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Al Papi (Papi Rob Hanover) has produced a tough front running harness racing performance to win the $420,500 Adios Pace, holding off a late challenge to score in 1:48.1. Driver Yannick Gingras wasted little time putting Al Papi into the action, taking him to the lead shortly after the start before controlling the race from […]
GOSHEN, N.Y. — Yannick Gingras captured the 2026 edition of the $10,000 Mr. and Mrs. Elbridge T. Gerry Sr. Memorial Hall of Fame Invitational Trot, held Sunday (July 5) at Goshen Historic Track, when he piloted Southwind Banshee to a 1:56.2 victory over five harness racing rivals. Southwind Banshee pushed clear of Full Rights (driven […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Yannick Gingras used a familiar tactic to perfection Saturday night, as his front-end driving excellence paid off big time while guiding both harness racing winners of the first leg of the Miss Versatility for open mare trotters at The Meadowlands. In the opening $30,000 split, Gingras fired Walspea, a 4-year-old daughter […]
Antognoni S, Blockchain and Busy Making Moni gave harness racing driver Yannick Gingras and trainer Ron Burke the victories in the trio of $30,000 divisions of the second leg of the John Brennan Trotting Series on Wednesday night (April 9) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. All three triumphs came in front-end fashion. Five-year-old Father Patrick gelding […]
Three of the world’s best harness racing drivers, headed by Kiwi-born US superstar Dexter Dunn, are in Queensland for an innovative new series. Dunn, fresh from being crowed US Driver of the Year for the fifth time in the past six years, will be joined by fellow US gun Yannick Gingras and Swedish hero Bjorn […]
A pair of top North American harness racing drivers are among the field set to face off in the Ladbrokes Ultimate Driver Championship, a new slot racing series announced earlier this year that will take place in February 2025 at The Creek, Albion Park in Brisbane, Australia. The Ladbrokes Ultimate Driver Championship will feature 10 […]
Lexington, KY — Starting in the second tier in both the Kentucky Futurity and Kentucky Filly Futurity will leave harness racing driver Yannick Gingras as something of a spectator when the gate begins to roll for each of those classic events at Lexington’s Red Mile on Sunday (Oct. 6). But not for long. Gingras will […]
Lexington, KY — Sippinonsearoc (Downbytheseaside-Queen Ann M) became the fastest 2-year-old pacer in history and Hambletonian champion Karl (Tactical Landing-Avalicious) made a winning return to the races as the Red Mile hosted second-round action in the Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series on Tuesday Aug. 13. Sippinonsearoc became the fastest 2-year-old pacer in history on Tuesday […]
Harness racing Hall of Fame driver Yannick Gingras got an extra slice of the pie after winning the $39,000 Invitational Trot at Yonkers Raceway Thursday evening (Aug. 1) as he also owns a part of the winner, Tipsy Moni (International Moni). The 4th race feature saw Stormy Kromer (Daniel Dube) leave from the rail and […]
Since the end of last year, harness racing fans have looked forward to a third meeting between 3-year-old trotters Karl (Tactical Landing) and T C I (Cantab Hall). The award-winning colts split their two encounters in 2023, and after both beginning this season in May, will finally compete together in the same race on Saturday […]
Hall of Fame harness racing driver Yannick Gingras reached another major milestone in his career, scoring his 9,000th career win with Steely Knife (Always B Miki) in the 9th race at The Red Mile Monday afternoon (July 29) in Lexington, KY. It was befitting the Steely Knife is trained by none other than Ron Burke, […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Chapercraz (Crazy Wow) and harness racing driver Yannick Gingras delivered a multi-move trip for a 2:05.2 win over 11 rivals in the $425,000 E.T. Gerry Jr. Hambletonian Maturity, for 4-year-old trotters over 1-1/8 miles, at the Meadowlands on Saturday (July 13). The 32-1 shot fired from the outside post 10 to […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Twin B Joe Fresh (Roll With Joe-Fresh Breeze) and harness racing driver Dexter Dunn went to the front on the backstretch, fended off a challenge from Sylvia Hanover, and then held off late-closing Silver Label by a half a length to win Saturday’s (July 13) $140,000 Dorothy Haughton Memorial for older […]
Bargain (Chapter Seven) was in front throughout and held off pocket-sitter Fly By in the stretch to win Friday night’s (June 21) lone $25,000 MGM Yonkers Trot elimination for 3-year-old harness racing colts and geldings at MGM Yonkers Raceway in 1:54.3. Driven by Yannick Gingras, Bargain shot out from post four and made the front […]
OAK GROVE, KY — Trainer Per Engblom’s pacing titan Admiral Hill (Sweet Lou) again exerted authority over his peers to muscle a near gate-to-wire harness racing victory in the $50,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) third round at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Monday (June 17) while also going the fastest mile ever paced […]
Sea Can (Muscle Mass) had no trouble navigating a sloppy, rain-soaked track in winning the $39,000 Invitational Trot Thursday (June 6) at Yonkers Raceway. The 8th race harness racing feature got underway with Nows The Moment (Mark MacDonald) shooting to the early lead and was up by two lengths by the opening quarter mile in […]
OAK GROVE, KY — Admiral Hill (Sweet Lou) toured the Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel harness racing track again to collect his second straight win with a 1:50.3 wrapped-up effort in the $50,000 second preliminary round of Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) on Tuesday (June 4). Driver Yannick Gingras pushed Admiral Hill for the front […]
With a game first-over move in the backstretch, Tipsy Moni (International Moni) and harness racing driver Yannick Gingras were able to collar the race leader and then pull away at the finish in scoring her eighth victory of the season. The action all took place in the $35,000 Fillies & Mares Invitational Trot Thursday, May […]
A year ago at this time, Bythemissal (Downbytheseaside) was sidelined by illness, leaving the future of his harness racing campaign in doubt. But after missing nearly two months — and racing only once upon his return before the calendar turned to August — the pacer put all uncertainty to rest. He won his division of […]
Both wagering favorites held true for the harness racing fans Thursday (May 23) at Yonkers Raceway in their two $35,000 Invitational trots. The horses did battle in the 5th race where Keg Stand (Bar Hopping) and driver Yannick Gingras worked their way to the early lead at the opening quarter in :28.3 over Nows The […]
Huntinthelastdolar (Huntsville-Eighthundrolarbill) utilized an aggressive steer from harness racing driver Yannick Gingras to take the $263,000 Charles Juravinski Memorial Cup for four-year-old pacers which highlighted the 11-race stakes heavy card on Sunday (May 19) at Flamboro Downs. Leaving from post three, Huntinthelastdolar entered the first turn on the lead before exiting the turn third as […]
Yonkers Raceway hosted a pair of $35,000 Invitational Trots Thursday (May 16) at the Hilltop half mile harness racing oval. First up in the 3rd race was the Invitational Trot that saw a determined Take All Comers (Creatine) and driver Jordan Stratton work their way past Swan In Motion (Jason Bartlett) at the opening quarter […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Yannick Gingras had the touch Friday night at The Meadowlands, becoming just the third harness racing driver during 2024 to win five races on a Big M card. Gingras’ night gets more impressive when you consider that he was ineligible to drive in three of the 14 dashes, with those events […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Lexus Kody (Archangel-Lexus Helios) had yet another dominant harness racing performance in the weekly featured $27,500 winners-over trot at The Meadowlands, notching his third straight victory in much-the-best fashion Friday night (Apr. 26). “He’s super-sharp right now,” said winning driver Yannick Gingras. “When he’s like this, he can go some big […]
