By John Furgele Yes, there’s the $1 million Hambletonian on Saturday at the Meadowlands, but there’s a whole bunch of intriguing races on the undercard, too, highlighted by the $500,000 Hambletoni...
by John Furgele Like last week’s weather, things in harness racing are really heating up. Next Saturday —Aug. 3 — is Hambletonian Day at The Meadowlands. The noon ET post features 10 stakes race...
by John Furgele Every year, PJ Iovino makes the calls. His goal is simple — find eight of the best older pacers to fill the field for the Joe Gerrity Jr. Memorial Pace at Saratoga Casino and Hot...
by Mike Farrell Captain Crunch and Bettor’s Wish square off again as we move into the heart of the 3-year-old season in standardbred racing. Their rematch comes Saturday night in the $682,650 Meadow...
It’s the date that changed the sport of harness racing: September 1, 1976. Emerging from the swamps of Jersey was the Meadowlands Racetrack, and on that day it hosted racing for the first time. Its ...
by John Furgele They say they’re going to keep it open and state law says that they have to, but what is the future of Monticello Raceway, a track that has hosted daytime harness racing since 1958? ...
by John Furgele Once upon a time, for a trotter to become the Hambletonian champion, it had to win two races in one day. In those days, there were two eliminations and, in the final, if one of those...
by John Furgele There’s an old saying and we all know it: “Money talks and [you know what] walks.” Many will say that it really isn’t about the money; how many times have we heard athletes say...
Despite its skeptics and general negativity, there is often good news taking place in the world of harness racing and that came to light recently when Plainridge Park announced that the Spirit of Mass...
by John Furgele Buffalo Raceway will kick off its 66-day 2019 meet this Wednesday. This year, purses are slightly higher, with open events beginning the year at $12K — up from $10,500 at the end of ...