The dual-hemisphere stallion Volstead (Cantab Hall) has emerged as one of the best kept secrets in the Ohio harness racing breeding ranks of 2023. Bred by Arden Homestead Stable and Adelaide J. Skoglund, this earner of $729,716 who was foaled on May 9, 2011, at Gettsyburg, PA, has, from just one crop, produced two of the
As harness racing gets underway today (August 16) at the Illinois State Fair, it brings to memory a champion trotting sire who influenced performers at that one-mile surface over the decades: Valley Victory (Baltic Speed) 3, 1:55.3 ($485,307). While he stood in New Jersey and Kentucky, Valley Victory’s influence over the Prairie State trotting scene
On Friday (Sept. 16) the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), in conjunction with the U.S Harness Racing Hall Of Fame, announced five individuals that will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2023.
The Hall of Fame Screening Committee of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), after meeting with a select group of Harness Racing Museum Trustees, has announced that Lucien Fontaine has been elected to the Harness Racing Hall of Fame, through a Veterans designation, and that Frank Antonacci and Per Eriksson would be the Hall of Fame ballot candidates for this summer’s election.