- The Grand Circuit report for this weekendThis Week harness racing: TVG Free For All Trot, Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, N.J. and Ben Franklin Pace, Earl Beal, Jr. Memorial, Max C. Hempt Memorial and James M. Lynch Memorial eliminations, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. […]
- Parker wins five; closing in on 11,000 winsAfter driving along at a pedestrian pace-- at least for him --- Billy "Zeke" Parker, Jr. broke out and reined five winners on the Tuesday, June 18th harness racing card at Monticello Raceway, where, over the years, the bearded wonder has copped 18 driving titles. […]
- Amish man creates a racing board game!This reporter may not have played a real board game in years, but....being the harness racing purist or junkie that I am; I could not resist being one of the first people to purchase a brand new board game called Midwest Harness Racing. […]
- Lots of exciting races at the Running AcesAnother large crowd turned out at Running Aces Harness Park on Tuesday night and were treated to some outstanding racing and thrilling stretch drives, evidenced by the fact that six of the final seven races produced photo finishes. […]
- Ronnie Wrenn Jr. scores big Tuesday nightRonnie Wrenn Jr. drove six winners on Tuesday (June 18) at Northfield Park. Wrenn's winners included Village Boss ($4.00) in race two, Friskie Town ($2.10) in race five, Rosebud-Sharkalert ($5.00) in race nine, Rare Commodity ($15.00) in race 10, Ridge Park ($3.60) in race 11 and Goin Home Ray ($11.20) in race 14. […]
- Miller-Morgan combo score at the PoconosThe combination of harness racing trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. and driver David Miller scored a pair of wins with the two fastest times in Stallion Series action for three-year-old trotting fillies on Tuesday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. […]
- Lorrie Please wins $19,000 mares featureAllen Kaplan, Ira Kaplan and David Sheibs Lorrie Please (George Dennis, $8.40) surpassed $100,000 in seasonal earnings Tuesday with a 1:54.2 win in the featured $19,000 Mares Open at Harrington Raceway over a sloppy racetrack. […]
- Stakes filled weekend at Pocono DownsHarness racing's No. 1-ranked horse, 3-year-old pacer Captaintreacherous, leads a star-studded card Saturday night when Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs hosts eliminations for the Ben Franklin Pace, Earl Beal Jr. Memorial, Max C. Hempt Memorial and James M. Lynch Memorial stakes. […]
- Arch Madness back home and ready to goAfter facing some of the best trotters in Europe in last months Elitlopp, Arch Madness is back in the States and ready to tackle another tough group. […]
- Captaintreacherous claims top spot in PollDefending Pacer of the Year Captaintreacherous claimed control of the No. 1 spot in this week's harness racing Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll. […]
- Retired ''Indy' makes friends at the libraryDozens of youngsters entering the Monmouth County Library in Manalapan, NJ on Monday, June 17, 2013 to check out a book also could check out a retired standardbred racehorse named Independent Act - aka Indy. […]
- Trio of stakes at Balmoral for two-year-oldsBalmoral Park's mid-week harness racing card Wednesday night will have a trio of ICF stakes for young horses with the first race opener the pari-mutuel debut for all nine freshman filly pacers. […]
- WTC and WDC to be held in Sydney in 2015Harness Racing Australia announced in Paris overnight that the 2015 World Trotting Conference and World Drivers' Championship will take place in Sydney. […]
- WDC round #4 goes to Pierre VercruysseToday Hippodrome Mauquenchy hosted five World Drivers' Championship contests, each over 2100 meters autostart. […]
- WDC Round #3 to Austria's Gerhard MayrAustria's Gerhard Mayr earned 56 points today to move into third place with 116, trailing Pierre Vercruysse (158) and Bjorn Goop (127), as action moves to Mauquenchy tomorrow with five races on tap. […]
- World Drivers' Championship - Day 3 (Angers)Five races on day three of the harness racing World Drivers' Championship were conducted 300 kilometres southwest of France in the region of Angers(pronounced on jay), which has a metropolitan population of 400,000 people. […]
- Round One of WDC Set For SundayPost positions and drivers are now set for the opening card of the 2013 World Driving Championship, kicking off this Sunday in France. […]
- Editor, Duane Ranger leaves HarnesslinkAfter almost five years as editor of Harnesslink, Duane Ranger has taken up a contract with Harness Racing New Zealand. Ranger (48), who has been a journalist throughout New Zealand and Tonga since 1985, lives and breathes two things in life - harness racing and cricket. […]
- 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. […]
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Harness Racing: Heston Blue Chip finally nearing peak form – Daily Racing Form
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Harness Racing: Heston Blue Chip finally nearing peak form
Daily Racing Form “We had six weeks of concern but right now we're where we want it. “I like to say I have the best trainer and best driver for the best horse.” -Courtesy of Harness Racing Communications, a division of the U.S. Trotting Association. For more information … |
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Fair hopes later start will draw bigger crowd for harness racing – Jacksonville Journal Courier
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Fair hopes later start will draw bigger crowd for harness racing
Jacksonville Journal Courier Three local businesses will sponsor free grandstand admission for the two days of harness racing on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Greene County Fairgrounds in Carrollton. The races begin at 7 p.m. on both nights. Robert Walker, Speed Superintendent … |
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Goshen harness racing school now in session – Hudson Valley Press
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Goshen harness racing school now in session
Hudson Valley Press Daniel Hare is a newcomer to harness racing, but quickly becoming immersed in the sport. Hare, a 33-year-old financial analyst from Rochester, N.Y., bought his first horse earlier this year and added a second a few months later. Now, Hare and his uncle … |
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John Stark Jr., Tye Dye inducted into Saratoga Harness Hall of Fame – The Saratogian
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John Stark Jr., Tye Dye inducted into Saratoga Harness Hall of Fame
The Saratogian He's worked with a lot of horses in those races, but the most memorable ones are those like Bunny Lake and another Saratoga Harness Hall of Famer, 2010 inductee Algiers Hall. The horses were bought as yearlings, and Stark broke them and trained them. |
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I Am, A Harness Racing Horse Trailer
Thanks to Monica Thors for providing this latest trailer for “I Am, A Harness Racing Horse”.
Once information about it’s release and distribution method is known, I will be providing that information.
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Harness racing has roots in Hanover – The Evening Sun
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Harness racing has roots in Hanover
The Evening Sun Hanover is home to one of the biggest names in the harness racing industry — Hanover Shoe Farms. With more than 1,100 horses spread out on more than 2,700 acres of land, Hanover Shoe Farms — or Hanover as it is referred to around the world — is the … |
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Hanover Shoe Farm wants to popularize harness racing among younger … – The Evening Sun
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Hanover Shoe Farm wants to popularize harness racing among younger …
The Evening Sun One possible answer to both of those questions might be as simple as looking in our own backyard. Hanover is home to one of the biggest names in the harness racing industry — Hanover Shoe Farms. With over 1,100 horses spread out over 2,700 acres of … |
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Harness Racing: Undefeated Wheeling N Dealin starting on the road to the … – Daily Racing Form
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Harness Racing: Undefeated Wheeling N Dealin starting on the road to the …
Daily Racing Form Hopefully, we can keep him good for all of those races. That's tough enough.” With the return to heat racing for this year's Hambletonian, Jones is confident he has the type of horse that can handle it. “He trucks good, so the travel is not a problem … |
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Harness Racing NZ Board elections – Harnesslink
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Harness Racing NZ Board elections
Harnesslink I love horses and the pleasure of winning, but my reasons for accepting the nomination for this position are:• Changes need to be made in our industry so participants can survive; Most stakeholders whose income is derived from harness racing are in a … |
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Harness racing in Leamington delayed – CBC.ca
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Harness racing in Leamington delayed
CBC.ca "Seeing that there's still inspection to be done by the Ontario Racing Commission, they're going to have to meet with the three directors of the Lakeshore horse racing group, the 21st, unfortunately, is out of the picture." Bain holds out hope more … |
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- Heston Blue Chip ready for the Ben FranklinComing off a campaign in which he was the 3-year-old Colt Pacer of the Year, Heston Blue Chip was conspicuously absent in the early stages of this season. It turns out that the horse was having a reaction to his ulcer medicine, although it took owner Ken Jacobs and harness racing trainer Linda Toscano a while to discover that little problem. […]
- Unbeaten Jurgen Hanover set for Beal elimsJurgen Hanover heads into eliminations for the $500,000 Earl Beal, Jr. Memorial Trot this Saturday (June 22) at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs with a big head of steam -- seven wins in his last seven starts. His wins include the elim and final of the Empire Breeders Classic at Vernon, the final in a career best 1:53.4. […]
- Double millionaire Market Share starts FridayMarket Share, the New Jersey-sired son of Revenue, will step up to the starting line in the tenth race on Friday night, June 21, 2013 at the Meadowlands, facing nine others in the $50,000 TVG/Meadowlands Free for All Trot. […]
- Camel & Ostrich racing at the MeadowlandsOn Tuesday, June 18th the Meadowlands Racetrack held a camel and ostrich racing preview event with local sportscasters including Steve Overmyer of CBS2 and Dyrol Joyner of PIX11. […]
- Tioga & Vernon host camel & ostrich racesTioga Downs will play host to a special kind of racing (not harness racing) on Sunday afternoon (June 23) as the camel and ostrich races come to town for the second straight year. […]
- Hoosier Park moves all qualifiers to FridayHoosier Park Racing & Casino has moved the regularly scheduled Saturday harness racing qualifiers to Friday, June 21 this week. […]
- Restrictions are lifted on Woodbine Barn 3ORC Manager of Veterinary Services Dr. Adam Chambers announced that the restrictions on horses stabled in Woodbine's Barn 3 are lifted. […]
- The Grand Circuit report for this weekendThis Week harness racing: TVG Free For All Trot, Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, N.J. and Ben Franklin Pace, Earl Beal, Jr. Memorial, Max C. Hempt Memorial and James M. Lynch Memorial eliminations, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. […]
- Parker wins five; closing in on 11,000 winsAfter driving along at a pedestrian pace-- at least for him --- Billy "Zeke" Parker, Jr. broke out and reined five winners on the Tuesday, June 18th harness racing card at Monticello Raceway, where, over the years, the bearded wonder has copped 18 driving titles. […]
- Vicbred Super Sires Series held WednesdayFurther heats of the Empire Stallions Vicbred Super Series were held at two venues in Victoria on Wednesday June 19 - Yarra Valley hosting the 3rd Heat for Three Year Old Colts & Geldings and the 3rd and 4th Heats for Four Year Old Entires & Geldings all over 2150 metres in the afternoon, while Bendigo presented the 5th & 6th Heats for both Two Y […]
- Top mares and streaking filly at Red ShoresDirt Track Momma will look to deliver off the rail in the Thursday night harness racing feature at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at The Charlottetown Driving Park. […]
- Purdon claims three heats of the VicbredFew horsemen were busier than Mark Purdon yesterday. […]
- Strathalbyn meeting moved to Globe DerbyThe Strathalbyn Harness Racing Club meeting set down for Sunday has been transferred by Harness Racing SA to Betezy Park Globe Derby. […]
- Amish man creates a racing board game!This reporter may not have played a real board game in years, but....being the harness racing purist or junkie that I am; I could not resist being one of the first people to purchase a brand new board game called Midwest Harness Racing. […]
