The Hambletonian belongs at The Meadowlands. That was my belief the day the news broke last September that the Hambletonian Society was accepting bids for a new home. It’s still my belief 11 months ...
Harness racing has its issues. We all know that. But why we continue to act as though we need to squeeze every possible minute out of every possible racing day is beyond me. We have somehow managed to ...
The Ontario Horse Racing Appeal Panel (HRAP) heard further statements in the ongoing appeal hearing of suspended trainer ...
Pari-mutuel harness racing is dead in Chicagoland but it has come alive downstate, thanks to the annual mini-harness meetings at the State Fairs in Springfield and DuQuoin. The races, under the ...
• Field set for the 33rd Dan Patch Stakes at Harrah’s Hoosier Park ...
Kihlström still had the ear plugs to pull, and once he did, Don Fanucci Zet found another gear. The son of Hard Livin ...
I have witnessed a lot of photo finishes over the past 67 years. The Nansemond-Albatross photo finish in their heat of the 1971 Little Brown Jug comes to mind. So does, of course, the 1989 epic duel ...
Owner Patty Key of Winning Key Farm knows what it’s like to be in the winner’s circle on Hambletonian Day, having been there in 1993 when American Winner won the big dance. This year, Key was back, ...
Stars were shining their brightest on Hambletonian Day 101. Now that another edition of America’s Trotting Classic is in the books, let’s look at some outstanding moments from that spectacular day.
• Chris Lomon: For Brodie MacPhee absence made his heart for harness racing grow fonder ...
Why are Swedish trainers so dominant in North America? That is a question you occasionally hear in Swedish harness racing circles. My answer is that dominant is probably the wrong word. What we are ...