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Freehold Raceway’s final harness racing program included 11-races with increased purses. A large crowd gathered despite the misty rain that persisted throughout the day to say goodbye to Freehold Raceway. Tyler Miller took the opener with Keep Us Happy (Keep It Real) for Jose Ramos. Ramos scored once more in third race with Dark Horse […]
Freehold Raceway hosted two $70,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Standardbred Development Fund harness racing finals for two-year-old pacers on Saturday (Oct. 19). The colts and geldings faced off first. The Pat Lachance trainee, Xpert (American Ideal), finished fourth and first respectively in the first two legs of the event and started the final from post […]
Two, $70,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Standardbred Development Fund Finals were held at Freehold Raceway on Thursday (Oct. 3). Both were for three-year-old harness racing trotters. The final for fillies took place in race six. John Ahle and Southwind Banshee (Muscle Hill) had post position three. They settled in fourth in line in the first […]
Freehold Raceway hosted the $60,000 Renaissance Final for 2-year-old harness racing colts and geldings on Saturday (Sept. 21). After the 1-5 favorite broke in the first turn and scattered the field, it left opportunity for an underdog to score. When the ashes settled, Troy Beyer and BC’s Capela (Lazarus N) found themselves fourth on the […]
There wasn’t a dry eye in the harness racing winner’s circle after John James Urbanski scored his first driving win in the sixth race at Freehold on Saturday (Sep 14). Those who follow Freehold racing know the Urbanski name well. Harness racing is a family affair for the Urbanskis. Brothers Ned and John as well […]
Jimmy Marohn Jr, Austin Siegelman, and Mark Herschberger dominated the 10-race card at Freehold Raceway on Friday (Sept. 13). Unwilling to share the winner’s circle with any other drivers, they earned five, three, and two harness racing wins, respectively. Siegelman took the only stakes race on the card: leg one of the NJSS Standardbred Development […]
The first of five Thursdays to host live harness racing at Freehold Raceway in 2024 featured the $50,000 Garden State Trot for 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings. Seven Reps by Muscle Hill drew the post that matches his name, number seven. Freehold Raceway’s leading driver, Austin Siegelman, was in the sulky for trainer Ron Burke. […]
Three sets of hot hands took control of Freehold Raceway’s 11-race Saturday (Sep. 7) card. Vinny Ginsburg, Ivan Llopez, and Austin Siegelman all visited the harness racing winner’s circle three times on the program. A hat trick is not a terribly uncommon feat for Siegelman and Ginsburg who currently rank first and fourth, respectively, on the […]
After scoring five wins on opening day at harness racing’s “afternoon delight”, Freehold Raceway last Friday, Jimmy Marohn Jr. continues to be a dominant force at the half-mile oval. Marohn won 7 out of the 21 races held last weekend. He put up similar numbers this weekend, visiting the winner’s circle after 6 of the […]
Rising star at Freehold Raceway, Mark Herschberger, visited the harness racing winner’s circle four times on the 12-race Saturday, May 18 program with big payoffs in three of his four wins. He got his first win in race two where he took advantage of a perfect pocket trip and snuck up the rail to win […]
Only two favorites were victorious on the nine-race Friday (May 17) harness racing program at Freehold Raceway. The card opened with a thrill in the first race. The 1-2 favorite, Dandy Idea, set the pace all the way into the stretch when her challengers closed in on her. This led to a blanket finish where five […]
It was an action-packed Saturday (March 16) at Freehold Raceway on March 16th. The day started with a tour of the harness racing paddock for Monmouth County’s Equine Science 4-H group who got to learn about harness racing. They saw the behind the scenes of the paddock and ate lunch in the paddock kitchen. Then […]
The friends and family of the late Richard Gant came out in full-force to Freehold Raceway on Friday (March 15). Dressed in maroon and light blue, they flocked to the winners circle after race eight, named the “Richard Gant Memorial Race” to honor the long-time harness racing horseman. Gant passed away at the age of […]
The upcoming Saturday, March 16th, will be an eventful one at Freehold Raceway. The harness racing track will host two themed races- an Irish Heritage race and an International Women’s Day race. But first, Monmouth County 4-H’s Equine Science group will visit the paddock for a tour and to learn about the behind-the-scenes of harness […]
Between Jim Marohn Jr and Johnathan Ahle, they didn’t leave much opportunity for anyone else to score at Freehold Raceway on Saturday (Feb 24). Together they scored nine times on the 12-race harness racing card; Marohn won five times and Ahle won four. Five wins on a card is no easy feat and is always […]
The $12,000 harness racing Preferred Handicap at Freehold Raceway was a thrilling one this Saturday (Feb. 10) afternoon. Mark Herschberger piloted 19-1 Big Stretch Mark (Artiscape) to victory after a nail-biter of a stretch battle. Herschberger and the Laurie Molnar trainee started from post three and settled in fourth on the rail after the wings […]
The slop didn’t stop the newly-turned 21-year-old harness racing Brett Beckwith from having himself a day at Freehold Raceway on Friday (Feb. 2). He won more than half of the races on the card, visiting the winner’s circle in six out of eleven tries. He wasted no time getting to work. In race one he […]
John Ahle and Austin Siegelman left little opportunity for any other harness racing driver to score on the 12-race card at Freehold Raceway on Saturday (Jan. 13). Between the two of them, they won nine races. Ahle had five wins, including the feature, and Siegelman was right behind him with four wins. Siegelman was 2023’s […]
The new year is rapidly approaching, which means that 2023 is coming to an end just as quickly. It is time for year-end harness racing honors but this year at Freehold Raceway, the title for leading driver has come down to the wire. Jimmy Marohn Jr. was in control of the lead for much of […]
Christmas came early this year for Johnathan Ahle and the harness racing owners and trainers whom he drove for on Saturday (Dec. 23) at Freehold Raceway. He won five of his nine drives on the card. Ahle made it look easy in race three where he steered 4-1 Ideal Suspect (American Ideal) from the rail […]
Harness racing driver Austin Siegelman won four out of eleven races at Freehold Raceway on Friday (Dec. 22). His first came in race five aboard Mahone Seelster (Muscle Mass) for trainer Chris Height. At even money, he captured the early lead from post three and continued to trot without facing any competition. He went on […]
This week Rosecroft Raceway and Freehold Raceway hosted a challenge which faced-off four harness racing drivers from each track against each other in a challenge to win points based on where they finished. They faced each other four times at Rosecroft and four times at Freehold. Each driver had each post position one time throughout […]
Harness racing driver Matthew Athearn makes most of his driving appearances at Saratoga and Plainridge Park. However, last weekend the 25-year-old from Maine made an appearance at Freehold Raceway. He made his presence known when he steered Brickyard King (Yankee Glide) to victory and placed second with Uncontrolled. One week later, on Friday (Dec. 15) […]
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 […]
