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In Today's HRU (2026-05-24)
20+ hour, 17+ min ago (17+ words) Harness Racing Update In Today's HRU (2026-05-24)...
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame marks 50th anniversary year
20+ hour, 38+ min ago (517+ words) Hall of Fame president Bill Ford addressed the audience by welcoming new CHRHF board members, veterinarian Dr. Maurice (Mo) Stewart and harness horseman Mark Horner. He also noted the passing of Andrea Mc Gee, an active volunteer at the Hall…...
In addition to another tremendous lineup, trainer Ake Svanstedt has three white horses in training
20+ hour, 57+ min ago (161+ words) Harness Racing Update In addition to another tremendous lineup, trainer Ake Svanstedt has three white horses in training Harness Racing Update's popular Twos in Training series rolls on with another new video to go with the interviews with Erv Miller,…...
Shining a light on a Yonkers classification problem
21+ hour, 19+ min ago (137+ words) Harness Racing Update Shining a light on a Yonkers classification problem Am I the only one who finds Yonkers at fault for not placing restriction on their $15, 000 claimers? It is ridiculous that Shine A Light wins at 1-9 every week and…...
This is for all the lonely people
21+ hour, 14+ min ago (644+ words) Thinkin" that life has passed them by" It turns out that the song may have been 40 years ahead of its time. Because somewhere along the road, people stopped gathering the way they once did. Now people sit alone, glued silently to…...
Zeron, Balmer, Beach, NA Cup, and more
20+ hour, 50+ min ago (1001+ words) This week we're going to celebrate a couple of birthday boys (Scott Zeron and Somebeachsomewhere), look back at some early days at The Meadowlands with Dr. Rick Balmer, and then share some notes on the North America Cup and harness…...
Fresh Face Yankee proving she is more than a fair horse
20+ hour, 46+ min ago (532+ words) It's been unreal, so whatever happens from here on out, it's in God's hands," Smith said of the experience thus far. I'm not worried about it. She's done unbelievable, just unbelievable." I could have kept her, but my track being…...
Giving credit to Oak Grove for handle gains
20+ hour, 34+ min ago (401+ words) There has been much warranted attention on Oak Grove Racing in recent weeks, as it wraps up what should be considered an historic month of May for the relatively young track. But for purposes of this column, success has been…...
Elitloppet field taking final shape
21+ hour, 4+ min ago (379+ words) Elitloppet is beginning to take its final form. Saturday's (May 23) $80, 000 Prins Daniels Lopp at G'vletravet, part of the V85 card, had in previous years served as a direct qualifier to Elitloppet. This year, however, the rules were changed and the race…...
Time has not affected Carter Duer's ability to spot good horses
20+ hour, 28+ min ago (1796+ words) A few days ago, I was following a post on Facebook from Clay Horner about a sister to the leading money winner of 2026 (so far), Tarapasta ($346, 900 this year and $820, 395 lifetime), a mare that he had recently acquired. Strangely, for me,…...