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Briarcliff Manor, NY — Preferred Equine Marketing’s David Reid, syndicate manager for harness racing World Champion Walner, announced that his 2025 service fee will increase to $50,000. Already the sire of six millionaires from his first three crops to race, Walner’s offspring continued to shine in 2024, including International Trot winner Jiggy Jog S ($3,100,000), Aged […]
The harness racing catalogue for the 2024 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale is now available online. It may be viewed or downloaded at lexingtonselected.com and on the Equineline Sales Catalog app. The print catalogue will be mailed in late August. The yearling auction — which produced the winners of the last five renewals of the $1 million Hambletonian […]
Harness racing success stories are often found throughout the Standardbred industry and most recently a group of horse breeders from around the globe have found Bourbon County in Kentucky and have come forward to help the St. Mary’s School in Paris. The elementary Catholic school has been in existence for 136 years and had been […]
Laurelville, OH — The Standardbred Transition Alliance (STA) has announced that harness racing grants totaling $100,000 have been distributed to STA Aftercare Organizations that have successfully achieved accreditation in 2023. The newest accredited organization, Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary in Ravenna, Ohio, joins Future for Standardbreds (ME), New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program (FL, KY, LA, NY, […]
Slots for the 4th annual Next Generation, to be held on Saturday, July 1 at Eldorado Scioto Downs, will be up for bid during a special Preferred Equine Online harness racing auction on Wednesday (June 21) at 3:00 p.m. A minimum starting bid of $10,000 must be placed on the available slots. Any amount bid […]
At the May 6th Board of Directors meeting, the Standardbred Owners Association of New York (SOA) unanimously approved the motion made by harness racing director Ray Schnittker to donate $7,500 to the Standardbred Transition Alliance (STA). The STA is a non-profit organization with Federal 501(c) (3) status whose mission is to accredit, inspect and award […]
Those planning to enter horses in the Tattersalls Winter Mixed Sale will have until Thursday, Dec. 29 to get their entries in and still make the main catalog, according to harness racing sale manager David Reid. The sale will be held in its usual spot on the calendar — Monday, January 16 — in the […]
The Walner Syndicate announced today that the 2023 stud fee for its prized stallion has been set at $40,000. The fee for syndicate members — whose tremendous support and great mares helped launch the stallion’s meteoric rise to stardom — will be $35,000. Walner stands at Southwind Farms in Pennington, N.J., with his foals eligible […]
Abuckabett Hanover p,3,1:49.1 ($945,246), who finished fourth in last Saturday’s Breeders Crown Open Pace to Bulldog Hanover, topped Preferred Equine Online’s “monster” Halloween harness racing sale on Oct. 31 when he was hammered down for $534,000. The 4-year-old horse by Betting Line, a near-millionaire and prime contender for every upcoming FFA pacing stake, was consigned […]
The first of two installments of Preferred Equine Online Mixed Sales that feature French trotters brought $143,000 for the four harness racing horses that were sold from the seven offered. The soon-to-be-imported racehorses were led by the $270,000 earner Elegant Du Lupin (Jasmin De Flore), who sold for $50,000 to Jonathan Klee, Justin Bolasci and […]
Columbus, OH — Last month a delegation of American harness racing breeders traveled to France to discuss collaboration with French trotting officials. Over the years, relationships were developed, and discussions had taken place about ways for more collaboration between the two countries. The June trip by the Americans, following an invitation by France’s LeTrot organization, […]
Points North, a 1:49.3 Canadian season’s record-setter this year and Woodbine-Mohawk Preferred harness racing pacer, topped the April 11 Preferred Equine Online Mixed Sale at $140,000 after spirited bidding action. The high-class pacer by stalwart Somebeachsomewhere became the co-highest priced horse and fourth $100,000-plus seller in just the first four installments of Preferred Equine Online’s […]
Preferred Equine Online’s second mixed sale on Monday afternoon (March 14) turned out to be every bit as successful as the first, as the well-bid auction was highlighted by another $100,000-plus seller. (See complete sale results at preferredequineonline.com/. The Australian standout and Yonkers and Hawthorne Open pacer Braeview Bondi A, consigned by Doug Overhiser through […]
Columbus, OH — With the USTA Executive Committee Meeting canceled, USTA Chairman of the Board of Directors Joe Faraldo kicked off the second day of the annual meetings with the General Opening Session on Saturday (March 12) at 10:30 a.m. After the Pledge of Allegiance and the roll call, Faraldo acknowledged new directors from 2020 and […]
Columbus, OH — U.S. Trotting Association President Russell Williams announced Monday (March 7) that David Reid has been named the recipient of the annual USTA President’s Award. Williams will make the presentation at the USTA Board of Director’s Recognition Luncheon during their annual meeting at the Sheraton at Capitol Square in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday (March […]
Tattersalls reminds owners and trainers that entries for the upcoming Winter Mixed Sale will close early next week. Entries may be phoned in during business hours at (914) 773-7777 or submitted 24/7 on the online entry form page at tattersallsredmile.com. The sale will be held on its traditional date, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, […]
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