Longtime Pennsylvania owner and breeder Jules Siegel, less than two months short of his 90th birthday, joins Margareta Wallenius-Kleberg, one of the driving forces of harness racing in her native Sweden and a leader in European-American harness connections, as members of the Harness Racing Hall of Fame after their election by a joint polling of the members of the U.S. Harness Writers Association (USHWA), the sport's leading media organization, and elected members of the Hall of Fame.

Elected as members of the Harness Racing Communicators Hall of Fame by a vote of USHWA members were Carl Becker, veteran announcer-pedigree expert-auctioneer based in his native Midwest, and Dave Briggs, whose nine Hervey Awards for... more...

Rose Run Sydney became the newest Ohio Triple Crown winner when she drew off in the $93,000 (div) Ohio Breeders Championship for three-year-old filly trotters in Monday’s twilight action at the Delaware County Fair.

The winner of the Ohio State Fair Stakes and the Ohio Sires Stake Final used a patient drive by Jason Brewer, taking the lead at the three-quarter mile pole and opened up a three length lead at the wire in1:57.3. I Like Purple (Chris Page) and Vatanna (Kayne Kauffman) completed the top three.

The three-year-old daughter of Triumphant Caviar is owned... more...

On a warm late-summer evening in the Bluegrass, The Red Mile hosted the annual Kentucky Sires Stakes (KYSS) Super Night on Sunday, Sept. 17, with $1.7 million in purses awarded in the eight finals for 2 and 3 year olds of both gaits and sexes. Under new conditions this year, each of the four 2-year-old finals carried a purse of $250,000, while the 3 year olds raced for $175,000 in each of those four divisions.

Trainer Tony Alagna, racing in the KYSS program for the first time as a direct result of the new conditions that allowed eligibility to progeny of mares who resided at least six months in the Commonwealth, sent out seven in the finals and had a pair of winners in the 2-year-old colt pacer Key Advisor and the... more...

At nearly 99-1 odds, the Francisco Del Cid trainee Stealth Hanover made a break in the Hambletonian eliminations, finishing eighth, and failed to make the finals. After another up-the-track finish in Pennsylvania Sire Stakes action, the 3-year-old gelded son of Andover Hall-Secret Credit began to figure it out. With the addition of trotting hopples and driver Simon Allard, things began to turn around. Stealth Hanover entered the John Simpson Memorial at Harrah's Philadelphia Sunday afternoon (Sept. 17) on a two-race win streak.

The latest coming in the Liberty Bell last week at Harrah's Philadelphia, a 3-3/4 length win in a lifetime best 1:54 clocking. He was face-to-face with Hambletonian champion Perfect Spirit... more...

Seven world-class trotters from six countries have accepted invitations to the 2017 $1 million Yonkers International Trot on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 14, at Empire City Casino.

Last year's champion Resolve of the United States, defending his title in the 1 ¼-mile classic, heads the field. Trainer-driver Ake Svanstedt, who steered the American flag-carrier to last year's world record victory in 2:23:4 over Yonkers Raceway's historic strip, declared in on behalf of owner Hans Enggren, according to Yonkers' racing secretary Steve Starr.

The star-studded Yonkers International card features a total of $3.3 million in purses buoyed by the... more...

Instructor cruised to victory in the $41,600 Standardbred pace for freshman colts in Sunday’s Grand Circuit action at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.

Mike Wilder sent the gelded son of Rocknroll Dance from post one right to the lead and led the field through the first three quarters of the mile in :28.2, :58.2 and 1:27.1. Rock N Joe (Chris Page) mounted a slight challenge in the final turn, but Instructor was too tough and won by 1-1/4 lengths in a lifetime best 1:55.3.

Instructor is... more...

She’s only been racing full time for the past four years but one thing is for sure about "Hurricane Hannah" Miller and that is she doesn’t need to take her racetrack around with her because everywhere she goes-and even in Europe, she wins. On Sunday afternoon the talented miss guided Pine Tab to an easy 1:59.4 victory over seven others in a Billings Trot at the home of the Little Brown Jug, Delaware, Ohio.

Sent off as the 7-5 favorite Miller sent Pine Tab to the lead and they had command on the first turn as her competitors filed in along the pylons behind her which allowed the talented miss to get away with a soft :30 first... more...

Cash Poor (Cash Hall) scored in the Sunday feature at Saratoga Casino Hotel to continue what has been a sensational streak for driver Jimmy Devaux.

The Maureen Salino trainee made an easy lead in Sunday's $14,000 Winners Over trot and he never looked back. After cruising through a first half in :58.3, Cash Poor remained untested through three-quarters in 1:27.4 before trotting out to win in 1:56.2. Cash Poor returned $8.90 in the win, which was his third of the season.

Soul Train (Bruce... more...