All year long Sylvia Hanover and Twin B Joe Fresh have reigned atop the divisional harness racing standings, but both were upset as odds-on choices when Zanatta (Stay Hungry) and Strong Poison (Always B Miki) struck gold in the pair of $25,000 eliminations for the Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Filly Pace on Friday night (Oct. 20)
Pulling first-over in the backstretch from a pocket-trip American Mercury (American Ideal) was able to handle a hike in class in capturing the top level $36,000 Open Handicap harness racing pace at Yonkers Raceway Monday, September 4, 2023. The 7th race feature saw Moonshine Kisses (George Brennan) go right to the early lead from post
WASHINGTON, PA, Aug. 18, 2023 Captain Albano (Captaintreacherous-Angelou) snapped out of his foul humor just in time to score in a stake-fastest and harness racing career-best 1:51.1 in Friday’s $170,320 Pennsylvania Sires Stake at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Also taking splits in the event, known as the Tyler B, for freshman colt and
More than eleven harness racing trainers, including some of the leaders in the sport, have been reported having fines and suspensions, some of which are long outstanding cases that have been stayed. Positives include the drugs Alrenogest, Aminocaproic Acid, Dexamethasone, Fentanyl, Flunixin, Gabapentin, Phenylbutazone, TCO2, Testosterone and Theobromine. Some of the new penalties include trainers
Vernon Downs played host to a huge harness racing night of New York Sire Stakes action Saturday (Aug. 12) that featured a $110,100 division for two-year-old pacing colts and two $52,000-plus divisions for two-year-old pacing fillies. The races were held over a sloppy track. The 9th race was the $110,100 division for the pacing colts