- Ten top pacers set for $200,000 Dan PatchA field of ten will be sent postward in the $200,000 Dan Patch Invitational at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Saturday, May 25. […]
- Great candidates for weekly awards honorsWe saw a lot of excellent harness racing performances at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs this week, so there were plenty of great candidates for Weekly Awards honors. […]
- 55-1 shot sparks healthy Northfield payoffsFormula T was an upset winner in Northfield Park's second race on Wednesday (May 22). Harness racing driver Robert Dinning piloted the gelding for owner David Miller of Millersburg, Ohio and trainer Sandy Landfair. […]
- Miller's Cash gets Delivered at HarrringtonDavid Miller's Cash on Delivery ($10.80, Vince Copeland) put together a fierce stretch drive to take home Wednesday's $18,000 featured harness racing Open Trot at Harrington Raceway in 1:55.3. […]
- Jamieson high on Up The Credit in Dan PatchCarl Jamieson's journey to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame might get sidetracked temporarily by a trip to Indiana. […]
- Horsemen's costs skyrocket as purses fallData gathered recently from Illinois horsemen shows that the cost of putting a horse on the racetrack has increased dramatically even as money earned has dwindled. […]
- Grand Circuit action is hot & heavy this weekThis 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. […]
- Second edition of the Junior Free For AllLast year Monticello Raceway introduced its Junior Free For All around the Fathers Day Holiday. […]
- Bruce Aldrich, Jr. is having a banner seasonHarness 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. […]
- Check your horse trailer for safety!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. […]
- Freehold horsemen - Meadowlands noms dueNomination 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 & 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. […]
- 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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Scioto Adjusts Saturday’s Post Time – Standardbred Canada
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Scioto Adjusts Saturday's Post Time
Standardbred Canada Every racing night, race number nine will offer a Super High Five wager and each one carded thus far has had 11 entries with only one horse scratching from the race. When an 11-horse field goes to the gate, Scioto pays out six places. While still a new … |
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Can Levy Winner Overcome Post Eight? – Standardbred Canada
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Can Levy Winner Overcome Post Eight?
Standardbred Canada Bruce Saunders believes Nob Hill High is the type of horse any trainer would love to have in his or her stable. Saunders is certainly glad the … Saunders has trained Nob Hill High since late in the horse's three-year-old season in 2009. Prior to … |
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Valley View Downs racetrack and casino project in Lawrence County loses … – Pittsburgh Post Gazette
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Valley View Downs racetrack and casino project in Lawrence County loses …
Pittsburgh Post Gazette Valley View Downs, the would-be racetrack and casino in Lawrence County, may have the ongoing support of the state's horse racing officials, but the horsemen themselves are no longer along for the ride. The Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen's Association … |
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Barney Stories – Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
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Barney Stories
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Last weekend I was doing double duty, helping Aarene sell the Endurance 101 book at the Northwest Horse Fair in Albany Oregon and playing a supporting role at the Pacific Northwest Endurance Rides booth as well, most importantly by picking up the new … |
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Stallion a symbolic link to our pioneering past – The Dominion Post
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Stallion a symbolic link to our pioneering past
The Dominion Post Last year 118 horses were rehomed, Mr Jenks said. The breed, which originated from exmoor and welsh pony stock released in the 1870s from nearby farmland, are a mix of thoroughbred, standardbred, arab and clydesdale breeding lines. "The group firmly … |
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The dirt on mud sales in Amish Country – Pittsburgh Post Gazette
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The dirt on mud sales in Amish Country
Pittsburgh Post Gazette People gathered to bid on Amish crafts, antiques and ornate quilts, some as big as 10 feet by 10 feet; standardbred horses used in racing, or workhorses, mules and ponies; small metallic-gray carriages pulled by horses; farm sheds, bales of hay and … |
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2005 harness horse of the year Rocknroll Hanover dies at 11 after gastric illness – Washington Post
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2005 harness horse of the year Rocknroll Hanover dies at 11 after gastric illness
Washington Post Rocknroll Hanover had developed into one of harness racing's top breeding horses. Last year, his offspring won $17 million, which was No. 1 among all harness racing sires. He was standing stud at Perretti Farms of Pennsylvania. On the racetrack … |
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‘They’re at the post’ no more – Kawartha Media Group
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'They're at the post' no more
Kawartha Media Group Peterborough MPP Jeff Leal says he hasn't spoken with Mr. Ambrose to figure out why Kawartha Downs couldn't come to an agreement with the horse racing panel, which was struck to represent the Province. Still, he's certain the race track was offered a … |
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Why Even Bother with Post Times?
I must confess, I am getting pretty irritated with the dragging out of post times. Yes, I know the argument how delaying post time brings in additional wagering and tracks need as much handle as possible. How tracks have heard from their whales the fact they like delayed posts so they can wager at the last possible moment and have a much better idea of what the odds will be when they wager. This may very well be true. After all, who am I to question those mutuel managers who watch the money coming through the communication lines (and even a little bit through their own wagering windows).
Here is a modest proposal, why not just eliminate post times? Let’s treat each race as if it was a guaranteed pool, where tracks pretty much know how much money is going to be bet on a particular race. Tracks can announce that Race 1 has a $100,000 guaranteed mutuel pool, in otherwords, holding the race up until $100,000 is wagered on the race. Once the $100,000 mark has been reached, the starter will send the field on their way. Think of the additional thrill of gambling; wait as long as possible but make sure you get your bet in before the guarantee is hit otherwise risk getting shut out! Of course, if the mutual manager is wrong, the first race which used to go off at 7:30pm may not go off until 10:30pm, but what the heck, we keep our customers waiting on the Internet as well as at the track anyway. Maybe we can shoot some t-shirts into the stands to keep the customers occupied?
Truth be told, rather than post time meaning the horses come out to the track to parade and fall asleep until the mutuel manger says ‘Go’, I prefer this method. Just put a graphic on the bottom of the screen showing how much money is wagered in the race and it will give me a more accurate time as to when the race goes off. What is going on now is purely bush league.
The ironic thing is the industry realizes they need to improve the game. I really don’t understand having people wait even longer between races really improves the game but I am sure someone will explain it to me.
Once upon a time, there used to be a rule which dictated a race must go off within so many minutes of post time. Did the tracks get the rule eliminated or do the judges ignore it?
Here is another thought. Tell gamblers your race is going off at 7:30 sharp, come hell of high water. The regular money will get in early enough that the whales will be able to wager accordingly so the race may go off on time. All it takes is all tracks to agree to it.
It would be a step in the right direction. Who knows, maybe racetrack handles will go up because people wouldn’t find your racing so boring waiting forever for a race to start?
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2012 Post Time Year in Review
- David Lichmnan to perform show in OntarioMaster Horse Trainer David Lichman is coming to town to perform with his three personally trained horses for the first time in his 25 year career of helping people achieve extraordinary results with their horses. […]
- Jamieson high on Up The Credit in Dan PatchCarl Jamieson's journey to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame might get sidetracked temporarily by a trip to Indiana. […]
- Horsemen's costs skyrocket as stakes plummetData gathered recently from Illinois horsemen shows that the cost of putting a horse on the racetrack has increased dramatically even as money earned has dwindled. […]
- Grand Circuit action is hot & heavy this weekThis 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. […]
- Atlantic Canada's top horses highlight cardJK Special will look to deliver from post 2 as the harness racing favourite in Thursday's $2,200 Open Mares feature at Red Shores Charlottetown. […]
- Grand National du Trot leg #5 at La CapelleTornade du Digeon (6f Jag de Bellouet-Harlane de Terme-Kimberland) won today's 5th leg of the Grand National du Trot at La Capelle for trainer/driver J-M Bazire. She covered the 2750 meter distance in 1.14.7kr for the 90,000 euro purse to defeat Tolca de Bellouet (6f Orlando Vici-Quenavora-Paleo) with Cedric Megissier up. […]
- Bruce Aldrich, Jr. is having a banner seasonHarness 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. […]
- Check your horse trailer for safety!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. […]
- Freehold horsemen - Meadowlands noms dueNomination 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. […]
- Centrefold Angel, is the punters' pin-up girlThe Kate Hawkins trained and driven Centrefold Angel will be the pin-up horse for punters after she drew barrier one against a crack field of harness racing mares in Friday night's $35,000 WASBA Breeders Stakes at Gloucester Park. […]
- 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. […]
