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Minnesota Harness Racing, Inc. has announced the newest equine inductees to the MHRI Hall of Fame. The human inductees will be announced tomorrow. The induction ceremonies will take place at the MHRI annual meeting and awards banquet at Running Aces on Saturday (Feb. 22). Entering the living horse hall are both Bringoverthemoney and No Recess, […]
Columbus, MN – Minnesota Harness Racing Inc. has named the 2024 aged pacing award winners. The announcements are being made ahead of the MHRI annual meeting and Awards Banquet which will be held on Saturday (February 22) at Running Aces Casino, Hotel and Racetrack. 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 is the older pacing mares champion. She is a […]
Columbus, MN – Minnesota Harness Racing Inc. has named the 2024 aged trotting award winners. The announcements are being made ahead of the MHRI annual meeting and Awards Banquet which will be held on Saturday (February 22) at Running Aces Casino, Hotel and Racetrack. 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤 is the aged mares trotting Champion. She is a […]
Columbus, MN – Minnesota Harness Racing Inc. has named the 2024 sophomore award winners. The announcements are being made ahead of the MHRI annual meeting and Awards Banquet which will be held on Saturday (February 22) at Running Aces Casino, Hotel and Racetrack. 𝐀𝐥-𝐌𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 is the 2024 sophomore trotting filly Champion. She is a […]
Minnesota Harness Racing Inc. is announcing the 2024 divisional award winners this week, starting with the freshman trotters and pacers. The announcements are being made ahead of the MHRI annual meeting and Awards Banquet on Saturday (February 22) at Running Aces Casino, Hotel and Racetrack. 𝐒𝐇𝐒 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 is the freshman trotting filly Champion. She […]
Columbus, MN – MHRI has announced the 2024 county fairs award winners: The Minnesota Fairs Trainer of the Year is 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧, who continues a long winning streak in this category. Anfinson had 27 wins at the Minnesota county fairs in 2024, including over 20 wins for owner/breeder Jay De Long. Justin also trained one […]
Aaron Lehman has been named the 2023 Minnesota Harness Racing caretaker of the year and will be presented with his award at the upcoming MHRI Banquet at Running Aces this coming Saturday (February 17). Lehman was selected from three nominees for this year’s award, and in addition to his award, will receive a prize package […]
Columbus, MN – Greg Budach will be honored with induction into the Living Persons sector of the Minnesota Harness Racing Hall of Fame at the upcoming MHRI annual meeting and awards banquet on Saturday (Feb. 17) which will be held at Running Aces Casino, Hotel and Racetrack in Columbus. Greg became involved in harness racing […]
Columbus, MN – Pacing stallion Voracious Hanover (Dragon Again) and his richest son Stuckey Dote are both set to be installed into the Minnesota Harness Racing Hall of Fame at the MHRI annual meeting and awards banquet on Saturday (Feb. 17) at Running Aces Casino, Hotel and Racetrack in Columbus. Voracious Hanover, who will be […]
The 2023 Minnesota Harness Racing divisional award winners are being announced this week, as the MHRI annual meeting and awards banquet approaches. The celebration of the 2023 season will take place on Saturday (February 17) at Running Aces Casino, Hotel and Racetrack in Columbus. The Minnesota divisional awards are made up of the top two […]
Columbus, MN – The 2023 Minnesota Harness Racing divisional award winners are being announced this week, as the MHRI annual meeting and awards banquet approaches. The celebration of the 2023 harness racing season will take place on Saturday (February 17) at Running Aces Casino, Hotel and Racetrack in Columbus. The Minnesota divisional awards are made […]
Columbus, MN – The 2023 Minnesota Harness Racing divisional award winners are being announced this week, as the MHRI Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet approaches. The celebration of the 2023 harness racing season will take place on Saturday (February 17) at Running Aces Casino Hotel and Racetrack in Columbus. The Minnesota divisional awards are made […]
Columbus, MN – Harness racing pacer Wavzeka, driver Rick Magee and trainer Justin Anfinson top the list of Minnesota county fair award winners for the second straight year. Wavzeka captures the headlines again this year with another perfect campaign on the Minnesota county fair circuit in 2023, her sophomore season. She garnered 250 points with […]
Cannon Falls, MN – Harness racing on the fourth of July has been a tradition at the Cannon Valley Fair in Cannon Falls, Minn. For as long as anyone can remember, and this year’s edition was a tremendous success. A packed grandstand full of very enthusiastic fans was on hand for an 11-race offering which highlighted […]
Columbus, MN – Voting took place at the Minnesota Harness Racing Inc. (MHRI) annual meeting and harness racing awards banquet on Saturday (May 6) at Running Aces Casino Hotel & Racetrack, and despite seven strong nominees for the top equine honor of the 2022 season, there was a landslide winner when the votes were tabulated. […]
Columbus, MN – Minnesota Harness Racing Inc. will be hosting its annual meeting and awards banquet on Saturday (May 6) at Running Aces Casino, Hotel and Racetrack. The meeting will get underway at 4 p.m. and will be followed by guest speakers, Happy Hour, Dinner and the 2022 Minnesota divisional and county fair award presentations. […]
While some in the harness racing industry might overlook Minnesota as one of the premiere Standardbred states in America, the North Star State is doing its best to encourage the breeding and racing of harness horses. In 2022, the state distributed $3.1 million in breeder’s awards to those who supported the breeding of 2- and […]
Columbus, MN – Minnesota Harness Racing, Inc. has announced the aged divisional award winners for the 2022 season. Capturing the Trotting Mare Of The Year award was Teachmehowtotory (Braggart), who delivered a gate-to-wire performance on Night of Champions to secure the crown with $49,821 in earnings at Running Aces for owner Set The Pace Racing and […]
Minnesota Harness Racing, Inc. has announced the 2022 sophomore divisional award winners in the Minnesota-sired harness racing program. Taking the top honor in the pacing fillies division is Give Me This Dance (Wind Me Up) who is a homebred for owners Alan and Cheryl Sandbulte and is trained by Justin Anfinson. She not only dominated […]
