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It’s three days on, but longtime country Victorian harness racing identity John Campbell is still shaking his head at how the Boort Trotting Club managed to get its nine-race Cup meeting completed last Sunday (March 1). “I’ve got to be honest and say that every time we got through a race during the afternoon, we […]
“Fire Sale” Those were the immediate thoughts of North American harness racing owner, Howard Taylor, following the aftermath of a Hambletonian Society meeting eight days ago which upheld its decision to exclude him from most Hambletonian Society-administered stakes held at The Meadowlands. Harnesslink understands that the group led by President, John Campbell, met recently to […]
In a recent Mane Attraction, it was pointed out that many harness racing journalists have professed that our great sport needs a “facelift” of sorts, addressing the problems concerning the attrition of everything from fans to field sizes. Yes, it’s true that we are, in some instances, on “life support,” dependent on harness racing’s own […]
It was one of the most anticipated harness racing partnerships on record—the first foal from two Breeders Crown winners—who arrived in this world on April 15, 1998, at Carter Duer’s Peninsula Farm in Georgetown, Kentucky. “She was a very special filly,” Carter recalled. “We all were really anticipating her birth, and she didn’t disappoint us.” […]
Cranbury, NJ — The Hambletonian Society, which owns and administers the $6.7 million Breeders Crown year-end championship harness racing series, has created a special stallion fee deadline that will provide eligibility to the Breeders Crown program for a limited number of North American foals by foreign stallions. Stallion nomination has been the cornerstone of Breeders […]
The $6.7 million (USD) Breeders Crown, harness racing’s richest and most prestigious year-end divisional championship series, returns in the last weekend of October 2022 to Woodbine Mohawk Park in Campbellville, Ontario, Canada. All Breeders Crown divisions are now guaranteed at $600,000, with the exception of the Open Mare Pace and Trot which have been raised […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – The return of the Breeders Crown to The Meadowlands was a rousing success as the total wager of $7,372,478 for the weekend of Oct. 29-30 established a new Meadowlands record for the series (in the two-day format) that originated in 1984, and exceeded the previous mark by nearly $1 million, which […]
The Hambletonian Society, which owns and administers the $6.6 million Breeders Crown series, will raise purses on six of the 12 harness racing divisions of the Breeders Crown championship races to held at The Meadowlands on Friday, Oct. 29 & Saturday, Oct. 30. A Breeders Crown title remains one of the most sought-after in harness […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.— CBS Sports Network will present a 60-minute telecast of the $1 million Hambletonian, live from The Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, N.J., on Sat., Aug. 7, from 5:30–6:30 p.m. (EDT). The Hambletonian is the richest race in the world for 3-year-old harness racing trotters. The broadcast will re-air a few hours later at […]
