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GOSHEN, N.Y. — Six horses took new lifetime marks in winning their respective $25,000 New York County Fair Finals on Sunday (Sept. 6) at Goshen Historic Track, with trainer Jim Rothfuss accounting for a pair of harness racing winners. Rothfuss, the only conditioner to capture multiple finals, teamed up with driver Wade Tomaszewski to capture […]
GOSHEN, N.Y. — Yannick Gingras captured the 2026 edition of the $10,000 Mr. and Mrs. Elbridge T. Gerry Sr. Memorial Hall of Fame Invitational Trot, held Sunday (July 5) at Goshen Historic Track, when he piloted Southwind Banshee to a 1:56.2 victory over five harness racing rivals. Southwind Banshee pushed clear of Full Rights (driven […]
Thursday racing has been cancelled at Plainridge Park Plainville, MA — Due to the forecasted extreme heat that is expected to soar over 100-degrees, racing at Plainridge Park has been cancelled for Thursday (July 2) for the health and safety of our horses, horsemen and horsewomen. Live racing will resume at Plainridge on Monday (July […]
GOSHEN, N.Y. — Dave Palone, the winningest driver in harness racing history, captured the Mr. and Mrs. Elbridge Gerry Memorial Hall of Fame Invitational Trot on Sunday (July 6) at Goshen Historic Track, teaming Reel Em In to a 1:57.4 win. Reel Em In pushed forward for a three-hole ride behind Manclane (driven by Wally […]
GOSHEN, N.Y. — Driver Mark MacDonald and trainer Ray Schnittker teamed up to win four harness racing dashes on Saturday’s (July 5) 11-race program at Goshen Historic Track. including two New York Excelsior Series events and two Landmark Stakes. The tandem’s first win came in a $20,000 Excelsior event for 3-year-old pacing fillies, in which […]
GOSHEN, N.Y. — Knoxville took top honors on Friday’s (July 4) harness racing program at Goshen Historic Track with a 1:57 mile to lead the 12-race New York County Fair Stakes card. A 2-year-old son of Huntsville-Let’s Fall In Love, Knoxville set fractions of :29.4, :59.4 and 1:28.3 before sprinting home in :28.2 to defeat […]
GOSHEN, N.Y.—The New York Sire Stakes holds its 2024 County Fair Series Finals this Sunday, September 1 at the Goshen Historic Track. The harness racing finals will feature eight races of 2- and 3-year-old Standardbred pacers and trotters, with post time at 1 p.m. “The County Fair Series has showcased memorable experiences all season long […]
GOSHEN, N.Y.— Friday’s start of the 2024 New York Sire Stakes County Fair Series at Goshen Historic Track is the perfect family-friendly opportunity to watch and learn about New York’s harness racing and its contribution to the state’s agricultural industry. The annual series of non-wagering races featuring 2- and 3-year-old Standardbred horses starts at 1 […]
ALBANY, N.Y.—The 2024 New York Sire Stakes County Fair Series harness racing season begins on Friday, July 5, at Goshen Historic Track in Goshen, N.Y. The opening day race program will feature 2- and 3-year-old races beginning at 1 p.m. EST. Goshen Historic Track is the world’s oldest active harness racing track after being established […]
Goshen, NY – The Grand Circuit roared into Historic Track on Saturday (Jul. 1) with Landmark Stakes for harness racing 3-year-old trotters and pacers. Cal Miles N Shell (Trixton-Gillovny Hanover) won the $12,000 Landmark for male trotters, defeating Chef Rocco by 2-3/4 lengths in 1:58.1 for driver Jordan Stratton and trainer John Calabrese. Snowman Hanover […]
First, let me preface this Mane Attraction with Major League baseball and its All Star Game, which is being held on Tuesday night, July 11th at 8:00 p.m. When the baseball folk made out the schedule for this season, no games were scheduled for Monday, the day before the game—although festivities will be electric at […]
GOSHEN, NY — On Hall of Fame Day (July 3), the Monticello-Goshen Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association made their annual donation of $4,000 to Goshen Historic Track. Track president Steve Jones accepted the donation from chapter president Chris Tully, while simultaneously holding the So Surreal harness racing gelding JD, who had just […]
Harness Racing This Week: MGM Yonkers Trot, MGM Grand Messenger, New York New York Mile, and Park MGM Filly Pace finals, Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, N.Y.; Roll With Joe, Crawford Farms, Perfect Sting, Six Pack and W.N. Reynolds Memorial, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J.; Nadia Lobell, Hoosier Park, Anderson, Ind.; and Landmark Stakes, Goshen Historic Track, […]
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) County Fair Series is set to begin Saturday, July 2nd at Goshen Historic Track, the oldest active harness racing trotting track in the nation. Post time is for 1 p.m. The series consists of 21 non-pari-mutuel harness racing events open to eligible 2- and 3-year-old New York-bred Standardbreds. The events provide young horses with the opportunity to earn as […]
Hightstown, NJ — Hall of Fame inductions and Grand Circuit harness racing will highlight a holiday weekend of harness racing activities in Goshen, N.Y., beginning on Saturday (July 2). Driver Yannick Gingras, trainers Ron Burke and George Teague Jr., and trainer-driver Chris Boring will lead the Hall of Fame class of 2022, which will be […]
Goshen, NY – “Play ball!” Join the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame on June 4th for the opening of the new exhibit, “Base Ball at the Orange County Driving Park: Celebrating Baseball and Harness Racing in Goshen, NY,” followed by an entertaining and informative presentation by baseball historian Robert Mayer. Enjoy the Harness Racing Museum’s […]
One trainer, one horse and one spectacular event came up big for a second consecutive harness racing season at Goshen Historic Track. (GHT) On Sunday, September 5, the New York County Fair Finals (NYCFF) returned to Orange County, NY, for only the second time in its history, but that’s not where the repeating ended. Trainer […]
Just before the annual Hall of Fame Trot at Goshen Historic Track, the Monticello-Goshen Chapter of the United States Harness Writer Association made their annual donation Sunday (July 4) to the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame. Goshen Historic Track president Steve Jones cheerfully accepted the donation from chapter president Chris Tully and chapter […]
Goshen, NY – With one Grand Circuit win under his belt, Stretch The Line might get the chance to go for another in the upcoming MGM Springfield Stakes at Yonkers Raceway. Stretch The Line won Friday’s $11,350 Landmark Stakes for 2-year-old male pacers at Goshen Historic Track, going gate-to-wire in 2:00.2 with Tyler Buter at […]
