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Epic Kronos puts on a show in Åby Stora Pris
10+ hour, 25+ min ago (1124+ words) Three laps, 3,140 meters and a demanding pace made no difference to Epic Kronos. The son of Muscle Hill delivered a spectacular performance in Saturday’s (Aug. 15) $300,000 Åby Stora Pris, giving trainer Daniel Redén another major victory. Björn Goop was aggressive from…...
Mini-meetings come alive in Illinois
10+ hour, 20+ min ago (350+ words) Pari-mutuel harness racing is dead in Chicagoland but it has come alive downstate, thanks to the annual mini-harness meetings at the State Fairs in Springfield and DuQuoin. The races, under the auspices of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, are limited…...
Bred to be something: Beauts Cabaret evokes hopes and memories
10+ hour, 15+ min ago (972+ words) What’s in a name? In the case of Beauts Cabaret, more than meets the eye. The 2-year-old trotter was originally called Southwind Cera. That changed after she was acquired by Steve Palermo of Etobicoke, ON; Jeffery Ruch of Innisfil, ON;…...
An open letter to the harness racing industry: We need to put the fun back into racing
10+ hour, 44+ min ago (1346+ words) Harness racing has its issues. We all know that. But why we continue to act as though we need to squeeze every possible minute out of every possible racing day is beyond me. We have somehow managed to remove almost…...
A visceral reaction to the news the Hambletonian is moving to Indiana
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (671+ words) The Hambletonian belongs at The Meadowlands. That was my belief the day the news broke last September that the Hambletonian Society was accepting bids for a new home. It’s still my belief 11 months later after learning Thursday evening (Aug. 13) that…...
The importance of time and two one-thousandths of a second
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (928+ words) So does, of course, the 1989 epic duel in the final heat of the 1989 Hambletonian. The Park Avenue Joe-Probe dead-heat that produced one of the most memorable finishes in history with a final quarter in:26.3, thought to be an unreachable number…...
Hambletonian Day struck the right note thanks to a ‘Winning Key’
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (1093+ words) Owner Patty Key of Winning Key Farm knows what it’s like to be in the winner’s circle on Hambletonian Day, having been there in 1993 when American Winner won the big dance. This year, Key was back, but it was different,…...
Leamington back with a bang they expect to reverberate throughout the season
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (1081+ words) A 30-minute delay was no match for the unbridled enthusiasm of the Leamington Raceway faithful, who turned out in droves on Sunday (Aug. 9), to celebrate the track’s 2026 season-opener. “There was an offsite tote issue,” said Leamington track announcer Nathan Bain....
The Swedish-American dream
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (681+ words) Unpacking why Swedish trainers have had so much success in the Hambletonian. Why are Swedish trainers so dominant in North America? That is a question you occasionally hear in Swedish harness racing circles. My answer is that dominant is probably…...
Here’s who stole the Hambletonian Day show
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (643+ words) Harness Racing Update Here’s who stole the Hambletonian Day show Stars were shining their brightest on Hambletonian Day 101. Now that another edition of America’s Trotting Classic is in the books, let’s look at some outstanding moments from that spectacular day....