Earl Welling doesn’t need to hear names such as Barbaro or Large Brown to be reminded about horse safety. Welling, whose various job duties at the Ottawa County Fair include harness racing manager, said he is always focused on creating the best environment possible for harness racing this week, especially the $250,000 Wolverine Futurity Tuesday. “In my opinion, safety is the No. 1 …
In what will go down as one of most exciting harness races in history, previously undefeated Somebeachsomewhere suffered his first loss to Art Official in the final of The Meadowlands Pace.
Driver Paul Macdonell with Somebeachsomewhere was forced (more…)
Like many other drivers, trainers and owners, John Celii remembers the old Brandywine Raceway as the place where he fell in love with harness racing.
BUCYRUS — There were a lot of big paydays on the third and final night of harness racing at the 2008 Crawford County Fair.
Harness racing this weekend at Tioga Downs will feature Grand Circuit racing in the form of the Tompkins-Geers Stake races.
A glut of nominations has forced the Parkes Harness Racing Club to extend tomorrow night’s twilight TAB program to eight races.
There was a real country flavour at the official opening of the world-class 1400-metre harness racing track at Menangle Park, south of Sydney, on Sunday week, when a Grenfell filly, Burning Stature, won the $100,000 NSW Sires Stakes for three-year-old fillies.
The numbers are in and, for the most part, they continue a troubling trend. Wagering on harness racing in Canada was down 16 per cent in 2007 compared to 2006. It fell 15 per cent just counting Ontario tracks.
BUCYRUS — The old gray mare might not be what she used to be when it comes to harness racing on the county fair circuit. Fair boards all around the area have cut back on their speed programs, many to just two nights and some are considering eliminating it all together.
After dominating the national harness racing circuit last year, Mickey Burke and Dave Palone are poised for another outstanding run.
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