Successful vendors Mark and Debbie Smith of Shard Farm in Southland are presenting another strong draft of sixteen potential harness racing champions at this month’s NZB Standardbred Yearling Sales in Christchurch. The SBSR breeders have a mixture of stock from their own mares p3lus some quality outside yearlings, led by a full brother to multiple
Breeding authority Peter Wharton presents all the harness racing news on breeding from Australia, New Zealand and North America every week brought to you by Garrard’s Horse & Hound. First Australian bred millionaire trotter The Orlando Vici gelding Just Believe achieved yet another moment of glory in a brilliant career when he became the first Australian bred trotter
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Not once did a harness racing trainer win more than four races on a single card at The Meadowlands during 2023, so maybe it was on Per Engblom’s list of New Year’s resolutions to accomplish the feat. The 43-year-old native of Sweden, whose $6 million in earnings established his career high
The Muscle Hill horse Southwind Frank was one of the best young trotters in North American harness racing of his day. He won 17 of his 26 lifetime starts including 10 consecutive races at two highlighted by the Breeders Crown, was 2YO Trotting Colt of the Year in both America and Canada, set a world
The faith of the Fides (Rock N Roll Heaven) connections was rewarded when the Matt Craven trained pacer overpowered his harness racing rivals in the Hamilton Pacing Cup at Hamilton on Sunday (Jan. 14). Fides, the $2.20 favorite, settled towards the rear of the field before Craven pulled out three wide at the bell and