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Driver Chris Long had a Saturday night to remember at Vernon Downs on October 10th as he brought home six winners on the 15-race card. Long won race four with Ariana Isonthehunt. He took races six and seven with American Pastime and Moni’s Heaven Cent. Then, he got a natural hat trick winning races 10-12 […]
Driver Chris Long took five pacers to the harness racing winner’s circle at Vernon Downs on Saturday (August 29). Long got his wins with Merrow, Wonka Bar, Seaside Star, Bereaved Hanover, and JK McFlirt. Digging For Gold (Jimmy Whittemore) captures the $8,000 featured Open Pace II. Sling Shock (Chris Long) was put on the point […]
Chris Long had a harness racing driving grand slam and swept the $7,500 co-features at Vernon Downs on Friday (May 9). Long takes the featured trot with Emotions Riches ($3.70). Century Invader (Leon Bailey) took the early lead but Emotions Riches forged to the front just before hitting the quarter first in :29.3. He slowed […]
The Bird Dance N (A Rocknroll Dance – This Bird Has Flown) made every pole a winning one in the harness racing featured $15,000 Winners Over/Open Handicap Pace on Saturday (May 25) evening at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Chris Long sent the Ryan Nelson student to the top from the rail while the rest of the […]
Harness racing trainer Robyn Mangiardi and driver Chris Long continued a strong stretch on Monday afternoon (April 15) at Saratoga Casino Hotel when their Isle Coach (Corner Blitz – Madeira Island) went coast-to-coast in one of the co-features. Mangiardi and Long teamed up for the win in the Sunday feature when their Free Willy Hanover […]
Free Willy Hanover (Credit Winner-Free Spirit) and pilot Chris Long stalked the field mid-pack throughout every panel before pulling wide in the stretch to swoop the harness racing group and win the Open Trot at the wire, collecting the winner’s share of the $15,000 purse on the Sunday (April 14) afternoon card at Saratoga Casino […]
Lanjo Lee (So Surreal) enjoyed a magical 2022 harness racing season in which he earned over $100,000 competing in large part in the New York Sire Stakes. Now at the age of four, the Jeff Sorenson-trained pacer is on the comeback trail following a lengthy layoff. Making just his second start of the year last […]
It was a big day for harness racing driver Chris Long on Tuesday (May 2) at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The veteran reinsman recorded three wins on the afternoon including a pair which came in the matinee’s biggest races. Racey Rach N (A Rocknroll Dance) scored in the Open for the first time at the Spa […]
Harness racing trainer Lisa Zabielski and driver Chris Long teamed up for a pair of winners on the Saturday (March 11) card at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Zabielski and Long won their first Open of the year when Optical Illusion N (He’s Watching) prevailed in the $16,000 feature. Long retook the lead heading to the opening […]
Sunday’s (Oct. 16) $16,000 Open Handicap Trot at Saratoga Raceway saw a very tight finish but was won by the semi-longshot Quadratic Bluechip (Muscle Hill) and harness racing driver Chris Long. After getting away and sitting third up until the stretch, the 6-year-old gelding was able to weave his way through the field to win […]
Talking Tom (Artspeak) won the Open Pace at Saratoga Casino Hotel for the first time in his harness racing career on Saturday night (Sept. 10) doing so in upset fashion. The Perry Simser-trained pacer drew the rail just one week removed from a strong-closing third place finish in the $16,000 feature. Driver Chris Long powered […]
It has been a terrific late summer surge for Quadratic Bluechip (Muscle Hill) at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The Lisa Zabielski-trained trotter, who has previously dabbled in the local Open here and there, won the Friday feature for the first time last week (August 26). Zabielski and driver Chris Long have been a potent pairing this […]
Harness racing driver Chris Long has been on a tear this summer at Saratoga Casino Hotel and on Friday night, the veteran reinsman hit a grand slam. Among the quartet of victors on the card for Long was Quadratic Bluechip (Muscle Hill) who prevailed in the $16,000 Open Trot. The Lisa Zabielski-trained Quadratic Bluechip, who […]
Southeaster (RC Royalty) became the sixth different horse to win the Open Trot in the last six installments of the Friday (Aug. 12) harness racing feature at Saratoga Casino Hotel when he sprung the upset. The John Roach-trained trotter went over the $100,000 mark in career earnings last week in his first start in the […]
Haveitalltogether (Chris Long) captured the $6,000 featured trot at Vernon Downs on Friday (June 11). Spoiler Alert (Truman Gale) went straight to the front and was followed in the pocket by Haveitalltogether ($8.40). Spoiler Alert led to the first quarter in :27.0. Double Dealing (Frank Affrunti) was the first to a make move challenging all […]
