- Mr Cantab's first foal arrives - a fillyThe first foal of new Indiana trotting stallion Mr Cantab 3,1:53.3 ($139,419) was born at Ruddick Stables in Scipio, Ind., on Feb. 6. Farm manager Stacey Ruddick noted, 'Many harness racing people would rather have a colt. However, given the good fillies on both sides of the pedigree, we are pleased to have a filly from this mare.' […]
- Valley View Downs gaming license not filedThe Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's Director of Communications Doug Harbach says stories published on Tuesday, including on the harness racing ustrotting.com site, claiming a gaming license was approved for Valley View Downs were erroneous. […]
- Are you thinking of relocating to California?Thinking of relocating to California? Cal Expo may offer shipping reimbursement funds to those harness racing people wishing to relocate to Cal Expo with qualifying racehorses. […]
- Four- in- a- row for newly claimed Hot PistolThe lightly raced and vastly improved Hot Pistol scored his fourth consecutive victory at Monticello Raceway on Tuesday afternoon, February 21 when harness racing driver Jimmy Marohn, Jr. guided the 5 year old altered son of Incredible Finale to a lifetime best of 1:56.3. […]
- NYSS 3yo $10,000 preps added at TiogaTioga Downs will begin its 2012 live harness racing season on Saturday, May 5 and some changes have been made to this season's opening schedule of races. […]
- Tony Morgan wins his 14,000th raceTony Morgan became the fourth driver in harness racing history to win $14,000 races driving Timmylynn to his third straight win in the $13,500 3,4&5-Year-Old Mares pace at Dover Downs on Tuesday, Feb. 21. In the $23,000 Mares Open pace feature, I'm Won Wiser continued her step up the ladder of success. […]
- Summertime Yankee sets a season's markSummertime Yankee willingly accepted cover early, then powered through the lane to capture Tuesday's (February 21) $22,500 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows in 1:54.3, fastest this year by an older harness racing mare on a five-eighths-mile track. […]
- Pompano welcomes Norway's Ove WassbergThe Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park is pleased to be hosting one of Norway's most respected harness racing trainers and drivers, Ove Wassberg, for the February 22nd program. […]
- Carnival Of Cups committed for5 more yearsHarness Racing New South Wales is are pleased to announce the commitment of the highly successful Carnival of Cups series for a further five years. The innovation of NSWHRC Chairman Rex Horne and initiated through both HRNSW and the NSWHRC, the Carnival of Cups has been a revelation for harness racing in the regional areas of New South Wales. […]
- International body supports Ontario horsemenPresident Gene Oldford today (Tuesday February 21) announced that Harness Horsemen International has pledged to utilize all of their resources in support of harness racing and the Ontario Harness Horsemen's Association. […]
- Merriman scores win 5,000 by over10 lengthsAaron Merriman scored the 5,000th win of his harness racing career while driving Genesis See Yah in Northfield Park's ninth race on Monday evening (February 20). Merriman boldly loomed from mid-pack to quickly pass their competition and drew off to a 10-1/4 length win. Genesis See Yah's 1:54.3 win marks a new lifetime best for the 6 year-old pacing […]
- The Youth Foundation July camp scheduleThe Harness Horse Youth Foundation is pleased to announce its July horsemanship camp schedule. The HHYF and its stable of harness racing Trottingbreds will travel to Goshen Historic Track, Tioga Downs, Pocono Downs and Gaitway Farms, in addition to holding a two-day program for the New Jersey Girl Scouts. Space is limited and the application deadline is May […]
- Extreme harness racing: 30 horses - 3 milesThis video depicts harness racing at its most extreme - a 30-strong race run over three miles on the open road. […]
- A dedication to all our wonderful womenThey often do the hard yards and unseen work in harness racing and this video is a dedication to the wonderful women involved in our great sport. Whether they are owners, breeders, drivers, trainers or tea-makers the women's work is often taken for granted. […]
- Revealing the nicknames behind the nameEvery sport has its fair share of nicknames for their stars - and harness racing is no exception. Some cop a new name because of the colors they wear or perhaps where they are from - or perhaps because of even an injury. […]
- Why harness racing is so great? Here's whyThis video shows portrays why the sport of harness racing is so great. It is one person's collection of videos and memories of our great sport. What do you think? […]
- NZ view of World Amateur Driving ChampsHarness racing's 2012 Worlds Amateur Driving Champs came to a dramatic conclusion yesterday (Sunday) going right down to the wire at the Banks Peninsula Trotting Club's meeting when Marian Tux won the final heat of the series to take the overall title for Germany. […]
- Steve Phillips is all ya gotta know today!At Addington Raceway we have seen another necessary steward's briefing and then some spectacular driving by the Kiwi's most affable godfather of amateur racing. […]
- Eight point lead into the final dayNew Zealand harness racing representative Steve Phillips will take an eight point lead into the final day of the World Cup of Amateur Driving at Motukarara today - but he will need to be at his very best in the final three races to take the title. […]
- Positive signs for future of amateur champsThe harness racing amateur driving movement in New Zealand might still be in its infancy by international standards but all the signs are positive, says one of the country's most successful participants. […]
- NZ Phillips leads Amateur Driving ChampsPukekohe based harness racing horseman Steve Phillips maintained his position at the top of the World Amateur Driving Champs following the second round of heats held at Addington Raceway last night (Friday). […]
- Fierce competition at Worlds - by Joe FaraldoThe day started for American Amateur harness racing driver Kelly Walker with a cruise around Auckland harbor. Auckland has eight inactive volcanoes and the suburbs are the home of 50 plus inactive volcanoes. […]
- Kiwi leads the World Cup of Amateur DrivingA delighted Steve Phillips returned to the winners circle behind the Ival Brownlee trained Erin Go Braugh to take the lead in the World Amateur Driving Champs following the first round of harness racing heats held at Alexandra Park in Auckland last night (Thursday January 19). […]
- Interdominion rankings as at January 19thThis is the latest list of the harness racing $1,000,000 (AUD) Interdominion rankings as at Thursday January 19. Some notable scratchings were Highwiew Tommy, Penbrook Benny, Smiling Shard, Lisagain and Our Malabar. […]
- An American viewpoint on betting - NZ styleWorld Cup Wagering has a twist that makes an awful lot of sense for the harness racing punters in New Zealand, providing them the option to wager on any country representative they wish to win a heat or, before the start of the competition's first race, to wager on the winner of the entire event. […]
- World Cup of Amateurs Drivers odds releasedThe New Zealand TAB's Wellington-based harness racing bookmaker Steve Richardson, has released his odds for the 2012 World Amateur Driving Championships which will be staged in New Zealand from to January 19-22, 2012. […]
Archive for January 8th, 2012
Horse left at Ohio Walmart by Amish teen is expected to be up for adoption soon – The Republic
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Horse left at Ohio Walmart by Amish teen is expected to be up for adoption soon
The Republic AP Humane Officer Christian Courtwright in Geauga County says the teen apparently unhooked the horse from a buggy, tied it to a rail at the Walmart in Middlefield and never came back for it. That's the nickname given to a 9-year-old standardbred horse … |
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Top trainer gets gets almost a year’s holiday – Harnesslink
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Top trainer gets gets almost a year's holiday
Harnesslink Harness Racing New South Wales today (Monday January 9) concluded an inquiry into the actions of trainer Michael Russo, whereby he removed the horse trained by him, One More Legend from the Bankstown track prior to it competing in Race 8 on Monday 21 … |
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Memorial meeting will be one to remember – Harnesslink
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Memorial meeting will be one to remember
Harnesslink John Donnelly's main love was horse racing in general. He began training race horses with his grand father John Charles Horton as a young man. He rode track work for many years before branching into harness racing in the mid 50's. … |
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Fan Club: 2011 At A Glance – Standardbred Canada
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Fan Club: 2011 At A Glance
Standardbred Canada 2011 marked a lot of fantastic milestones for the harness racing industry including the much anticipated birth of the I Love Canadian Harness Racing Fan Club. Over the past six months, the Fan Club team has attended the most celebrated harness racing … |
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Quality buys at Premier Harness Yearling Sale – Harnesslink
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Quality buys at Premier Harness Yearling Sale
Harnesslink Close relations of a host of top flight pacers and trotters will go under the harness racing hammer at the Victorian Premier Harness Yearling Sale to be held at the Shepparton Racing Complex on Sunday, January 22nd. The 77-strong catalogue is littered … |
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Standardbred Found At Wal-Mart – Standardbred Canada
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Standardbred Found At Wal-Mart
Standardbred Canada While one item that retail giant Wal-Mart doesn't sell (for the moment) is harness horses, people may have started to wonder after a horse was found outside one of the stores. Reports indicate that a nine-year-old standardbred was abandoned at a … Horse left at Ohio Amish-area Walmart needs home Not exactly your everyday Walmart special Horse left at Ohio Walmart by Amish teen is expected to be up for adoption soon |
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The world is coming and Phillips can’t wait – Harnesslink
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The world is coming and Phillips can't wait
Harnesslink Twelve of the world's very best Amateur harness racing drivers will shortly be heading to New Zealand for the 12th running of the World Cup of Amateur Driving. Ready to face them in this ultimate challenge as New Zealand's representative is Franklin … |
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The world is coming and Phillips can’t wait
Twelve of the world’s very best Amateur harness racing drivers will shortly be heading to New Zealand for the 12th running of the World Cup of Amateur Driving. Ready to face them in this ultimate challenge as New Zealand’s representative is Franklin horseman Steve Phillips.
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Olive To Party upset winner at 24-1 – Harnesslink
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Olive To Party upset winner at 24-1
Harnesslink Meet-leading harness racing driver Corey Callahan steered 24-1 longshot Olive To Party between horses to win the $15500 4&5-Year-Old Male pace on an early Sunday, Jan. 8 afternoon at Dover Downs. After three straight eighth-place finishes, … |
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Schoolkids and Fancyfreeshark return – Harnesslink
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Schoolkids and Fancyfreeshark return
Harnesslink 9th harness racing card at Dover Downs. Post time is 4:30 pm A $23000 Open, in which Delivered From Zen seeks an eighth consecutive win, highlight the undercard. Pat Berry took New Jennartion's Schoolkids right to the front and never looked back while … |
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- Wolf elected new president of USHWALong-time horse racing publicist Steven Wolf has been elected president of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA). Wolf, a resident of Coral Springs FL, has been writing and covering harness racing for more than 30 years. […]
- Northern Luck dies in New South WalesThe Camluck horse Northern Luck, a top racehorse himself and a leading sire in Canada, was humanely put down at Charles Sturt University, Wagga, New South Wales following complications after colic surgery on February 13. […]
- Canadian Slaughter plant temporarily closedLes Viandes de la Petite-Nation Inc. slaughter house in Quebec has been temporarily closed, with inspections and audits being conducted at the plant by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). […]
- Dasher VC can recover lost pointsVersatile harness racing five-year-old Dasher VC gets a perfect opportunity to make amends for his unlucky fifth behind Im Themightyquinn on Monday night when he starts from barrier three in the eleventh heat of the V75 interdominion championship over 2506m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. […]
- Mr Cantab's first foal arrives - a fillyThe first foal of new Indiana trotting stallion Mr Cantab 3,1:53.3 ($139,419) was born at Ruddick Stables in Scipio, Ind., on Feb. 6. Farm manager Stacey Ruddick noted, 'Many harness racing people would rather have a colt. However, given the good fillies on both sides of the pedigree, we are pleased to have a filly from this mare.' […]
- Valley View Downs gaming license not filedThe Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's Director of Communications Doug Harbach says stories published on Tuesday, including on the harness racing ustrotting.com site, claiming a gaming license was approved for Valley View Downs were erroneous. […]
- Are you thinking of relocating to California?Thinking of relocating to California? Cal Expo may offer shipping reimbursement funds to those harness racing people wishing to relocate to Cal Expo with qualifying racehorses. […]
- Four- in- a- row for newly claimed Hot PistolThe lightly raced and vastly improved Hot Pistol scored his fourth consecutive victory at Monticello Raceway on Tuesday afternoon, February 21 when harness racing driver Jimmy Marohn, Jr. guided the 5 year old altered son of Incredible Finale to a lifetime best of 1:56.3. […]
- NYSS 3yo $10,000 preps added at TiogaTioga Downs will begin its 2012 live harness racing season on Saturday, May 5 and some changes have been made to this season's opening schedule of races. […]
- La Spina family looking forward to Bulli meetThe La Spina family led by patriarch Alf will be heading to Bulli this Saturday night (February 25) with high expectations going into both harness racing divisions of the $50,000 Linden Huntley Little Memorial Finals. […]
- Victoria representative - Kerryn ManningKerryn is the current world record holder for the number of career wins by a female harness racing driver having reined more than 3,000 winners. She is the only reinswoman to have success in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. […]
- Racing Minister's Cup turns into a battleHeats of both the Autumn Championship and the Racing Ministers Cup will be the feature events on the Albion Park Harness Racing Club's eight event program this Saturday night February 25). […]
- Oaks runners required 2 hours prior to heatAll horses engaged in harness racing heats of the New South Wales Oaks at Tabcorp Park Menangle on Friday night (February 24) are required on course no later than two hours prior to their scheduled engagement. […]
- Bucca & Glover return positives to TC02Harness Racing New South wales today (Wednesday February 22) concluded an inquiry into a report received from the Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory, that a pre race blood sample taken from Rainbow Dasher prior to race 5, the Garrards Horse and Hound Ranji Bill Stakes (Group 3) at Menangle on 4 February 2012, upon analysis reported the presence of total p […]
