Harness Horse Racing

This Week: Molson Pace Prep, The Raceway at Western Fair District, London, Ontario; Dan Patch Invitational, Hoosier Park, Anderson, Ind.; Art Rooney eliminations, Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, N.Y.; and Betsy Ross and Maxie Lee Memorial, Harrah's Philadelphia, Chester, Pa. […]

Harness racing driver Bruce Aldrich, Jr. may be having the best season of his career. Now with 216 driving victories the 45 year old reinsman currently is in sixth place on the North American leaderboard in races won with 216. […]

It's never too late to be safe, especially when it comes to the safety of your harness racing horses and yourself and your horse trailer. With the stakes season upon us in North America and racing year-round across the globe it's always a good thing to make sure your trailer is in tip top condition. […]

Nomination to the three harness racing series' written at The Meadowlands to accommodate the Freehold horsemen through the month of June require a payment of $100 which must be received by the Racing Office by Tuesday, May 28. […]

Hoosier 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. […]

Ed Hall and James Hall’s 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. […]

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. […]

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. […]

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. […]

The 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. […]

One 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. […]

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 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. […]

After 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. […]

Ed Hall and James Hall’s 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. […]

Hi 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. […]

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. […]