“Who cares?” While there were many complimentary remarks about the last Mane Attraction harness racing column pointing out future concerns, the one that was the most notable was the one that quite succinctly wrote, “Who cares?” It is a response just like that that has put harness racing’s future in jeopardy. When I came to
Over the years, there have always been some negative rumblings whenever an “amateur” event is part of a “pari-mutuel” harness racing program. Some punters can be heard mumbling, “I’m passing this race…you know…amateurs.” Let’s clarify something about the amateur drivers right this very moment… The reason they are merely “amateurs,” as some of you mutter,