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WEB6 days ago · READ THE FULL STORY Meager 40 harness dates on tap at Hawthorne for 2025. Posted on September 22, 2024.
Wagering volume should be criteria in graded stakes conditions
WEB1 day ago · Wagering volume should be criteria in graded stakes conditions. by Brett Sturman. It was announced in a press release this week that harness races that meet a set of standards and purse requirements will be characterized accordingly on graded stakes levels. This will bring North American harness racing up to par with both the international ...
Reporting of equipment changes needs a major reboot
WEB1 day ago · Any horse that went barefoot last time and is going barefoot again needs to be reported, as well. We can’t expect customers to know a horse went no shoes in his or her last race, because it’s not noted on the program. Horse racing’s customers bet around $2 billion each year on the harness races, and at 20 per cent blended takeout, that ...
Yannick Gingras is heading Down Under - Harness Racing Update
WEB3 days ago · Racing Queensland’s David Brick, the man behind the Ultimate Driver Championship, was thrilled to hear Gingras was headed Down Under. “It’s all coming together,” Brick said. “Our aim was for a truly international series with the best from around the world. You can’t get much better than Dexter Dunn and Yannick Gingras as the first ...
Lexington sale back on record-breaking course after all-time best ...
WEBJan 1, 2024 · The second session of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale saw new record highs for session gross (over $23 million), average (over $97,000), six-figure yearlings (100), median ($80,000) and established new standards for gross (over $44.5 million), average (over $126,000) and $100,000+ yearlings (197) through two days.
Long live The Pomp - Harness Racing Update
WEBApr 22, 2022 · Tyler Jones is the son of horseman Dustin Jones. The 27-year-old driver told Harness Racing Update that he made a conscious choice to relocate from Ontario to Pompano Park for its final season. “I decided in late summer of last year that I would come to Florida to help my dad break his yearlings and train back the 2-year-olds turning 3.
Best of both breeds - Harness Racing Update
WEBAug 16, 2024 · A good horse might just be a good horse, with more commonalities than differences among their followers today. Moira, Canada’s 2022 thoroughbred Horse of the Year, won the Queen’s Plate for X-Men Racing, an ownership group which included prominent standardbred owners John Fielding, Robert …
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WEBMay 12, 2024 · Despite the controversy surrounding a recent acquisition, Andrew Harris remains optimistic about his 2024 season. With a strong stable and promising horses like Abuckabett Hanover and Millie May Hanover, Harris is focused on moving forward and making the most of his opportunities.
Perusing the top 20 drivers and trainers - Harness Racing Update
WEBSep 17, 2021 · This year, Dunn has just gained the top spot from Tim Tetrick at $7.6 million to $7.5 million as we head into Jug week and beyond. The same top 4 drivers from 2020 are there again in 2021 — Yannick Gingras and David Miller rounding out the quartet. James MacDonald has now cracked the top 20. His huge night …