Harness Racing Blog

By Carol Hodes

No one was going to rain on Deweycheatumnhowe’s parade - or date with destiny. The forecast was dire and the weather did turn foul mid-morning on Hambletonian Day, August 2, 2008.

First a rain shower soaked early arrivals and then thunder and lightning heralded a summer storm over the Meadowlands that washed over the [...]

Over on Harnesslink we are working around the clock to bring you the latest Harness Jewels news, videos, analysis and more. We have a page set up which is updated with the latest information every couple of hours.
On Saturday, we will have a reporter and a photographer at Cambridge, and we will have our whole [...]

By Bob Marks
THE MESSAGE
As inexplicable as it may seem given the current economic climate, it’s actually a good time to own a standard [...]

Owner Joe Muscara has narrowly escaped Death today whilst on a Hunting Trip with friends in the foothills outside of Klingerstown.The party of six men had encountered another group who were also Hunting. Apparently no sooner had Mr. Muscara raised his hand in a gesture of greeting and goodwill when a Rifle shot rang out. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]