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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Cool Papa Bell was a legend in baseball’s Negro Leagues, the era when players of color were banned from Major League Baseball. Cool Papa Bell (Chapter Seven), the harness racing trotter named for the ballplayer, carved his own legend by pulling off the biggest upset in Hambletonian history on Saturday (Aug. 6) […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Alrajah One IT (Maharajah) continued his dominance over the best trotters in North America on Saturday afternoon (Aug. 6), capturing the $279,000 John Cashman Memorial Trot at the Meadowlands for his third straight harness racing victory since arriving in the U.S. Dexter Dunn guided the 6-year-old from off the pace to […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Instagram Model (Chapter Seven) floated off the pegs and powered to the lead to land the money shot in the $355,000 Jim Doherty Memorial, for 2-year-old harness racing trotting fillies, on Saturday afternoon (Aug. 6) at the Meadowlands. Instagram Model settled in third while Royal Filly left for the top to […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Fashion Schooner (Walner) followed in the footsteps of her mother as a Hambletonian Oaks winner, rushing to the lead from post 10 and never looking back to win Saturday’s (Aug. 6) $500,000 harness racing event for 3-year-old female trotters by 2-1/4 lengths in 1:51.2 at the Meadowlands. Pink Coco Chanel finished […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Kobe’s Gigi (JK Endofanera) nipped harness racing favorite Test Of Faith to upset at 51-1 in the $173,000 Lady Liberty, for pacing mares, in a bombshell finish at the Meadowlands on Saturday (Aug. 6). Racing to the top early, Kobe’s Gigi sat behind leader Racine Bell while Mikala stormed to the […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — A swift backside brush landed 2-5 favorite Beach Glass (Somebeachsomewhere) on the point, from which he held his ground and posted a 1:49 harness racing victory to win the $275,000 Cane Pace at the Meadowlands on Saturday afternoon (Aug. 6). Mad Max Hanover, the second choice at 3-2, pushed off the […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Max Contract (Hunstville) won for the fourth time in a row, capturing Saturday’s (Aug. 6) $92,300 Shady Daisy, for 3-year-old female harness racing pacers, by a nose over Sweet Treasure in 1:49.3 at the Meadowlands. Treacherous Dragon finished third. Sweet Treasure left quickly from post four and led around the first […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Kilmister (Chapter Seven) extended his undefeated streak to four with a potent rally to win the $337,000 Peter Haughton Memorial, the first harness racing step on the unofficial “Road to the 2023 Hambletonian,” on Saturday afternoon (Aug. 6) at the Meadowlands. The Haughton, for 2-year-old trotters, provides an early clue — […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Bella Bellini (Bar Hopping) and Dexter Dunn broke the Dr. John R. Steele Memorial stakes record with a 1:49.4 win in the $145,000 event for harness racing trotting mares at the Meadowlands on Saturday (Aug. 6). The Bar Hopping mare watched her foes battle early as Atlanta took the lead and […]
