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Gretchen Athearn and Bruce Ranger were recently recognized for their outstanding 2025 harness racing campaigns at Plainridge Park, receiving their Trainer and Driver of the Year plaques presented by the Harness Horsemen’s Association of New England. Athearn enjoyed a remarkable season in the training ranks, finishing the meet with 52 victories and $796,344 in earnings. […]
Plainville, MA — When Bruce Ranger won the eighth race with Tuffenuftowearpink (1:51, $23.00) at Plainridge Park on Monday (Aug. 25) afternoon, he eclipsed the $50 million mark in harness racing career driving earnings. A native of Portland, Maine, the 65-year-old Ranger started his driving career in 1979 at the Skowhegan Fair, where he scored […]
Plainville, MA — It has been a heavyweight driving battle between Brett Beckwith and Bruce Ranger the entire harness racing meet at Plainridge Park and with only two wins separating them after going head-to-head since mid-April, it all comes down to the final week of the meet that kicks off on Monday (Nov. 25). Beckwith […]
Plainville, MA — Delayed Hanover (Southwind Frank) got his second win in his last three starts at Plainridge Park after taking the $25,000 Open Handicap harness racing in easy fashion on Thursday (Aug. 29). Bruce Ranger got away third with Delayed Hanover as Remember Titans (Kevin Switzer Jr.) led the field through a :26.3 first […]
Plainville, MA — Yonkers Invitational trotter Sea Can (Muscle Mass) shipped to Plainridge Park on Thursday (July 25) afternoon and took a new lifetime mark of 1:53.3 after winning the $22,500 Open Handicap harness racing trotting feature. Sea Can (Nick Graffam) got away fifth as Marquis Lafayette (Bruce Ranger) rushed to the front to lead […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Maine-bred Katelyn’s Angel (Western Maverick) put on quite a harness racing show for the 20-plus Camp Kippewa equine enthusiasts on hand for their named event on Friday (July 19) at First Tracks Cumberland. Not only did the 4-year-old mare take a new 1:55.4 lifetime mark with Bruce Ranger in the bike, but her […]
Bangor, Maine … So Rock N’ Roll (Western Maverick-So So Sweet) etched his name on the wall of legends at Bangor Raceway on Sunday (July 7), taking top honors in the $25,000 Fred Nichols Memorial Invitational in divisional track record time, becoming the new standard bearer for the four-year-old harness racing gelding set, while blazing […]
Plainville, MA — Summer in Massachusetts has been very good to the harness racing connections of Fourever Boy (Sweet Lou) this year, who won his fourth race of the meet by taking the $20,000 Open Handicap pacing feature at Plainridge Park on Monday (July 1) afternoon. Torrid Saint A (Matty Athearn) took the first lead […]
Plainville, MA — The “Connecticut Connection” of Lindy Farms and their trainer Domenico Cecere had a big day at Plainridge Park on Thursday (June 27) afternoon and their good fortunes were steered to victory four times by the hands of harness racing driver Bruce Ranger. Their marquee victory was registered by Marquis Lafayette, who took […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Open pacer So Rock N’ Roll (Western Maverick) continued his winning ways at First Tracks Cumberland on Saturday (June 22), extending his current harness racing win streak to six in the process. From New England to Monticello and back, the Maine-sired son has not been off the board since January at the […]
Plainville, MA — Despite being handicapped with post eight, Marquis Lafayette (Ready Cash) and harness racing driver Bruce Range went overland past the half and claimed the win in the $20,000 Open Handicap trotting feature at Plainridge Park on Thursday afternoon (June 13). Remember Titans (Brett Beckwith) was giant off the gate, leaving four wide […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Both $5,500 co-featured harness racing events on Friday’s (May 31) First Tracks Cumberland card were wire-to-wire romps by their respective victors, Broadway Giant (Broadway Hall) and Pretty Gorgeous (I’m Gorgeous). In the top trot opener perennial leading reinsman Bruce Ranger sent Broadway Giant right to the top and never looked back. Hitting the […]
Plainville, MA — Delayed Hanover (Southwind Frank) strayed from the Meadowlands for a week in lieu of an afternoon at The Ridge on Thursday (May 30) and ended up leaving with a win and a new seasonal mark of 1:52 after touring the facility in the meet’s fastest harness racing trot of the year at […]
Plainville, MA — Top-level pacer Alex Having Fun (Rock n Roll Heaven) is off to a fast and lucrative start to his 2024 harness racing season, and he added another exclamation point to that resume on Monday (May 20) when he captured the $20,000 pacing feature at Plainridge Park for the second week in a […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Bet On Joe with driver Bruce Ranger, captured the $6,000 featured pace at Cumberland on Saturday (May 11), picking up his second harness racing win in eight starts this year, and rewarding his backers with a ‘triple return’ on their investment. Unraced at 2, the now-9-year-old has taken a seasonal mark every […]
CUMBERLAND, ME – Perennial leading harness racing driver Bruce Ranger picked up a natural hat trick on Friday (May 10) at Cumberland, winning three of the final four races on the 12-race card. For the native-New Englander it was just another day at the office; while wearing the familiar Norton Farm colors of Red, Gold […]
Plainville, MA — Coming off a winning effort that yielded a lifetime mark at Plainridge Park last week, Enola (Resolve) bounced right back and lowered her harness racing standard again in the $16,000 featured trot on Thursday (Apr. 25) at The Ridge. Cruising Tom (Maty Athearn) took the lead and got to the quarter in […]
Plainville, MA — After finishing second by a mere head in her last two harness racing outings, Arizona (Up The Credit) turned the tables on Tuesday (April 23) when she captured the $20,000 featured pace for fillies and mares at Plainridge Park. Bruce Ranger air mailed Arizona from post seven and expeditiously gained the lead […]
Plainville, MA — When Bruce Ranger finished second with Milliondollarwall in the fifth race at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon (Nov. 13) he pushed his driving earnings across the $2 million dollar mark for the 2023 harness racing meet with nine race days left on the schedule. This is the second time Ranger has achieved […]
Plainville, MA — Bruce Ranger brought his harness racing “A” game to Plainridge Park on Monday (Nov. 6) and won four of the seven races he was scheduled to drive while also finishing second twice and third once in the other three. Ranger’s top victory came in the $25,000 Open Handicap trot with the Massachusetts-bred […]
Plainville, MA — The race never seemed in doubt for The Wild Card (Bettor’s Delight), who led from start to finish and won the $25,000 Winners-Over harness racing pacing feature at Plainridge Park on Thursday (Oct. 5), giving his driver Bruce Ranger a winning hand of three of a kind as it was his third […]
Farmington, Maine – An overflow crowd packed the historic grandstand at Farmington Fair on Saturday (September 23) as the final session of their 182nd season of harness racing got underway under pale blue, early autumn skies. Cheers came early and cheers came often but the biggest cheers were reserved for the $10,000 Farmington Fair Invitational, […]
Farmington, Maine … Everything old seemed new again on Friday (Sept. 22) as veteran reinsmen, Walter Case, Jr and Bruce Ranger, hooked up in an epic display of skill, grit, and determination in the opening harness racing event at the Farmington Fair. Case, with 11,303 career wins, and Ranger, with 10,190 top tallies, have long […]
Farmington, Maine … Kevin Switzer, Jr and Bruce Ranger, two of the leading teamsters along the New England harness racing circuit, dominated the action during the opening session of the 182nd year of racing at the Farmington Fair on Sunday (Sept. 17). Ranger’s winning mounts included Kreacher (Pet Rock, 1:59-$6.80), who won for the third […]
