CHESTER, PA – Way To Go Captain (Captaintreacherous) got himself into a good cover flow, then kept going strongly late to edge out Steven’s Saloon in the $12,000 pacing harness racing feature at Harrah’s Philadelphia as Wednesday afternoon (July 3) program joined the basic four-card-a-week schedule. Jack Pelling had the sophomore gelding midpack early as […]
CHESTER, PA – On a day where speed held up well at the Harrah’s Philadelphia oval, the Lather Up filly Katies Up left hard from the outside post eight and made every pole a winning one in the $12,000 Friday afternoon (June 7) harness racing feature for distaff pacers. Jack Pelling and his sophomore charge […]
CHESTER, PA – The Credit Winner gelding Credit Con, already a six-figure earner in 2024, added to his sizable harness racing bankroll by winning the featured $13,000 fast-class handicap trot on Thursday afternoon (May 16) at Harrah’s Philadelphia. Jack Pelling hustled the Jenn Bongiorno trainee out of the gate first, then yielded to sit on […]
The unusually warm weather on Saturday (Dec. 9) in Freehold, New Jersey wasn’t the only thing heating up. Harness racing driver Jack Pelling was on fire as he visited the winner’s circle four times on the eleven-race card. His first win was with 3-1 Fred’s Night (Fred And Ginger) in race three. Being parked out […]
Trenton, NJ — Jack Pelling is in no great rush to be a top harness racing driver but is certainly happy with where his deliberate pace has brought him at this point. Pelling, in just his fourth year of driving, has opened 2023 with wins in nearly 26 percent of his 62 starts at Freehold […]
The second longest shot on the tote board, Bizet (Guida Muscle) and harness racing driver Jack Pelling pulled off an impressive upset victory in winning the $12,000 Preferred-Handicap Trot Friday (Feb. 24) at Freehold Raceway. The 8th race feature started off with Dot Dot Dot Dash and driver Vinnie Ginsburg scooting to the early lead […]
Time Watch (Captaintreacherous) and harness racing driver Jack Pelling took no chances in leading from gate-to-wire in capturing the $12,000 Preferred-Handicap Pace at Freehold Raceway Sunday (Jan. 21). The 10th race feature saw Time Watch leave from post five and get to the front with an opening quarter mile in :28. Shakertown (Troy Beyer) grabbed […]
CHESTER, PA – Jimmy Freight (Sportswriter), the pacing free-for-aller who has been absent from the racetrack since winning the Gold Cup at Woodbine/Mohawk on June 18, turned in a 1:50.4 qualifying harness racing victory at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Tuesday morning. The seven-year-old stallion, who has career earnings of $1,568,273, made his debut for the Jimmy […]
Freehold, NJ — The father-son duo of trainer Brett Pelling and driver Jack Pelling teamed up twice at Freehold Raceway on Saturday (December 11). They scored together with Reigning Deo in race 7, then won the featured Preferred Handicap pace with the long shot Hail Christian N. Leaving from post position seven in the eight-horse […]
Freehold, NJ — Freehold Raceway hosted a special race on Saturday (December 4), in honor of the Toys for Tots drive, sponsored by Peter and Mary Grandich. The Toys for Tots Pace, for TrackMaster-conditioned harness racing pacers, featured all drivers under the age of 30. Bettors Outlaw, with 26-year-old Jack Pelling, got the job done, […]