April 2015

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David Miller continues to excel

Harness racing Hall Of Fame driver David Miller had a great year in the bike in 2014 with another season of handling some of the sports greats with all the…

Team McCarthy’s Australian Pacing Gold Fillies' Final contender Three Squared needs to improve on her semi-final to win on Saturday night – but the word out of the harness racing…

Unbeaten harness racing youngster Ideal Tyson gives every indication he is ‘one out of the box’. Successful at his six starts, Ideal Tyson appears to have it all – he…

Napolitano Jnr bags six at Harrah’s Philadelphia

A full field of nine lined up behind starter Norton Shoemaker for the featured event on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon at Harrah's Philadelphia. It was a pace for non-winners of…

Son of Majestic Son upsets at Pompano

Count Speed, off at 4 to 1 and deftly handled by Wally Hennessey, pinned a half-length defeat on the 1 to 10 favorite, Increditable, driven by Kevin Wallis, in Pompano…

Ooh Bad Shark in powerful 1:49.2 win

WILKES-BARRE PA – Ooh Bad Shark has been nothing but Ooh Good Shark since starting her 2015 harness racing campaign earlier this month, and Wednesday night at The Downs at…

Paul Kennedy trainee in career-best 1:51.1

WASHINGTON, PA, April 29, 2015 — Royal Heart gobbled up the leader with a first-over burst and rolled on to victory in Wednesday's $20,000 Winners Over $10,000 Life/Preferred Handicap Pace…

Pocono week in review, April 25-May 1

We are already a month into the harness racing season at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, our 50th campaign in case you haven't heard. This coming week the action…

Plans remain uncertain for exceptionally-bred harness racing youngster Madeeba despite his victory at Horsham yesterday. Scoring at his second start, the Maree Caldow-trained freshman is eligible for several majors, but…

Habitat starts road to Hambletonian

Habitat enters this harness racing season playing second fiddle to stablemate Mission Brief, but he will be the first 3-year-old trotter from trainer Ron Burke's stable to venture onto the…

Cobalt – How big a problem in the US?

The Ohio State Racing Commission (OSRC) will fund a series of research studies on the effects of Cobalt in racehorses, partnering with veterinary clinicians and scientists from the Ohio State…

RCI elects new directors

TAMPA, FL – With the recent elevation of Mark Lamberth, commissioner from the Arkansas Racing Commission, as its 2015 Chairman, the Association of Racing Commissioners International tapped Louisiana commissioner Judy…