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GOSHEN, N.Y. — Offspring of Huntsville took top honors in three of the five $20,000 New York Excelsior Series events for 3-year-old pacers on Saturday (July 4) at Goshen Historic Track, among them Knoxville, whose 1:54 mile took the overall speed badge on the 10-race card before a packed grandstand. In line to trainer/driver Ray […]
Lincoln Farms harness racing trainers Ray Green and Nathan Delany are on a roll and with the quality bloodstock they have in their barn it’s likely to continue. Success is not new to senior partner Ray Green. He’s trained 429 winners on his own account, 80 with Robert Mitchell, 67 with Delany and one with […]
Huntsville is rapidly cementing his place as Australia’s current leading two-year-old sire with his outstanding juvenile crop continuing to dominate on harness racing tracks across the country. Standing at Cobbitty Equine Farm after returning to the Australian market back in 2022, Huntsville’s first Cobbitty-bred crop has made an immediate and exciting impact with his juveniles […]
As the dust begins to settle on another busy breeding season, the harness racing world quickly turns its focus toward the yearling sales, weaning foals and watching the early two-year-olds step out for the first time. At Cobbitty Equine Farm, the 2025/26 season was one of our best yet, with strong support across our stallion line-up. Breeders […]
Huntsville (Somebeachsomewhere) has stamped his authority on Bathurst’s biggest meeting of the year, Bathurst Gold Crown night, producing a standout harness racing performance that highlights his growing impact as a sire in the Southern Hemisphere. In doing so, he achieved a Group One siring double, producing winners in both finals of the juvenile features, the […]
Trent and Kristie Mason are heading to the NZB Standardbred Yearling Sales at Karaka next week with two quality colts. “They’re still very much developing so it’s just going to be about understanding their strengths at the stage they’re at. It might be slightly harder to create an image in your head when they’re in […]
Most young people would run a mile if they were asked to prepare eighteen high end yearlings for next month’s NZB Standardbred Yearling Sales at Karaka, but not twenty four year old Jamie Bartlett. “I was lucky enough to work at Alabar which gave me a lot of confidence. I’ve learned from a young age, […]
Trent and Kristie Mason of Mason Bloodstock are investing in the New Zealand Standardbred industry and a particular mare they imported from American is spinning their wheels. Virginontherocks is an unraced full sister to outstanding racehorse Always B Miki. He’s also proving to be a sensation at stud. Always B Miki’s lifetime achievements include Dan […]
Chester, PA — Finding herself shuffled to a joint last with a quarter-mile to go in a stacked harness racing field, it was a surprise that Max Contract (Huntsville) shook free and rallied to a 19-1 upset in Sunday’s (May 28) Betsy Ross Mares Pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia to most everyone. Except for trainer Julie […]
Huntsville foals were able to capture both harness racing finals of the Homegrown Series and the Renaissance Series at Freehold Raceway on Saturday (Sept. 24). The action got underway in the 5th race, the $40,000 Homegrown Series Final for three-year-old colts and gelding pacers. Camouflage Money (Troy Beyer) was first on the lead with Bloodhound […]
Tioga Downs played host to two harness racing divisions of the Empire Breeders Classic (EBC) for both 3-year-old pacing colts & gelding as well as the fillies on Sunday (Aug 28). The Claw (Huntsville, Jim Morrill Jr.) dominates the $122,000 EBC first division for 3-year-old pacing colts & geldings. Huntanover (Tyler Buter) led to the […]
Monticello, N.Y. – Monday afternoon (Aug. 22) was the curtain call for the conclusion of New York Sire Stakes at Monticello Raceway, which saved the best for last as Hurrikane Hunter (Huntsville) came from off the pace to score in a track record equaling mile of 1:54.2. He tied the record Forrest Blu set last season […]
Tioga Downs welcomes three harness racing divisions of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for 3-year-old pacing colts & geldings on Sunday (August 21). Pleaseletmeknow (American Ideal) and driver Matt Kakaley is the 2-1 morning line favorite in the $39,233 first Division. Travis Alexander trains the gelding. He has six wins in 2022 and has won over […]
Batavia, NY — The New York Sire Stakes returns to Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Aug. 17) with $114,000 in prize money to be split up in two five-horse, $57,000 harness racing divisions for 3-year-old pacing fillies and Gotthegreenlight (American Ideal-Bet On Luck) comes in hot and looking for her share. Gotthegreenlight was the 2-year-old champion […]
Batavia, NY — First year pacing fillies will be on hand Wednesday evening (Aug. 10) when the New York Sire Stakes reconvene at Batavia Downs to disperse $104,000 in prize money among the 11 contestants who will compete in two harness racing divisions that are carded as race four and seven. The heavyweight match-up comes […]
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 […]
A pair of New York Sire Stakes races for three year old pacing fillies served as harness racing features on the Friday night (Aug. 5) card at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Two fields of five were featured and each went for a purse of $82,500. John Mc Dermott’s Kele Kele (So Surreal) is in the midst […]
So Diva (So Surreal, Justin Huckabone) captured the $9,200 Fillies & Mares Open harness racing pace at Vernon Downs on Friday (Aug 5). So Amazing (Fran Affrunti) blasted out to the front and led to the quarter in :27.3. So Diva ($3.80) made her move first-over heading to the backstretch. She was first to the half […]
There were three special undercard harness racing stakes at the Meadowlands Saturday (July 30) in addition to the Hambletonian and Oaks elimination races. The 7th race $61,800 Tompkins-Geers Stake for three-year-old pacing colts saw Mad Max Hanover (Always B Miki) and driver Tim Tetrick take the early lead away from Early Action (Brian Sears) and […]
Batavia, NY — The New York Sire Stakes makes its second visit to Batavia Downs on Wednesday (July 27) when 14 of the best state-bred 3-year-old harness racing pacing colts and geldings will be on hand to claim their share of $118,400 in purses that will be distributed in two $59,200 divisions. Among the group […]
While numbers can often be manipulated to support almost any opinion, in the case of the harness racing stallion Huntsville and his progeny, it’s impossible to see anything but success with his first crop. As the sire of seven of the 16 two-year-old pacers set to compete on Friday (9/10) in the $1.6 million New […]
