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Plainville, MA — Plainridge Park hosted an outstanding card of harness racing on Tuesday (Sept. 1) afternoon and the inclement weather that was present throughout failed to dissuade the racing participants from putting forth some very impressive performances. Driver Brett Beckwith and trainer Enrico Robinson both put up outstanding numbers during the afternoon with Beckwith […]
Plainville, MA — Brett Beckwith was in fine form at Plainridge Park on Monday (Aug. 24) afternoon as he won five races on the harness racing card, including the featured $25,000 Open Handicap pace with Soho Spectre A (Art Major), who battled hard from start to finish and dug down deep to come up with […]
Plainville, MA — Conditions were perfect for speed at Plainridge Park on Monday (July 27) afternoon and the participants of some of the feature races put in career efforts to claim their harness racing victories. Taking full advantage of a perfect trip, Major Hothooves N (Art Major) registered a new lifetime mark after winning the […]
A fraction of a second. A fraction of a second can be a defining moment. Winners are determined by a fraction of a second. Records are made in a fraction of a second. Anything can happen in a fraction of a second. The time it takes for the gate to roll from its stationary starting […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Fans of Brett Beckwith will be able to wager on their favorite driver Thursday (June 11) night at The Meadowlands, when the 23-year-old pilot makes his return to the races earlier than originally anticipated after suffering a brain injury, broken jaw and broken wrist in a spill at Saratoga on April […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Fans of Brett Beckwith have missed watching – and betting – on the 23-year-old pilot for the last month or so, as the defending Meadowlands leading driver from 2025 has been on the mend since going down in a spill at Saratoga Raceway last month. Beckwith’s followers won’t be able to […]
Harness racing driver Brett Beckwith continues to recover following his recent injury and remains in good spirits as he works his way back. Beckwith reported that his jaw is still partially wired with rubber bands, keeping him on a liquid diet for the time being. He is also dealing with a wrist injury that is […]
The harness racing community has come together in support of rising harness racing driver Brett Beckwith following a serious pre race accident on Sunday. Beckwith suffered multiple injuries including a broken wrist and jaw along with a minor brain bleed after an incident at Saratoga Casino Hotel. On-track medical staff responded immediately before he was […]
As the new season at Plainridge Park approaches, drivers and fans alike are gearing up for fast horses, thrilling finishes and all the excitement that makes harness racing a favorite pastime. Few embody that excitement better than Brett Beckwith, a driver known for his strategic driving, consistent results and connection with the horses he guides. […]
WILKES-BARRE PA – Brett Beckwith won six races during the Saturday afternoon card at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, the most for any driver during a single 2026 program at the northeast Pennsylvania oval. There were three divisions of a $17,500 class for developing horses featured on the card, one for pacers and two for […]
East Rutherford, NJ – On a night where the front end – or very close to it – was the place to be, Lou Hill found himself in a third-over flow at three-quarters before tipping in the stretch and sprinting home to gun down 4-5 favorite Pinny Tiger A in the Saturday (Dec. 27) night harness […]
Brett Beckwith picked up his first win at the World Driving Championship in New Zealand on Friday when he guided Look To Da Stars to a 10-length romp in the fourth of the day’s five WDC races at Addington Raceway. Beckwith and Look To Da Stars raced in the outer flow throughout the early stages […]
It was a little more than seven months ago that Brett Beckwith learned he was selected to represent the U.S. in the 2025 World Driving Championship in New Zealand. Now, it’s time to go. The WDC gets underway in New Zealand at noon on Sunday, Nov. 2, (which is 7 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Nov. […]
Plainville, MA — Plainridge Park’s leading harness racing driver, Brett Beckwith, was red hot again at The Ridge on Monday (Sept. 15) as he put on a dominant performance by winning six races on the card, including a natural hat trick in races three, four and five. Beckwith won with Full Metal Jacket (1:53.4, $2.60) […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Things went about as well as they could have for harness racing driver Brett Beckwith during 2024. And one could make a strong case that 2025 is going even better. A year ago, the then 21-year-old was voted the Dan Patch Rising Star of the Year Award winner by the United […]
Brett Beckwith has been one of the hottest young harness racing drivers in North America for the last three years and is coming off a career season in 2024 that saw him win 608 races and $6,271,414 in purse money. That earned him the Dan Patch National Rising Star Award from the United States Harness […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – For the last two years, Brett Beckwith has been one of a handful of harness racing drivers under the age of 30 to perform consistently at The Meadowlands. These “Young Guns” took advantage of the opportunity created by Big M regular “A-list” pilots taking vacations for part of or all of […]
Plainville, MA — A pair of $22,000 upper-level conditioned harness racing events topped the Tuesday (April 29) afternoon card at Plainridge Park and both were won by the driver/trainer/owner combination of Brett Beckwith, Jeff Cullipher and Pollack Racing. The trotters went postward first and Seven Sins (Tall Dark Stranger) tripped-out to his third win of the […]
Brett Beckwith’s penchant for winning races has already put him among the leading harness racing drivers in North America. Later this year, he will take aim at triumphing abroad. Beckwith, the 2024 Dan Patch Rising Star Award winner, has been selected by the U.S. Trotting Association to wear the Stars and Stripes and represent America […]
Busting With Pride (Resolve) made his first local start of the harness racing season at Saratoga Casino Hotel on Monday afternoon. The Jackie Greene-trained trotter was fresh off a lifetime-best 1:53.4 victory at the Meadowlands when he drew post position five in the $15,000 Open Trot on Monday. Brett Beckwith, who guided Busting With Pride […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – It would be hard to find another 22-year-old in harness racing who had a bigger last weekend (Feb. 21-23) than Brett Beckwith, who was the leading driver at The Meadowlands on both Friday and Saturday night before jumping on a plane to Orlando to scoop up the 2024 Dan Patch Rising […]
Earlier in the week, young harness racing reinsman Brett Beckwith missed a couple of race days at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The 22 year old wasn’t just sitting on the couch or relaxing on beach at a tropical location but instead was accepting the Dan Patch Rising Star Award. Beckwith, who not only was the leading […]
Following a Tuesday harness racing card that saw him pilot five winners, Brett Beckwith eclipsed that mark on Wednesday afternoon at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The young reinsman who was the national Dan Patch Rising Star Award winner in 2024 has picked up right where he left off in the beginning stages of ’25. On Wednesday, […]
Trenton, NJ — Brett Beckwith doesn’t enjoy taking days off from driving, but he won’t mind doing so on Feb. 23. That is the evening when the U.S. Harness Writers Association holds its 2024 Dan Patch Awards banquet, presented by Caesars Entertainment, at Rosen Centre in Orlando, Fla. Beckwith will be an honoree when he receives […]
