We would like to think that our grand sport is recognized nationally and internationally as a major sport. After all, while most major sports are basking in “plus” signs in every category from ...
My ex-roommate, former brother-in-law, and current horse partner, Xavier Williams, steered his Subaru through dancing snowflakes on a Friday morning in March. I rode shotgun. Our destination was ...
Among the comments received from my Mane Attraction column of the standardbred being anything but standard, was one from a longtime friend, Shelly D., from New Jersey, who, like I, appreciate the ...
I bet the horses at just about every legal place available while living in America. Not just at racetracks proper. In the mid-1980s I did most of my gambling at off-track betting (OTB) stores in New ...
When it comes to carrying on family tradition in the sport of harness racing, Kristina Smith ranks at the top of the chart. Born in Milford, MA, her story and love for standardbreds began with Smith’s ...
Harness Racing Update’s popular Twos in Training series rolls on with two new videos to go with the interviews with Erv Miller, Megan Scran, Dr. Ian Moore, Carter Pinske, John Butenschoen, Mark Etsell ...
Thanks to an annual physical, driver George Brennan is on the road to recovery following major surgery. Brennan, 58, who was last seen in action at Yonkers Raceway on Friday (March 6), expects to be ...
The fate of the $2.5 million owed Illinois harness owners, trainers, and drivers and the $360,000 owed the Illinois Harness Horsemen’s Association by bankrupt Hawthorne Race Course “remains up in the ...
Tomorrow (March 30) begins this year’s MGM Borgata Pacing Series at Yonkers, where five preliminary legs will be contested on Mondays through April, with the final to take place on Friday (May 8).
The winter meeting at Vincennes concluded on Feb. 28, and this Saturday (March 21) the spring meeting gets underway. A total of $16,781,000 in prize money will be contested between March 20 and June ...
Much has been made through the years of the gap between the commercial betting syndicates and computer-assisted wagering (CAW) operations, compared to your typical retail harness player. On one side ...
The Meadowlands will make history on Saturday night (March 7) when, for the first time, an all-female broadcast team will take to the airwaves with a celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD), ...