Dominant success sows seeds of outsized expectations. Trainer Ron Burke probably realizes that more than anyone in harness racing heading into the $1 million Hambletonian Saturday at The Meadowlands R...
By John Furgele The Little Brown Jug. A thrilling duel to the finish with Lou’s Pearlman nosing out Perfect Sting in the final leg of the pacing Triple Crown on Sept. 23 at the Delaware (Ohio) Count...
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 ...
Harness Racing By John Furgele The most famous harness race in the world is a few days away, and we’ll even have a chance to watch it on TV, thanks to CBS Sports. So, if you can’t get out to the M...
By Mike Farrell Get ready for another big weekend of coast-to-coast racing action. It seems like we make that claim every weekend at this time of year… and it’s all true! Consider the lineup for S...
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 There is much hope in the harness racing world for a more productive and profitable 2021, but before we move too far forward, let’s look at the trotters and pacers, and drivers and t...
By John Furgele A week before the top thoroughbreds go at it in the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland Race Course, harness racing stages its own championships – the Breeders Crown, 12 races over two days...
By John Furgele. The 37th edition of the Breeders Crown begins taking shape this weekend with elimination heats in nine of the 12 finals set for Halloween weekend (Oct. 30-31). For the second time, Ha...
