In the latest edition of Rewind Robert Smith discusses the phenomenon of a dead heat in harness racing; always a rather exciting and often intriguing happening.
Monticello, NY Monticello Raceway cancelled harness racing on Tuesday (Jan. 9) after Atlantis (Well Said, Gregory Merton) won the $5,900 pace in race three. The races were cancelled due to the inclement weather. Shoreview (Michael Merton) took the early lead on the snowy track. Hestons Lucky Chip (Bruce Aldrich Jr) followed in second and Send
On North American harness racing tracks it’s all about speed over a mile trip, in Australia it’s a mix of both standing start and mobile features across a range of track sizes, in New Zealand it could be about an extreme two-mile contest or a grass track race featuring non-race winners and in Europe the
The final day of the First Tracks Cumberland’s Winter Festival extended pari-mutuel meet included an appearance by Santa Claus in the first race, along with a thrilling dead heat in the $10,000 Holly Late Closer Series final on Christmas Eve Sunday, Dec. 24.
Red hot Desperate Man (Shadow Play) shoots for a fifth straight harness racing win in the $32,000 Yonkers Raceway Open Pace tonight (Dec. 18), but he will have to again contend with a Yonkers specialist, and a new face. Desperate Man, winner of the 2021 North America Cup, has excelled since being shipped south in