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Monica Banca didn’t grow up around harness racing. She grew up around a father, Tor Eriksen, who happened to be good friends with a standardbred trainer in Norway, and that was enough to hook her on the athletic animals that would end up shaping her whole career. Norway has a longer harness racing history than […]
Daniel Wäjersten has spent the best part of two decades building a reputation as one of Sweden’s most versatile horsemen, and this year he’s joined an exclusive club, twice over. The Bergsåker-based driver and trainer reached 1,000 career wins in the sulky on 19 September 2025, guiding Onana Boko to victory at his home track. […]
Stickney, IL. For Illinois harness horsemen, the sharpest question hanging over Hawthorne Race Course right now isn’t whether live racing survives past 2026. It’s what happens to the money still flowing through the track’s 11 off-track betting parlours while that question gets sorted out. That’s not a small line item. OTB handle has long fed […]
Champion pacer KINGMAN (Always B Miki) has added another major milestone to his outstanding career, being officially named the NSW Harness Racing Horse of the Year. The honour caps off a stellar season for the elite pacer, whose victories in the New Zealand Cup, Victoria Cup and the Christian Cullen 4YO Classic established him as […]
Signal Caller Strikes in Bluegrass Colt Pace *By Ray Cotolo, for The Red Mile*****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** LEXINGTON, Ky.— Driver Andy McCarthy bided his time off torching speed laid by Thai Hanover and launched into action at the right time to seize a 1:48.4 victory in the third of four dashes for the $298,500 Bluegrass 2-Year-Old […]
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MEADOWS MONDAY MEMO BACK TO ACTION THIS WEEK Hollywood Casino at The Meadows returns from its week-long hiatus with live racing on Wednesday at 12:45pm. The track now moves into its Fall racing schedule, with racing every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 12:45pm. There is one remaining Friday evening card, a special Pink Out night […]
September 16, 2025 For Immediate Release Delaware County Fair Hosts Fifth Leg of Buckeye Stallion Series for Colt Trotters Grove City, OH – A total of $140,000 was up for grabs as the Delaware County Fair hosted the fifth leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series for colt trotters on the third day of its five-day […]
Please find attached the press release for Tues 9/16/25 and a Tammy Headworth photo of Go Go Lyla Jane winning race 7 today. Thank you! Kenneth W. Terpenning, M.I.S. Race Announcer and Social Media Director Northville Downs at Barry Expo Center 937 245 4646 Northville-Press-Release-09162025.docx
September 16, 2025 For Immediate Release OHHA’s Speaker Series to Feature Todd and Greg Luther, Austin Hanners, and Ron Burke on Wednesday Grove City, OH – The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will kick off day four of “Five Days in Delaware” on Wednesday morning, Sept. 17, with the Speaker Series featuring special guests Todd […]
Dear Sir Please make the following changes (marked in red) to this story: Three Ohio Sires Stakes 2YO champions by Summa Cum Laude 9 September 2025 in Australia by Peter Wharton 0 The Somebeachsomewhere horse Summa Cum Laude, whose frozen semen is available ‘down under’ from Tourello Standardbreds, left […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Little Expensive Wins Open Trot; Oak Grove Wraps Record-Breaking Meet from Oak Grove Racing Publicity OAK GROVE, Ky. — Little Expensive shipped west from his home-base on the East Coast and fired down the road to a 1:53 win in the $40,000 Open Trot on closing day (Tuesday, July 15) of a […]
If you are having trouble reading this email, click here to view in browser Bidding ends tonight Hi John, A reminer that bidding in the latest fortnightly gavelhouse.com Standardbred auction set to end tonight, starting with Lot 1 at 7pm (NZT). This auction features 15 Lots comprised of three weanlings, two yearlings, three two-year-olds, racing propositions and […]
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The New Zealand harness racing sales head to Christchurch tomorrow with around 200 yearlings set to go under the hammer at the latest instalment of the NZB Standardbred sales. For Todd and Fleur Anderson of Winton, the 2025 edition comes on the back of having recently been crowned Breeder of the Year at the HRNZ […]
The sliding doors effect of harness racing was on full display lastnight for Ross Houghton and the Dancingonmoonlight camp. Having won the first juvenile race of the new season with the talented but recently sold Showmethetanlines (Downbytheseaside), his stablemate and runner up from a fortnight ago, Incentivise (Bettor’s Delight), stepped up and filled the void […]
Studholme Bloodstock is one of New Zealand’s leading Standardbred horse nurseries and the birthplace of some of the best harness racing horses in Australasia. Brian West is the man responsible for having bred or co-bred 279 individual winners in New Zealand, achieving a combined total of 943 race victories. Among these are prestigious races such […]
Australasia’s greatest pacing product this side of the millennium looks set for a big season as with his stallion career at a critical juncture. Having had to endure the 2024 New Zealand harness racing season without a single juvenile in the two-year-old crop, Lazarus’ 18 three-year-old’s from his first crop acquitted themselves well, particularly the […]
Points North’s (Somebeachsomewhere) 2025 harness racing campaign kicked off with a major milestone on Saturday (Feb. 1) at Woodbine Mohawk Park as the gelding reached $1 million in career earnings. He was pointed forward from the gate by Jonathan Drury and carved out the mile with fractions of :27.3, :57.3, and 1:26.3 on the lead. […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Giancarlo Antognoni is regarded as one of the best Italian soccer players of all time. While it’s a stretch to consider Antognoni S as one of the best trotters ever, the Ron Burke trainee took another step toward being a very good one after taking the Saturday night harness racing co-feature […]
This afternoon (31 Jan) at Addington Raceway, harness racing fans will be treated to the first juvenile race of the new season when half a dozen two-year-old pacers greet the starters gate to open their careers in the SBSR White Stables 2yo Mobile Pace. The six horse field in the sixth race on the programme […]
Harness racing trainer Jason Libby passed $5 million in career earnings as his Mach It Mine (Heston Blue Chip) won her second straight race on Tuesday (Jan. 28) at The Raceway at the Western Fair District. The filly wired the field, putting up fractions of :29.3, 1:00.1, and 1:30.1 for Tyler Borth. She sprinted away […]
Harness racing driver Samuel Fillion stayed hot with a five-win performance on Monday (Jan. 27) while not missing a cheque in nine drives on the card at The Raceway at the Western Fair District. His evening was highlighted by a dominant Preferred Trot victory with Royalty Beer (Royalty For Life). The six-year-old cut :28.1, 1:00, […]
Powertrain (Shadow Play) bounced back from a sixth-place finish in his seasonal debut with an upset harness racing win in the $36,000 Preferred Pace on Saturday (Jan. 25) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. From the rail, he let four opponents by as they raced into the first turn and sat fifth throughout first-half splits of :28 […]
