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$74,000 2yo colt pace to Photobombr Hanover

CHESTER PA – Photobombr Hanover never looked back from his outside post six in taking the final harness racing event in the John Simpson Sr. stakes series, the $74,000 two-year-old…

Harness Racing Victoria Stewards have issued a charge against licensed trainer Ms Emma Stewart under Australian Harness Racing Rule (AHRR) 190 (1) which provides: A horse shall be presented for a race…

Queensland harness racing heavyweight Avonnova has won the Queensland Harness Horse of the Year title for a record-breaking third time in a row. Announced at the 2016 Queensland Harness Racing…

Harness Racing New South Wales can confirm that dates for the 2018 MIA Leeton Breeders Plate and future editions have been set. Following consultation with the Leeton Harness Racing Club…

Talented harness racing trainer Kate MacLeod landed one of the bargain buys of the year when she secured former NSW pacer Rattlenhum for a modest sum earlier this year. The…

When The Bettormack first burst onto the scene he was being touted as a potential harness racing star but sometimes very good horses lose their way. But at the Luxbet…

Uncle Hanover with a big closing kick

WILKES-BARRE PA – Uncle Hanover had a big closing kick to get past a gallant pacesetting Watkins by a ½-length to win the $20,000 featured harness racing trot Sunday night…

$30,000 Preferred highlights opening card

DOVER, Del. — Dancing Yankee and Mel Mara, two of the fastest pacers in sport, headline the opening harness racing card of Dover Downs' 2016-17 season on Monday, Oct. 31…

Last Thursday one of the State’s great harness racing trainer-drivers in Fred Hough died at the age of 86. Fred Hough was born in 1930 to a family steeped in…

Harness Racing Victoria’s HERO Program has made an exciting addition to its ambassador ranks, welcoming widely travelled square-gaiter Ridgehead Cahore. The 12-year-old Swedish-bred gelding joins multiple Group 1 winner Villagem…

TROIS-RIVIERES, Quebec – It was perhaps one of the toughest races of his young career, but Le Millenaire came out on top with a gusty neck victory in the feature…

A harness racing trainer with links to underworld figures is at the centre of an Environment Protection Authority investigation into the use of crushed glass on trotting tracks across Victoria. Industry sources…