- Hoosier Park & HRTV Partner for Dan PatchHoosier Park Racing & Casino is proud to announce a renewed partnership with HRTV, The Network for Horse Sports, to provide exclusive coverage for the $200,000 Dan Patch Invitational at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Saturday, May 25. […]
- Rock N Load goes back-to-back at HarringtonEd Hall and James Halls Rock N Load ($14.20, Roger Plante Jr.) earned her second straight win Tuesday with a stirring rally in deep stretch to prevail in the featured $18,000 Mares Open in 1:53.1. […]
- The four-horse photo finish in the CutlerTeletimer Photo Finish had their work cut out for them Saturday night at the Meadowlands in the $180,000 final of the Cutler Memorial Trot. […]
- Twelve enter the $275,000 Art Rooney PaceA dozen 3-year-olds--nine colts and three geldings--have been entered for the 23rd edition of Yonkers Raceway's Art Rooney Pace. […]
- Toscano has high hopes for Raven VictoryRaven 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. […]
- Freehold wagering tops $26m & title winnersWhen 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. […]
- Jerry Mihelich claims first pari-mutuel winThe 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. […]
- It's matinee racing and Budweiser ClydedalesFor 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. […]
- 90th birthday and over 65 years of service!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. […]
- Northfield Park Monday feature recapsLislea Moran was first across the wire in the $6,000 Open Pace in Northfield Park's opening race on Monday, May 20, 2013. […]
- A magical sweet sixteen for Tracys SongIn 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. […]
- Beissinger celebrates birthday in real styleThere 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 […]
- New Director of North American OperationsAward 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. […]
- Spain becoming a slaughterhouse for horses!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 […]
- Software glitch stings punters - $30 million'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 I Am, A Harness Racing HorseHappy 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. […]
- Jimmy Marohn Jr, St Patrick & Pope FrancisWestbury (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. […]
- Son of Cardigan Bay's co-owner reminiscesThe 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. […]
- St Patrick's Day trailer - Monica Thors teamA 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. […]
- Tears flow big-time for Rocknroll HanoverEight 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. […]
- Super sire Rocknroll Hanover dead, aged 11"He made all of our dreams come true!" […]
- Kiwi gets his say at U.S.A. Racing CongressA United Code of Conduct should be introduced so there is consistent international governance in harness racing Associations, Clubs, Boards, and Commissions throughout the world. […]
- Plenty of trial form to dig your teeth intoJust 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). […]
- USTA video from Harness Racing CongressThe 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. […]
- Happy Valentine's Day - horses included!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. […]
- Troublemaker's last winner is really uniqueSemen 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. […]
Archive for May, 2012
Rare white horse prances in special genes – Cape Cod Times (subscription)
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Rare white horse prances in special genes
Cape Cod Times (subscription) This white Standardbred colt, from two bay (reddish-brown) parents, is the first North American pure white in 14 years. The snowy foal is a mutant, experts say, as are many humans. May 22 photo taken at Fair Winds Farm in Cream Ridge, NJ shows a yet to … |
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Macon County Fair gets jump on nine-day run today – Herald & Review
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Macon County Fair gets jump on nine-day run today
Herald & Review Saturday will bring Downstate Harness Racing for fairgoers to see quality harness racing compete for $3 admission. Fairgoers today can watch locals compete in the Open Speed Horse Show held in the Small Horse Arena. Locals of all ages will be competing … |
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First racino in Ohio opens Friday – Akron Beacon Journal
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First racino in Ohio opens Friday
Akron Beacon Journal Ohio used to lead the nation in breeding of standardbred horses, but fell to seventh last year. Already, breeding numbers have doubled with the news about racinos coming to the state, Knappenberger said. That means more horses “eating Ohio hay and … |
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OLG betting on bright future for horse racing – Brantford Expositor
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OLG betting on bright future for horse racing
Brantford Expositor “There was horse racing prior to the slots, and we firmly believe it will be viable after,” Bitonti said. The Ontario Harness Horse Association (OHHA), which represents the majority of harness horse owners in Ontario, met with OLG chair Paul Godfrey in … |
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Lowell area family still in shock after horse’s shooting death – Post-Tribune
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Lowell area family still in shock after horse's shooting death
Post-Tribune The 8-year-old Standardbred pacer, who was about to return to racing after a winter off, was shot to death on Geib's practice track near where another of the farm's horses was grazing. The second horse was uninjured. Geib is still trying to fathom what … Horse found murdered day before Balmoral Park race Horse shot to death day before Balmoral race Race Horse Shot Dead in Indiana |
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At Yonkers, Anger and Shrugs Over Trainer’s Suspension – New York Times
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At Yonkers, Anger and Shrugs Over Trainer's Suspension
New York Times New York State last week took aim at an all-too-human element of harness racing: the urge to cheat. The state accused the trainer Luis Pena of illegally drugging horses in 675 harness races over a 28-month period. He was suspended, pending a hearing … Harness trainer Pena's case raises new questions |
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The annual Thrillyard 200 to light up racing – Harnesslink
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The annual Thrillyard 200 to light up racing
Harnesslink In what may be the most competitive field ever assembled, the 19th installment of Hoosier Park's featured Standardbred event will highlight the 14-race program. Golden Receiver, the number-one ranked horse in North America, headlines the talented field … Hoosier Park: $200000 Dan Patch attracts a field of nine |
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CARNIVAL OF CUPS BACK – Cootamundra Herald
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CARNIVAL OF CUPS BACK
Cootamundra Herald HARNESS racing returns to the Cootamundra Showground after the disappointment of last weeks meeting cancellation due to state of the track after the wet weather. Keith Boxsell and his team have been busy all week getting the track back to race … Cootamundra gets set for Carnival of Cups |
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Colonial: Night racing should help ontrack business – Daily Racing Form
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Colonial: Night racing should help ontrack business
Daily Racing Form By shifting the focus of the facility's light standards from the 1 1/4-mile dirt track, where the lights were primarily used for harness racing in the fall, to the turf course, where 80 percent of Colonial's Thoroughbred races are run, the Virginia … |
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Trainer blames mistake – Daily Advertiser
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Trainer blames mistake
Daily Advertiser A highly respected figure in the harness racing industry, Lang yesterday spoke out in order to clear his name and also as a warning to trainers from both racing codes. Lang prides himself on a clean record from more than 40 years as a trainer and … |
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- Winning trial a tick in the box for Gold AceThe Gold Ace form rollercoaster hit another mini high yesterday, suggesting he is not ready to concede next week's Jewels to arch rival Terror To Love. The five-year-old stallion has been the most frustrating of the elite pacers this season, not just for trainer Steven Reid but his ever-shrinking army of harness racing followers. […]
- Prisoner breaks out in $10,000 Sale ClassicOne of the bonuses of buying a harness racing yearling at the Tasmanian Premier sale is the prospects of competing for top prizemoney in races restricted to only graduates of the sale. […]
- Riverboat Jasper eyes the 'Globe Derby'Consistent three-year-old harness racing pacer Riverboat Jasper will only need to hold his present form to be a major contender in this season's Globe Derby to be run in Launceston at the end of next month. […]
- Hoosier Park & HRTV Partner for Dan PatchHoosier Park Racing & Casino is proud to announce a renewed partnership with HRTV, The Network for Horse Sports, to provide exclusive coverage for the $200,000 Dan Patch Invitational at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Saturday, May 25. […]
- The girls set to dominate in Amatuer ChampsAfter a decade of running the NZ Champs for Amateur Drivers as non tote events, the 2013 edition will graduate to full tote race status. After qualifying through their regional competition the top twelve Amateurs in the country will contest the four heats at Addington and Alexandra Park later this week. […]
- Rock N Load goes back-to-back at HarringtonEd Hall and James Halls Rock N Load ($14.20, Roger Plante Jr.) earned her second straight win Tuesday with a stirring rally in deep stretch to prevail in the featured $18,000 Mares Open in 1:53.1. […]
- Harness Racing NZ media bites - May 22Hi everyone, we saw another championship performance by Adore Me last week now she and countless other top-class performers make a bee-line for the Trust Ashburton Harness Jewels Weekend, June 1 and 2. […]
- The four-horse photo finish in the CutlerTeletimer Photo Finish had their work cut out for them Saturday night at the Meadowlands in the $180,000 final of the Cutler Memorial Trot. […]
- 'Shocked and very disappointed' - WoodbineWoodbine 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. […]
- Twelve enter the $275,000 Art Rooney PaceA dozen 3-year-olds--nine colts and three geldings--have been entered for the 23rd edition of Yonkers Raceway's Art Rooney Pace. […]
- Toscano has high hopes for Raven VictoryRaven 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. […]
- Freehold wagering tops $26m & title winnersWhen 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. […]
- Jerry Mihelich claims first pari-mutuel winThe 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. […]
- It's matinee racing and Budweiser ClydedalesFor 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. […]
