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FORT WASHINGTON, Md. — Russell Foster extended his lead atop the Rosecroft Raceway harness racing drivers’ table with four wins on Monday night’s (Feb. 17) 12-race card, headlined by a 1:54.1 win with Reece Hales III’s Vel What A Star (Tellitlikeitis) in the sub-featured $8,000 conditioned pace. Foster launched Vel What A Star to the […]
FORT WASHINGTON, Md. — After two unsuccessful starts in upper-level harness racing events at Bally’s Dover, Business Director (Art Director-Best Business) made easy work of his foes in his return to Rosecroft Raceway on Monday (Jan. 27), coasting to a 1:52.3 win in the $8,500 co-featured top-level conditioned pace and giving driver Russell Foster one […]
FORT WASHINGTON, Md. — Business Director’s (Art Director-Best Business) 1:51.3 win over six harness racing foes in a co-featured $8,000 top-level conditioned pace on Monday (Dec. 16) at Rosecroft Raceway capped a driving grand slam for Russell Foster. The 5-year-old gelding sustained a long-uncovered push from fifth to overpower McNeil Z Tam entering the far […]
BERLIN, Md. — Richard Hans’ homebred Only I Exist (Yall Beneath Me-Get Rich Quick) rolled to her seventh win in as many starts of her sophomore harness racing season with a 1:57 score in the $46,000 Maryland Standardbred Race Fund (MSRF) for 3-year-old trotting fillies, held Wednesday (Aug. 14) at Ocean Downs. Only I Exist […]
BERLIN, Md. — Russell Foster led all drivers with a harness racing hat trick on Tuesday night’s (Aug. 6) 11-race card at Ocean Downs. The Eastern Shore native struck twice with favorites in the first four races, teaming up with Clifford Scofield trainee Thisflightisrigged ($3.60) for a 1:59.2 win in a $5,000 conditioned pace before […]
BERLIN, Md. — Harness racing driver Russell Foster and trainer Crissy Crissman-Bier combined to win two of Thursday’s (July 11) four $7,500 first-round divisions of the Diane ‘Mum’ Stevenson Memorial Series, for $7,500 claiming pacers, at Ocean Downs. Foster teamed Crissman-Bier trainee Southwind Dredge (Bettor’s Delight) to a 1:55.4 win in the second division for […]
BERLIN, MD — Harness racing drivers Russell Foster and Johnathan Ahle were the stars on Thursday night (June 6) at Ocean Downs, each winning three races on the 12-race program. Foster kicked off his hat trick in the co-featured seventh race, an $8,000 third-level conditioned pace, with Techtopia Hanover (Artspeak), whom he owns in partnership […]
Business Director (Art Director) and harness racing driver Russell Foster took the $12,000 Open Thursday night (April 18) at Rosecroft Raceway in 1:51.1. Despite being stretched out through a :26.3 first quarter, Russell Foster continued on with his five-year-old gelding and cut fractions of :54.3, 1:23 and held off Early Action and Nuttin But Finesse […]
Northern Express (Muscle Massive) steamrolled to a harness racing victory in the $25,000 Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night (Feb. 27). Northern Express and last week’s winner I Get It battled early for the lead. Northern Express left, settled, then rushed to the top at the quarter when Muscle Dynasty made a […]
On Higher Ground (Cassis) and harness racing driver Russell Foster won the $26,000 Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday (Nov. 7) night. Crystal Fashion, the even odds betting favorite, surged to the lead early from post 8. On Higher Ground floated on the outside trotting to the quarter. He then accelerated to the […]
Driver Russell Foster concluded a terrific week of harness racing at Rosecroft Raceway with four wins on the 14-race betting card and one other in the non-betting Maryland Sires Stakes races on Thursday (Sept. 28) night. Foster has been in the bike now for all five lifetime starts for the two-year-old filly trotter, Only I […]
HARRINGTON, DE – Arty Foster Jr.’s Northern Express (Muscle Massive) and harness racing driver Russell Foster were 1:55 winners in the $20,000 Open Trot Wednesday (May 3) at Harrington Raceway. The 7-year-old gelding notched his 3rd win of the year over Remarkable De Vie and Muscle Dynasty for owner/trainer Foster Jr., with a wire-to-wire score. […]
Mavericks Missy (Roddy’s Bags Again) sat patiently off the pace and rolled to a harness racing victory in the $50,800 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund 2YO Filly Pace Final at Bally’s Dover on Wednesday (March 29). No Gel Nikki (Montrell Teague) was the aggressor and left fastest away from the starting gate. Spoiled Rotn Girl was […]
Russell Foster drove on the Dover card Tuesday (Feb. 28), including a second place finish with Northern Express in the Open Trot. He then hightailed it 98 miles to Rosecroft to drive Richard Hans’ star trotter Ya’ll Beneath Me (Googoo Gaagaa) in the $14,000 Open Trot at Rosecroft. That hustle paid off as the stallion […]
Northern Express (Muscle Massive) rallied from a second over trip and won the $25,000 Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night (Feb. 14). Northern Express, who had finished 2nd and 3rd in his last nine starts, finally got the job done for driver Russell Foster. JL Cruze, who was parked the mile last […]
Good drivers and good horses are a joy to watch. Sunday night at Rosecroft Raceway, harness racing driver Russell Foster had the magic hands as he won seven of the 11 races he drove in. Precision Blue Chip, the 2020 and 2021 Rosecroft horse of the year, had three straight second place finishes to start […]
Harness racing driver Russell Foster and Lady Jeter took the $11,000 Open Trot on Wednesday night at Rosecroft Raceway edging out new rival Judge Bob in 1:56.3. Jonathan Roberts and Judge Bob left from post seven and after cutting a first half in a tepid :59.1, it appeared as if the reigning Trotter of the […]
The sprint for the first turn can determine who wins and loses a lot of time in harness racing. Get there first and you control the throttle for most of the mile or at minimum, end up in the pocket. When there are three horses doing it, someone has to make a decision. Driver Russell […]
Trailing Jonathan Roberts by one win heading into closing night, Russell Foster got started early and won often, as he posted six wins on the Sunday night harness racing card at Rosecroft and win the Fall meet dash driving title. Foster ended the meet with 52 wins in 234 starts and placed in the top […]
As the Thanksgiving Holiday was rapidly approaching, harness racing drivers Jonathan Roberts, Russell Foster, and Roger Plante feasted on the competition at Rosecroft Raceway Wednesday night. Roberts and Foster won four times on the 13-race card, while Plante got his picture taken with three winners. Roberts won twice for trainer Michael Hall, winning with Eyes […]
CHESTER, PA – The Googoo Gaagaa sophomore gelding Givem The Goo took his fourth straight race on Thursday afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia, handling a stepup to $14,400 company and still winning the feature easily in 1:56.2. Driver Russell Foster got the favored three-year-old to the lead, then let Lepanto got to the front just after […]
Ocean City, MD – Harness racing driver Russel Foster swept all three freshman Maryland Sire Stakes prelims and added three more wins for a “six pack” of wins on Monday night August 16th at Ocean Downs. The Maryland Sire Stake preliminaries for freshmen colt and gelding trotters opened the card with Foster tucking Hoofbeats De […]
OCEAN CITY, MD – The Russell Foster – Richard Hans connection swept both splits of the Maryland Standardbred Fund (foaled) stakes for freshman harness racing trotting fillies at Ocean Downs, with one trainee setting a stakes and track record. In the $11,375 second division, Foster again took the pocket trip this time with What’s Should […]
