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Driver Travis Henry and trainer Cameron McQueen teamed up for three harness racing victories on the Tuesday (Dec. 17) card at The Raceway at the Western Fair District. The duo fired off the gate, taking the first two races back-two-back. Blossom Onthebeach (Sunshine Beach) journeyed first-up through the back half and muscled the move to […]
Harness racing driver Travis Henry added another strong night to his solid season as he took five victories on Monday (Oct. 21) at The Raceway at the Western Fair District. Henry, second in the track’s drivers’ standings, kicked off the card with a win behind Jd Beauty (The Bank). The filly pulled first-up on the […]
Grand River Raceway concluded its first season as a five-eighths mile harness racing track on Monday (Sep. 30) with Travis Henry and Ashley Lendvoy securing end-of-meet honours. Henry was the oval’s top driver with 54 wins, 10 more than both Jason Ryan and Brett MacDonald, who tied for second. Lendvoy’s took home the leading trainer […]
Harness racing driver Travis Henry racked up four victories on the Tuesday (Aug. 27) card at Georgian Downs with a natural grand slam. The reinsman made his first trip to the winner’s circle after piloting Rustys Bett (Bettors Delight) to victory in the second race. The gelding cut the mile and pulled away down the […]
The annual Kids Day set the pace for the second half of the 2024 harness racing season at Clinton Raceway. The morning began with the 2nd Annual Open House, giving fans new and experienced the chance to check out the happenings at the racetrack from behind the scenes. Well attended, the guests were able to […]
Better Be Gouda (Betterthancheddar) took his highest-level harness racing victory on Monday (Apr. 29) in the Preferred at The Raceway at the Western Fair District. Travis Henry sent the gelding on a speed mission to get it done, getting him to the front by the quarter in :27.3. Better Be Gouda reached the half in […]
Laila Blue (Art Major) battled to her first career Preferred win in the harness racing feature for fillies and mares at The Raceway at the Western Fair District on Wednesday (Apr. 24). The mare, who hasn’t missed a cheque in 15 starts this year, sat fifth until sliding out second-over on the third turn for […]
Sicario (Holiday Road) made his 200th career appearance his 40th win on Saturday (Dec. 30) at Flamboro Downs in a wire-to-wire harness racing victory. The gelding, one of trainer Richard Moreau’s three winners on the night, set a mild tempo for Travis Henry with fractions of :28.1, :58.3, and 1:28.1. Jack Fire (Ed Hensley) plugged […]
Oh Coffee Bean (Western Terror) took his 12th victory of 2023 on Wednesday (Nov. 15) as he wired the harness racing field at Flamboro Downs again. Travis Henry ordered the gelding forward for the sixth straight week and got him to the engine in a :28.1 first panel. He enjoyed an easy lead to the […]
Seven-year-old American Ideal stallion Arties Ideal reached $600,000 in earnings on Wednesday (Nov. 1) at Flamboro Downs with his 22nd career harness racing win. Travis Henry landed the stallion in the pocket from post eight with the favoured Last Beach (Austin Sorrie) leading to the quarter in :27.1. They held that order to the half […]
Duchess Of Brant (Big Jim) has emerged as a new mare at four, taking her fourth win in five harness racing starts on Monday (Jun. 19) at Grand River Raceway after going 0-for-16 at three. She took command for Travis Henry going to the half and commanded the race to the finish, quickly dismissing the […]
Beach Moment (Control The Moment) kept her nose in front in a four-horse harness racing photo finish to capture her second straight Fillies and Mares Preferred at The Raceway at the Western Fair District on Wednesday (Mar. 22). The mare left her rivals flat-footed as she dashed out from post seven for Travis Henry to […]
Randomirogeo (Ok Boromir) snagged her first career Preferred-level harness racing victory in a narrow triumph at The Raceway at the Western Fair District on Wednesday (Mar. 1). Travis Henry dropped the mare back to fourth from post two and waited until just past the midway point to put her in motion second-over. Randomirogeo advanced behind […]
London, ON – February 25, 2023 – Natalie Elliott and Jack Wray, both owner-trainers, were the big winners on Saturday evening (Feb. 25) as The Raceway at Western Fair District honoured its top performers from the 2022 harness racing season in front of a capacity crowd at the Top Of The Fair dining room. Elliott’s […]
Roll With The Flow (Roll With Joe) prevailed over Cheddar Bay despite taking the outside lane in a one-on-one harness racing battle to win the Preferred Pace at The Raceway at the Western Fair District on Tuesday (Dec. 27). Cheddar Bay (J. Bradley Harris) roared forward off the car, accompanied by Bayfield Beach (Tyler Borth) […]
Fear The Shadow (Shadow Play) ended a 50-start, two-year harness racing losing spell in a big win at Flamboro Downs on Wednesday (Dec. 14). Travis Henry settled the gelding into fourth after avoiding a breaking foe on the first turn and strolled through the first two panels of :29 and :57.3 as The Colt (Scott […]
Beach Moment (Control The Moment) capitalized on a harness racing pocket ride to win her first Fillies and Mares Preferred Handicap at Flamboro Downs on Thursday (Nov. 10). The four-year-old mare, away as the favourite, put in early work for Travis Henry to take the front but allowed Major League N (Ed Hensley) to immediately […]
Harness racing driver Travis Henry hit the 2,000-win milestone on Wednesday (Oct. 27) at Flamboro Downs. The Guelph-based reinsman steered Fearless Fury (Fear The Dragon, 2:00) to a debut victory in the early card for win number 1,999 and got home Sports Fan (Sportswriter) in the eighth to reach 2,000. He held Sports Fan, a […]
Clinton Raceway played host to two divisions of the Prospect Series for 2-year-old filly pacers. A large harness racing crowd gathered on track to take in racing action and enjoy dollar day at the Huron County oval. Rookie filly pacers lined up behind the gate to contest the first division of the Prospect Series in […]
The battle for Clinton Raceway’s top harness racing driver is beginning to heat up after dueling hat tricks by Travis Henry and Tyler Moore during the 10-race card on Sunday, July 10th. Travis Henry kicked off the card with a going away victory with Terry Gallant trainee Fortune Tellers K in the top class for […]
Kwik Talkin rose to the final top class contest of the harness racing season at Georgian Downs on Tuesday and vaulted off a second-over trip to victory. Starting fourth in the group of five, Kwik Talkin stayed patient for the first two splits, timed in :27.1 and :56.2. Travis Henry right-lined the Well Said stallion […]
Nine-year-old Federal Flex gelding Arrakis set his fastest career time and surpassed $400,000 in earnings as he won the Preferred 2 Trot at Georgian Downs on Sunday. With Travis Henry at the lines, rail-sitter Arrakis ceded position The Fixer (Travis Cullen) early and accepted the pocket position. The former occupied the two-hole through :28, :56, […]
Kwik Talkin dropped in class after a poor Mohawk Park spell and found harness racing success in the Grand River Raceway Preferred 3 Pace on Monday. He made the lead at the quarter pole in :27 in a two-move effort – an initial advance followed by a retake after Pembrook Legacy N (Lorne House) swept […]
Manhattan Night brought Sly Eleanor N’s two-race reign over the Georgian Downs Preferred level to an end in the Saturday renewal of the class. Manhattan Night was the first to withdraw from a three-wide speed duel at the start, dropping back to third for Travis Henry on the first turn. Casimir Swamp Girl (Colin Kelly) […]
