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Northfield, OH – Sammy Jo Hanover won Saturday’s $125,000 Grade 3 Courageous Lady Stakes at MGM Northfield Park in gate-to-wire fashion. She paced the mile in 1:51.3. Leaving from the rail at odds of 31-1, Sammy Jo Hanover was put into play early by harness racing driver Dan Noble. Odds On Chesapeake (Ronnie Wrenn Jr.) also […]
Northfield, OH – Following a surprise victory in last Saturday’s (Oct. 4) $75,000 Buckeye Stallion Series Championship, Our Honor Defend (Lost In Time) will look to pull off another harness racing upset in the Grade 3 $125,000 Courageous Lady on Saturday (Oct. 11) at MGM Northfield Park. When Our Honor Defend went to the gate […]
Northfield, OH – Trainer Joe Bongiorno is hopeful that Fansville (Huntsville), who is now healthy after battling illness for much of her 2-year-old harness racing season, is ready to step up her game in Saturday’s (Oct. 11) $125,000 Grade 3 Courageous Lady at MGM Northfield Park. The Huntsville daughter kicked off her freshman campaign with back-to-back victories. […]
Northfield, OH – Saturday’s (Oct. 11) $125,000 Grade 3 Courageous Lady Stakes for 3-year-old filly pacers at MGM Northfield Park will feature some familiar faces from the Grand Circuit and some harness racing newcomers to the big stage looking to make a name for themselves. Ohio Sires Stakes champion Prolific Fire may be newer to […]
Northfield, OH – Rodeo Drive Deo (Captaintreacherous) will travel to MGM Northfield Park on Saturday (Oct. 11), where she will face eight other talented harness racing fillies in Grade 3 $125,000 Courageous Lady, an invitational for 3-year-old filly pacers. Jugette champion Rodeo Drive Deo has built a strong resume during her sophomore campaign. Following a 1:51.2 […]
Northfield, OH – Driver Luke Ebersole earned his 1,000th harness racing career driving win on Sunday (Sept. 14) at MGM Northfield Park. Ebersole earned his first win on August 29, 2007, at the Mt. Gilead (OH) fair, driving Eagle Sam to victory for his father Jeff Ebersole. On Sunday, Ebersole followed his brother Logan Ebersole off […]
Northfield, OH — The fifth leg of the Ohio Sires Stakes for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers was contested on Wednesday (August 27) at MGM Northfield Park. Sippinonsearoc (Yannick Gingras), a $77,000 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale purchase, showed his class in the $100,000 Sires Stakes, and won impressively. Downbythewater (Chris Lems) was aggressively driven and defended […]
Northfield, OH — Ferretti (Creatine) wasted no time making the lead in the $100,000 Tom Aldrich President’s Trot at MGM Northfield Park on Saturday (August 9). He made every pole a winning one in a valiant harness racing effort. Big Box Hanover (Luke Hanners), Longshot (Chris Lems), and Ferretti (Matt Kakaley) fired off the wings, but […]
Northfield, OH — Following a disappointing disqualification in The Meadowlands Pace, the connections of Prince Hal Hanover (Captaintreacherous) hoped he would rebound. He did it in a big way. He followed up the disqualification with a win in the Grade 1 $385,000 Adios Final at The Meadows on July 26th and a powerhouse victory in the […]
Sometimes it takes time for horses to mature into champions. Quick Trick may have taken time to grow up but he has given his connections a lot to cheer for heading into the $100,000 USD Myron Charna President’s Pace at MGM Northfield Park on Saturday, Aug. 9. Trainer Jeff Conger, who co-owns and bred Quick Trick with […]
Northfield, OH – Fresh off a redeeming harness racing victory in the $385,000 Grade 1 Delvin Miller Adios at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, Prince Hal Hanover (Captaintreacherous) will lead a loaded field of 3-year-old pacers in Saturday’s (Aug. 9) $300,000 Grade 2 Carl Milstein Memorial at MGM Northfield Park. “I am very pleased with […]
Orari trainer Lionel Dobbs is a busy man but the 59 year old who still rides his own gallopers in track work and trains a small team of harness horses, has no plans to change down a gear. “I’ve got an aunty who’s eighty nine and I look after her place. My mother lives with […]
Northfield, OH – Ohio native, Brett Miller, got the perfect trip with Ken Hanover (Captaintreacherous), winning the $200,000 Grade 2 Battle of Lake Erie in world and track record fashion on Saturday (June 7) night at MGM Northfield Park. This was Miller’s fourth harness racing victory in the Battle of Lake Erie, it had been […]
Northfield, OH – When the horses line up behind the gate for Saturday (June 7) night’s $200,000 Grade 2 Battle of Lake Erie at MGM Northfield Park, the connections of Chase H Hanover are hopeful their talented harness racing gelding is ready to step up and do something very special. Chase H Hanover’s story, however, […]
Northfield, OH – Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. In Desperate Man’s (Shadow Play) case, luck never came his way. On Saturday (June 7), the husband-and-wife team of Travis and Alaina Alexander are hoping luck is finally on their side in the $200,000 Grade 2 Battle of Lake Erie at MGM Northfield Park. Based […]
Northfield, OH – The 39th edition of the “War on the Shore,” the $200,000 Grade 2 Battle of Lake Erie at MGM Northfield Park, drew the who’s who in the sport of harness racing, with nine of the sport’s top older pacers taking center stage on Saturday (June 7). “Top to bottom, this is one of […]
Northfield, OH – Liteningonthebeach (Downbytheseaside) made short work of his harness racing foes on Monday (December 3), winning the $20,500 Open Pace at MGM Northfield Park in gate to wire fashion. As the gate sprung Liteningonthebeach (Aaron Merriman) and One Last Laugh (Billy Davis Jr.) timed the gate perfectly and sprinted away from their foes […]
Northfield, OH — 2024 has been an up and down season for harness racing driver Billy Davis Jr., but he has continued to persevere through it all and on Sunday (Nov. 10), Davis Jr. earned his 4,000th career victory at MGM Northfield Park. A native of Canada, Davis recently returned from injuries sustained in an accident […]
Southwind Amazon (Camluck) became the winningest horse in harness racing history as he earned career win number 138 at MGM Northfield Park on Tuesday (Nov. 5). The victory as he stepped up in class also pushed the 14-year-old’s earnings to over $1.53 million dollars and pushed him past Niffit who had 137 wins. Things were […]
Ascot Park harness racing trainer Jeremy Douglas takes four good chances to the Winton HRC meeting at Central Southland Raceway tomorrow. Artmore (Art Major) was held up at her last start in stronger company and made ground late. She gets a nice draw at four to work with in Race Two. Macandrew Markup (Net Ten […]
Northfield, OH — “Step aside, Niffit!” exclaimed track announcer Kenny Livengood as Southwind Amazon tied the all-time modern era harness racing record for wins with a 1:54.4 score on Tuesday (Oct. 29) at MGM Northfield Park. Southwind Amazon, a 14-year-old son of Camluck, began his racing career in 2012. After a slow start to his […]
Northfield, OH — The old saying is “it is better to be lucky than good,” a line that Nick and wife Betty Clegg use all the time when describing some of their great harness racing horses. First the couple presented star pupil Dunkin’ to the world, then came Janelle Granny (Fear The Dragon-Beach Granny), another […]
A nine-dash card full of harness racing action is set for Friday (Aug. 9) at Century Downs. The notable wagers are the Pick 5, which kicks off the card in race one and the $1 minimum Pick 4 which starts in the sixth A free program can be found here. The $12,500 Fillies & Mares Preferred […]
Northfield, OH – Sometimes when purchasing racehorses, you never know what you are going to get, like finding a diamond in the rough. For the connections of Soft Shot (Heston Blue Chip), heading into Saturday’s (Aug. 10) $100,000 Courageous Lady Stakes at MGM Northfield Park, their talented harness racing filly continues to surprise them. Soft […]
