October 25, 2017

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Connections looking to cement legacy in Crown

ANDERSON, Ind.-July 23, 2016 – When the Breeders Crown kicks off Friday night, October 27 at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino, Indiana's harness racing breeding program will be represented by 10…

A harness racing trainer with 35 years experience has been forced to relocate to Queensland because he is unable to use Taree Showground to work his horses. Greg Minns and his…

Urbana Bayama off the schneid

YONKERS, NY, Tuesday, October 24, 2017 – He was due. Hell, he was overdue. Urbana Bayama (Jordan Stratton, $34.60) snapped a 53-race losing streak Tuesday night (Oct. 24th), surviving a…

Yonkers Raceway Sunday matinees return

YONKERS, NY, Tuesday, October 24, 2017– Yonkers Raceway Sunday harness racing matinees return this weekend (Oct. 29th), with a dozen races and a first post of High Noon. It's the…

Hoosier Park’s Crowning Our Heroes event

ANDERSON, Ind.–October 24, 2017— Hoosier Park Racing & Casino will host a special veterans' appreciation event on Thursday, Oct. 26 as a part of the 2017 Breeders Crown harness racing festivities….

Pocono week in review, October 21-27, 2017

We are only about a month away from concluding the 2017 harness racing season at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono. As a result, there will only be a few…

Just the one Rankings change in the Christchurch Casino NZ Cup Rankings, with Piccadilly Princess moving up one spot following her fourth in the Flying Stakes on Monday. In the…

Doug Hamilton retirement

WILKES-BARRE PA — Veteran harness racing horseman Doug Hamilton was honored by Pocono and by the local horseman's colony as he retired from training, with management and a huge portion…

Final fields drawn for Breeders Crown

Post positions for the final four Breeders Crown races were drawn Monday night along with induction ceremonies for the Indiana Horse Racing Hall of Fame at Hoosier Park. All the…

Two scratched from Breeders Crown

JL Cruze, a winner of $364,974 this year, who finished third in his Crown elimination at Hoosier Park on Sat., Oct 21 and drew post position two for the harness…

Bags For All ends 23-race skid in feature

WASHINGTON, PA, Oct. 24, 2017 — Bags For All, an elite-level harness racing performer mired in a 23-race losing streak, snapped that skid Tuesday at The Meadows when she captured…

When Southlander Ken Barron became stable driver for former Tapanui trainer John Lischner in 1994 his approach to race day driving marked a major change in the way races were run…