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Incaseyoudidntknow (Always B Miki) overcame strong winds and welcomed the drop down in class. She won the mares harness racing conditioned pace at Bally’s Dover on Wednesday night. Driver Jim Morand and 1/9 betting favorite Incaseyoudidntknow left stubbornly along the pylons and forced the field to take seats approaching the quarter pole. Incaseyoudidntknow raced confidently […]
In what has been a dominant harness racing season for trainer Mark Beckwith at Saratoga Casino Hotel, the meet’s leading trainer recorded yet another victory in a Monday feature. The veteran conditioner sent out his Arizona (Up The Credit) in the $15,000 Fillies and Mares Open as he has done so many times this season. […]
Lake Worth, Florida…September 13, 2024…Although the United States Harness Driver’s Club (USHDC) is just beginning to get back into harness racing action after a summer hiatus, it hasn’t stopped them from adding to their vast contributions to worthy causes far and wide totaling over $320,000 since their inception. UDHDC President Dein Spriggs has announced that […]
WINDSOR, ME – The 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers highlighted the Labor Day weekend Maine Sire Stakes at Windsor Fair on Sunday (September 1) with a pair of $19,000-plus divisions where the top harness racing horse in the division continued his winning ways. Two Fold Cold needs no introduction to the Downeast faithful as the […]
CIRCLEVILLE, OH –- The web-based PDF sale catalog for the upcoming annual Ohio Selected Jug Sale is now available online at the Ohio Harness Horse Breeders website. The link here which will access the full sale catalog and can be downloaded for quick viewing. The sale is set for Friday, September 13, 2024, at the […]
Topsham, Maine … With 7,883 lifetime harness racing wins amassed over a decades long career, driver David Ingraham certainly knows that there is more than one way to win a race. On Thursday (August 8) at the Topsham Fair, the veteran teamster demonstrated two. Driving hard from the gate, Ingraham aggressively secured a pocket journey […]
Oak Grove, KY…July 2, 2024…Country Squire (Keystone Velocity), took top honors in the United States Harness Driving Club (USHDC) harness racing event on Monday (July 1) at Oak Grove Racing and Gaming. Superbly handled by Shae Vandervort for owner-trainer (and breeder) Roni Vandervort, the four-year-old gelding overcame the second tier 10 post and closed fastest […]
OAK GROVE, KY…June 18, 2024…It’s tough to grab a headline when Oak Grove Racing and Gaming’s race office and management power duo of Kevin Mack and Cara Collins put on a harness racing stakes laden racing program offering over $400,000 in purses. But Mack and Collins made sure that the United States Harness Driving Club […]
Oak Grove, Kentucky…June 4, 2024…Harness racing continued at Oak Grove Racing and Gaming on Monday (June 3) with Paperback Thriller (Mystery Chase, $5.44) and Splinter N (Splinter N, $10,44) reaching the winner’s circle in United States Harness Drivers Club (USHDC) action. But the biggest winner of the afternoon was Redemption Ranch as the USHDC presented […]
Woodstock, VA…May 19, 2024…It is said that, back in the 1920’s, the term “it takes two to tango” was first put on the map with many meanings throughout the years. One such meaning has to do with “success” and Shenandoah Racing Director Dee Lineweaver and the United States Harness Drivers Club (USHDC) were the “two […]
FREEHOLD, N.J.— Harness racing amateur drivers Anthony Verruso and Yogi Sheridan both scored front-stepping wins in taking their respective $9,000 divisions for the American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Trot at Freehold Raceway on Saturday (May 18). In the first division, Anthony Verruso sailed downstream with Call Me Thefireman (Wishing Stone) to a 2:00.2 victory. Leaving […]
HARNESS RACING FRIDAY STAKES, SPECIAL SATURDAY POST The Meadows will race at 12:45 PM this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, but will have a special post time on Saturday, Preakness Day. First post on Saturday will be 11:30AM. Friday’s card will feature 3YO filly pacers in Pennsylvania Sire Stake and PA Stallion Series action. GEOCENTRIC TO […]
Oak Grove, KY…April 30, 2024…Oak Grove Racing and Gaming presented a pair of harness racing events highlighting the United States Amateur Driving Club (USHDC) on Monday, April 29 and drivers Tony Dinges and Jacob Stillwell were victorious in their respective events. Kicking off the festivities at Oak Grove on Monday, Dinges piloted Dein Spriggs’ Great […]
Woodstock, VA…April 27, 2024…The ladies dominated the pair of United States Harness Drivers Club (USHDC) amateur harness racing events at Shenandoah Downs on Saturday, April 27 with Alexandria Goldin and Stacey McLenaghan winning their respective events. Alexandria Goldin kicked off the USHDC festivities by guiding her own Cheyenne Ryan Lee (Roll With Joe) to a […]
The harness racing season . up with the first major Grand Circuit stakes races of the year Monday (April 22) at Yonkers Raceway. Total purses for the evening are just over $1 million And handicapping the four stakes races will be Harnesslink’s own Garnet Barnsdale and former Harnesslink reporter, now handicapper for Pocono Downs, Brian […]
Woodstock, VA…April 14, 2024…Harness racing’s United States Harness Driving Club (USHDC), hosted by Shenandoah Downs, held its first event of the season on Saturday, April 13, and Dr. Scott Woogen was in the winner’s circle after piloting the nine-year-old gelding Baltimore Jack N (Auckland Reactor N) to a 1:56.1 win. Taking command just a stride […]
Monticello, NY (April 11, 2024) – After the conclusion of competing in three NAADA Trot events on a muddy harness racing card at Monticello Raceway on Wednesday April 10th, members of NAADA (North American Amateur Drivers Association) and the Federation of the Homeless were on hand for a $2,500 check presentation in the winner’s circle […]
Oak Grove, K – April 9, 2024 – The United States Harness Driving Club had a “double feature” at harness racing’s Oak Grove Racing and Gaming on Monday (April 8) and top honors went to amateur drivers Cassidy Whitton and Jacob Stillwell, each scoring convincing victories in their respective events. Whitton used a :27.2 backside […]
Corbin, Kentucky…October 29, 2023…The United States Harness Driver’s Club (USHDC) concluded their Sunday (Oct. 29) festivities at Cumberland Run with Jazmine Arnold pulling off an upset victory in the $12,000 amateur harness racing trot. Handling the New Zealand bred Cyclone Kiwi N (Jereme`s Jet) for owner-trainer Adam Short, Jazmin had her charge ready to roll […]
Shenandoah, West Virgini – October 29, 2023 – Riddle…How can there be 15 winners on a 14-race program without a “dead-heat?” Shenandoah Downs Director of Racing Dee Lineweaver made it happen on Saturday, October 28 with the other “winner” being the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame with the track and U.S. Harness Driver’s […]
Shenandoah, W.V….October 22, 2023…The limelight belonged to 19-year-old Wyatt Long and Dr. Scott Woogen at Shenandoah Downs on Saturday, October 21, as the U.S. Harness Driver’s Club had a trio of races on their excellent 13 race harness racing program. Wyatt Long, who won a week ago with Rollatown in a “NW $1,501” conditioned event […]
Shenandoah, VA., October 14, 2023…The United States Harness Driving Club (USHDC) was gifted with four amateur harness racing events at Shenandoah Downs on Saturday (Oct. 14) by Racing Secretary Dee Lineweaver and it was “Yogi” Sheridan who stepped up to the plate with two “home runs” in his four plate appearances, scoring with two “down […]
October 12, 2023…The United States Harness Drivers Club (USHDC), formerly known as the Florida Amateur Driving Club, has a huge weekend of harness racing ahead with four events scheduled at Shenandoah Downs on Saturday, October 14, followed by pair of races as Cumberland Run opens its fall season on Sunday, October 15. Shenandoah Downs Racing […]
Shenandoah, Virginia…October 7, 2023…When referring to a “triple-double,” one thinks of NBA stars scoring at least 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a single basketball game. It’s a rare feat and worthy of headlines in sports sections all across the NBA world. Amateur driver Scott Woogen has given a new meaning for a […]
