By John Furgele From 1998-2005, few trainers were better than Brett Pelling. And then, just like that, he was gone. From 2005-2017, Pelling, a New Zealand native, moved back to Australia, where he had...
By John Furgele One race was full of drama, the other lacked it as the Meadowlands hosted the $250,000 Graduate Series finals for pacers and trotters. First up were the pacers and the field of 10 was ...
By John Furgele The rivalry between Atlanta and Manchego is becoming more and more intriguing in the harness racing world, with last weekend’s showdown in the Arthur J. Cutler Memorial Trot at the M...
By John Furgele Harness racing continues to get back into action. In addition to Ohio’s Scioto Downs and Northfield Park, the next 10 days also will see the return of Buffalo Raceway, Tioga, the Mea...
By John Furgele After more than two months, harness racing is on its way back. Ohio bats leadoff — Scioto Downs will be the first to return to action, opening on Friday (May 22) with 12 races an...
By John Furgele The Kentucky Derby has been moved to the first Saturday … in September. You knew that already, my apologies for repeating and reminding. As yet, the Preakness and the Belmont have ye...
By John Furgele While professional sports leagues and federations around the world have suspended or postponed their seasons – the 2020 Tokyo Olympics recently fell into line — harness racing ...
By John Furgele If you follow horse racing, you know that casino revenue is a big deal for the sport. Most tracks have some sort of casino on the grounds. Patrons come in, make their bets and a portio...
In rolling to 15 victories, Shartin N made Harness Racing History when she was voted Horse of the Year at the Dan Patch Awards, becoming the first pacing mare to win the sport’s top honor. Shartin N...
Yonkers Raceway Horse Betting: The Rooney name has all but disappeared. It’s all MGM Resorts now, and lots of tinkering has taken place since ownership of Yonkers Raceway in Westchester County, New ...