Harness Horse Racing

When the winter-spring harness racing meet concluded on May 18 at Freehold Raceway, Eric Abbatiello had claimed his third straight driving title, Vincent Fusco topped the trainers' standings at the Monmouth County track for the first time and 61 days of racing drew a total of $26 million in wagering. […]

The Great Lakes Amateur Drivers Association season opener is in the books and harness racing man Jerry Mihelich will long remember it as his first big win with Keeping Grace, trained by Marie St. Charles. […]

For the 52nd consecutive season Goshen Historic Track will again offer matinee harness racing during the month of June. And these matinees can double as qualifying races. […]

Next month, Saratoga Casino and Raceway will celebrate the 90th birthday of a team member who has been part of the company since 1946. Charlie Hoffman, Mutuel Supervisor, began working at the harness track 67 years ago. […]

Lislea Moran was first across the wire in the $6,000 Open Pace in Northfield Park's opening race on Monday, May 20, 2013. […]

In what turned out to be a new track record performance, Tracys Song scored her 16th consecutive victory at Monticello Raceway on Monday afternoon, May 20 when the 8 year old pacing mare toured the double oval in a time of 1:57.3, once again with Bruce Aldrich, Jr at the controls. […]

There are a few things more dangerous than breaking young horses and driving in thousands of races under every kind of condition, with every kind of horse. There's bull riding, walking on hot coals, swallowing swords and hang gliding. Harness racing 'Hall of Fame' trainer Howard Beissinger safely escaped his first 90 years training and driving […]

Sent off as the favorite in the 2005 Hambletonian, Classic Photo was defeated by Vivid Photo for the $1.5 million purse, but Todd Schadel, who just happened to co-own the victorious gelding, possessed no reservations about breeding to the stallion and is quite pleased with how Classic Martine, the result of this mating, is performing. […]

The opportunity for any eligible college student looking to apply for the 2013 Dewey Degree Scholarship is fading fast as there are less than two weeks remaining for them to get their paperwork turned in. […]

Aliyah Maria, a recent acquisition for long-time harness racing owner Rocco Ruffolo, looked like a wise investment on Sunday night as the daughter of Duneside Perch-Maria Maria handily knocked off nine other Illinois conceived and foaled three-year-old pacing fillies in the first 'major' stake of the season, winning the $55,300 Violet Stake Final b […]

The chase is on at Plainridge Racecourse as the top five drivers are just a whisker apart at the meets early stage. […]

Last year’s Pacer of the Year, Captaintreacherous, made his three-year-old debut Sunday night at Mohegan Sun Pocono Downs a winning one, but the victory was slightly overshadowed by a super fast racing card and a track record set. […]

Award winning journalist and harness racing administrator Steven Wolf has joined Harnesslink.com as Director of North American Operations. He will begin his new duties immediately. […]

Like his father and grandfather before him, Alberto Martin breeds horses, raising them on two farms, one of them here on the outskirts of Madrid. But even as a third-generation breeder, nothing in his experience had prepared him for times like these. Over the last two years, Mr. Martin says he has been forced to sell 50 of his 70 beloved mares for about $400 […]

'Whoops! Wrong button!' - and there goes HK$30 million ... Yesterday's multi-million dollar betting blunder at Sha Tin might not have been that simple, but a betting software glitch certainly left a searing hole in plenty of punters' pockets, created an unexpected windfall for others and in the process spawned a host of highly entertainin […]

Happy Easter from the Harness Racing documentary film ''I Am, A Harness Racing Horse'' and from American Rose Lee (light bay) and Angler (dark bay). Have a Happy Easter dinner with an abundance of good food, friends and family. […]

Westbury (Long Island, New York) born harness racing driver Jimmy Marohn Jr won the 13th annual St Paddy Pace at Monticello Raceway last Wednesday (March 13), and on this past Sunday Catholics (and non Catholics) throughout the world celebrated St Patrick's Day - the great saint who cast all the snakes out of Ireland. […]

The late Dr Lawrence Slobody was not only a brilliant American doctor and director of pediatrics but he was also a harness racing visionary. His son and standardbred enthusiast Roger, said that when New Zealand's millionaire pacer Cardigan Bay came to the United States in 1964 his father took an eighth share in the brilliant son of Hal Tryax. […]

A cheerful "Happy St Patrick's Day" video from Monica Thors and the "I Am, A Harness Racing Horse" team... fun and serious at the same time. […]

Eight hours after 2005 Horse-of-the-Year and harness racing giant Rocknroll Hanover was euthanized at the Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center in New Jersey, her former caretaker Sarah Lauren Scott was still having trouble holding back her tears. […]

"He made all of our dreams come true!" […]

A United Code of Conduct should be introduced so there is consistent international governance in harness racing Associations, Clubs, Boards, and Commissions throughout the world. […]

Just when you think you've seen all of Mark Purdon's two-year-old artillery he reaches into the cabinet and gets out some more. That's what you had to be left thinking, after the Purdon clan dominated the 2yo harness racing trials at Addington yesterday (Monday February 25). […]

The U.S. Trotting Association, which will conduct its annual meeting in congress with Harness Horsemen International, Harness Racing Tracks of America and the U.S. Harness Writers’ Association from Feb. 28 through March 4, will provide live, online video streaming of several events and same-day online video coverage of several discussion panels. […]

Valentine's Day - February 14 - is not only a day when humans exchange their undoubted love for each other, but it should also be a day when we extend our adoration to all the world's beautiful animals - especially our wonderful harness racing breed. […]

Semen that was collected 14 years ago provided the late American harness racing stallion - Troublemaker - with his last ever victory at Canberra on Monday night February 11th. […]

Teletimer Photo Finish had their work cut out for them Saturday night at the Meadowlands in the $180,000 final of the Cutler Memorial Trot. […]

Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) is disappointed with today's vote by Toronto City Council against expanded gaming at Woodbine, which threatens the province's entire horse racing industry. […]

A dozen 3-year-olds--nine colts and three geldings--have been entered for the 23rd edition of Yonkers Raceway's Art Rooney Pace. […]

Raven Victory failed to win his first start this season, but the 3-year-old colt trotter showed he could see plenty of triumphs in his future. […]

When the winter-spring harness racing meet concluded on May 18 at Freehold Raceway, Eric Abbatiello had claimed his third straight driving title, Vincent Fusco topped the trainers' standings at the Monmouth County track for the first time and 61 days of racing drew a total of $26 million in wagering. […]

The Great Lakes Amateur Drivers Association season opener is in the books and harness racing man Jerry Mihelich will long remember it as his first big win with Keeping Grace, trained by Marie St. Charles. […]

For the 52nd consecutive season Goshen Historic Track will again offer matinee harness racing during the month of June. And these matinees can double as qualifying races. […]

Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) has signed a deal with Sportsnet to air the 30th edition of the harness racing Pepsi North America Cup, slated for Saturday, June 15 at Mohawk, on Sportsnet's The Score. […]

Next month, Saratoga Casino and Raceway will celebrate the 90th birthday of a team member who has been part of the company since 1946. Charlie Hoffman, Mutuel Supervisor, began working at the harness track 67 years ago. […]

In just the first start of her four-year-old campaign, Maven lowered the Woodbine track record and equaled the Canadian record for older harness racing trotting mares in her division of the $30,000 Miss Versatility Series. […]

The Elitloppet is not all there is at Solvalla this weekend. In fact the Saturday card is worth following, as described below: […]

Lislea Moran was first across the wire in the $6,000 Open Pace in Northfield Park's opening race on Monday, May 20, 2013. […]

Talented harness racing trainer Zeke Slater continues to fill up his stable with tenants belonging to high-profile Melbourne based owner Merv Butterworth. […]

Tasmanian Josh Duggan moved to Victoria over four years ago in an attempt to further his career as a reinsman and last week he was acknowledged as one of the most promising young drivers in that state. […]