Every spring, harness racing trainers converse, hope, and dream about their prospective 2-year-olds in training much in the same way breeders ponder about their stallion’s first crop of youngsters. What follows is an examination of the stallions who are first crop sires with statistics garnered from the US Trotting Association and some of the mares they were bred
CUMBERLAND, ME – Two of Maine harness racing’s favorite elder statesmen, 85-year-old Bob Nadeau and his trusty 14-year-old gray steed Putnams Storm (Force Of Life) made quick work of the $7,000 Frost Final at Cumberland on Friday (Dec. 22), winning the pop-up series final in 2:02.1, and putting an exclamation point on a poignant career.
Harrisburg, PA Hambletonian Oaks winner Heaven Hanover (Father Patrick-Hillarmbro) was among three 3-year-old female harness racing trotters to share top-selling honors at Friday’s (Nov. 10) second-and-final session of the Standardbred Horse Sale’s mixed sale, purchased for $450,000 apiece at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show Complex. The other two fillies were Swanky Hanover (Muscle Hill-Secret
LEXINGTON, Ky. Having secured the second jewel of Trotting’s Triple Crown, Tactical Approach (Tactical Landing) will look to add another onto his resume when he starts as the 3-1 morning line harness racing favorite in the $450,000 131st Kentucky Futurity, which wraps the 15-race card and the Grand Circuit meet on Sunday (Oct. 8). Tactical Approach
LEXINGTON, Ky. Having secured the second jewel of Trotting’s Triple Crown, Tactical Approach (Tactical Landing) will look to add another onto his resume when he starts as the 3-1 morning line harness racing favorite in the $450,000 131st Kentucky Futurity, which wraps the 15-race card and the Grand Circuit meet on Sunday (Oct. 8). Tactical Approach