Harness Horse Racing

Harness racing's Hambletonian hopefuls Big Chocolate, Vic Smith and Guccio all visited the winner's circle in the first round of New Jersey Sire Stakes action for 3-year-old trotters on Friday night at the Meadowlands Racetrack. […]

Mired in a season-long winless streak spanning five races, Jans Luck took charge Friday at The Meadows, scoring a front-end harness racing victory in the $22,500 Filly & Mare Not Listed Preferred/Preferred Handicap Pace in1:51.3, her fastest since 2010. […]

Baileys Magic, a five-year-old Kadabra gelding, out of the Berndt Hanover mare Lexus Bailey, won the $10,000 Open Trot in 1:59.4, for harness racing owner Super Mile LLC, here at Buffalo Raceway Friday night (May 18). It was the eighth win this season, in sixteen attempts, for Baileys Magic. […]

The productive harness racing veteran Scorpion Moon converted a two-hole trip into the fastest trotting mile of the season during Friday night's $9,500 featured eighth event at Vernon Downs. […]

The NYSS rolled into Nichols, New York on Friday night featuring three divisions for New York bred harness racing 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters. Posting the fastest mile for the three divisions was Archangel (Jim MorrillJr.) in the second division for $44,266. […]

Keeper's Destiny (Mark MacDonald) authored a 24-1 upset Friday night, getting by See You at Peelers and the rest in winning Yonkers Raceway's harness racing co-featured $36,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace. […]

Friday At Five kicked off the harness racing Stallion Series at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs for 2012 with a bang on Friday night, scorching the track for a win in 1:50 in the first of seven divisions for three-year-old colts and geldings on the pace. Each of the seven divisions carried a purse of $20,000. […]

A duo of $30,000 Indiana Gold Sire Stakes for three-year-old pacing fillies were the featured harness racing attraction at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Friday (May 18). Taking the rail route to victory, Sheza Cool Cookie was able to overcome a tough post and traffic trouble to win the fastest division of the stakes action in 1:53.3. […]

While some 2-year-olds have qualified at other tracks in North America, Rosecroft is going to be one of the first to have baby races this year, when the harness racing track hosts a pair on Saturday night (May 19). […]

After a series of preliminary harness racing legs at Monticello, Freehold and Yonkers Raceways the North American Amateur Drivers Association's Three-Track Trotting Series culminated in a $12,000 Final at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday, May 17th. […]

The first of six legs in the Catskill Amateur Drivers Club's Spring Pacing Series commenced at Monticello Raceway on Thursday afternoon, May 17 and the harness racing events will continue on consecutive Thursdays culminating in a final on June 21. […]

Alan Charles bluffed and fluked his way into a harness racing career. He had always wanted to train - ever since he was a young kid living near Yonkers Raceway. But ironically Charles had no hands-on experience whatsoever when he landed his first training job at the age of 27. […]

It might be illegal and it's a wonder someone wasn't killed but this harness racing video is 6.40 minutes of absolute rediculousness. […]

Harness racing driver Jim Lackey's trip to Moscow, to represent the United States in the 25th International Harness Drivers' Championship, resulted in a second place finish -- and another suitcase full of memories. […]

You never know what you might run into when you are strolling through the meadows - no not the Meadows harness racing track in Pennsylvania, but the lush pastures of the USA. Is this woman preparing for the open Zebra Trot at Yonkers? I don't think so, but whatever she's doing Harnesslink thought the photo was well worth publishing. […]

Shayne, a liver chestnut gelding, is thought to be the world's oldest horse at the grand old age of 51-years-old. Shayne, who lives at the Remus Memorial Horse Sanctuary in Brentwood, Essex, and has done so since 2007. Previously, Shayne was kept in a private home for many years and sadly never stepped on a harness racing track. […]

Oh so close yet so far away. For just 2,500 pounds Vic McPhail of New Zealand's capital city - Wellington - could have owned the greatest pacer to have ever graced a New Zealand harness racing track. […]

The U.S. Trotting Association has nominated veteran California-based harness racing driver Jim Lackey to represent the USA in the 25th International Harness Drivers Championship, to be contested in Moscow on April 15. […]

The Commonwealth Trotting Association of Russia, Moscow Hippodrome and the Moscow Stud Farm are seeking a U.S.-based harness racing driver to participate in the 25th International Harness Drivers' Championship on April 14 and 15. The competition is being held to honor Alla Polzunova, long a leader in the Russian racing and breeding industries. […]

This video depicts harness racing at its most extreme - a 30-strong race run over three miles on the open road. […]

They 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. […]

Every 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. […]

This 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? […]

Harness 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. […]

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. […]

New 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. […]

Winners-Over trotters, racing for a purse of $7,200, were featured on Friday nights harness racing card, on which Giles L S Hanover picked them up and laid them down. […]

Ontario's talented three-year-old trotting colts and geldings raised the curtain on the 2012 Ontario Sires Stakes program with three sparkling Gold Eliminations over the half-mile harness racing oval at The Raceway at Western Fair District on Friday evening. […]

Doully pulled off a mild harness racing upset in the evening's $14,000 trotting feature at Saratoga Casino and Raceway on Friday night. The Melissa Beckwith trained five year old moved first over at the half mile pole, coming after the race's odds-on favorite Prime Interest (Billy Dobson). […]

Harness racing's Hambletonian hopefuls Big Chocolate, Vic Smith and Guccio all visited the winner's circle in the first round of New Jersey Sire Stakes action for 3-year-old trotters on Friday night at the Meadowlands Racetrack. […]

Mired in a season-long winless streak spanning five races, Jans Luck took charge Friday at The Meadows, scoring a front-end harness racing victory in the $22,500 Filly & Mare Not Listed Preferred/Preferred Handicap Pace in1:51.3, her fastest since 2010. […]

Baileys Magic, a five-year-old Kadabra gelding, out of the Berndt Hanover mare Lexus Bailey, won the $10,000 Open Trot in 1:59.4, for harness racing owner Super Mile LLC, here at Buffalo Raceway Friday night (May 18). It was the eighth win this season, in sixteen attempts, for Baileys Magic. […]

The productive harness racing veteran Scorpion Moon converted a two-hole trip into the fastest trotting mile of the season during Friday night's $9,500 featured eighth event at Vernon Downs. […]

In addition to the two $20,000 eliminations for the track's signature race, the $300,000 Molson Pace, tonight's harness racing card at The Raceway at Western Fair District also included the first Ontario Sires Stakes of the season, three $40,000 Gold eliminations for three-year-old colt trotters and five second leg divisions of the City of London S […]

It had been 32 years since harness racing driver John Campbell raced at the track where he started his career, The Raceway at Western Fair District, but he certainly didn't forgot his way around the half-mile oval in London, Ontario as he proved in tonight's first of two $20,000 eliminations of the Molson Pace. […]

Longtime race secretary Terry Provost was honoured tonight during the Molson Pace elimination card at The Raceway at Western Fair District. Provost, who served as harness racing secretary at the London, Ontario racetrack for close to two decades, becomes the 27th person inducted into the Wall of Fame which recognizes distinguished service and exemplary contr […]

The NYSS rolled into Nichols, New York on Friday night featuring three divisions for New York bred harness racing 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters. Posting the fastest mile for the three divisions was Archangel (Jim MorrillJr.) in the second division for $44,266. […]

Western Silk and harness racing driver Scott Zeron won the $42,000 fillies and mares Open in 1:50.2 for trainer Cassie Coleman, tonight Friday the 18th of May at Mohawk Raceway. The five year old daughter of Western Terror was having her first start back in Canada after racing in the Blue Chip Matchmaker series at Yonkers Raceway. Her lifetime stakes now tot […]

Keeper's Destiny (Mark MacDonald) authored a 24-1 upset Friday night, getting by See You at Peelers and the rest in winning Yonkers Raceway's harness racing co-featured $36,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace. […]

Friday At Five kicked off the harness racing Stallion Series at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs for 2012 with a bang on Friday night, scorching the track for a win in 1:50 in the first of seven divisions for three-year-old colts and geldings on the pace. Each of the seven divisions carried a purse of $20,000. […]