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Pacing for Pink powers past expectations in 2025

Harness racing’s national Pacing for Pink campaign has smashed expectations in 2025, raising an incredible $144,000 for the McGrath Foundation – a result that organiser Marg Watson describes as “quite…

Emoticon Legacy dashes to $320,000 Zweig Memorial win

Emoticon Legacy (Louis Roy) outlasts Maryland (Dexter Dunn) to capture the $320,000 Dr Harry M Zweig Memorial Open Trot for sophomore harness racing trotters at Vernon Downs on Thursday (July…

Lady Devine dazzles in Charlottetown shocker

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Lady Devine (Heston Blue Chip) made the most of a pocket ride and pulled off the harness racing upset in the featured distaff pace as she bested…

Rising Sun history in the making?

A stellar batch of harness racing three-year-olds are chasing history in tomorrow night’s $300,000 Group 1 Rising Sun at Albion Park. As the exciting new race – restricted to just…

Record book demolished at Hughesville

HUGHESVILLE PA –- Three-year-old trotters and pacers took to the harness racing track Thursday during a “Two-Day Meet” at the Lycoming County Fairgrounds in this northcentral Pennsylvania borough, following the…

Track record rewritten by ex-New Zealand pacer

Plainville, MA — The harness racing track record for aged pacing geldings at Plainridge Park was rewritten on Thursday (July 3) afternoon when Vintage Cheddar N (Betterthancheddar) stopped the clock…

Purvis with an intriguing trio of runners tonight

Woodend Beach harness racing trainer Matt Purvis takes a trio of intriguing runners to tonight’s meeting at Addington Raceway. Kicking off in race one, the TAB 2nd & 3rd Bonus…

Walspea, Smedshammer continue hot run

CHESTER PA – The Walner filly Walspea helped continue a highly-productive “early season” for harness racing trainer-driver Trond Smedshammer by trotting to a new mark of 1:53.3 in the $13,500…

Huge weekend ahead for Stoebe

The Fourth of July weekend at The Meadowlands will bring more than fireworks for trainer Annie Stoebe. On Friday, Stoebe will have the busiest night of her burgeoning harness racing…

Weekly spotlight on breeding

Breeding authority Peter Wharton presents harness racing news on breeding from Australia, New Zealand and North America brought to you by Yabby Dam Farms & Racing! Yabby Dam Racing, principal…

Independence Day card gets an earlier start at Cumberland

CUMBERLAND, ME – Friday’s (July 4) Independence Day harness racing card at Cumberland Raceway gets an earlier 2:15 pm start, and the Saturday (July 5) program gets a ‘do-over’ following…

Cox seeking good start in round one

New Zealand harness racing trainer Jonny Cox knows he’s got to make the most of a good draw in the first round of heats in the ID25 Ladbrokes Inter Dominions…