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The Hambletonian Society is proud to announce New Jersey Lottery as an official sponsor of the 100th running of the Hambletonian. The Hambletonian is one of America’s oldest and most prestigious sporting events. This year, the Hambletonian will be celebrating the 100th edition of the classic harness racing event. The Hambletonian attracts tens of thousands of […]
You never know what can happen in a horse race. That could well be the case in Saturday’s $1,050,000 Hambletonian Trot Saturday afternoon (Aug. 3) at the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, NJ. The most prestigious event in harness racing, the Hambletonian is for three-year-old trotting colts. This is the 99th edition of the race […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Karl (Tactical Landing) and T C I (Cantab Hall) won the first and second $100,000 Hambletonian elimination splits, respectively, and under relative ease at The Meadowlands on Saturday night (July 27). Karl’s personal-best time of 1:50.3 for the mile was a strong rebound from his only loss of the harness racing […]
The fields for the $1 million Hambletonian and $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks were decided tonight (Jul. 27) at The Meadowlands in five total harness racing eliminations. Below are the results and replays of the two Hambletonian and three Hambletonian Oaks elims. A livestream replay is available at the bottom of this article. Race 6 – Hambletonian […]
A “bit” over a century ago, a live wire salesman from Chicago, Harry O. Reno, began crafting the idea for an event for three-year-old trotters. Of course, many people thought that the idea for this greatest event in harness racing—The Hambletonian—actually was conceived in the cradle of harness racing, Goshen, New York. But the Hambletonian […]
Cranbury, NJ — Karl (Tactical Landing) and T C I (Cantab Hall), the top-ranked horses in the most recent edition of the Road to the Hambletonian Top 10, have been made the morning-line favorites for Saturday’s two eliminations of the $1.25 million Hambletonian Stakes for 3-year-old harness racing trotters at The Meadowlands. A total of […]
At the Annual August Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Hambletonian Society, Joe McLead, co-owner of Sugar Valley Farm in Delaware, Ohio was elected to the Society Board. McLead, 51, comes by his harness racing heritage as a third-generation horseman born and raised in the hotbed of the sport, Delaware, Ohio, home to […]
Harness racing driver Scott Zeron is only 34, but he already has two wins in the $1 million Hambletonian Stakes to his credit. On Saturday at the Meadowlands Racetrack, he will try to add a third. Zeron, who won the Hambletonian in 2016 with Marion Marauder and 2018 with the filly Atlanta, would join elite […]
Up Your Deo (Walner) comes into Saturday’s $1 million Hambletonian as a 15-1 morning line longshot, carrying the hopes of harness racing breeder/owner Michael Gulotta and partners upon his bay shoulders. Bred by Gulotta’s Deo Volente Farms of Flemington, NJ, Up Your Deo is the first of three foals, born April 4, 2020, out of […]
Here we are, at the biggest day of harness racing in North America, Hambletonian day! I break down the afternoon’s two biggest events, the Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks with an assessment of each competitor. I also have some multi-race ticket ideas for you. Good luck with all your wagers on Hambo day! The Hambletonian- Race […]
After taking the long way home from post 10 in his Hambletonian Stakes elimination last week, Winner’s Bet (Walner-Side Bet Hanover) will attempt to cash in on a more advantageous starting spot in Saturday’s (Aug. 5) $1 million final at The Meadowlands. Winner’s Bet, driven by Dexter Dunn, raced uncovered on the outside for the […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – For the first time in over a decade, The Hambletonian will be shown to a widespread national television audience, as FOX SPORTS (FOX 5 NEW YORK) will show the 98th edition of “America’s Classic Trotting Race” as part of the New York Racing Association’s “FOX Saratoga Saturday”, a three-hour presentation of live […]
The Super Bowl is professional football’s greatest event…no doubt about it. The World Series is Maior League Baseball’s greatest event…no doubt about it. Saturday is harness racing’s Hambletonian which, in these eyes, is the greatest event in ALL of sports. Since Harry O. Reno, a live wire salesman from Chicago, came up with the idea […]
Harness Racing This Week: Hambletonian, Hambletonian Oaks, John Cashman Memorial, Sam McKee Memorial, Lady Liberty, Dr. John Steele Memorial, Cane Pace, Shady Daisy, and Kindergarten Series, Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, N.J. Schedule of events: Grand Circuit action begins on Friday (Aug. 4) at Meadowlands Racetrack with two $20,000 divisions of the Kindergarten Series for 2-year-old colt […]
Oh Well (Muscle Hill-Fine Tuned Lady) heads into Saturday (Aug. 5) with one million-dollar win already to his credit and will try to add a second when he goes behind the gate with nine harness racing rivals in the $1 million Hambletonian Stakes for 3-year-old trotters at The Meadowlands. Given the limited opportunities to compete […]
More than $3.4 million in purses is up for grabs on Hambletonian Day – Saturday (Aug. 5) – at The Meadowlands as the track hosts on of the biggest cards of the harness racing season. Eleven Grand Circuit races will go forward on the 16-race program that will begin at noon EDT. The first stakes […]
East Rutherford, NJ – One of the most intriguing, enigmatic horses of the past few harness racing seasons has been the 2021 Dan Patch Trotter of the Year, Jujubee. The now 5-year-old returns to The Meadowlands, site of two of his greatest victories, to compete with eight talented older trotters in the $278,000 John Cashman […]
Cream Ridge, NJ — Elimination winner Celebrity Bambino drew post one for Saturday’s (Aug. 5) $1 million Hambletonian Stakes final at The Meadowlands and was established as the 2-1 morning-line favorite as he seeks to give harness racing trainer Ron Burke and driver Yannick Gingras their first wins in the trotting classic for 3-year-olds. The […]
The fields were drawn for the 98th edition of the $1 million Hambletonian for three-year-old trotters and the $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks filly companion harness racing event following a press conference held on Tuesday, Aug. 1. The Hambletonian and Oaks fields are listed below in post position order and will headline an afternoon of Grand Circuit […]
Four harness racing trainers will head into Saturday’s Hambletonian Day card at The Meadowlands with the opportunity to win both the Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks, a feat accomplished previously by only three conditioners. Just one trainer in Saturday’s group is in his first year at the helm of a stable, Canadian Matt Bax. The 34-year-old, […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Saturday, August 5th the Meadowlands Racetrack showcases the 98th Hambletonian, also known as “harness racing’s greatest day.” Home to the Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks since 1981, the Meadowlands hosts a day of fun for the entire family including epic races, carnival rides & games, pony rides & hat contest, food trucks, live music and […]
Shortly after sweeping both $100,000 Hambletonian eliminations at The Meadowlands Saturday (July 29) night, harness racing driver Yannick Gingras left no doubt as to which winner he was picking to drive in next week’s final of the world’s biggest harness racing event. Gingras just finished steering Celebrity Bambino (Muscle Hill) to a 1:50.4 open-length, lifetime-best score in […]
Follow along here for up-to-the-minute replays of the stakes races and elims from the harness racing card at The Meadowlands tonight (Jul. 29). It will host the eliminations for the Hambletonian, Hambletonian Oaks, four divisions of the Tompkins-Geers, and the Miss Versatility. The first stake will be the first Tompkins-Geers division in race four. The […]
The biggest event in harness racing, the Hambletonian, is a week away and we have the eliminations for that race and the Hambletonian Oaks at The Meadowlands tonight (Jul. 29). Here is my full-card analysis and multi-race ticket ideas for the 14-race card: Best Bet – (6) SYLVIA HANOVER – Race 4 Spot Play – […]
