Atlanta has done plenty to impress trainer Ron Burke in the two seasons she has been in his stable, including win eight Grand Circuit finals, set speed records in the U.S. and Canada, and receive a Dan Patch Award. Yet as she prepares to take on nine male rivals in Saturday’s $500,000 Breeders Crown Open Trot at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, Burke has never felt better about the 5-year-old mare. Atlanta heads to the race off a 1:50 win over a “good” surface in the Allerage Farms Open Trot on Oct. 11 at Lexington’s Red Mile. USTA/Mark Hall photo.

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After watching Venerate become the fastest 2-year-old trotter ever at Harrah’s Hoosier Park by winning his Breeders Crown elimination in 1:52.2 last week, trainer Julie Miller offered a succinct summary of the colt’s effort. “If he minds his manners and stays focused, that’s the kind of performance we thought he could put in,” Miller said. Venerate heads to Friday’s $600,000 Breeders Crown final for 2-year-old male trotters with four wins in his last six starts. He went off stride in the two losses.

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The Delaware Harness Racing Commission opposes U.S. Senate Bill 4547, Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020. Earlier this month, the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission voted to unanimously oppose this bill.

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