CAPTAINTREACHEROUS had a massive weekend headlined of course by history making mare, Captains Mistress (bred by Taffy Ltd) with her 1:52.6 GROUP 1 Victoria Cup win at Melton – the first mare ever to claim the classic. Two-year-old colt Disturbance (Brooklyn Lodge & the la Spina family) led a Menangle double, clocking 1:53.7 to claim…
From HarnessLink (Tony Milanese, 18 October 2026) Brilliant four year old Captains Mistress (Captaintreacherous) became the first harness racing mare to win the Group 1 $250,000 SEN Victoria Cup at Melton on Saturday night. As expected Captains Mistress went to the lead but momentarily gave away the front when Nyack charged around the field to…
From HarnessLink (19 October 2026) Stakes youngsters were gathered at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Sun on Saturday afternoon, as $211,700 was up for grab in two John Simpson Sr. Stakes, two harness racing divisions of the Razzle Hanover for freshman pacing females and two sections of the Ayres for sophomore trotting males. In both groups,…
From HarnessLink (Kimberly Rinker, 18 October 2026) Starstruck Dreamer, the 9-5 choice and Todd McCarthy took the second division (Race 11) in 1:50.2 with a grueling first over trip that saw him nip 2-1 Night Surfer (Dexter Dunn) by a whisker in a blanket photo, with 6-5 Shalom Hanover (Louis Roy) third and 87-1 Stonebridge…
From HarnessLink (Kimberly Rinker, 18 October 2026) Sangria Summer posted a new track record of 1:49.3 en route to winning the second Breeders Crown elimination for driver James MacDonald and trainer Luc Blais. Determination of Montreal, Quebec owns the daughter by Captaintreacherous, who is out of the Shadow Play mare Shower Play. “What she showed…