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The Anto Russell Memorial Cup now sits pride of place on the mantelpiece of Colin McTaggart’s home in Ballyclare following the success of GD’s Blizzard in the harness racing feature race on the program at Racetime Raceway (Belfast) last Saturday. A top field of Irelands best pacers was assembled to contest this preferred free-for-all with […]
Oakwoodanabella IR, the 5-year-old daughter of Foreclosure N who had a whirlwind tour of the U.S., before an injury curtailed her career, is back home. Being home means that the Irish-bred mare has returned to Ireland, to the folks that bred her—that being brothers Derek and James Delaney, at their Oakwood Stud in County Offaly, […]
Harness racing resumed in the province of Ulster last Saturday when Racetime Raceway just outside Belfast held their second meeting of the 2023 season. Yet again the attendance was healthy and those present enjoyed an action-packed afternoon of their favorite sport with County Cork man Michael Goggin stealing the limelight once more by racking up […]
A bumper crowd witnessed some top-class harness racing at a sun-drenched Racetime Raceway last Saturday where owner/trainer/driver Michael Goggin secured top honours with a double courtesy of John Barley and Brynllo Caio. In the opener for Maiden & Novice grades, Brynllo Caio lowered the colours of red-hot favourite Rock Me Mama in 2.02 with Elusive […]
He was given an unknown harness racing mare unseen, in foal to a stallion he didn’t choose. The story of Irish trotter Harry Knows (Amstrong Jet) is a fascinating one. Technically the story starts in France, though Harry Knows was born in Ireland. Patrick Kane and his family had the pleasure of raising, training and […]
Australasian superstar pacer Lochinvar Art (Modern Art) appeared tuned and bang on track for his harness racing return after an emphatic and seemingly effortless qualifier trial win at the Meadowlands today (Jan. 22). “Arty” has been at the Pine Bush NY stable of Shane and Lauren Tritton since October and has been progressed quietly through […]
Belfast, IE – On a day of shock upsets, collisions and other drama it was one of Irelands leading lady harness racing drivers, Andrea Lockhart, who stole the show at Racetime Raceway last Saturday week. Driving her own Castlewood Glensman, the partnership established a four length lead from the outset in the Maiden Class pace […]
BELFAST, UK – Sometimes just inches separate sweet victory from agonizing defeat with punters treated to a series of desperately close harness racing finishes at Racetime Raceway last Saturday. The first of these came in the opener when Paul Telford’s Ballycoan Major won by a rapidly diminishing short head to spare over Alex Patterson’s Alpha […]
