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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Cool Papa Bell was a legend in baseball’s Negro Leagues, the era when players of color were banned from Major League Baseball. Cool Papa Bell (Chapter Seven), the harness racing trotter named for the ballplayer, carved his own legend by pulling off the biggest upset in Hambletonian history on Saturday (Aug. 6) […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Kilmister (Chapter Seven) extended his undefeated streak to four with a potent rally to win the $337,000 Peter Haughton Memorial, the first harness racing step on the unofficial “Road to the 2023 Hambletonian,” on Saturday afternoon (Aug. 6) at the Meadowlands. The Haughton, for 2-year-old trotters, provides an early clue — […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The final chapter of the amazing Somebeachsomewhere harness racing saga reached its conclusion Saturday night (July 16) when his son Beach Glass won the $600,000 Meadowlands Pace. It’s a long journey from Truro, Nova Scotia, to any of the major Standardbred racing centers. Somebeachsomewhere took trainer Brent MacGrath and the partners […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — When Dovescry (Muscle Hill) was a confident and largely unchallenged harness racing winner in the $40,000 third leg of the Miss Versatility Series, for trotting mares, on Saturday night (July 16) at the Meadowlands. The race was billed as a showdown between When Dovescry and Atlanta — the sport’s older distaff […]
