- Keystone Velocity wins $46,000 OpenKeystone Velocity (Dan Dube) prevailed from second-over Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's $46,000 Open Handicap Pace. […]
- Pence Hanover wins Pocono Downs featurePence Hanover relied on a pocket trip and powerful late kick to pick up a win in Saturday night's featured Preferred pace at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. […]
- Sweet Lou takes Maturity Open by a noseLooks like the photo finish department at the Meadowlands earned their keep Saturday as the 2011 Two-Year-Old Pacer of the Year, Sweet Lou, is geared up for a great four-year-old season, having scored a nose victory over Warrawee Needy in the $100,000 Maturity Pace. […]
- A Fool For Mark in a breezy 1:51.4 victoryThe swift-striding pacer A Fool For Mark turned a pocket-sitting trip into a breezy 1:51.4 harness racing victory that proved to be the fastest score on Saturday night at Vernon Downs. […]
- Four-horse photo in $180,000 Cutler FinalTalk about a photo finish! How about the four-horse finish in the $180,000 final of the Arthur J. Cutler Memorial Trot at the Meadowlands Saturday night! Only a long nose separated first from fourth place and the photo finish camera could not even separate the battle for second place with a dead heat! […]
- Spice It Up Lindy returns a winner at TiogaSpice It Up Lindy took a week vacation after his last open trot victory, but returned on Saturday night at Tioga Downs and repeated in the $16,000 open trot. […]
- Paco Labrook shines in the Dan Patch prepPaco Labrook was a decisive winner in the featured harness racing event, a $24,000 Invitational pace, at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Saturday, May 18. […]
- Return champions qualify at MeadowlandsIt is surely the beginning of the harness racing stakes season in North America as many of the return champions from 2012 are back at the track. And it was a 'superstar' day at the Meadowlands Saturday morning qualifying races. […]
- An accident at Freehold Raceway SaturdayA nearly horrific accident marred the fourth race $10,000 claiming pace at Freehold Raceway Saturday. Fortunately all eight harness racing drivers and horses were able to walk off the track and none required the assistance of an ambulance. […]
- Fox Valley Norman sharp in sophomore debutSawgrass Farms Fox Valley Norman returned ready to roll for his harness racing sophomore debut cruising to an easy two and quarter length triumph in 1:54.0 while knocking off eight other Illinois conceived and foaled three-year-old pacing colts in Friday night's $12,000 Gosox Stake at Maywood Park. […]
- Mythical Hall becomes fastest of the meetMeadows invader Mythical Hall, a five-year-old Andover Hall gelding, won the $11,000 Open Trot in 1:57.3, for owner Mark J Jakubik, of West Seneca NY, here at Buffalo Raceway Friday night (May 17), over a fast track. […]
- Betterluvnexttime sets a new track recordWith an opening quarter of :26.4, it looked like the harness racing fillies & mares open would be a fast mile but no one figured Betterluvnexttime would set a new track record. […]
- 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. […]
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OHRIA Responds To OLG Changes – Standardbred Canada
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OHRIA Responds To OLG Changes
Standardbred Canada Sue Leslie, President of the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA), issued the following statement regarding the departure of Paul Godfrey and the OLG Board of Directors. “Ontario's horse racing and breeding industry has been reeling since … |
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Changes In California Claiming Rules – Standardbred Canada
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Changes In California Claiming Rules
Standardbred Canada Claims (sales) will be voided in California beginning Thursday, May 16, whenever a claimed horse suffers a fatality or is placed on the Veterinarian's List as lame or unsound after the race. The change to CHRB Rule 1658 was adopted by the California … |
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Changes To Canadian Registration Requirements For OSS-Nominated Horses – Standardbred Canada
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Changes To Canadian Registration Requirements For OSS-Nominated Horses
Standardbred Canada On Wednesday, May 8, the Ontario Racing Commission announced that it is extending a pair of deadlines pertaining to horses nominated to the Ontario Sires Stakes. The contents of the ORC release on the deadlines appear below. Atlantic Sires Stakes takes a one year hiatus |
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Federal Budget Changes Section 31 – Standardbred Canada
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Federal Budget Changes Section 31
Standardbred Canada Canada's Federal Budget, released on March 21, 2013 contains two changes to section 31 of the Income Tax Act, in effect reversing the decision horse owner John Craig won at the Supreme Court level in 2012. The Jockey Club of Canada Tax Committee … |
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Changes to Kentucky Sires Stakes program – Harnesslink
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Changes to Kentucky Sires Stakes program
Harnesslink Kentucky statute defines a Kentucky-bred Standardbred as a 2- and 3-year-old pacer and trotter sired by stallions standing in the state. The new language allows the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to promulgate administrative regulations to determine … |
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Grand Circut Changes Change Little
I realize the changes made this year to the Grand Circuit was a first step, but in reality does it change much in harness racing? Unfortunately not. By including all open stakes in the Grand Circuit, all that has happened is it legitimizes the decisions horsemen connections make which is to bypass the smaller stakes for the marquee events. Now, don’t get me wrong, given the choice of racing in a $60,000 stake versus a $400,000 event is an easy decision, but by including all these new stops, nothing is going to change the fact the big horses will be picking their spots to race rather than competing in the smaller events..
Yes, points will be earned for each start made in a Grand Circuit start, but the prizes for the overall champion doesn’t seem so significant to get connections to keep racing their horses. Connections will continue to cherry pick events, bypassing older events with smaller purses for the big events meaning races like the Reynold and Tompkins-Geers will continue with second and third string horses instead of gaining the top horses in the country.
Rather than being too hard on the first year decisions, we will see what future steps will be taken to fine tune the new strategy and encourage horses competing in the smaller market stakes A year end stakes race for the best performers is the way to encourage horses showing up to more dances, and not ignore the smaller tracks.
I realize the sport has changed quite a bit over the past thirty years but one of the worst changes has been the lack of horses dancing every dance taking on all comers. It would be in the interest of the sport to return to that particular part of racing’s traditions.
With payments cut, the Meadowlands Pace has fewer nominations than ever with only thirty horses making the initial payments. This makes the race likely to have a purse more likely in the lower $600,000 instead of the advertise $800,000. Has the Meadowlands Pace lost its lustre? The decline in the purse value certainly does become a factor but when you have other races in the $300,000 range with lower payments it makes it a lot easier to bypass these events. This shows another way how slot money has changed the game.
Yesterday at the Harness Congress, a topic very dear to me was discussed; globalization. At the session, the biggest hindrance mentioned was the problem with timing, in particular the issue of time zones. For big day events, the key is to get races run where you can maximize exposure but for ordinary races, there needs to be away to get the signal out there for little additional cost so those who are willing to wager at off hours are able to; even if it means a bare bones broadcast.
Speaking of Globalization, as to emphasize the importance of making the American product more appealing, in today’s Saratogian, Racing Secretary Don Hoover mentioned some of the places people were wagering on Saratoga’s races from: Germany, South Africa, Saint Kitts, and other locations. Granted this was probably ADW wagering and not wagering from retail outlets, but it goes to show you if you have quality product to sell, somebody is going to bet on it.
While there is no racing at the Meadowlands today, we will likey start seeing the impact of the Pennsylvania tracks once again as Harrah’s opens up this weekend and Pocono Downs a mere two weeks later. Will the Meadowlands continue its string of surpassing last year’s handle on a daily basis. As long as they can get competitive fields together, they should do okay for we have seen competitive fields do better than quality. Now is where we will see how Peter Koch is at classifying horses with fewer horses available to race. Will he be able to continue carding the competitive races he has been able to pull off so far or will short price winners become typical?
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Horse racing changes tough but necessary – London Free Press
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Horse racing changes tough but necessary
London Free Press In the lower ranks of standardbred racing — races that attract minimal wagering — the required decline in racing opportunities will be difficult. The upside of all of this restructuring will be a smaller, more focused Ontario horse racing industry … |
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Pandolfo: Changes, layoff horses, and drop-downs – Daily Racing Form (press release)
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Pandolfo: Changes, layoff horses, and drop-downs
Daily Racing Form (press release) Racing, both harness and Thoroughbred, has changed. Let's go over some of the changes. LAYOFFS: In harness racing, horses coming off layoffs used to be an immediate throwout. Not anymore. Last Friday (Feb. 22) at the Meadowlands in the 10th race, … It's the product, stupid |
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Bob Pandolfo: Changes, layoff horses, and drop-downs – Daily Racing Form (press release)
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Bob Pandolfo: Changes, layoff horses, and drop-downs
Daily Racing Form (press release) Racing, both harness and Thoroughbred, has changed. Let's go over some of the changes. LAYOFFS: In harness racing, horses coming off layoffs used to be an immediate throwout. Not anymore. Last Friday (Feb. 22) at the Meadowlands in the 10th race, … It's the product, stupid |
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Tax Changes For Horse Owners – Standardbred Canada
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Tax Changes For Horse Owners
Standardbred Canada As many in the horse racing industry look to file taxes their taxes for 2012, today's edition of Trot Radio provides a reminder of one of the few good news stories to affect horse owners last year. Last August, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled against … |
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- Hockeyville night was a success at HanoverA few sprinkles of rain couldn't keep the harness racing fans away on Hockeyville Night at Hanover Raceway. A large crowd attended the annual event which started in 2006 when Hanover was competing in the Kraft Hockeyville Contest. […]
- RU Ready To Rock unleaches early attackRU Ready To Rock unleashed an early attack in the Saturday harness racing feature at Saratoga Casino and Raceway. […]
- Keystone Velocity wins $46,000 OpenKeystone Velocity (Dan Dube) prevailed from second-over Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's $46,000 Open Handicap Pace. […]
- Pence Hanover wins Pocono Downs featurePence Hanover relied on a pocket trip and powerful late kick to pick up a win in Saturday night's featured Preferred pace at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. […]
- Sweet Lou takes Maturity Open by a noseLooks like the photo finish department at the Meadowlands earned their keep Saturday as the 2011 Two-Year-Old Pacer of the Year, Sweet Lou, is geared up for a great four-year-old season, having scored a nose victory over Warrawee Needy in the $100,000 Maturity Pace. […]
- A Fool For Mark in a breezy 1:51.4 victoryThe swift-striding pacer A Fool For Mark turned a pocket-sitting trip into a breezy 1:51.4 harness racing victory that proved to be the fastest score on Saturday night at Vernon Downs. […]
- Four-horse photo in $180,000 Cutler FinalTalk about a photo finish! How about the four-horse finish in the $180,000 final of the Arthur J. Cutler Memorial Trot at the Meadowlands Saturday night! Only a long nose separated first from fourth place and the photo finish camera could not even separate the battle for second place with a dead heat! […]
- Spice It Up Lindy returns a winner at TiogaSpice It Up Lindy took a week vacation after his last open trot victory, but returned on Saturday night at Tioga Downs and repeated in the $16,000 open trot. […]
- Paco Labrook shines in the Dan Patch prepPaco Labrook was a decisive winner in the featured harness racing event, a $24,000 Invitational pace, at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Saturday, May 18. […]
- Steve Condren is back - Woodbine videosHarness racing driver Steve Condren, who last participated in a pari-mutuel race in November of 2012, returned to victory lane on Saturday at Woodbine. […]
- Elitloppet for 2013 confirms sixteen startersElitloppet officials today completed the 16 horse 2013 lineup with the addition of Amaru Boko (Timo Nurmos), Friction (Stefan Melander) and Nahar (Robert Bergh) to the field for May 26, now shown below: […]
- Heats augmented with 'dancing' pony race'Heat races for the 29th Schweppes Sydney Cup at Sydney's Bankstown Paceway on Monday, May 20th, will be augmented with a 'dancing' pony race featuring the equine stars of Webers Circus,' Bankstown Paceway president Les Bentley has announced. […]
- Steve Condren is back to the victory laneHarness racing driver Steve Condren, who last participated in a pari-mutuel race in November of 2012, returned to victory lane on Saturday at Woodbine. […]
- Solid nominations for the Battle Of WaterlooDespite significant reformatting, the show of support was strong for the 2013 editions of Grand River Raceway's harness racing 'Battle Of Waterloo' and 'Battle Of The Belles'. […]
