February 11, 2025

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The Box Seat – 11th February

Check out harness racing highlights and news with this week’s edition of the Box Seat, hosted by Greg O’Connor and Matthew Cross.    From Trackside

Champion Volstead trotter to make special appearance at Terang

Keayang Zahara (Volstead) took the harness racing world by storm in 2024, and the public will get their first look at the unbeaten trotter for the year on Friday. The…

Sweet Sailing for Wayne Hamilton

Former naval officer and tyro breeders Wayne Hamilton and his wife Eliza have had a successful introduction to the harness racing industry. It is the highly promising three-year-old Cigano, a…

Impressive Colts from Sutton Lodge 

Ray and Ann Grubb have stepped back from the heady days when they took 20 yearlings to the Sydney sale and managed a busy harness racing stud. But they still…

Celia Bayama strikes again at Batavia

Batavia, NY — Although she moved up in class, out in post and completely reversed racing strategies, Celia Bayama (Bettor’s Delight) claimed her second straight harness racing win in the…

Talented Kiwi stars about to be unleashed in Australia

Champion harness racing trainer Barry Purdon is excited but wary heading into his latest Aussie raid. Purdon and co-trainer Scott Phelan will unleash the first two – Better Knuckle Up…

Confidence around multiple House runners today

Numerically the Michael House harness racing stable has a massive presence at Manawatu today, and junior driver Wilson House is confident they’ll get some success. “It’s going to be a…

First Beach Glass foal born

Winbak Farm of Maryland was proud to welcome the first Beach Glass foal on January 28. Beach Glass, p, 3, 1:47.2 ($1,189,416), won the Meadowlands Pace Final, Max C Hempt…

Busy day as Pocono prepares to open for 2025 season

WILKES-BARRE PA – The trotters and pacers took their first 2025 spins around the 5/8-mile oval at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Monday morning. The conditions were not prime…

Lanjo Lee upsets for young catch driver

Lanjo Lee (So Surreal) was dismissed at odds of 13-1 despite being installed as the 5-2 morning line harness racing favorite in Monday’s Open Pace at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The…

Down Under Winners from North America – 11th February

Oaxacan Dream, a New Zealand bred daughter of Big Jim, led from go to whoa to win the featured $9,500 fillies and mares’ event in 1:59.2 on a sloppy track…

Meadows Monday Memo

SERIES ENTRIES CLOSE THIS WEEK The harness racing nomination deadline is this Saturday, February 15, for the first four series events of the season at The Meadows. The nomination fee…