September 8, 2025

Massive upset at 229-1 for White

York trainer Maryann White only occasionally “heads down the hill to the city” to run one of her pacers. But the trip to Gloucester Park on Friday night paid handsome…

Kentucky Sire Stakes highlight race card on Tuesday

Lexington, KY — On Tuesday (Sept. 9) The Red Mile will conduct a 15-race card with older male and female trotters competing in two $35,000 third round legs of the…

Injecting a horse sparks $5,000 fine and two-year ban for veteran trainer

Veteran New York trainer James McNeight Sr. has been fined $5,000 and handed a two-year ban from harness racing in New York after using a hypodermic needle to inject a…

Fast times featured at Gratz

GRATZ PA – The Pennsylvania fair racing circuit shifted to this Pennsylvania borough about 35 miles north of state capital Harrisburg for a “2-day event” on Saturday and Sunday, and…

Ideal Beach heading for the $150,000 Golden Slipper

Brilliant colt Ideal Beach (American Ideal) continued his march towards the $150,000 Golden Slipper with an authoritative harness racing victory in the $215,000 Allwood Stud Farm Westbred Classic for two-year-old…

Eureka winner headed for “famous” clash?

Young star Bay Of Biscay may have booked himself a ticket to take on Australasia’s champion pacer Leap To Fame after an historic harness racing win in the world’s richest…

New initiatives to encourage breeding in 2025

Two new schemes, with the joint goal of getting more mares in foal, have been announced in time for the 2025 breeding season. The New Zealand Standardbred Breeders Association (NZSBA)…

Three new ‘$100,000’ club members

A trio of stud-sired trotters, Aldebaran Boyd (Aldebaran Eagle USA), Eagle Hanover NZ (Aldebaran Eagle USA) and Watch And Act (Skyvalley NZ), advanced their stakemoney tallies to beyond $100,000 during…

Ex – Kiwi pacer wins another Open Pace

Typhoon Banner N (Ridge Warren) captures the $15,000 featured Open Pace at Tioga Downs on Sunday (September 7). Rockin On Venus (Tyler Miller) led to the first quarter in :26.3….

Knockout Round had the most punch at Philly

CHESTER PA – Knockout Round (Sweet Lou) had the most punch late to win the $13,500 featured pace for up-and-coming male pacers in 1:51, during a Sunday afternoon card at…

Hall’s a big fan of NZ stock

When you look at the pacing superstars West Australian harness racing trainer Gary Hall snr has trained, it’s obvious he’s a big fan of New Zealand and Southern Bred Southern…

Swayzee and Leap To Fame – the Kiwi connection 

The hype is beginning to build around this year’s IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup and the strong possibly of two of Australasian’s best pacers Swayzee and Leap To Fame, going…