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
I first came across the name of harness racing owner, trainer, and, at one time, aspiring driver Shannon Wright Machovec of Elk Grove, California, while I was looking to write an article relating to the November 9, 2023, barn fire at Tioga Downs, Nichols, New York. The fire claimed the lives of 30 harness racehorses
The Australian Pacing Gold sale at Magic Millions, Gold Coast on Sunday, January 28 features the progeny of 33 individual stallions including three exciting first season sires. The trio of newcomers are the 2019 USA 2YO of the Year and 2020 3YO Colt of the Year and Horse of the Year, Tall Dark Stranger (1:47.2),
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. Better Be The Best is NSW’s top three-year-old The Shoobees Place colt Better Be The Best is NSW’s top three-year-old to date this season. He has won nine races
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. Sherlock is Derby material The Real Sherlock (Vincent), who won the Alabar 3YO Classic at Auckland earlier in the season and has won two of his three starts on