Harness Racing Blog

By Bob Marks
THE CONFERENCE
Fascinating to see what actually comes out of that Standardbred Wagering Conference slated for the end of April in Montreal though one has to suspect that any conclusions reached will not be flattering to the industry overall.
Scheduled to be addressed is the alarming decline on standardbred wagering in Canada which at last [...]

Below is what happened in harness racing this week, as reported on Harnesslink and from other places across the web.
From Harnesslink

Robbed harness poker players in hot water - US
The News Journal has reported that licensed harness owners, breeders, trainers and drivers robbed of more than $10,000 from a country club last month by armed bandits [...]

Taking a quick look at what some of the blogs in our network have been saying this week:
The newly launched Harness Odds has a post up explaining which harness races are taken as fixed odds in New Zealand.
Scott Waddell questions the prevalence of online harness racing discussion boards.
Dan Roland of The View From Iowa talks [...]

This week we are taking a look at some interesting staring gates from around the world. These photo’s are all courtesy of the great site Mobile Starting Gates.

The Steve Phillips Fold Back Gull-Wing Starting Gate - Revolutionized Harness Racing. Used at Yonkers and old Roosevelt Raceway.

We have a new blog on the network run by the New Zealand harness fixed odds desk.
Harness Odds blogs about the happenings at the Harness Fixed Odds desk and aims to keep you up with the wagering scene.
If you bet on NZ races then this is the blog to follow. Check it out here [...]

Below is what happened in harness racing this week, as reported on Harnesslink and from other places across the web.
From Harnesslink

Jug Society member William Millhoan dies, Tom White - US
William (Bill) Millhoan, 65, past president of the Delaware County Fair Board and a member of the Little Brown Jug Society, died Wednesday following a long [...]

By Bob Marks
Not much to add about the tragic passing of Windsong’s Legacy that hasn’t been posted on the major websites already though at least he’ll have three full crops and the remnants of what he was able to breed this year, which should positively reflect the stallion he was meant to be.Undoubtedly, if the [...]

This is the first edition of Harness Racing in Pictures. Click the ‘Read More…’ link to view all the pictures.
Kir G Down the Final Straight

Below is what happened in harness racing this week, as reported on Harnesslink and from other places across the web.
From Harnesslink

Harnesslink Launches Newsletter, Harnesslink
As a thanks for subscribing, we’ll throw in a free report called “The Thrifty Guide to Online Harness Video”. Don’t pay for Live Streaming video or race replays. We show you where [...]