By John Furgele Under snowy conditions – what else is new in upstate New York in late January? — Buffalo Raceway kicked off its 80th racing season at the Erie County Fairgrounds. The newly rec...
By John Furgele The Potomac Pace rarely if ever stands out on the harness racing calendar. Nonetheless, it remains one of my favorite races of the year. The race is on a Sunday night. In the middle of...
By John Furgele Victory, at last! After finishing second in major stakes races eight times this year, Perfect Sting had his day in the sun when he flexed his power to win the $600,000 Breeders...
By Mike Farrell There is an old quotation, often attributed to Damon Runyon, that best summarized the major developments in the racing world last Saturday. “The race is not always to the swift, nor ...
By John Furgele On a day where front end speed wasn’t holding up, Captain Corey bucked the trend and dominated the field in the $1 million Hambletonian at the Meadowlands. Driven and trained by Ake ...
The $1 million Hambletonian, harness racing’s most famous race, takes place on Saturday (Aug 7) at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Award-winning contributor Maryjean Wall looks back ...
By John Furgele The field is set, and the $700,000 Meadowlands Pace on Saturday will feature a pair of longshot winners from the two elimination heats that determined the 10 qualifiers. In last Saturd...
By John Furgele The TVG Finals at The Meadowlands on Nov. 21 brought together some of harness racing’s most popular performers who wrapped up their careers in style. The Finals comprised four of the...
By John Furgele The understated TVG Finals took place at the Meadowlands last Saturday (Nov. 23) in what would be a night of exciting races as well as emotions. Understated is the proper term because ...
by John Furgele Like last week’s weather, things in harness racing are really heating up. Next Saturday —Aug. 3 — is Hambletonian Day at The Meadowlands. The noon ET post features 10 stakes race...
