For the first time in Sintra’s 145-start harness racing career, there was no uncertainty that he would reach the winner’s circle last Saturday (Nov. 18). The bay Mach Three gelding officially retired in a ceremony at Woodbine Mohawk Park, Canada’s premiere oval, where he won the 2017 Canadian Pacing Derby. It was also a reunion
Harness racing’s biggest stars will battle it out on the track on Saturday, Nov. 25 in the Fanduel Championships and Fall Four stakes finals at the Meadowlands Racetrack.
In this week's Rewind Robert Smith recalls the 1984 Canadian Pacing Derby and its outcome at Greenwood Raceway. Always an annual fan favourite, this race added yet another chapter to its long and interesting history on that day now close to 40 years ago.
Confederate, who on Monday became the fastest three-year-old pacer in history with his 1:46.1 Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series win at Lexington’s Red Mile, became the first unanimous No. 1 in this season’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll when the Week 13 rankings were released on Tuesday, Sept. 5.
Hightstown, NJ Confederate (Sweet Lou), who on Monday became the fastest 3-year-old pacer in history with his 1:46.1 Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series harness racing win at Lexington’s Red Mile, became the first unanimous No. 1 in this season’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll when the Week 13 rankings were released Tuesday. In addition, four