October 7, 2025

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The Box Seat, 7th October

Check out harness racing highlights and news with this week’s edition of the Box Seat. Cup Week builds momentum, Matt, Brit & Greg chat with Harrison Orange on his Holmes…

Better Gon remains undefeated

FORT WASHINGTON, Md. — Frederick Weitz Jr.’s Better Gon (More The Better N) kept his undefeated harness racing record intact with a lifetime-best 1:54.1 win in the Wayne Smullin Memorial,…

Re-jig for this week’s Cup and Dominion rankings

Key lead-up races the Holmes D G and the Methven Cup have prompted a big change in this week’s harness racing rankings for the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup, to…

HRV unveils mega Summer of Glory bonuses

Champion pacer Leap To Fame will headline the best harness horses from Australia and New Zealand to chase two exciting and massive new bonuses on Victoria’s feature summer races. In…

UAE visit sparks bloodstock hopes for NZ breeders

One of the country’s highest profile and most influential breeders is confident there will be spin-offs for all the racing codes from New Zealand’s Free Trade agreement with the United…

Front-end masterpiece from Sauble Attack

SUMMERSIDE, PE – Sauble Attack (Bettor’s Delight) delivered a front-end masterpiece in the featured event Monday evening at Red Shores Summerside Raceway. The $4,300 feature in race 10 saw Sauble…

Watch Em Win victory highlights DSBF action

HARRINGTON, DE – A trio of second leg $20,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) action for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings highlighted the Monday 15-race Harrington Raceway harness racing program….

Classy pacers clash in main event

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – A competitive harness racing field of seasoned pacers will line up for Tuesday evening’s top event at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park,…

Significant driver change announced for World Driving Championship

A significant driver change has been confirmed for the upcoming harness racing World Driving Championship to be held around New Zealand this November. Italian representative Antonio Simioli has withdrawn due…

Bar Hopping son, Lazarus filly win features

WILKES-BARRE PA – Younger horses on their way to bigger purses (and tougher competition) met for $15,500 in a pair of harness racing features on Monday afternoon at Pocono Downs…

Records matched, Stars shine in Massachusetts Breeders Stakes Day

Plainville, MA — The $2.4 million Massachusetts Breeders Stakes were back at it on Monday (Oct. 6) at Plainridge Park with seven harness racing events featuring 2-year-old trotters and pacers…

Voukefalas – a home bred hero by Lazarus

Voukefalas may not be a name we have heard of much in New Zealand, but in North America he is a horse that has captured the imagination of the harness…