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Hope Hill jogged to victory in the first of two $25,000 Breeders Crown eliminations for 3-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday (Oct. 17) at Eldorado Scioto Downs. The daughter of Papi Rob Hanover was guided by Dexter Dunn for trainer Petter Engblom to her eighth triumph of the season and her third straight victory, stopping the […]
Emoticon Legacy and harness racing driver Bob McClure prevailed as expected in the Breeders Crown Open Trot elimination. The son of Walner, out of the Kadabra mare Emoticon Hanover, was the 1-9 favorite and did not disappoint his backers with another stellar performance, stopping the timer easily in 1:51.4. Owned by Determination of Montreal, QC, […]
Blazin Lou made it look easy as he captured the first of two $25,000 Breeders Crown eliminations for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers (race 5) at Scioto Downs. The son of top pacing sire Sweet Lou endured a first over trip in easy fashion to prevail in 1:50.4. Dexter Dunn drove the youngster, giving him […]
Big Ranger, a son of In Range-Big Blue Bird, won his $100,175 Hambletonian elimination this past weekend easily in rein to Tim Tetrick, stopping the timer in a career-best 1:50, with a :26.3 final brush. Anette Lorentzon trains the bay colt, who was bred by Utica, Ohio’s Spring Haven Farm, and owned by Madison Global […]
ORLANDO FL – Kim Rinker and the late Barry Lefkowitz were selected as the two candidates advancing to this summer’s balloting for the Communicators Hall Of Fame, as determined during the Saturday directors meeting of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA). Kim Rinker has served in a number of editorial and writing positions in […]
MILTON, October 25, 2025— French Wine (Bar Hopping) took the $822,000 (CAD) ($600,000USD) Breeders Crown Open Trot in a new stakes record of 1:50.1 with Jason Bartlett at the lines, who notched his second Crown harness racing victory of the weekend on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Trained by Nancy Takter for owners Daniel […]
MILTON, October 25, 2025— Always B Naughty (Always B Miki) rocketed to harness racing victory in the $548,000 (CAD) ($400,000) Breeders Crown Open Mare Pace, stopping the timer in a new stakes record of 1:48.1 for driver Austin Hanners. Trained by Todd Luther for owners Greg Luther Racing of Blacklick, Ohio, the 5-year-old daughter by […]
MILTON, October 24, 2025— Loua Dipa captured the $959,000 (CAD) ($700,000 USD) Breeders Crown 2-Year-Old Filly Pace Final in a new track, stakes, and Canadian record of 1:49.1 for driver Ronnie Wrenn, Jr., who never pulled the ear plugs on the 1-9 freshman daughter by Sweet Lou. “She’s really special,” said Wrenn, Jr., in the […]
MILTON, October 18, 2025— Lexus Kody easily won his $34,250 (CAD) Breeders Crown Open Trot elimination for harness racing driver Yannick Gingras and trainer Ron Burke, staving off a late charge from French Wine, and stopping the timer in 1:49.4 as the 6-5 choice on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The Ontario-bred brown son […]
MILTON, October 17, 2025— Brandon Blvd made it look easy as he captured the first of two $34,250 Breeders Crown harness racing eliminations for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers (race 7). The son of Downbytheseaside paced to a 1:48.4 new track and Canadian record, besting Sweet Lou’s record set in 2011. Sent off as the […]
“If he were a tap dancer, he’d be Fred Astaire.” That’s how owner Ron Mersky describes his sensational 2-year-old gelding Prince Willie, a son of Lazarus p, Q1:48.3 ($4,125,988) out of the Sportswriter harness racing mare Princess Lala p, 2, 1:55s ($14,729). “He’s an average sized horse, but what he is, is incredible athletic,” Mersky […]
Lexington, KY — On Sunday (July 20), The Red Mile kicks off the historic red clay oval’s 150th season of operation under the lights with eight $50,000 Kentucky Proud Finals for freshman and sophomores of both harness racing gaits on a 10-race card. The road to championships rolls through the Bluegrass as the Kentucky Sire Stakes […]
Dean Glispie has a methodical and common sense approach to training harness racing horses—not unlike the system he used during his 16 years as a high school basketball coach. “I relate a lot of what I do with the horses to those high school basketball players,” the 63-year-old Washington Court House, Ohio naïve stated. “Ultimately, […]
When Beach Glass p, 3, 1:47.2 ($1,112,544) retired at the end of 2023, he did so as one of the last sons of top pacer Somebeachsomewhere heading to the harness racing breeding shed. The Meadowlands Pace winner—among just one of his many spectacular triumphs—is now having his first foals arriving in pastures throughout North American […]
Gemma Alcaraz has reinvented herself. The 43-year-old Menorcan native, who now lives and works in Maryland, has made the shift from Spanish island sport horse rider to Winbak Farm’s vet assistance. Born and raised on Menorca—which means “smaller island” in Latin—Gemma grew up on a Mediterranean isle, one of the four Balearic Islands in the […]
Although Pat Melloy had his best year ever in 2023—as both a trainer and a driver—the 57-year-old Onley, IL native isn’t resting on his laurels. Like many folks in harness racing, he started out racing at the fairs before graduating to the pari-mutuel ovals, and for the past three decades has carved out a niche […]
Jurassic Venus and Jurassic Serena, the pair of Long Tom twins, who were foaled on January 30 of this year, will soon be celebrating their birthdays, and harness racing breeder Jerry Welch of Waterford, Ohio, reports that both are maturing and doing well. “The twins are doing great,” Jerry stressed. “They are now halter broke […]
For harness racing trainer Steve Searle Christmas came early this year. His 2-year-old trotting filly, Lou’s My Number (Lou’s Legacy), captured the $144,000 Fox Valley Flan Stake on Hawthorne’s Night of Champions, shattering the track record for her age and gait. On that chilly Nov. 9th evening, Lou’s My Number became the fastest 2-year-old diagonally […]
Cameron McCown is only 24 harness racing driving victories shy of the 1,000 win plateau. The 36-year-old Columbus, Ohio native says he was surprised when he learned he was close to that accomplishment. “I was definitely surprised when I saw I was getting so close,” Cam offered. “One thousand wins would be a huge accomplishment. […]
Logan Rowe has been involved with horses for as long as he can remember. The 28-year-old Urbana, Ohio native grew up in a harness racing family, but oddly enough, his first paying gig saw him working at a non-racehorse horse farm. “I was in high school when I started working for nearby riding horse farm,” […]
Greg Luther is one of those rare individuals who, despite being a self-made millionaire, still likes to get his hands dirty. In the barn, that is. Despite numerous successes—both in the harness racing and real estate industries—it becomes clear talking with Greg that being in the barn and working with horses is where he’d rather […]
Harness racing driver Jesse Barnard is making a splash in the big pond of western Pennsylvania harness racing. The lanky 18-year-old, who calls Canonsburg, PA home, began his driving career in 2024, amassing a respectable $49,685 in 85 starts, garnering 10 wins, 13 seconds, and 10 thirds, for a UDRS of .242. Jesse grew up […]
Perfect Sting p, 3, 1:48.1 ($1,733,981), a son of Always B Miki, out of the Bettor’s Delight mare Shebestingin, sees his first crop of harness racing youngsters offered for sale this fall. The Standardbred Horse Sale at Harrisburg, which begins today (Nov. 4), will offer 40 Perfect Sting’s babies to prospective buyers. Perfect Sting has […]
Voukefalas, another in the extensive line of brilliant pacing sons by the standout New Zealand import Lazarus N, has been nothing short of exceptional throughout his $864,786-earning harness racing career. Now 4, the winner of 11 starts lifetime appears poised for a solid effort in his Breeders Crown Open Pace elimination on Saturday, Oct.19 at […]
