Quality owned Southland mare Braeview Kelly (Bettor’s Delight) has produced her first foal, a colt by Captaintreacherous. Raced by Paul and Mandy Pierce, Braeview Kelly won eighteen races, was second thirteen times and ran third seven times, banking $459,030. For most of her career she was trained in Australia by Jack Trainor where she won […]
When Australian driver Luke McCarthy takes the reins on Kingman (Always B Miki) in Tuesday’s IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup it’ll be his third drive in the great race. His first drive was on Washakie in 2009 which finished fourteenth and his second on For A Reason which ran third in 2014. He might not […]
Worldwide harness racing website Harnesslink officially has a new owner. Harnesslink welcomes Australian businessman Mick Harvey as the new owner of the substantial harness racing website, after the deal was finalised with a handshake with international bloodstock agent John Curtin who’s owned and run the website for twenty three years. After so many years of […]
Opportunity abounds for the right person — ideally a keen, younger enthusiast with the passion and drive to shape the next era of global harness racing media. This Friday marks the 23rd birthday of www.harnesslink.com, the only truly independent harness racing news and information site in the world. After more than two decades of tireless dedication […]
On October 10, 2002, what was soon to become the largest independently owned harness racing media platform, Harnesslink.com was launched! For 22 years, Harnesslink has worked tirelessly to provide our ardent followers with the latest breaking news and events in the world of harness racing from around the globe. When Harnesslink.com launched in 2002, there […]
At 72 years young, international bloodstock agent, John Curtin is quietly entering a new chapter in a career that has seen him devote a lifetime to the harness racing industry. Having been involved with standardbreds for nearly 55 years, Curtin is understandably looking at taking a step back from his endeavours to spend more time […]
Harnesslink is proud to announce the hiring of Brett Risi as the websites new advertising executive who will be covering the North America harness racing market. Risi is the former Director of Racing Operations for three years at both Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs. He was also the Track Handicapper and on-air TV host at […]
Harnesslink’s CEO, John Curtin, is excited to unveil his latest North American tour for harness racing fanatics looking for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Having previously led successful tour groups over a decade ago, a recent visit inspired Curtin to recast his Harnesslink tour group in the rapidly changing and expanding North American market. The October tour […]
The field is set for the Harnesslink 20th Anniversary Flying Mile, powered by the Catch Driver app! We drew 10 lucky names out of the thousands of competition entries we received using a random number generator to set the stage for the finale to our 20th anniversary giveaway competition, where the winner will be awarded […]
*This week is your last opportunity to enter the draw with entries closing at 6pm Saturday (Oct 8.) New York Time. The 10th of October represents a significant date for Harnesslink and its loyal followers. The date will mark the 20th anniversary since Harnesslink took the global harness racing community by storm! For nearly 20 years we have proudly […]