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WILKES-BARRE PA – Hall of Fame horseman Brian Sears, driving in a purse race for the first time in 32 months, was victorious with Celebrity Hunter in a $16,000 two-year-old male trot on Tuesday afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. After the race, Sears could be forgiven for thinking, “That was a lot easier […]
There are stars in all sports, and there are superstars. With 35 Breeders Crown titles, three Hambletonians, two Hambo-Hambo Oaks doubles, and over $216 million in purses, Brian Sears is the latter. That’s why, when he disappeared from driving, without a peep, following the 2023 stakes season, people in the sport were a bit dumbfounded. […]
There are stars in all sports, and there are superstars. With 35 Breeders Crown titles, three Hambletonians, two Hambo-Hambo Oaks doubles, and over $216 million in purses, Brian Sears is the latter. That’s why, when he disappeared from driving, without a peep, following the 2023 stakes season, people in the sport were a bit dumbfounded. […]
In what can be considered a tune-up for the NYSS Finals to be run at Tioga next Saturday (September 10), Joviality S (Chapter Seven) and harness racing driver Brian Sears captured the $121,900 New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) leg for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Saturday (September 3). Pure Countess (Wally Hennessey) was first to the […]
Wilkes-Barre, PA — Temporal Hanover (Walner-Think Twice) got the lead prior to the opening quarter and stayed on top from there, winning Saturday’s $300,000 Earl Beal Jr. Memorial for 3-year-old male harness racing trotters by one length over Pretender in 1:53. Pour Mea Double finished third and Hambletonian champ Cool Papa Bell was fourth despite […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Favorites Fashion Schooner (Walner) and Joviality S (Chapter Seven) proved much too tough in their respective $100,000 divisions of Saturday’s (July 16) Del Miller Memorial, for 3-year-old harness racing trotting fillies, at the Meadowlands. In the first division, Fashion Schooner and driver Tim Tetrick were much the best, winning in 1:50.1 […]
Iteration continued her sensational sophomore harness racing season on Tuesday afternoon at Saratoga Casino Hotel as the three year old filly kicked off a big day for her connections. In her $74,000 division of the New York Sire Stakes, Iteration (Chapter Seven-Steamy Windows-Muscle Massive) wasted little time moving out to the lead with Brian Sears […]
Iteration, with harness racing driver Brian Sears, kept her footing throughout over a sloppy surface on Friday night to capture the $150,000 New York New York Mile for sophomore filly trotters at Yonkers Raceway. The 3-year-old daughter of Chapter Seven kept it in the family, so to speak, capturing the filly companion to the MGM Yonkers […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Sonofamistery was winless in three tries this year, and in each start he came from off the pace, so driver Brian Sears tried something different this time around and it worked to perfection in the Friday night harness racing feature at The Meadowlands. Sonofamistery’s driver knew what was coming. His trainer? […]
Vernon Downs hosted two harness racing divisions of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for 3-year-old trotting colts & geldings as well as two divisions for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Friday (June 4). Ahundreddollarbill (Andrew McCarthy) holds off late charge by Incommunicado (Ake Svanstedt) to win the $56,000 first division of the NYSS for trotting […]
