Most of you don’t know this, but I am a Hall of Famer. That’s right; I am a member of the Harness Racing Hall of Fame. Okay, full disclosure: anybody can be a member of the Harness Hall of Fame if...
It is well chronicled that horse racing — Standardbred and thoroughbred — has been struggling in the state of New Jersey. Without “racino” revenues to boost purses, racing has suffered at Monm...
A field of five… an eight-race program… cancelled race cards — if you follow harness racing, you see this often. There are horse shortages and tracks requesting fewer dates each year; if you fol...
For years, Jeffrey Gural has complained of an uneven playing field. The owner of Meadowlands Racetrack has, at times, complained perhaps more than he should. To his credit, he has been consistent. Whi...
Drew Monti never had a chance. His parents, Darrin and Debbie, met at Buffalo Raceway and his dad was a Standardbred trainer. Based on that, it should come as no surprise that the 23-year old became i...
One of the toughest jobs in harness racing belongs to the racing secretary. It is their job to write the conditions for each race. To do this, they have to know a lot about the horses that are on the ...
‘Tis the season in New York’s Capital Region — specifically, Saratoga Springs — which uses the phrase “Health, History and Horses” to describe itself. If you love summer, horses and being ...
Gamble (gambling): to take risky action in hopes of a desired result. Over the years, our views on gambling have gone up and down like a rollercoaster at an amusement park. Some openly trumpet i...
When you mention harness racing to people, all the stereotypes come out. Most will say that it is a sport for old people and that young people have no interest in it. Just when one might start to be...
Brett Sturman reports in Harness Racing Today that Meadowlands owner Jeffrey Gural is thinking about slashing all stakes races at the Meadowlands and putting that money into overnight stakes. This isn...