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Hightstown, NJ - Health issues grounded Soaring Now (JK Endofanera) during his 2-year-old harness racing season, but the colt is flying high again as he heads to Saturday's $300000 Carl Milstein Memorial Invitational for 3-year-old pacers at MGM Northfield Park. Soaring Now heads to the Milstein off back-to-back victories in the Indiana Sire…

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…

CHESTER, PA - Harness racing driver Andrew McCarthy picked up his 3000 North American driving victory at a soggy Harrah's Philadelphia Saturday afternoon, in his last drive before heading to northern New Jersey for nighttime activities. The 36-year-old, who has driven the winners of $61.5M, scored four times on the windswept Saturday card,…

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - Harness racing driver Yannick Gingras came to play Friday night (Nov. 25) at The Meadowlands, and so did the 20-cent Pick-6 players. The 43-year-old Hall of Fame pilot recorded four wins to lead the driver colony while bettors awoke from their post-Thanksgiving slumber with some huge play in the Pick-6 with motivation provided…

WILKES-BARRE PA - The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono held its final of 133 cards for 2022 in near-freezing temperatures on Saturday afternoon (Nov 19), with the meet's leading harness racing horsemen and retiring 14-year-olds feted. Top purse event of closing day was a $25000 fast-class pace, taken easily by the Bettor's Delight gelding Ilikemebettor…

DOVER, Del. - Odds-on favorites Misty Coast (Powerful Mist -Cruisinthecoast) and Killer Stripes (Badlands Hanover -Tiger Style) both completed sweeps of their respective preliminary rounds in the Delaware Standardbred Breeders' Fund (DSBF) harness racing series for 2-year-old pacing fillies at Bally's Dover with strong front-end wins on Wednesday…

The fields are set for the two-year-old divisions of the Breeders Crown following Friday night's (Oct. 21) elimination round at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The $2.4 million freshman championships will be contested next Friday, Oct. 28. Recaps and replays of the eliminations are available below, along with the post draws for the finals. Two-Year-Old…

Amigo Volo (Father Patrick) won the $25000 Open Handicap Trot at Bally's Dover despite poor weather conditions on Tuesday night (Nov. 15). It was a three-horse sprint leaving the gate. Crystal Fashion, HL Revadon and Amigo Volo all left for early positioning nearing the quarter pole. Crystal Fashion accepted the pocket and HL Revadon settled into…

CHESTER, PA - A rank outsider and a heavy favorite won the two divisions of the $86800 Albatross, the John Simpson Sr. Memorial stake for three-year-old harness racing pacing males, at Harrah's Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon (Oct. 27). The racing week opened with a 30-1 shot in the very first race both last Thursday and this: Rocknroll Gold, a…

Captain Cowgirl looks to extend her three-race win streak in Saturday night's (Oct. 15) $100000 Courageous Lady, a by-invitation-only Grand Circuit event for 3-year-old harness racing filly pacers, at MGM Northfield Park. This year's Courageous Lady is the 13th race on a 15-race program. A $20000 guaranteed 20-cent Super High Five is offered on the…

It has been three long years since Zacon Gio won ahead of Slide So Easy and Marion Marauder in the 2019 MGM Yonkers International Trot and it's extremely satisfying to see such a quality harness racing field put together for the 2022 edition. Sure, it'd be nice to have seen Atlanta and maybe a few other stars, but this year's race, scheduled for…

ANDERSON, Ind.-August 9, 2022- A field of ten will be sent postward in the $315000 Dan Patch Stakes at Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Friday, August 12. In what will rank as one of the most highly anticipated editions of the Dan Patch Stakes, the 29 installment of Hoosier Park's premier harness racing event will highlight the 15-race…

Over the past months there is not too much we don't know about Bulldog Hanover (Shadow Play). Aside from being the fastest harness racing Standardbred of all time, he is putting his 11-race winning streak on the line this Sunday (Oct. 9) in the $153000 Allerage Farms Open Pace at Lexington, Kentucky's Red Mile. The race is generously sponsored by…

Over the past months there is not too much we don't know about Bulldog Hanover (Shadow Play). Aside from being the fastest harness racing Standardbred of all time, he is putting his 11-race winning streak on the line this Sunday in the $153000 Allerage Farms Open Pace at Lexington, Kentucky's Red Mile. The race is generously sponsored by Jeff &…

Dayton, Ohio - Kings County (Muscle Hill) took to the throne in the $25000 Open Trot at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway on Tuesday (Oct. 4). Leaving from post seven, Kings County settled into third along the rail. After an opening quarter in:27.4, driver Brett Miller popped the pocket and never looked back. At odds of 2-1, the 6-year-old horse…

WASHINGTON, PA, Sept. 29, 2022 - Ginger Tree Coco (Stay Hungry -Zellweger Bluechip) clicked off the back half in a snappy 55.4 en route to a stake-fastest victory in a career-best 1:52.3 over a "good" surface in Thursday's $81499 Keystone Classic at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Hello Yes Hi and Butterfingers captured the other divisions in the…

WASHINGTON, PA, Sept. 28, 2022 - Commander Frank (Southwind Frank -Lady Athens) finally began to live up to his connections' lofty expectations, brushing wide through the lane to score in Wednesday's (Sept) Keystone Classic at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Big Baller Beane (Father Patrick -Global Desire) took the other split in the $75300 stake…

ANDERSON, Ind.-September 20, 2022 - The stage is set for harness racing's brightest stars to compete on a blockbuster night of racing at Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Friday, September 23. The Grand Circuit returns to Anderson, Indiana with over $1.5 million in purses on the evening, highlighted by the return of the World's Fastest…

Harness racing trainer Alvin Miller knows what it's like to bring a longshot to the Dan Patch Stakes. He also knows that anything is possible, even for a longshot. Last year, Miller's Tellmeaboutit (Tellitlikeitis -Portia Blue Chip) was 68-1 from post nine in the annual event for older male pacers at Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino but came…

Northfield, OH - This year's Adios victor Bythemissal has been named the 7-5 morning line favorite in Saturday's (Aug. 13) $300000 Carl Milstein Memorial at MGM Northfield Park. The Buckeye-bred headlines an accomplished group of nine 3-year-old pacers in Northfield Park's premier event. The Milstein, a race by invitation only, is slated as race 10…