Harness racing trainer Ake Svantedt had trainees competing in 11 John Simpson Sr. Memorial stakes races this past week at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. Those Svanstedt trainees won every one of those races, with two more coming home victorious on Saturday (Oct. 21) afternoon to complete an incredible sweep. Svanstedt needed Khaosan Road (International
The American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) presented yet another donation to another charitable cause, this time to the Standardbred Pleasure Horse Organization of New Jersey (SPHO-NJ) over the weekend of Sept. 22.
The Daily Double at Yonkers Raceway Thursday (Aug. 31) saw seven scratches, mostly due to early holiday traffic and reported accidents. There were numerous other scratches throughout the harness racing program. The scratches saw the 2nd race $36,000 Open Handicap Trot down to just three starters, but they all raced as a team down to
The American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC), in its ongoing mission to help communities and communities in need, presented another donation aimed at cancer prevention and research on Sunday (Aug. 13) at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Ake Svanstedt drove a pair of Chapter Seven colts from his barn - Cecil Hanover and Kierkegaard K - to harness racing victories in the two New York Sire Stakes divisions for sophomore trotters on Thursday night (Aug. 10) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Cecil Hanover made it look easy in the first $82,500 grouping as