December 23, 2025

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Robert Michael powers clear after 3-wide move

Robert Michael (Crazy Wow) used an aggressive three-wide brush down the backstretch and drew clear of the harness racing field of nine in the featured $18,000 conditioned claiming trot Monday…

Christmas comes early for Kentuckiana Lodge

Christmas came early for Kentuckiana Lodge last Friday when their star pacer Republican Party (NZ)(Bettor’s Delight) won his second consecutive Group One Invercargill Cup (2700m). The Cran and Chrissie Dalgety-trained…

Page, Burke capture 7th straight Kaltenbach titles

Grove City, OH – For the seventh straight year, driver Chris Page and harness racing trainer Ron Burke captured Ohio’s Kaltenbach titles. Chris Page. The Jerry Kaltenbach Memorial Trophies were…

Lindy Dragonwater named Ohio 2-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year

Grove City, OH – Ohio Sires Stakes champion Lindy Dragonwater has been named the 2025 Ohio 2-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year. In 10 starts this year, the Downbytheseaside gelding…

From harness racing track to showjumping champion

From the very moment she hopped on his back, Ariella Stafford was told her standardbred Practically Magic would never be able to compete in showjumping. Fast forward eight years and…

Aldebaran Susanne defies early setbacks

The trotting mare Aldebaran Susanne had a rough start to life, losing her dam only a few days after being born but the now four-year-old has defied all odds to…

Lee, Hernandez and Fiumenero score AHDC wins

Chester, PA – Joe Lee, Geovany Hernandez and Michael Fiumenero all found the harness racing winner’s circle in their respective American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) divisions on Sunday (Dec. 21)…

USTA announces expansion of Graded Stakes program

Columbus, OH – The United States Trotting Association announced Monday (Dec. 22) that the Standardbred Graded Stakes Committee has approved the addition of eight new graded stakes races for the…

Cumberland track crew has ‘Can Do’ attitude

CUMBERLAND, ME – A day in the life of a harness racing track man is anything but routine. Depending upon the weather, the team of Bruce Kilton and MichaelBilodeau could…

Hawthorne payment issues spark concerns

Last fall the Chicago-area venue had its simulcast signals get pulled from a number of tracks because of unsettled financial transactions, which prevented Hawthorne from offering wagering on this year’s…