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Fifty-two years ago this month, there was no better harness racing horse in the sport than Albatross. The aptly named pacer towered above all others that year, with one of his best performances coming in a world-record effort at Chicago’s Sportsman’s Park racetrack on July 2, 1972. With his trainer Stanley Dancer at the lines, the […]
A young upstart once said (to Joe O’Brien, no less) that his harness racing colt was “as smooth as warm water being emptied out of a bucket… we just don’t know how much water is in the bucket yet.” Gentleman Joe smiled and nodded knowingly. And Joe Wideman would agree you never know until you […]
The harness racing colt by Meadow Skipper out of Voo Doo Hanover had been brought to the races by Harry Harvey and was 1970’s Two-Year-Old Colt Pacer of the Year with a record of 21 wins out of 24 starts. His owner, used car dealer Bert James, had him syndicated (and didn’t include Harvey) for […]
The passing of Peter Wolfenden and the harness racing story of Cardigan Bay stirred up a few memories for me. First let me say that Cardigan Bay was way before my time although I do remember his appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1968. As most teenagers did that night, I had tuned in […]
Don’t get so excited, boys. We’re talkin’ horses here! We are approaching the 20th anniversary of the passing of Norman Woolworth, who, to this day, has such a profound influence on our harness racing sport, which will last forever. Woolworth, with trainer-driver Stanley Dancer, were household names in the industry. Born December 7, 1926, Woolworth […]
New Jersey State Assemblyman Ronald S. Dancer, a 20-year veteran legislator and son of harness racing Hall of Famer Stanley Dancer, has died at the age of 73 after a long illness. Dancer, who grew up in one of the country’s most significant harness racing families, was a trainer and driver of standardbred horses for 30 […]
