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HAMBURG, N.Y. — The old saying goes, ‘Nice guys finish last.’ Well, in Buffalo Raceway’s $14,000 Open Pace on Opening Night Saturday (March 2), the harness racing nice guy finished first, Vel Mr Nice Guy (Straight Shooter-She Can Dance) that is. Rallying from the pocket in deep stretch, Vel Mr Nice Guy (Joseph Chinado Jr.) […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. —Deswanslittlelorie (Swan For All-Devoutly Hanover) broke the all-time Buffalo Raceway trotting record on Saturday night (July 15) with a 1:55.3 time over a harness racing track listed as sloppy. The 6-year-old mare erased the previous mark of 1:56.0 set by Fox Valley Veto on July 20, 2018, and also wiped out the mare […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — For the third consecutive week, Villiam (Rock N Roll Heaven-Village Mirage) has climbed up the condition ladder and has found harness racing success on each step. He hit the top rung on Saturday night (June 3) at Buffalo Raceway as he wired the field in the featured $15,500 Open Pace in a […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — Tony Too Tall ((Big Bad John-Lismaraslady) didn’t come up short in Buffalo Raceway’s $15,500 Open Pace on Saturday evening (May 20). He rallied to post a 1-1/4 length decision over Alta Engen A in 1:55.0 over the good track. In the early stages, Tony Too Tall (Joseph Chindano Jr.) took the lead […]
David Miller will go back to Ohio as a visitor when he represents Team Pompano in this week’s two-day Northfield/Pompano Driver’s Challenge at MGM Northfield Park, but it won’t be the first time the Buckeye State native has been in that harness racing role. Two decades ago, Miller spent winters racing at The Meadows in […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — Alan (Dontyouforgetit-Betty Jean) made the journey from Northfield Park to Buffalo Raceway on Saturday night (March 18) well worth it as he trounced the harness racing field in the featured $17,500 Open Trot Making his debut at Buffalo Raceway, Alan ($2.60) found the half mile oval to his liking as cruised to […]
Harness racing had a very exciting 2022 with a speed parade of unparalleled magnitude in the headlines coast-to-coast and throughout North America. As a wrap to 2022, here are a few more items that caught my eye and deserve mention as we send our way to 2023 and beyond. In no particular order, I’ll lead […]
Pompano Beach, FL, March 31, 2022 – For the second week in a row, the $14,200 Open Pace for Mares ended up in a dead-heat as The Stunning Nun N and Powered By Mach couldn’t be separated at the wire. Both gallant harness racing mares used their best strategy to gain the tie as Powered […]
POMPANO BEACH, FL, FEBRUARY 24, 2022 – LA Always Amartini, confidently handled by harness racing trainer-driver Joe Chindano, Jr., scored a gate-to-wire win in the $14,200 Open Pace for Mares on Wednesday night (February 23), stopping the timer in 1:52.2. The exceptional seven-year-old daughter of Always A Virgin used a hot :26.2 opener to deter […]
Pompano Beach, FL, February 10, 2022 — LA Always Amartini, confidently driven by Joe Chindano, Jr. and, despite a win one week ago in this same top class, fourth choice in the betting, scored a handy and convincing repeat score in the $14,200 Open Pace for Mares on Wednesday night at Pompano Park. The seven-year-old […]
