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Northfield, OH – Driver Jimmy Marohn Jr. walked into the paddock at Northfield Park for the second time in his career, and first in 25 years, when he came to the half-mile oval on Saturday (June 6) to drive Mossdale Ben N (A Rocknroll Dance) in the $250,000 Grade 2 Battle of Lake Erie, an […]
Northfield, OH – The field is set for the 40th edition of the prestigious Grade 2 Battle of Lake Erie, as nine accomplished pacers will line up behind the starting gate Saturday (June 6) to compete for a purse of $250,000 at Northfield Park. The Battle of Lake Erie once again attracted a star-studded group of […]
Northfield, OH – Ohio native, Brett Miller, got the perfect trip with Ken Hanover (Captaintreacherous), winning the $200,000 Grade 2 Battle of Lake Erie in world and track record fashion on Saturday (June 7) night at MGM Northfield Park. This was Miller’s fourth harness racing victory in the Battle of Lake Erie, it had been […]
Northfield, OH – When the horses line up behind the gate for Saturday (June 7) night’s $200,000 Grade 2 Battle of Lake Erie at MGM Northfield Park, the connections of Chase H Hanover are hopeful their talented harness racing gelding is ready to step up and do something very special. Chase H Hanover’s story, however, […]
Northfield, OH – Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. In Desperate Man’s (Shadow Play) case, luck never came his way. On Saturday (June 7), the husband-and-wife team of Travis and Alaina Alexander are hoping luck is finally on their side in the $200,000 Grade 2 Battle of Lake Erie at MGM Northfield Park. Based […]
Northfield, OH – The 39th edition of the “War on the Shore,” the $200,000 Grade 2 Battle of Lake Erie at MGM Northfield Park, drew the who’s who in the sport of harness racing, with nine of the sport’s top older pacers taking center stage on Saturday (June 7). “Top to bottom, this is one of […]
Northfield, OH — The old saying goes, “third time’s a charm,” and for Little Rocket Man (Rockin Image), the third trip to the $200,000 at Battle of Lake Erie was a winning one, as he scored an impressive harness racing victory at odds of 20-1 on Saturday (June 8) at MGM Northfield Park. Carbine (Austin […]
Northfield, OH — Harness racing trainer Todd Luther hopes to celebrate his birthday a little early when Why Not Now (Always A Virgin) competes in Saturday’s (June 8) $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie at MGM Northfield Park. Luther, who began his training career in 2005, has 683 wins and just shy of $9.5 million in […]
Chris Page fulfilled a childhood dream in 2022 when he won the Little Brown Jug with Bythemissal (Downbytheseaside-Dismissal). On Saturday, Page will be reunited with the harness racing horse for the first time since that season and aim to capture another race he attended regularly as a youngster. Bythemissal and Page will look to win […]
This Saturday night (June 8) the big guns of harness racing, the heavy hitters, come out to do battle at MGM Northfield Park in Cleveland, Ohio in the $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie Free For All by Invitation Pace. It will be a Grand Circuit slugfest for big money as there are nine starters in […]
Harness Racing This Week: Currier & Ives filly trot, Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, Washington, Pa.; Battle of Lake Erie and MGM Buckeye Distaff, MGM Northfield Park, Northfield, Ohio; and North America Cup. Fan Hanover, Armbro Flight, Goodtimes, and Roses Are Red eliminations, Woodbine Mohawk Park, Milton, Ontario. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit weekend opens […]
Northfield, OH – Bythemissal (Downbytheseaside) became the first harness racing horse in nearly 30 years to win Ohio Horse of the Year honors in back-to-back years in 2023; on Saturday (June 4) he returns ‘home’ to MGM Northfield Park, with his eyes set on the $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie. The 38th edition of the […]
Northfield, OH — As June begins, that can only mean one thing: the harness racing stakes season is about to get underway at MGM Northfield Park. Prepare for a thrilling spectacle as one of the track’s most prestigious events, the 38th Battle of Lake Erie, unfolds on Saturday (June 8). The race showcases a formidable […]
Just hours after trainer Jena Antonucci became the first female in history to capture the Belmont Stakes with her Thoroughbred charge Arcangelo, driver Lauren Tritton became the first female driver in harness racing history to not only start in the $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie at Northfield Park, but also the first to win it—steering […]
There is a great card of harness racing on tap tonight (Jun. 10) at the “Home of the Flying Turns”, Northfield Park, highlighted by the $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie featuring the best aged pacers in the sport. Here are my selections and multi-race tickets for the entire 15-race card: BEST BET: (1) ALMANAC […]
Charlie May (McArdle-Stipple Hanover) finds himself behind the eight ball in Saturday’s (Jun. 10) $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie for older pacers at MGM Northfield Park, but the 5-year-old gelding is no stranger to overcoming disadvantageous spots at the northern Ohio half-mile harness racing oval. In fact, he’s pretty much made a habit of it. […]
Harness Racing This Week: Battle of Lake Erie and MGM Buckeye Distaff, MGM Northfield Park, Northfield, Ohio, and North America Cup, Fan Hanover, Armbro Flight, Goodtimes, and Roses Are Red eliminations, Woodbine Mohawk Park, Milton, Ontario. Schedule of events: The $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie for older open pacers and $50,000 MGM Buckeye Distaff for top […]
Northfield, OH – Saturday’s (June 10) $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie features many storylines, but harness racing fans may be surprised to hear that two competitors in the strong field have faced each other on two continents. Lochinvar Art A (Modern Art) and Leonidas A (Mach Three) found their way to the United States at […]
There are nine harness racing starters in the $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie at MGM Northfield Park on Saturday (June 10) and six of those starters are million dollar career winners. The premier stakes event of the season, the Battle of Lake Erie is an Invitational Pace and the best older horses in North America […]
Hightstown, NJ — If Saturday’s $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie Invitational for older male harness racing pacers plays out like April’s MGM Borgata Series championship, Jordan Stratton might be the happiest driver at MGM Northfield Park. Stratton drove Funatthebeach N (Somebeachsomewhere) to victory in the $549,000 Borgata at half-mile Yonkers Raceway, where the 8-year-old gelding […]
Harness Racing This Week: Battle of Lake Erie, MGM Northfield Park, Northfield, Ohio, and North America Cup, Fan Hanover, Goodtimes, and Roses Are Red eliminations, Woodbine Mohawk Park, Milton, Ontario. Schedule of events: The $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie for open pacers will take place at MGM Northfield Park on Saturday (June 11). Grand Circuit action […]
This Is The Plan etched himself into harness racing history books as the fastest horse to ever win on a half-mile track when he won the $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie in 1:47.3 Saturday at MGM Northfield Park. Yannick Gingras drove This Is The Plan for harness racing’s all-time leading trainer, Ron Burke, who conditions […]
