September 2, 2017

Sheboygan County Fair marks 166th year

Each September, the Sheboygan County Fair creates grand memories for those who attend, amazing for an event marking its 166th year. The five-day festival brings fun, farm animals and family, along…

Life has turned out well for 11 of the harness racing horses that were in an emaciated and weakened state when seized by the RSPCA from a northern property last…

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 – Competing in their fifth regular season Ontario Sire Stakes Grassroots event at Mohawk Racetrack on Friday evening, Ontario's top two-year-old pacing fillies turned in a trio…

Harness racing super star Auckland Reactor sired another winner today (Friday) after Admiral zoomed home at Addington to win his second race at only his fourth start. The speedy Auckland Reactor gelding had…

CAMPBELLVILLE, September 1 – Grand Circuit week continued Friday at Mohawk Racetrack with the Simcoe Stakes for harness racing sophomore trotting fillies and the Champlain Stakes for two-year-old trotters. The…

Gilberto Garcia-Herrera trainee takes Open

YONKERS, NY, Friday September, 1, 2017 – Lispatty (George Brennan, $6.60) was first home from second-up Friday night (Sept. 1st), winning Yonkers Raceway's $50,000 harness racing filly and mare Open…

Americans take lead in competition

After waiting on Greyhound and T- bred races the main harness racing event on the card at this 1200 meter sand track pitted Paul Minore (Sholty Geri ) against the…

Little Santamonica wins feature

Little Santamonica (Aaron Byron) would capture the Fillies and Mares Open II ($9,000). on Friday (September 1) at Tioga Downs. Little Santamonica ($6.20) would charge out of the gate to…

Upset in the Friday feature at Saratoga

J K Cowboy (Brandon's Cowboy) registered an upset in the Friday harness racing feature at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The four year old prevailed in the $8,775 pace for colts and…

Harness racing trainer Marty Wollam is no stranger to what works with young trotters. The 68-year-old talented trainer-driver–who is in his fifth decade of conditioning Standardbreds– rarely misses having a…

Obvious Blue Chip returns to Tioga Downs

The Labor day harness racing matinee at Tioga Downs will feature two divisions of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for sophomore pacing fillies. Both races look to be very…

YONKERS, N.Y. – After sitting behind Downbytheseaside in his 8 1/2-length romp in the Messenger Stakes Elimination at Yonkers Raceway last week, harness racing driver Brian Sears likes the way…