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Silk Cloud A and driver Lauren Tritton found the winner’s circle for the first time in this year’s MGM Ursula McIntyre Series in fourth-round action at MGM Yonkers Raceway on Friday night (April 17). The 8-year-old imported daughter of Shadow Play stormed past the 6-5 favorite Coastal Babe N nearing the wire and went on […]
Its A Me Mario (American Ideal) is capable of bringing grins because of his name, but he also can do it with his harness racing performances. A stakes-winning 5-year-old son of American Ideal-NF Salsa, Its A Me Mario heads to Monday’s second round of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series at MGM Yonkers Raceway as the […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Saturday night’s fifth race at The Meadowlands has one harness racing starter that may have onlookers rubbing their eyes in disbelief. Yes, Always B Colour IR (Always B Miki) looks different. So different, in fact, you’ve likely never seen one behind a starting gate that looks like him. You see, Always […]
Former premiership-winning Aussie and now US-based harness racing trainer Shane Tritton insists Leap To Fame (Bettor’s Delight) is the best pacer in the world. Tritton predicted as much last year and said the Queensland sensation’s amazing past four months, capped by Saturday night’s historic $1mil Miracle Mile win, had cemented him on a level of […]
Awesome Cullect (Gotta Go Cullect) or “Smarty” was bred and trained in Australia by the Mallia family. After an impressive harness racing career, he was retrained under saddle by Lauren Tritton, who, together with her husband Shane, runs Tritton Harness Racing Team. As a show horse, he has won several championship titles at the Sydney […]
He was given an unknown harness racing mare unseen, in foal to a stallion he didn’t choose. The story of Irish trotter Harry Knows (Amstrong Jet) is a fascinating one. Technically the story starts in France, though Harry Knows was born in Ireland. Patrick Kane and his family had the pleasure of raising, training and […]
Arty party set to keep on, keeping on: Former champion Aussie pacer Lochinvar Art (Modern Art) will be awfully hard to hold out this morning (10.20 am AEST time – Australian coverage on Sky1) as he attempts to keep his unbeaten US streak intact. Prepared at Pine Bush by in-form trainer Shane Tritton, the eight-year-old harness […]
On Sunday (March 26), the top harness racing champion trotter from Ireland named Harry Knows (IR for Ireland) (Amstrong Jet), goes for his fourth straight win in the USA at Pocono Downs. The six-year-old gelding was the 2021 and 2022 Trotter of the Year in Ireland before coming to the USA to compete in 2023. […]
Lochinvar Art A (Modern Art), Hellabalou (Sweet Lou), Leonidas A (Mach Three), and Idealsomemagic A (American Ideal) emerged victorious from the four $50,000 harness racing divisions of the opening round of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series for free-for-allers on Monday night (March 20) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Ex-Aussie champion Lochinvar Art has kept his impressive unbeaten […]
Just how good is Australian millionaire harness racing champion Lochinvar Art (Modern Art)? That question may be partially answered over the next five weeks as the rich MGM Borgata series kicks off tomorrow Melbourne time 10.40 am (Mar. 21) in New York. When the star pacer was sent to race in North America by Newcastle […]
Harry Knows IR (Amstrong Jet) notched his third straight win in the USA as the Irish-bred six-year-old harness racing gelding romped in winning the $14,500 trot Saturday (March 18) afternoon at Pocono Downs. It was his first start ever on a five-eighths mile track. The 6th race saw Grapple Hanover (Jim Pantaleano) scoot out to […]
Ireland invader Harry Knows IR (Armstrong Jet) and harness racing driver Lauren Tritton scored another big victory in capturing the 5th race $15,500 trot Saturday, March 10, at The Meadowlands. Wily Wally (Jason Bartlett) was first on the lead and then from the outside came both Frank The Elder (Yannick Gingras) and then the 2/5 […]
Former Aussie champion pacer Lochinvar Art (Modern Art) has continued his undefeated run in the US for harness racing husband and wife team, Shane and Lauren Tritton. And “Arty” looks primed for his next target in two weeks’ time, when heats of the rich Borgata Series kick off at the Yonkers Paceway. Lauren Tritton, who […]
Former Australian harness racing superstar pacer Lochinvar Art (Modern Art) will make his American debut for now US-based husband and wife team Shane and Lauren Tritton this weekend. “Arty” has drawn barrier 4 in his first appearance in a handy open class field at The Meadowlands in New Jersey on Sunday (Feb 5) at 2pm […]
For the second straight week, New Zealand harness racing import Nandolo N (Betterthancheddar) has won the top pacing event both sides of the Hudson River, this week at Yonkers Raceway Monday (Jan. 30) evening. It was just last week that Nandolo N won the Preferred Pace feature at The Meadowlands and tonight it was the […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – It wasn’t Independence Day, but there were plenty of harness racing fireworks going off at The Meadowlands Sunday afternoon, January 22. Nandolo N, (Betterthancheddar) sent off at odds of 8-1, sat off a blistering pace set by 3-5 favorite Crunch Time A before storming home to win by a half-length over […]
Australasian superstar pacer Lochinvar Art (Modern Art) appeared tuned and bang on track for his harness racing return after an emphatic and seemingly effortless qualifier trial win at the Meadowlands today (Jan. 22). “Arty” has been at the Pine Bush NY stable of Shane and Lauren Tritton since October and has been progressed quietly through […]
Standardbred Canada has reported that the harness racing industry in Ireland has shown signs of growth in recent years, with horses including Oakwoodanabella IR and Oakwoodannabella IR competing successfully in North America. Now, one of the country’s best trotting stars is headed stateside to face off against tougher talent. Top Irish trotter Harry Knows (Armstrong […]
There’s a wealth of competitive experience all set to go under the spotlight at Bendigo’s Lords Raceway early next month. The 10 veteran harness racing drivers invited to compete in the ninth running of the Oxley Feed Mill Veteran Drivers’ Trot on Friday, November 4, have been announced. The “veteran” label, in this case, applies […]
Harness racing driver Jason Bartlett held court at Yonkers Raceway Monday evening, winning six of the eleven races on the card, including the $39,000 Open Pace. Bartlett won the first four races on the card, then the eighth race and made it number 6 in the 9th race, which was the Open Pace. Starting from […]
Anothrmastrpiece N (Bettor’s Delight) picked up his biggest harness racing win since coming over from Australia by taking Monday night’s (July 11) $39,000 Open Handicap Pace at Yonkers Raceway. Driven by Jason Bartlett and starting from post one, Anothrmastrpiece N shot right to the front and led his seven foes through fractions of 27.3, 56.3, […]
It was a leap of faith for Aussie duo Shane and Lauren Tritton to up stumps to the USA in 2020 and test their harness racing skills at international level. And while there are plenty of measures that demonstrate their extraordinary success (in less than two years they’ve ticked off 120 plus winners and last […]
Successful harness racing husband and wife team, Shane and Lauren Tritton, who have been based in the US for nearly two years, are still pinching themselves about their latest stable acquisition. Brilliant pacer Muscle Factory (Roll With Joe-Malena (Jeremes Jet), the first three-year-old in the Southern Hemisphere to break 1.50, has been sent over to […]
