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Sound N Vision (Royalty For Life) crushed his harness racing opponents at a rain-soaked Hanover Raceway in the third elimination of the Balanced Image for Ontario-sired two-year-old trotters on Saturday (Aug. 17). The Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold winner remained parked out throughout the first half to take the lead at the midway point, stretched […]
The marquee harness racing event of the year at Hanover Raceway, the Dream of Glory, was held on Saturday (Aug. 3). A field of eight sophomore trotters lined up to compete over the $50,000 in purse. Right off the hop, Birthday Money (Todd Ratchford) jumped to the early lead and Magic Dealer (Wheeling N Dealin) […]
Hanover Raceway will host a 10-dash card that features the $50,000 Dream of Glory for trotting harness racers on Saturday (Aug. 3). A free program can be found here. The field for the Dream of Glory is as follows: Mass Cara – Brett Macdonald (4-1) Magic Dealer – Samuel Fillion (8-5) Radical Legacy – Michael Saftic […]
Captain Wania (Resolve) will head the field into next week’s Dream of Glory after winning his elimination for the harness racing stake for three-year-old trotters on Saturday (Jul. 27) at Hanover Raceway. The City of London final winner sat third behind an early speed battle between Birthday Money (Todd Ratchford), who cut the quarter of […]
With 14 harness racing horses entering, eliminations are needed for The Dream of Glory. Two eliminations are set for Saturday (July 27) at Hanover Raceway. The event is open to trotting three-year-old’s who are non-winners of $75,000 (fillies $100,000) in 2023. The first elimination is scheduled for race two while the second elimination is a […]
Ontario’s top female harness racing drivers went head-to-head in Women Driving for Hope races at Hanover Raceway on Saturday (Jul. 13) as part of the 5th annual Harness the Hope Day at the track. Britt Kennedy won the first contest with Azucar Pipedream (Secrets Nephew), guiding the mare to a pocket-riding victory in 2:00. Lil […]
Harness racing driver J. Bradley Harris made the winner’s circle his on opening day at Hanover Raceway on Saturday (Jun. 1) with five victories in eight starts on the 10-race card. He immediately took the lead in the drivers’ standings as he piloted Century Havana (Control The Moment) to a first-up 1:59.2 win in the […]
Tyler Borth capped off his dash-winning driving season at Hanover Raceway with a victory in the Bud and Ethel Fritz Memorial on the harness racing track’s closing day on Saturday (Sep. 16). In his final win at the track of the year, the reinsman rallied Coz Im Special (Mystery Chase) from third to first down […]
Smashin Racquets (Resolve) delivered a wire-to-wire harness racing victory in the final Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots preliminary leg for three-year-old trotting fillies on Saturday (Sep. 9) at Hanover Raceway. The filly took the advantage early for Bob McClure from post four and cut :30.1 and 1:02 first-half fractions. Shiny New Penny (James MacDonald) popped the […]
Coppereagle (Muscle Mass) and Lmc Mr Squishy (Archangel) took the harness racing eliminations for the Balanced Image, one of two signature races at Hanover Raceway, on Saturday (Aug. 19). Coppereagle pulled the trigger from third coming down the backstretch and grappled with leader Alexander (Matt Bax) around the far turn. The pair went toe-to-toe in […]
Ontario-sired three-year-old trotters settled the harness racing eliminations for the Dream of Glory, the signature race of Hanover Raceway, on Saturday (Jul. 29) at the half-mile oval. The Hazelton (Muscle Mass, Bob McClure) set every fraction on his way to a 1:58.1 victory in the first elimination. He defeated Resolve To Win (Scott Young) by […]
Hanover Raceway honoured late harness racing Hall-of-Famer Bud Fritz and his wife Ethel with the Bud and Ethel Fritz Memorial Pace on Saturday (Sep. 17), the track’s closing day. Carsons Shadow (Shadow Play) wired the field of free-for-all pacers, putting another feather in the cap of the meet’s champion driver, Jason Ryan. The six-year-old gelding […]
Darbyshire (Muscle Mass) bounced back from his break in the Balanced Image to score another harness racing victory in the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots on Saturday (Sep. 10) at Hanover Raceway. James MacDonald commanded speed from post three, and the gelding marched out to a five-length lead at the quarter in :30.2 aided by rough-gaited […]
Floyd The Freak (Archangel) charged to the top and led all the way in the $40,000 Balance Image final on Saturday (Aug. 27) at Hanover Raceway. Heavy favourite Darbyshire (James MacDonald) broke stride at the start and was quickly out of contention. Floyd The Freak (Ed Hensley) therefore had a clear path to the front […]
The field for the $40,000 Balanced Image final is now set following a trio of eliminations for the harness racing stake for two-year-old Ontario-sired trotters at Hanover Raceway on Saturday (Aug. 20). Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots division leader Darbyshire (Muscle Mass) cashed in comfortably in the first division. He rushed forward early and left little […]
Sea Can (Muscle Mass) swung off cover and thundered home to win the $52,200 Dream Of Glory final, Hanover Raceway’s signature harness racing event, on Saturday (Jul. 30). Renegade Gypsy (Jason Ryan) cut a :29.1 first quarter from the front. Scott Young pulled Sea Can out of fourth to follow Drinks At Home (Travis Henry), […]
It was sunny and beautiful day for Trevor Henry Day at Hanover Raceway. A large crowd of harness racing fans were on hand to take in the race card and recognize driver Trevor Henry and support the charity fundraising cause, which was in support of Canadian Tire Jump Start. Henry, a 10-time Driving Champion at […]
Harness racing driver Marielle Enberg edged reigning title holder Natasha Day by one point in the opening leg of the 2022 OLG Ontario Women’s Driving Championship (OWDC) at Hanover Raceway on Saturday (Jul. 16). The competition features women drivers competing in five rounds at tracks across Ontario. It event also raises money for Harness The […]
Hanover, ON – June 7, 2022 – The OLG Ontario Women’s Driving Championship is returning in 2022, after a very successful first harness racing season at both Hanover Raceway and Dresden Raceway. This year the championship will add three additional race tracks, with Grand River Raceway, Leamington Raceway and the Raceway at Western Fair District […]
HANOVER, ON – SEPT. 4, 2021 – After battling against the province’s best two-year-old harness racing pacing fillies for the last two months, Power Of An Angel returned home to Hanover Raceway and found her way to the winner’s circle in the first of five $21,450 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions on Saturday, Sept. 4. […]
HANOVER, ON – AUG. 11, 2021 – Ontario’s talented two-year-old harness racing trotting fillies are headed to Hanover Raceway on Saturday, Aug. 14 for the third Grassroots Leg of their campaign and trainer Mark Etsell is hoping Allisonann Hanover can pick up her second straight win in the last $21,450 division. With Bob McClure in […]
Dream Of Glory Preview – A deeper dive The top Ontario Sired 3 year old harness racing colts and fillies have emerged to battle for the lion’s share of $56,200 and the title of Dream Of Glory champion at Hanover Raceway on Saturday. You can make a strong case that this year’s Dream Of Glory […]
HANOVER, JULY 15, 2021 – Hanover Raceway’s fan capacity will expand to 635 this Saturday, July 17, just in time for the OLG Ontario Women’s Driving Championship and the first of six provincial stakes events the Grey County oval will host this summer. Eight of Ontario’s top female drivers will compete in the first five races […]
Brocks Fortune headed the field throughout the co-featured pace on Saturday at Hanover Raceway with help from a scattered beginning from rivals. He left the start sharply and was gifted a clear path to the lead when Fern Hill Breeze (Patrick Keech) broke stride and backed up rail-sitter Sabine Pass (Paul Davies). Brocks Fortune was […]
