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East Rutherford, NJ – Hambletonian elimination winners Apex and Big Ranger 1-2 in Ken Warkentin’s final Road to the Winning Key Farm Hambletonian. Rank Horse Driver, Trainer, Owner Ken Warkentin’s Comments 1 Apex (Walner) Dexter Dunn, Marcus Melander. Jeffrey Snyder, S R F Stable, Steve Stewart Dan Patch Award winner finished second by a neck to stablemate […]
ROAD TO THE WINNING KEY FARM HAMBLETONIAN (G1) 2026 Top Ten – Week 13 – July 29 Apex remains steady at number one with American Power moving u a few spots in the the second position. The 2026 Hambletonian takes place Saturday, August 8 Rank Horse Driver, Trainer, Owner Ken Warkentin’s Comments 1 Apex (Walner) […]
East Rutherford, NJ – Apex still #1 off his Stanley Dancer Memorial win on July 11 with Diabolic Hill holding steady at #2. Both American Power and It Could Be Worse move up this week after second place finishes in their Dancer Divisions. Rank Horse Driver, Trainer, Owner Ken Warkentin’s Comments 1 Apex (Walner) Dexter […]
East Rutherford, NJ – Six of the top ten horses are in to go this Saturday in the two harness racing divisions of the Stanley Dancer Memorial. ROAD TO THE WINNING KEY FARM HAMBLETONIAN (G1) 2026 Top Ten – Week 10 – July 8 The 2026 Hambletonian takes place Saturday, August 8 Rank Horse Driver, […]
East Rutherford, NJ – Inexpressable joins Warkentin’s Road to the Winning Key Farm Hambletonian Week 9 at #10 after winning the Yonkers Trot. Three others, Diabolic Hill, Neighver Punt and Magic Punk clash in Race 2, The W.N. Reynolds “Scott Frost” at the Meadowlands on Saturday night. Rank Horse Driver, Trainer, Owner Ken Warkentin’s Comments […]
East Rutherford, NJ – No changes to Ken Warkentin’s Week 5 Road to the Winning Key Farm Hambletonian but there is plenty of racing action this weekend. No. 1 Apex & No. 4 Diabolic Hill make 3YO debuts in the NJSS, No. 3 Endurance heads to Pocono and No. 5 Big Ranger moves to a new […]
East Rutherford, NJ – Week 4 of Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Winning Key Farm Hambletonian has horses moving up the ranks. Big Ranger moves up to #5 after his Scioto Downs track record performance. American Power moves up to #6 following his NJSS Platinum win for Marcus Melander. Svanstedt’s Nebbiolo lands at #10 after […]
East Rutherford, NJ – Apex (Walner) remains #1 on Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Winning Key Farm Hambletonian and is in to qualify at the Meadowlands on May 22. Spencer Hanover jumps up to take the #2 spot while Big Ranger makes a move up to #6. American Power makes his debut in the top […]
East Rutherford, NJ – This Saturday’s Oak Grove Derby will lead to some movement in Warkentin’s top ten in week three. At the moment there is no change. Dan Patch harness racing award winner, Apex (Walner), sits on top of the leaderboard. Rank Horse Driver, Trainer, Owner Ken Warkentin’s Comments 1 Apex (Walner) Dexter Dunn, […]
East Rutherford, NJ – Dan Patch harness racing award winner, Apex (Walner), sits on top of Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Winning Key Farm Hambletonian (G1). The 2026 Winning Key Farm Hambletonian (G1) will take place Saturday, August 8 2026 Top Ten – Week 1 – May 6 […]
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Super Chapter & Go Dog Go remain 1- 2 in Week 8 of Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian Presented by FanDuel. by Ken Warkentin, for The Meadowlands
Super Chapter & Go Dog Go 1- 2 in Week 7 of Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian Presented by FanDuel. by Ken Warkentin, for The Meadowlands
East Rutherford, NJ Super Chapter still ranks number one in week 6 of Ken Warkentin’s Road to the 2025 Hambletonian Presented by FanDuel. by Ken Warkentin, for The Meadowlands
East Rutherford, NJ – Gap Kronos S and Go Dog Go each move up a spot in week 5 of Ken Warkentin’s Road to the 2025 Hambletonian Presented by FanDuel. Four harness racing horses in the top ten are facing each other in the Zweig Memorial this Thursday at Vernon Downs. by Ken Warkentin, for The […]
East Rutherford, NJ – No change to Ken Warkentin’s Top 10 in the Week 4 harness racing edition of the 2025 Road to the Hambletonian Presented by Fanduel. by Ken Warkentin, for The Meadowlands
East Rutherford, NJ – After a wire-to-wire lifetime mark harness racing win in his 2025 debut, Super Chapter (Chapter Seven) takes the top spot in Week 3 of Ken’s Road to the Hambletonian presented by FanDuel. by Ken Warkentin, for The Meadowlands
East Rutherford, NJ – Onajetplane and Mr Walner Fashion enter Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian presented by FanDuel. After a career best of 1:52.1 at the Meadowlands, Onjetplane is #8 while Mr Walner Fashion debuts at #9 after a sizzling 1:51.2 harness racing win in his NJSS division. Maryland and Super Chapter remain 1-2 […]
East Rutherford, NJ – This year, Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian is presented by FanDuel. Warkentin’s week one features the 2024 Dan Patch 2YO of the Year, Maryland in the top spot. In addition to Maryland, Marcus Melander has four others in the top ten, including #2 Super Chapter, #6 Variegated, #9 Meshuggah and […]
The harness racing Road to the Hambletonian at the Meadowlands, week 9 by Ken Warkentin. The 2024 Hambletonian is Saturday, August 3 Rank Horse Driver, Trainer, Owner Ken Warkentin’s Comments 1 Karl (Tactical landing) Yannick Gingras, Nancy Takter, Christina & Nancy Takter, Black Horse Racing, Crawford Farms Racing, Bender Sweden Inc. Dan Patch Award winner […]
Here is Ken Warkentin’s Road To The Hambletonian Top Ten Poll for this week. Rank Horse Driver, Trainer, Owner Ken Warkentin’s Comments 1 Karl (Tactical landing) Yannick Gingras, Nancy Takter, Christina & Nancy Takter, Black Horse Racing, Crawford Farms Racing, Bender Sweden Inc. Dan Patch Award winner, $1M freshman kicked off his 3YO season with […]
The Week 3 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Tuesday found the top-two harness racing horses separated by one point — equaling the closest margin for No. 1 since 2020 — and a three-way tie among a trio of newcomers for 10th place. Nijinsky remained No. 1 for the third week, but by […]
East Rutherford, NJ— Karl and TCI remain 1-2, but three harness racing newcomers vault into Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian in Week 4. Highland Kismet debuts at #3 after a stakes record performance in the Goodtimes. Situationship takes the fifth spot after going two for two in the NYSS and EBC. Bright Star makes […]
East Rutherford, NJ – Karl and TCI remain 1-2 in Ken Warkentin’s 2024 Road to the Hambletonian Week 2. The 2024 Hambletonian is Saturday, August 3. Rank Horse Driver, Trainer, Owner Ken Warkentin’s Comments 1 Karl (Tactical landing) Yannick Gingras, Nancy Takter, Christina & Nancy Takter, Black Horse Racing, Crawford Farms Racing, Bender Sweden Inc. […]
