Columbus, OH — Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at The Meadowlands on Friday night (July 5). To view Pandy’s Picks, click here. Pandolfo also offers his picks for the $50,000 Early Pick-4. To view those selections, click here.

Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for July 5

Minnesota State

Columbus, MN — The special Wednesday night (July 3) holiday racing program at Running Aces featured Minnesota-sired sophomore action offering a total purse of $42,500. El Parrandero Q (Wind Me Up) successfully advanced to three in a row with an impressive and assertive effort in the $17,000 sophomore boys ‘A’ division. Guided by Jacob Cutting, the pair left sharply from post four to grab the early lead, then yielded to let Flushing Art (Brady Jenson) take a brief stint on the front before reclaiming the top down the backstretch.

El Parrandero Q and Apple Juice take top sophomore races on Wednesday at Aces

Pennsylvania State

Washington, PA — First-timer Papi Grad ignited the fireworks on the Independence Day (Thursday, July 4) program at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, crushing her Pennsylvania Sire Stakes field of freshman filly pacers by 10-1/4 lengths in a sparkling 1:51.1. Also scoring in the $180,221 event, known as the Sand Tart, were Sweet Ballad and Rose, both driven by Ronnie Wrenn Jr. and trained by Ron Burke.

First-timer Papi Grad crushes field by 10-1/4 in Meadows PASS

Columbus, OH — The draw is complete for Eldorado Scioto Downs’ Next Generation Night on Saturday (July 6). First post for the 15-race card is set for 5:45 p.m. Races seven through 12 will be broadcast on Fox Sports 2 with NYRA’s America’s Day at the Races from 8-11 p.m. along with races from The Meadowlands.

Next Generation Night set at Scioto Downs

Columbus, MN

Columbus, MN — The racing office at Running Aces has processed 16 nominations for the 2024 Dan Patch FFA Pace which is the signature event of the summer at the Minnesota oval. The action in this year’s Dan Patch will get underway with $20,000 elimination races on Sunday (July...

Sixteen horses nominated to Dan Patch FFA at Running Aces

Columbus, OH

Grove City, OH — Eldorado Scioto Downs Director of Racing Jason Roth will be the guest on the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association’s final Freshman Focus of the year. Roth and Roger Huston discuss Saturday night’s four $150,000 Next Generation races for 2-year-olds. Freshman Focus will air...

Freshman Focus finale with Eldorado Scioto Downs’ Jason Roth

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J. Souza

A fight between passengers marred the final night of a Carnival Cruise Line sailing on June 6th. The incident, which unfolded in the Lido Deck dining room onboard the Carnival Paradise, involved a group of women and resulted in thrown chairs and plates.

Cruise Ship Fight Near Buffet Captured on Camera, Passengers Banned for Life

Illinois State

Chicago, IL

Chicago Happenings

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

Vernon, NY

Vernon, NY — After sitting off dueling leaders through the far turn, John Cummins’ homebred Dame Good Time hooked three-wide out of the pocket in upper stretch and vaulted to a 17-1 upset in the $300,000 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial, for 3-year-old trotters, on Thursday (July 4) at Vernon Downs.

Dame Good Time posts Zweig upset; T C I saves fourth after break

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WyoFile

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with more information about the law enforcement response and the area where the shooting took place. Yellowstone National Park rangers shot and killed a person early Thursday morning during an exchange of gunfire that also left a ranger injured, the park announced.

Yellowstone National Park shooting leaves one dead, ranger injured

Maryland State

Berlin, MD — Kasey Bendix and Virginia Marvel’s homebred Fancy Like That remained undefeated in Maryland Sire Stakes events this season after delivering a 15-1/2 length drubbing to her four foes in Wednesday’s (July 3) $10,000 first-round preliminary event for 3-year-old pacing fillies at Ocean Downs. Only I Exist likewise kept her seasonal stakes record intact with a similarly decisive win in the 3-year-old filly trot.

Fancy Like That, Only I Exist keep stakes records intact

Goshen, NY

Goshen, NY — This weekend’s races from Friday (July 5) through Sunday (July 7) at Goshen Historic Track will be livestreamed on the track’s YouTube channel. Saturday, July 6 – NY Sire Stakes Pacers, 3-Year-Old Landmarks and C.K.G. Billings. Sunday, July 7 – NY Sire Stakes...

Goshen weekend races to be livestreamed on YouTube

Norfolk, VA

Cheryl E Preston

Fifty percent of Norfolk church has high blood pressure. 3WTKR reports that Pastor Reverend Dr. Geoffrey Guns of Second Calvery Baptist Church in Norfolk made a startling discovery in March. He asked congregants who had high blood pressure to stand and half of the congregation rose to their feet.

Virginia pastor reveals half of his African American congregation has hypertension

Manalapan, NJ — The SBOANJ is looking for a responsible individual with overall knowledge of the horse industry to work in the office 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Duties are numerous and varied. For more information, click here.

Position available at the SBOANJ office

Virginia State

Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful are pretty much unified in their expectations of what will happen between Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson) and Paris Buckingham (Diamond White), who recently announced their engagement.

The Bold and the Beautiful fans believe Thomas will dump Paris for Hope

Westchester County, NY

Irvington, NY

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Empty-nesters Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas are selling their luxurious $12 million Westchester County, NY, mansion.

“When I purchased our Irvington home I knew our family would share many happy times here, and we have!” Zeta-Jones told the Wall Street Journal of the palatial riverfront home they purchased five years ago. 

The “Mask of Zorro” actress, 54, and Douglas, 79 — who share son Dylan, 23, and daughter Carys, 21 — decided to list their home now that both of their children have flown the coop. 









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Inside Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas’ palatial $12 million estate for sale: Indoor pool, riverfront views and more

Columbus, MN — The Tuesday night (July 2) program at Running Aces was loaded with exciting races and impressive performances and Tuggin On My Heart (Rockin Amadeus) delivered one of the top performances of the night in the featured $15,500 Open Handicap Pace. Driver Jacob Cutting left from post...

Tuggin On My Heart, Cash Money Twenty share Tuesday headlines at Aces

Growing up in Southwest Virginia, I heard adults say that the same people who welcomed Jesus on Palm Sunday were shouting "Crucify Him" less than a week later. We don't know if they were the same individuals, but the principal makes a point that unfortunately, General Hospital actress Tabyana Ali is experiencing.

General Hospital gives an official statement after racists attack Tabyana Ali online

Plainville, MA — Harness racing’s newest $10-million man, driver Matty Athearn, kept his momentum going on Thursday (July 4) at Plainridge Park as he scored a hat trick at the lines, including wins in both featured trots. In the $17,000 upper-level conditioned trot, Athearn sent Big Al M...

Athearn sweeps top trots at Plainridge

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for July 6

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