#Sweet Lou

Trainer John Nissen and reinswoman Bec Bartley ticked off significant milestones when talented trotter Locksley Lover claimed the Vicbred Super Series four-year-old entires and gelding final at Melton on New Year's Eve. For Nissen, a Locksley farmer and hobby trainer, and Bartley, a Shepparton trainer and reinswoman, it was their first Group One…

Harness racing is returning to Connell Park Raceway in Woodstock, New Brunswick this Friday evening (Aug. 5) as part of the Old Home Week festivities in the picturesque region. Friday night's program is stacked with some great races, including the New Brunswick Breeders stakes for two-year-old fillies and colts & geldings, an Open Trot and the…

Twenty-five-year-old harness racing driver Isobel Ross spent her early days growing up in Queensland, but her life in New South Wales is suiting her just fine. "I'm thoroughly enjoying it here in Bathurst. I've been working for Amanda (Turnbull) for nearly four years, and I feel I'm a little blessed," she said. Ross, who has always shown…

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…

A Yonkers Raceway invader making his local harness racing debut won Saturday's (Dec. 3) Open Pace at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The Jared Bako-trained Lou's Sweetrevenge (Sweet Lou) came in off close to a month layoff and drew post six for his first try in the $16000 Open at the Spa. Leon Bailey picked up the catch-drive behind Lou's Sweetrevenge and…

Appearing for the final time in his history-making career, "The Bulldog" was best in show once more. Bulldog Hanover, who electrified the sport this season with his speed and personality, romped to victory in Saturday's (Nov. 26) $345000 TVG Series Open Pace championship by 2-1/4 lengths over Tattoo Artist in a stakes record 1:47.3 at the…

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…

Breeding authority Peter Wharton presents all the harness racing news on breeding from Australia, New Zealand and North America every Friday brought to you by Garrard's Horse & Hound. The two latest qualifiers for the NSW Ladyship Mile are the Rock N Roll Heaven mare The Honey Queen and Stylish Memphis, who won the $50000 Sibelia Stakes at…

Harness racing's Millwood Nike (Bettor's Delight) has stamped herself as an exceptional young horse with a massive future having today, achieved her seventh win from seven starts. She's adaptable too, able to handle both travelling, and racing on left and right handed tracks, with ease. She looked very good winning in Auckland earlier in the year…

The TwinSpires Harness Blog Weekly Update covers our successes and failures from selected features, stakes, and the H2W (horses-to-watch list). H2W horses through the following Monday appear in the following week's Update. This week's expanded Mohawk Miles offered five races. Our lone winner was Cherie Amour ($12.60, $6.50, $3.20); followed by PL…

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…

LEXINGTON, KY - Handlelikeaporsche (Lazarus N) waited on nobody as the 1-9 favorite and paced down the road to a 1:50.1 victory in the first division of the $299100 Tall Dark Stranger International Stallion Stakes, for freshman harness racing pacing colts and geldings, on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 8) at The Red Mile. Driver Dexter Dunn pushed the…

WASHINGTON, PA - Bettor Strait N Up (Betting Line) needed a gritty stretch drive to do it, but she captured Friday's (Oct 08) $25000 Pennsylvania Fairs championship for 3-year-old filly pacers at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, completing her unprecedented PA Fairs "Double Double." She became the first horse in fairs history to win both the points…

After a good yarn with Mark Jones early morning yesterday, I come away thinking I must put a few dollars on some of his runners for tonight's (Oct. 6) harness racing action at Addington Raceway. The fact I'm sitting here late on a Thursday night writing and not bothering to watch the last leg of pick six and the quaddie tells the story! Hopefully,…

Sunday afternoon Harness Racing at Phar Lap Raceway was given a little extra spice with the injection of the Spring Rewards series for horses that battle round in the rating system. Races seven through ten were run for an upgraded stake of $20000 and were met with a fantastic response. Full fields and even betting races are always a hit with the…

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…

Friday night (23 Sep.) harness racing heads to Alexandra Park where the first Group One of the Spring will headline a fantastic 11-race programme. While Caduceus Club Classic and Spring Cup will draw most of the attention on the night, there is also the first North Island heat of the iconic Nevele R Fillies Series along with the 24 running of the…

Port Au Prince (NZ) (Somebeachsomewhere) just needed a late split to show his class in the $A50000 Group Two Schweppes Carousel Final (2300m) at Menangle on Saturday night. The NZB Standardbred graduate was raring to go with little room in the home straight but once driver Robbie Morris worked him into the clear, he powered to an impressive…

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…

North Island harness racing heads south of the Bombay Hill's top Cambridge on Thursday night with the promise of some even fields and exciting betting races. And while the Waikato meeting may be void of some of the star power we have seen at Alexandra Park in recent weeks, only one of the eleven races on the programme has an odds-on favourite at…

CHESTER, PA - Harness racing driver Tim Tetrick became only the seventh North American driver to reach 13000 career victories when he guided Sir Isaac Newton (Captaintreacherous) to victory in the fourth race at Harrah's Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon. The two-year-old gelding, co-owned by Tim Tetrick LLC along with Jo Ann Looney-King and…

WILKES-BARRE, PA - It was a wet Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 30) at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, but you'll hear no complaints from Stonebridge Karis (Sweet Lou) after he lowered his record over four seconds to 1:51 in winning one of the three $13000 pacing features. Jim Pantaleano pointed the three-year-old gelding frontward and the pair were never…

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…