Sibling rivalry came down to the wire on Friday (Sep. 1) at Kawartha Downs as the Hie brothers drove harness racing half-sisters to a tight 1-2 finish. The brothers, Doug and Carman, with 151 years of age between them, trained and drove Wildcat Lisa (Betterthancheddar) and Pop The Bubbly, respectively. Carman gave Pop The Bubbly
The $11,000 Preferred 2 Pace and $11,000 Preferred 2 Trot headlined as the top classes at Grand River Raceway on Monday (Aug. 28) and each race featured a new track record set by their respective winners: Desperate Man and Dealin With Dewey.
Desperate Man (Shadow Play) became the fastest horse in Grand River Raceway history on Monday (Aug. 28) as the 2021 North America Cup winner crushed his harness racing rivals in 1:50.1. The gelding got away fourth and nine-and-a-half lengths back at the quarter as a three-way speed duel raged onto the backstretch to create a
After seemingly spoiling his chance to break his maiden over his home track, Poof put forth a miraculous effort to capture the 2023 Balanced Image Trot on Saturday, Aug. 26 at Hanover Raceway.
Emoji Hanover (Greenshoe) and Tea Party Hanover (Stay Hungry), both sold for six digits as yearlings, tallied their first career harness racing victories on Thursday (Aug. 24) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. $180,000 seller Emoji Hanover cut the mile in the lidlifter for Louis-Philippe Roy and ran up the score down the lane to win by