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Lexington, KY — Conway Hall, one of the most influential trotting sires of the modern harness racing era, was euthanized Wednesday (Jan. 11) according to Alan J. Leavitt, manager of the Conway Hall Syndicate. Leavitt said the 28-year-old stallion had begun to suffer discomfort when an old stifle problem resurfaced. Conway Hall was residing at […]
WOODSTOCK, VA A four-day harness racing meet at the 105th annual Shenandoah County Fair wrapped up Saturday with a record number of races conducted and record amount of purse monies distributed. A total of 36 races were contested under sunny skies all four days. A total of $72,000 in purse monies were doled out as […]
Batavia, NY — The eighth and final visit by eligible state-bred competitors of the New York Sire Stakes will be in town on Wednesday (Aug. 31) at Batavia Downs with a group of 12 male harness racing freshman trotters going to post in two divisions worth a total of $106,000. This is the final leg […]
Monticello, N.Y. – The New York Sires Stakes season is entering the homestretch and Monday afternoon (Aug. 15) at Monticello Raceway was the sixth leg of the eight-leg series for three-year-old trotting fillies. The afternoon featured two legs of NYSS action, with each race vying for a purse of $57,000. In A Tiny Way (Conway Hall), […]
Monticello, N.Y. – On Monday, August 8, freshmen trotting fillies will visit Monticello Raceway for the fifth leg of the seven-leg New York Sire Stakes harness racing series. Total purses for the ladies exceed $140,000. Two heats of NYSS will compete for $52,500 for each division. There will also be two legs of the Excelsior A […]
Six-year-old mare Villefranche As (Conway Hall) surpassed $200,000 in career earnings as she won a Pop-Up Series division for trotters on Friday (Jul. 30) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Louis-Philippe Roy oversaw a second-quarter move to the front from the lead and got the mare home by a neck over Heavensdor Hanover (Jody Jamieson) in 1:55.1. […]
