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Wrong Sounds Right (Tactical Landing) dashed to a 1:51.1 triumph in the $1 million Mohawk Million, setting the stakes and track record and equalling the harness racing world record for a two-year-old trotting male on Saturday, Sept. 26 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The seventh renewal of the marquee Grade 1 race once again put the […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Odds-on favorite Miss Jum Jabber (Bettor’s Wish) uncorked a wicked final quarter to cross the line first in her $80,000 fourth preliminary division of the Kentucky Championship Series while Zephyr Kemp landed a 53-1 shocker in the $80,000 fourth preliminary division of the Kentucky Championship Series for his cohort on Sunday night (Sept. […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Todd McCarthy zipped Captain Kenny J (Captain Corey) through an inside seam off a pocket ride to land the winning blow on tempo-setter Command Center and pull a 14-1 harness racing upset in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series fourth preliminary for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings on Wednesday (Sept. 2) at The Red […]
CHESTER PA – In Todd McCarthy’s first 2026 action at Philly this past Sunday, he failed to hit the board in six drives. But on the track’s next card on “Trottin’ Thursday,” the transplanted Australian made up for lost time – he visited the winners circle on seven occasions, including taking both feature races. The […]
Driver Todd McCarthy won two of the four $50,000 divisions of the opening leg of the MGM Grand Prix Pacing Series on Monday night (November 25) at MGM Yonkers Raceway after he was victorious with Captain Albano (Captaintreacherous) and Spring Inhis Step A (Somebeachsomewhere). Soho Firestone A (George Brennan) and Coaches Corner (Jason Bartlett) captured […]
Captain Albano (Captaintreacherous) and Nijinsky (Bettors Delight) will renew acquaintances at The Meadowlands on Saturday when they meet in a field of 12 pacers for the third harness racing round of the Graduate Series for 4-year-olds. Captain Albano and Nijinsky closed out their 3-year-old campaigns together this past November in the Progress Pace at Bally’s […]
CHESTER PA –Driver Todd McCarthy, clicking at just over a 25% clip for the year at Harrah’s Philadelphia, was the dominant force on the Sunday afternoon harness racing card at Philly, winning three of the four feature races on a cool day for June 1. A pair of $12,000 contests for developing younger horses topped […]
OAK GROVE, Ky. — Sustaining a first-over push for practically the whole mile, Marloe Hanover (Captaintreacherous) then lasted once powering to the lead to grab the harness racing win in the $60,000 Fillies & Mares Open Handicap Pace at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Monday (July 15). Hungry For Love (driven by Devon […]
Closing off of second-over cover, Act Fast (Downbytheseaside) and harness racing driver Todd McCarthy scored a major upset at odds of 23-1 in capturing the first $50,000 division of the Graduate Pace at The Meadowlands Saturday (June 22). Not only were the odds high, but the time of 8th race was the fastest of the […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Todd McCarthy passed a major harness racing milestone by winning his 1,000th career race in North America after guiding Lazarus N gelding Endofstory to victory in the 10th race Saturday night at The Meadowlands. “It’s honestly been a dream come true,” said McCarthy. “It’s a pretty special moment for me. It’s […]
Karl (Tactical Landing-Avalicious) took his first step toward a possible Hambletonian trophy with an easy win in his first harness racing start of 2024, a 1:53.2 walk in the park in one of nine $30,000 divisions of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for 3-year-olds. There were six Leg 1 splits for trotters and three Leg […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – As the New Jersey Sire Stakes season kicked off Saturday night at The Meadowlands, it was Todd McCarthy who had the right stuff, as the 31-year-old native Australian won four races on the card, including both $30,000 divisions of the first leg of the NJSS for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers. […]
CHESTER, PA – Harness racing driver Todd McCarthy made a clean sweep of the Friday features for pacing distaffs at Harrah’s Philadelphia, triumphing with Absolute Power in the $13,500 headliner for developing horses and then coming back with Blood Moon A to get the big share of the $13,000 purse in the contest for fast-class […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Dave Miller might be the leading driver at The Meadowlands, but Todd McCarthy was the man during March, and with Miller not racing this weekend, McCarthy locked up being the leading driver during the month after winning four times Friday night at the mile oval. Heading into the final card of […]
Allywag Hanover (Captaintreacherous) played giant killer as he parlayed a perfect trip into a $454,000 FanDuel Championship upset win for older harness racing male pacers at The Meadowlands on Saturday evening (November 25th). Driver Todd McCarthy blasted 17-1 Allywag Hanover off the gate, and he made front and led through a :27.1 opening quarter, but […]
Hightstown, NJ — Amigo Volo won the Kentucky Futurity three years ago and on Sunday (Oct. 8) his speedy half-sister Mommamia Volo (Tactical Landing-Margarita Momma) will attempt to capture the $320,000 Kentucky Filly Futurity, for 3-year-old female harness racing trotters, at Lexington’s Red Mile. Five races later, Tactical Approach (Tactical Landing) will try to join the […]
In a four-horse race to the finish, Allywag Hanover (Captaintreacherous) and driver Todd McCarthy was able to beat longshot Lou’s Pearlman (David Miller) to the wire in capturing the $175,000 Harrah’s Hoosier Park Pacing Derby Friday (Sept. 22) at Hoosier Park. The 12th race feature got underway with Hellabalou (Ronnie Wrenn, Jr.) the first on […]
Harrah’s Philadelphia held $14,400 co-feature pace and trot Thursday (Aug. 31) afternoon that saw each winner notch their fifth harness racing victories of the season. The 10th race Fillies and Mares Pace saw How Sweet Is That (Sweet Lou) have no trouble overcoming post eight for driver Todd McCarthy and was able to hold on […]
CHESTER, PA – Harrah’s Philadelphia featured younger horses climbing the harness racing classladder Thursday afternoon in a trio of $14,400 features for different classifications; the one common thread was driver Todd McCarthy, who won all three top races among his five winners on the day. First up were the male pacers, with the Betting Line […]
CHESTER PA – The McCarthy brothers, Andrew and Todd, each drove a heavily-backed harness racing favorite in the two $14,400 distaff pacing features on a hot Thursday afternoon card at Harrah’s Philadelphia. Andrew went first and had the faster winner at 1:51.4, the sophomore filly Odds On Hail Mary (Heston Blue Chip). She rolled up […]
CHESTER, PA – Both Island Of The Sea (Always A Virgin) and Hot Mess Express (Panther Hanover) were “pocket rockets” as they won the $16,200 featured harness racing paces on a hot Friday (June 30) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia. Island Of The Sea drew inside his main opposition in the event for males, and driver […]
CHESTER, PA – On a generally bad day for harness racing favorites (at least for most of the card), 13-1 shot B Nicking (Wishing Stone) caught heavy favorite Yanks Dugout in the last step of the $16,200 featured trot Sunday (June 25) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia, winning by the smallest possible margin while lowering her […]
Harness racing driver Tim Tetrick will head to Saturday’s C$1 million Pepsi North America Cup for 3-year-old pacers at Woodbine Mohawk Park with morning-line favorite Confederate (Sweet Lou-Geothermal), and a win would make him only the third driver to capture the race at least three times as well as increase his total number of victories […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Raptors Flight N (Bettor’s Delight-Circus Flyer) has been raging recently. In fact, the 10-year-old harness racing gelding has been a cash machine for his connections of late, as the $20,000 claimer recorded his fourth straight victory Saturday night at The Meadowlands in a $20,000-$25,000 claiming handicap for pacers. For a horse […]
