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MILTON, ON - January 10, 2023 - Woodbine Entertainment today announced the 2022 Standardbred harness racing season at Woodbine Mohawk Park generated a record all-sources handle of $444171816.92. The 2022 all-sources handle smashes the previous record of $364 million in 2019 and is part of over $1 billion wagered on Woodbine Thoroughbred and…

MILTON, June 17, 2022 - This year's edition of the Pepsi North America Cup happens to be twice as nice for harness racing trainer Brian Brown. When the field of 10 lines up behind the gate for the 39 edition of the $1 million classic, the conditioner from Ostrander, Ohio, will have two opportunities, in the form of Ario Hanover and Night Hawk, for…

Breeding authority Peter Wharton presents all the harness racing news on breeding from Australia, New Zealand and North America every week brought to you by Garrard's Horse & Hound. Chicago Gangster, the season's latest two-year-old classic winner, in beating a useful field in the $$30600 Tatlow Stakes at Menangle, gives the impression that he…

The last time the North America Cup and Meadowlands Pace winners met in a final of the Delvin Miller Adios, the harness racing contest produced, in the words of track announcer Roger Huston, "an epic battle." It was in 2017, and North America Cup Champion Fear The Dragon used a lengthy first-over march to overtake pacesetting Meadowlands Pace champ…

Scott Zeron earned the sixth Breeders Crown trophy of his career this past weekend when he guided Treacherous Dragon to victory for trainer Nancy Takter in the final for 3-year-old female pacers at Woodbine Mohawk Park, with the emphasis on "earned." Zeron was sidelined for 10 weeks following an accident on July 26 that left the 33-year-old driver…

Lexington, KY - On Sunday (Sep. 18) The Red Mile will host eight Kentucky Championship finals worth $3.2 million for freshman and sophomore male and female harness racing trotters and pacers and two $100000 Kentucky Commonwealth series finals for 3-year-old filly trotters and 2-year-old male pacers. The total purse value of $3.4 million on the…

Lexington, KY - On Sunday (Sept. 18) The Red Mile will host eight Kentucky Championship finals worth $3.2 million for freshman and sophomore male and female harness racing trotters and pacers and two $100000 Kentucky Commonwealth series finals for 3-year-old filly trotters and 2-year-old male pacers. The total purse value of $3.4 million on the…