By John Furgele The field is set, and the $700,000 Meadowlands Pace on Saturday will feature a pair of longshot winners from the two elimination heats that determined the 10 qualifiers. In last Saturd...
By John Furgele Mention the Bluegrass State to a sports fan, and he or she will usually,think of great college basketball and thoroughbred racing. It could be time to include harness racing. The Red M...
Last year, the Messenger Stakes and the Yonkers Trot were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The races are back this year at Yonkers Raceway but moved from their usual Labor Day weekend spots to F...
By John Furgele Last fall, Manchego ran what was thought to the final race of her career in the Breeders’ Crown. A few months of rest, then it would be time to enjoy retirement for a while, and on t...
By John Furgele The 2021 stakes race season kicked off in earnest with four big races at Yonkers Raceway, highlighted by the $514,000 Borgata Pacing Final for older pacers. Leonidas had been dominant,...
By John Furgele The old saying “the more things change, the more they stay the same,” certainly applies to the Borgata Pacing Final. For years, the race was known as the Levy, but when the Rooney ...
By John Furgele The 2021 Borgata Pacing Series, a six-week showcase for older pacers at Yonkers Raceway, is in full swing. With three legs of the series complete, the remaining three legs are set for ...
Harness racing at Pompano Park, the sport’s popular winter escape for nearly 60 years, may be forced out of Broward County by the middle of 2022. The track now owned by Caesars Entertainment is appa...
By John Furgele Imagine you’re a distance runner. For years, you’ve gone out and put in the miles and run your races. One day, while running at the local track, you see a person race-walking and d...
By John Furgele There is much hope in the harness racing world for a more productive and profitable 2021, but before we move too far forward, let’s look at the trotters and pacers, and drivers and t...