- Clinic attracts current Meadows competitorOn Sunday, May 19th, New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program and SPHO of Ohio hosted a Dressage Clinic in Laurelville, Ohio with trainer, Jennifer Daniels. Ten horse and rider combinations participated along with individuals that audited the clinic. […]
- No racing at Yonkers from June 2nd to 14thA friendly reminder from friendly Yonkers Raceway that after the Art Rooney Pace/Lismore stakes program of Saturday, June 1, Yonkers Raceway is dark for live harness racing (and evening simulcasting) until Friday, June 14. […]
- Regulations - Kentucky Sire Stakes approvedThe Kentucky Standardbred Advisory Committee on Thursday (May 23) approved parameters for new regulations designed to increase participation in the harness racing Kentucky Sire Stakes program. […]
- Catskill amateurs offer spring pacing seriesThe Catskill Amateur Drivers Club will be offering a Spring Pacing Series which will begin at Monticello Raceway on May 29 and continue on the Wednesdays of June 5, 12 and 19 with the harness racing final and consolation slated for June 26. […]
- Fielding - Uncle Peter is on the upswing!Harness racing owner John Fielding feels the 'success pendulum' may be swinging upward again for Uncle Peter. He hopes to see proof of that from his 4-year-old trotter in Sunday's $250,000 Maxie Lee Memorial at Harrah's Philadelphia. […]
- A Buffalo mobile app for racing informationBuffalo Raceway is pleased to announce that as part of the Erie County Fair mobile application there is a dedicated section to all the harness racing information of the Hamburg Oval. […]
- Tisbert, Di Stefano shine at PlainridgeThe young and racing's elder stateman put on an offensive driving skills Thursday at Plainridge Racecourse. […]
- Pacers Legends coming to Hoosier ParkTen of the Pacers' more recognizable names from the past 40 years are slated to make a joint-appearance at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Friday, May 24 to kick off the start of Memorial Day weekend live racing. This group of past ABA and NBA Pacers will sign autographs and pose for pictures with fans starting at 7 p.m. in the Hoosier Park Terrace. […]
- Special memorial day card at Scioto DownsScioto Downs Racino will host a special Memorial Day race card on Monday (May 28) with a 1:00 p.m. post time. […]
- Horowitz retirement headlines closing nightCal Expo is giving a tip of the cap to Alan Horowitz Saturday night, naming the closing-night mainharness racing event for the executive secretary of the California Harness Horsemen's Association. He will be leaving the post at the end of the month after 36 years of service. […]
- Doctor Butch leads dozen into Art RooneyThe Doctor is in...to the tune of 30-large. […]
- Sirius XM's to debut with June 1 Art RooneySaturday Night at the Races, which features live radio broadcasts of many of the top harness racing in North America, will begin its fourth year June 1 with a show featuring the Art Rooney Pace and the Lismore at Yonkers. […]
- 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 June 1st, 2012
Yorkton Offers Mixed Bag Of Winners – Standardbred Canada
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Yorkton Offers Mixed Bag Of Winners
Standardbred Canada After rain washed away a week of racing, the standardbreds were back on the track at Cornerstone Raceway in Yorkton Friday. And it was a full night of racing with 10 races on the card, every one of them with a full field of eight horses. |
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Tags: Canada, Mixed, Offers, Standardbred, Winners, Yorkton | 
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North America’s No. 1-rated horse favored in Dan Patch Invitational – The Herald Bulletin
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North America's No. 1-rated horse favored in Dan Patch Invitational
The Herald Bulletin ANDERSON, Ind. — Golden Receiver, the number one-ranked horse in harness racing's weekly Top 10 poll for the second straight week, heads a field of nine entered in the 19th installment of the $200000 Dan Patch Invitational pace at Hoosier Park Racing … The annual Thrillyard 200 to light up racing Hoosier Park: $200000 Dan Patch attracts a field of nine |
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Harness racing: Sweet Lou wins final prep for North America Cup – Daily Racing Form
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Harness racing: Sweet Lou wins final prep for North America Cup
Daily Racing Form Ron Burke trains Sweet Lou, who was hammered down to 1-9 in the wagering, for Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi LLC, Larry Karr and Peter Collura. Star Recruit appeared hopelessly boxed in heading for home. But when several horses in front of him … |
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Police say horse was killed by blunt force trauma not gunshot – nwitimes.com
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Police say horse was killed by blunt force trauma not gunshot
nwitimes.com A necropsy performed on the 8-year-old standard bred mare named Lady May Z determined the animal died as a result of massive damage to its brain, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Department. The trauma is believed to have been caused by a … |
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A big upset in Harness Jewels opener – Harnesslink
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A big upset in Harness Jewels opener
Harnesslink The hottest harness racing favourite on Harness Jewels Day 2012 – Bettor Cover Lover – has been beaten in the Group One $150000 Yarndley Diamond for 4-year-old pacing mares at Cambridge Raceway today (Saturday June 2). The $1.20 favourite was downed in … |
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Racehorse killed by tool used in slaughterhouses, examination finds – Post-Tribune
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Racehorse killed by tool used in slaughterhouses, examination finds
Post-Tribune Lady May Z, an 8-year-old standardbred mare, is believed to have received the trauma through a “captive bolt gun,” often used in processing plants to stun and kill livestock before slaughter, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Department. |
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Racing: Phil’s Gift scares rival – New Zealand Herald
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Racing: Phil's Gift scares rival
New Zealand Herald But that is what worries him with 4-year-old trotting guns Irish Whisper and Springbank Sam at today's Harness Jewels. Oamaru-based Williamson is one of our most successful trotting trainers and has already trained three Jewels winners, … |
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NJ Officials Kick Of “Month Of The Horse” – NJ TODAY
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NJ Officials Kick Of “Month Of The Horse”
NJ TODAY Assemblyman Robert Clifton, Secretary Fisher and North Brunswick Councilwoman Cathy Nicola visit with one of the Equine Science Center's Standardbred mares after the horse ran on the high-speed treadmill. (Photo courtesy of the New Jersey Department of … |
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Horse Needed For Tri-Pride Night – Standardbred Canada
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Horse Needed For Tri-Pride Night
Standardbred Canada Grand River Raceway is in need of a standardbred after one of the horses lined up for its Tri-Pride night Drag (Queen) Race was a late scratch. Organizers require a sensible horse that can go a half-mile dash in the 1:10 range. The horse would need to … |
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Schoolboy trainer goes for horse racing glory – New Zealand Herald
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Schoolboy trainer goes for horse racing glory
New Zealand Herald Because training a winner of a group-one horse race is special enough for even the most experienced horseperson, let alone a schoolboy. But that is what MAGS student Jack MacKinnon is hoping for at the $1.2 million Harness Jewels meeting at Cambridge. |
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- Third time a charm for Arch MadnessFor eight years, Arch Madness has provided breeder/co-owner Marc Goldberg with "an unbelievable ride." Goldberg and the horses other connections are hoping for one more great trip this weekend. […]
- Memorial Day race to honour Boston victimKrystle Campbell of Medford, MA, one of the victims of the Patriots Day bombing at last month's Boston Marathon, will be memorialized in a winners circle ceremony on Monday (5/27) at Scarborough Downs. […]
- Who will win it this weekend?Harness racing has really come into the special stakes season and this weekend is no exception around the globe with major events taking place both in the United States and Europe. So lets take a look at the big races and see if we can pick some winners! […]
- Clinic attracts current Meadows competitorOn Sunday, May 19th, New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program and SPHO of Ohio hosted a Dressage Clinic in Laurelville, Ohio with trainer, Jennifer Daniels. Ten horse and rider combinations participated along with individuals that audited the clinic. […]
- No racing at Yonkers from June 2nd to 14thA friendly reminder from friendly Yonkers Raceway that after the Art Rooney Pace/Lismore stakes program of Saturday, June 1, Yonkers Raceway is dark for live harness racing (and evening simulcasting) until Friday, June 14. […]
- Regulations - Kentucky Sire Stakes approvedThe Kentucky Standardbred Advisory Committee on Thursday (May 23) approved parameters for new regulations designed to increase participation in the harness racing Kentucky Sire Stakes program. […]
- Catskill amateurs offer spring pacing seriesThe Catskill Amateur Drivers Club will be offering a Spring Pacing Series which will begin at Monticello Raceway on May 29 and continue on the Wednesdays of June 5, 12 and 19 with the harness racing final and consolation slated for June 26. […]
- Fielding - Uncle Peter is on the upswing!Harness racing owner John Fielding feels the 'success pendulum' may be swinging upward again for Uncle Peter. He hopes to see proof of that from his 4-year-old trotter in Sunday's $250,000 Maxie Lee Memorial at Harrah's Philadelphia. […]
- Hall team wins 5 at Gloucester Park - videosTo train half the card at Gloucester Park on a Friday night is not new for harness racing trainer Gary Hall Snr but it is becoming a regular occurrence these days. […]
- Our Sixpence is crowned 'Queen in Pacific'Our Sixpence capped a magnificent harness racing season with a brilliant win in the SEW-Eurodrive Queen Of The Pacific at Tabcorp Park Melton. The 10-metre handicap proved no barrier as she worked mid-race to find the death outside longshot Giggling Girl. […]
- Party in Stockholm, Sweden, this weekendThree days of first class trotting races and a harness racing select sale with 100 of the best Swedish-bred yearlings. That's the menu in Stockholm, Sweden, this weekend. […]
- A Buffalo mobile app for racing informationBuffalo Raceway is pleased to announce that as part of the Erie County Fair mobile application there is a dedicated section to all the harness racing information of the Hamburg Oval. […]
- Weekend racing to heat up at PEI tracksHarness racing kicks into high gear this weekend with action at Red Shores at the Charlottetown Driving Park on Saturday at 6pm while Red Shores Summerside launches for the season on Sunday. […]
- JK Special delivers in the featureJK Special, under the command of Walter Cheverie, captured the fillies and mares feature in 1:57.3. […]
