Harness Racing Blog

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

Proof that racing is bleeding to death! - AU
Sometimes it is the littlest things that tell the greatest story. An oversight can be the symptom of something far more dramatic, an indication that eyes have […]

By Derick Giwner

With all due respect to Martin Luther King Jr., I have a dream. I have a dream that Somebeachsomewhere can be the savior of the harness industry by accomplishing feats of uncommon genius.
I have a dream that he will be the horse that I fondly remember as I reach my latter years […]

By Kimberly Rinker

This past Spring the media has had a field day with the Triple Crown races and the magnificent thoroughbred Big Brown.
The Richard Dutrow pupil who captured the first two legs (Kentucky Derby & Preakness) in fine style and then failed to fire in the Belmont Stakes, has been the subject of controversy–both […]

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

Costly delays in driving and drug charges - NZ
Harness Racing New Zealand [HRNZ] chiefs were pleased with the Supreme Court finding in the Lisa Cropp charges, but they fear more costly delays before Geoff Small […]

The Fly

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

Somebeachsomewhere strolls in $1.5M Cup - North America
Still unbeaten, unchallenged and yet to be really tested. Three-year-old colt pacer Somebeachsomewhere earned a standing ovation from a packed and adoring Mohawk Racetrack crowd after another scintillating, […]

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

Dobson out of Line with team driving talk! - NZ
According to an article in The Sydney Morning Herald by Dave Murray, claims were made that Ian Dobson was out of line for an alleged ‘team […]

Logging in to Harnesslink’s YouTube account today I noticed a couple of people had left a comment on the main channel page. Strange, because the channel has been around for nearly a year and has only had one comment up until this week.
Even more strange is that both the comments relate to the new Ontario […]

By Carol Hodes
It looks like we are going to be able to fill it to the rim with Brim again. The coffee, which was marketed from 1961 until the mid 1990s, is about to make a return to supermarket shelves along with other seemingly “dead” brands. Volkswagen brought back the Beetle a few years […]