick Berks. The colt won his fourth race from seven starts, amassing $132,920 in earnings, and paid $6.90 to win. Debonaire (Andy McCarthy) rode the pylons to victory in the lone $30,000 Kentucky Commonwealth Series dash for freshman pacing males. McCarthy sat third through fractions of :28, :55.4 and 1:24.2 before building momentum with an inside seam to collar pocket-popping Crazygirlsburnsage (Josert Fonseca) by three-quarters of a length in a 1:51.3 mile. Tony Alagna trains Debonaire, a colt by Bulldog Hanover -Baby Your The Best, for owners Brittany Farms, Steven Head and Micki Rae Stables. He paid $16.50 to win. Tony Alagna collected a training hat trick on the day. Alongside his victory with Debonaire, Alagna won two of the three $15,000 Kentucky Golden Rod divisions for freshman pacing males with Reflector (Todd McCarthy, 1:51.1 winning mile; $6.92 to win), a Bulldog Hanover colt out of stakes-winning mare Reflect With Me, and with A Bettor Dream (Andy McCarthy, 1:51.4; $4.04). The other Golden Rod division of the day was won by Fairway To Heaven (Andy McCarthy, 1:51.3; $3.54). Live harness racing at the Red Mile resumes on Wednesday (Sept. 2) with a 12-race card headlined by the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series fourth preliminary for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings. First-race post time is 1 p.m. (EDT).

Hunterton Raised & Sold Inverness Ave (Tim Tetrick) tipped from a pocket trip and edged by odds-on leader Untouchable As (Tony Hall) for a neck win and to post the fastest win of the two $30,000 Kentucky Commonwealth Series divisions for sophomore trotting males with a 1:51 effort. Ernie Gaskin conditions the gelding by Helpisontheway -Arvika. Hunterton Raised & Sold Zidane Kemp (Joe Bongiorno) converted a pocket trip to win the other dash by 2-1/4 lengths over first-up Lindy Living (Dexter Dunn) in a 1:51.3 mile. Inverness Ave paid $9.36 to win and Zidane Kemp returned $6.62.

Lexington, KY – Hunterton Born & Raised Nezuko Kamado S found the winner’s circle in her first start since claiming the Grade 1 Hambletonian Oaks earlier in the month when she launched off cover for a 1:51.1 victory in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series third preliminary for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Sunday night (Aug. 30) at the Red Mile. Leaving from post 5, driver Scott Zeron secured a snug spot in the middle of the pack with Nezuko Kamado S while Heart For Two (driven by Yannick Gingras) pushed from the outermost draw for the lead to a :28.2 first quarter. Ygritte (Mattias Melander) soon circled from the pocket to the lead and then gave way as Jailbird Jog (Anthony MacDonald) brushed forward to seize command in the shuffle to a :56.1 half. Zeron found a seat third-over to the last turn following uncovered Madam Cheval (Tim Tetrick) and second-over Islandgirl Hanover (Joe Bongiorno) and gradually fanned to the center of the track coming off three-quarters in 1:23.4. Nezuko Kamado S straightened and chugged over the top of her peers to snag the lead in the final sixteenth and surged to a three-quarter-length win over Islandgirl Hanover. Ygritte took third and Carve (Andy McCarthy) closed from near last for fourth. Marcus Melander trains Nezuko Kamado S, a homebred Chapter Seven -Zefira Kronos IT filly for Anders Ström’s Courant Inc. The filly collected her sixth win from seven starts this season and her 12th victory from 18 starts in her career, pushing her earnings to $1.09 million. She paid $3.12 to win. Sea Bistro Hanover (Todd McCarthy) ripped from last to first with a :24.2 final quarter in a three-horse showdown to win the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series third preliminary for sophomore pacing males contested prior to the pari-mutuel card as a non-wagering race. McCarthy sat off of :28.1, :55.3 and 1:24 fractions cut by Ubrute (Yannick Gingras) before storming down the center of the track to grab the win by a length in a 1:49 mile over pocket-popping Funky Buddha (Dexter Dunn). Brett Pelling trains Sea Bistro Hanover, a gelding by Captaintreacherous -Santa Rosa, for owners David McDuffee, Paul Bordogna and Melvin Hartman. The gelding won his fifth race from 12 starts this season and his sixth race from 19 starts in his career, banking $217,387. Brett Pelling trains Sea Bistro Hanover, a gelding by Captaintreacherous -Santa Rosa, for owners David McDuffee, Paul Bordogna and Melvin Hartman. The gelding won his fifth race from 12 starts this season and his sixth race from 19 starts in his career, banking $217,387. Sunday’s card also featured a pair of $30,000 Kentucky Commonwealth divisions for sophomore trotting fillies. She’s Moni (Scott Zeron, 1:50.1 winning mile; $5.32 to win) took top honors from the two splits for after brushing to the lead past the quarter and strolling to a 3-1/4-length win over Joyofmylife As (Tony Hall) and odds-on favorite Crossover (Dexter Dunn). Degas (Yannick Gingras, 1:53; $10.80) converted a pocket trip to a head victory over first-up Naked And Famous (Todd McCarthy) in the other dash. Nancy Takter trains She’s Moni for owners Brittany Farms and Marvin Katz while Eric Patalan conditions Degas for TheStable Degas Group. Rockin Image gelding Door Dash (Yannick Gingras, 1:48.3; $3.24) posted the quickest win of the two Kentucky Commonwealth divisions for pacing glamour boys when winning pillar-to-post over pocket-chasing Louaville (Scott Zeron). Captaintreacherous colt Captain Apple (Dexter, 1:49.4; $8.54) rallied from a pocket ride a few races later to down pacesetter Thiago Hanover (Yannick Gingras) and win the other division by a half-length. Trent Stohler trains Door Dash for owners Trent Stohler Stable, Ben Graber and Tim Graber while Chris Ryder trains Captain Apple for himself and partners Lisa Ezzo, Alan Johnston and Let It Ride Stables. Some other regally blooded winners flourished on the Sunday card. Gandhi (Andy McCarthy, 1:50; $5.34), a Perfect Sting gelding out of champion mare Pure Country, scored in the first Kentucky Wildcat division of the night while also providing Andy McCarthy the 4,000th victory of his North American career. La Mancha (Tim Tetrick, 1:52.3; $24.78), a Walner filly out of world champion Manchego, kicked off a pocket trip to take the second division of the Kentucky Golden Rod for sophomore trotting fillies and Benny B Hill (Dexter Dunn, 1:49.2; $2.20), a Captaintreacherous gelding out of Breeders Crown winner Peaky Sneaky, scored in the closing Kentucky Golden Rod division for sophomore pacing males. Live harness racing at the Red Mile resumes on Monday (Aug. 31) with a 14-race card headlined by the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series third preliminary for 3-year-old pacing fillies and the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series third preliminary for 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings. First-race post time is 1 p.m. (EDT).

Milton, ON – Hunterton Raised & Sold Ocean Storm swept down the center of the track off a covered ride and bounded to equal the stakes record with a 1:52.4 victory in the C$570,000 Grade 1 William Wellwood Memorial, for 2-year-old trotters, on Saturday night (Aug. 29) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. With elimination winner Gio’s Hope breaking stride after the start, Honcho and Free Scottie hustled from wide draws to the fore with Detonater Hanover, the other elimination winner, easing into third through a :26.4 first quarter. Honcho planted on the point into the backstretch but soon faced pressure as Detonater Hanover tipped out and looped to the lead before a :56.2 half, at which point Top Reacher angled outside from sixth to lead the outer tier to the final turn. Ocean Storm caught cover and followed Top Reacher’s tow through the last turn. Driver Yannick Gingras fanned off cover with Ocean Storm just after three-quarters in 1:24.4 and came bearing down on the dueling leaders in the stretch. Ocean Storm surged past his rivals in the final sixteenth and won by three-quarters of a length over Access Now, who split horses late to take second. Top Reacher grabbed third from Detonater Hanover in fourth. “I was really impressed with him in the elimination last week,” said Gingras, who won for the fifth time in the Wellwood after first scoring in the 2010 edition and winning three straight from 2013 to 2015. “He was loaded with trot, moved from the rail to three high and in a couple of strides stormed home. “It’s just his third lifetime start; I didn’t want to do anything too fancy with him. By the seven-eighths pole, I felt pretty confident. I was inching by them and my horse was still trotting. It definitely feels special to win for (Cameron) Capone – his brother is like a second brother to us and we go a long way.” “He came along great, really nothing wrong with him,” trainer Cameron Capone said after the race. “We had a bit of trouble once we put the hopples on because he was racing in New York, so I just wanted to put hopples on. But once we took them off, he’s been all trot. Top of the lane, second over… we were both licking our chops, I think. It was awesome to have (Yannick) do it because I have a lot of trust in him and so do the owners, so it was great.” Winning just the second race from three starts in his career, Ocean Storm has now earned C$302,489 for owners ADH Holdings, Paul Kautz, Jeff Gural and Jean Pierre Barjon. His 1:52.4 mile – a lifetime best – equaled the stakes record set by Alarm Detector in 2017 and matched by Ardonne in 2025. “After start number one, we knew we had something special,” said Mike Butler of ADH Holdings. “The group came together late; we came into this horse late in the season, and it’s been nothing but pleasurable. This horse has really come along, and I don’t even think we know what this horse is capable of yet. It’s absolutely unbelievable. I knew last week we were going to win tonight, it was no question. We knew we would. Coming into it, we knew we had something special, we just didn’t know what we had. At the end of that elimination, we knew tonight was going to be our night.” Sent off as the favorite in the betting, Ocean Storm paid $5.50 to win.