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In the ongoing saga of the 2021 Meadowlands Pace Final where the harness racing three-year-old Charlies May won the race but was placed ninth by the judges, the New Jersey Racing Commission won over Don Tigers appeal of the race. The Superior Court of NJ released its verdict in favor of the New Jersey Racing […]
Caught in the crosshairs of one of North America’s most farcical decisions is harness racing trainer Kevin McDermott. A man who has had a near-lifetime involvement in the sport having trained horses since the age of 23 (1990). He’s trained grand circuit performers such as Hypnotic Blue Chip, the first-ever 1:47 pacer on Hambletonian Day. […]
Apparently with most avenues exhausted, the New Jersey Racing Commission last week updated their rulings on eight prominent harness racing trainers, all of whom were found back in 2020 to have raced horses with the presence of Phenylbutazone in their systems. The aforementioned group were taken aback when a number of horses in their care […]
They say the only thing about common sense in harness racing is that unfortunately, the application of it is not very common. That saying rings true in every sense of the word as information comes to light about a group of high-profile horsemen in North America facing historical charges relating to the application of phenylbutazone […]
Major League Baseball has one…The NBA has one…The NFL has one…Major League Soccer has one…Hockey has one…even the Women’s National Basketball has one. We’re talking Commissioners here…and harness racing needs one. The Charlie May deal—stretching back more than 18 months—has convinced me that nobody wins these battles…even if they do win. Yes, Judge Andrew Baron […]
Lexington, KY — Harness racing Owner Don Tiger confirmed to the U.S. Trotting Association Tuesday morning (July 20) that he has filed an appeal with the New Jersey Racing Commission regarding the disqualification of his three-year-old gelding Charlie May from a victory in last Saturday’s (July 17) $700,000 Meadowlands Pace at The Meadowlands. The news […]
