Racing returns to Meadows
Live harness racing resumes at The Meadows, with the first post at 12:45 p.m. Monday.
The Meadows Racetrack will resume live harness racing Monday in Washington, Pa., with the first post at 12:45 p.m.
The 10-race card will feature two carryover bets. The Pick 5 in Race 6 has a $2,026.34 carryover and the Hi 5 in the 10th Race has a $5,243.61 carryover.
The Meadows will now offer live cards four days a week — Monday-TuesdayWednesday-Saturday — with a 12:45 p.m. post time each day.
More horse racing
It’s a unique year for thoroughbred racing, with the pandemic forcing radical changes to the Triple Crown run. Trainer Barclay Tagg believes he has a unique horse in the presumptive favorite for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, Tiz the Law. “He’s fast, that’s what it comes down to. A fast horse is a unique one.” The 152nd running of the $1 million Belmont Stakes, originally scheduled for June 6 in Elmont, N.Y., will mark the first time the race will be the first leg of the Triple Crown instead of the last.
No fans will be in the giant grandstand. The Kentucky Derby was postponed from May 2 to Sept. 5 and the Preakness, originally scheduled for May 16, will be this year’s final leg of the Triple Crown on Oct. 3.
Colleges
Iowa defensive back Jack Koerner was seriously injured when he and a passenger on a jet ski collided with a boat on the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. According to a police report, Koerner and Cole Coffin were hurt at about 6:30 p.m. Friday, when their watercraft crashed into the side of a boat. Coffin was taken to a hospital by aircraft. Koerner was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Auto racing
Sunday’s auto racing at Eriez Speedway was Erie County’s first sanctioned sporting event since the coronavirus pandemic caused a nationwide shutdown. The fans at the Greene Township dirt track saw their first live competition since midMarch.