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Kumeu trainer Roydon Downey loves his trotters and all twenty of his winners have been in that gait. It’s extra special to Downey that they are all from the Sanchiola bloodline which was developed by his late father Errol. “It’s a pretty good breed. The grandmother (Sanchiola) was a good mare and won fifteen in […]
Anderson, IN — On an evening where it would be a tough act to follow world champion Bulldog Hanover’s scintillating 1:46.3 track record, Bella Bellini (Bar Hopping) did exactly that as she trotted past her nine male harness racing rivals to convincingly capture the fifth edition of the $220,000 Caesars Trotting Classic at Harrah’s Hoosier […]
WILKES-BARRE PA – At a track where he set harness racing world records for two-year-old and three-year-old trotting colts that still stand nine and eight years later, it seems appropriate that sons of Father Patrick would win four stakes events on a card where driver Tim Tetrick guided both $75,061 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes winners, both […]
LEXINGTON, KY — On Monday afternoon (Aug. 15) Red Mile will host two $80,000 second round harness racing legs of the Kentucky Championship series, three $30,000 second round legs of the Kentucky Commonwealth series and four $15,000 second round legs of the Kentucky Golden Rod series for freshman and sophomore trotters and pacers on a […]
The harness racing favorites held up well at the Red Mile on Monday (Aug. 8) as all three $80,000 divisions of the Kentucky Championship Series were won by the racing fans top choices. The action began in the 3rd race $80,000 first leg for three-year-old trotting colts and geldings as Double Deceiver (Cantab Hall) and […]
WILKES-BARRE PA – Miss McKee (Muscle Massive) was sent straight to the lead by harness racing driver George Napolitano Jr. and never looked back in winning the $17,500 featured trot on Saturday afternoon at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono. Miss McKee faced an early challenge from favored Rich And Miserable, looking for his fourth […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Bella Bellini (Bar Hopping) and Dexter Dunn broke the Dr. John R. Steele Memorial stakes record with a 1:49.4 win in the $145,000 event for harness racing trotting mares at the Meadowlands on Saturday (Aug. 6). The Bar Hopping mare watched her foes battle early as Atlanta took the lead and […]
Longest-shot-on-the-board Tactical Planner (Tactical Landing) exploded in the last eighth of the mile to win the $80,500 Pure Ivory harness racing final for two-year-old pacing fillies on Thursday (Aug. 5) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Driver Tyler Jones backed the filly to eighth from the start and was content to sit through first-half fractions of :27.1 […]
WASHINGTON, PA, July 29, 2022 — Austral Hanover (International Moni-Aspidistra Hanover), whose connections feared that he would never make it as a racehorse, took another step forward in his development Friday (July 30) when he captured a harness racing division of a $40,000 Arden Downs Grand Circuit stake at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Austral […]
Hightstown, NJ — There was little movement in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, with the top-five harness racing horses holding their positions and Alrajah One IT (Maharajah) the only newcomer. Bulldog Hanover (Shadow Play), Joviality S (Chapter Seven), Test Of Faith (Art Major), Bella Bellini (Bar Hopping), and Beach Glass (Somebeachsomewhere) were ranked one through […]
Hanover Shoe Farms has announced that the 2022 book for trotting stallion Bar Hopping is now full and closed. From his very first crop, Bar Hopping was 2021’s leading sire of 3-year-old trotters by average earnings per start with $60,051 per start ($13,000 ahead of Chapter Seven and $28,000 ahead of Muscle Hill). Bar Hopping […]
