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5 days ago · READ THE FULL STORY Consigners reflect as 2024 SHSC yearling sale sees increase in gross over 2023. Posted on November 7, 2024.
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Swayzee looks to turn tables on rival Leap To Fame in New …
5 days ago · Swayzee was a brave third after sitting parked. They’ve met twice since and Leap To Fame has taken a 3-to-1 advantage, most recently in their Blacks A Fake reunion at Albion Park on July 27. Leap To Fame was $1.20 (for a $1 bet) to make it 4-to-1 in last month’s Group 1 Victoria Cup at Melton, but a race eve virus forced him out of the race.
Perusing the top 20 drivers and trainers - Harness Racing Update
Sep 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 of four wins and two seconds-good ...
Homebred heroine - Harness Racing Update
5 days ago · The 2-year-old filly next won back-to-back legs of Mohawk’s Harvest Series by open lengths for driver Jody Jamieson and trainer Ronald MacDonald, finishing third in the Nov. 2 Harvest final before stopping for the year. “We never race a 2-year-old very many starts anyway, especially one that shows some potential,” Ferguson said.
Harness racing’s standout numbers of 2022
Dec 11, 2022 · Dexter Dunn has become just the fourth member of the single-season $15 million driver club. He leads North America in 2022 with earnings of $15,077,534 through Thursday. Currently, it is the 11th highest earnings season by a driver. Tim Tetrick, who is second this year with earnings of more than $14.2 million, amazingly owns eight of the 12 $15 ...
How good is Papi Grad, and other thoughts from the week that was
Jul 24, 2024 · In just two career starts prior to Sunday, Papi Grad already received the 13th highest points total of all horses in training from the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown weekly poll. This week, or soon enough, she will formally be in the Top 10. A $47,000 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale grad from 2023 and from the first crop of Papi Rob ...
Is the return of stallions to the track the start of a trend?
Jan 13, 2023 · by Brett Sturman. This past month has seen the return to the track of two stallions, both prominent former racehorses. A Breeders Crown winner and 3-year-old standout in 2016, Racing Hill first returned in a qualifier in December, and the O’Brien award-winning 2-year-old from 2018 Stag Party made his pari-mutuel return last week.
Only a dope would think harness racing doesn’t need serious change
Nov 26, 2023 · Everyone should demand better from leadership that for far too long has done far too little to protect horses, level the playing field and advance the collective interests of harness racing. If leadership doesn’t act, get new leaders. Frankly, four years after the indictments, how harness racing hasn’t found a way to do better is sickening ...
Top Stories - Harness Racing Update
May 12, 2024 · Shortly after the end of each month, we will update the top 5 stories for that month. Select the title bar below to see the top 5 stories for each month this year. The 5 stories are displayed in random order to give each of our talented HRU writers some extra exposure.