East Rutherford, NJ - Harness racing’s two top-ranked horses in the final Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, No. 1 Confederate and No. 2 Sylvia Hanover, led the way when divisional Dan Patch Award honors for pacers and trotters were announced during a live presentation prior to Saturday’s (Dec. 30) card at The Meadowlands. Three-year-old male pacer
MISSISSAUGA, Ont., Dec. 19, 2023 Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2023 O’Brien Awards, honouring Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season. There are two finalists in each category, which includes 12 divisional horse categories and five people categories. One of the divisional champions will also be recognized
Bond (Southwind Frank) followed up on her magnificent 2-year-old harness racing season in 2022 with an even better season this year. A winner of $587,265 last semester with a mark of 1:52.3, she went on to win $847,071 this year on the strength of an 8-2-1 scorecard in 13 starts, vaulting her lifetime earnings to
For close to a half century, I have been honored to participate in the voting for divisional winners leading up to even higher honors of “Trotter of the Year”, “Pacer of the Year” and “Horse of the Year.” I take this honor very seriously as the horses I choose may, someday, be in a sales