Harnessracing.com is sad to report that longtime European correspondent Lars G. Palm has died of a heart attack in Sweden. He was 69.

Mr. Palm was the European correspondent for The Horseman And Fair World magazine since 1973 and more recently also to harnessracing.com and HarnessRacing Weekend Preview. He died at his home in suburban Stockholm Wednesday night (March 5) after attending the evening's races at the Solvalla track. Mr. Palm would have celebrated his 70th birthday in May, just a week before the Elitlopp, Sweden's premier trotting race.

Mr. Palm reported on all the top classic races in Europe for The Horseman And Fair World and... more...

With just one win in eight starts Rock Fame hasn't yet achieved much fame, but that could all change Saturday night in the final of the Buddy Gilmour Series at the Meadowlands. But if Rock Fame is going to spring the upset, he'll have to do so from post 9, and in the free and new HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, trainer Ed Hart and driver David Miller give their thoughts on starting from the outside.

Also, Kathy Parker's Breeding Beat heads out to Hunterton Farm in Paris, Ky., and how the farm is faring with about a half dozen new foals on the ground. Dave Briggs' Stretch Call takes a look at Ontario's new five-year plan for racing. And we... more...

While horses may not be present yet, there is much going on at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino in preparation for the upcoming season of live harness racing that will kick off on Friday, March 28. Hoosier Park's seven-eighths mile oval garnered much acclaim last season as racing fans witnessed 25 track records re-established over the racing surface.
In a continued effort to provide a superior racing product, Hoosier Park has once again placed a major focus on its racing surface and is currently in the final stages of renovating the seven-eighths mile oval. The work began at the culmination of the successful 2013 racing season.
With the help of world renowned track consultant, Greg Coon of Charles E. Coon & Sons Inc.,... more...

A month into his return from hip surgery, driver Tim Tetrick is eyeing two big races Saturday at Meadowlands Racetrack, not to mention another career milestone.

Tetrick, who was last season's Driver of the Year as voted upon by the U.S. Harness Writers Association, will take the lines behind National Debt in Saturday's $60,500 Buddy Gilmour Memorial Series final for 3-year-old male pacers and Ray Hall in the $53,200 Charles Singer Memorial final for trotters.

In addition, the 32-year-old Illinois native is 10 wins from 8,000 lifetime victories. When he reaches that... more...

Proud Marine, husband, father and grandfather, farmer, banker, politician, civic leader and life-long harness horse enthusiast H. Phil Pearce, 91, of Cloverland Farm, Hawthorne Township, White County, IL died Friday, Feb. 28, at Hamilton Pointe in Newburgh, IN.



Phil was born January 3, 1923 at Carmi, IL, the son of Tice Albert Pearce and Helen Hanna Pearce. His abiding passion was for racing and breeding Standardbred trotters and pacers. Racing under the green and white Cloverland Farm silks, he stood stallions, had as many as 70 broodmares, and raced primarily... more...

Hammered to 1-5 in the wagering, G Momma justified the support when she rolled first over to victory in the fastest division of Wednesday’s opening leg of the Mary Wohlmuth Memorial Trot at The Meadows.

Hierarchy and Glams K took the other $15,000 splits of the Wohlmuth, a series for 3- and 4-year-old trotting fillies and mares that honors the memory of the late Mary Wohlmuth, longtime manager of The Meadows’ 2:00 Club. Mike Wilder enjoyed a Wohlmuth double behind G Momma and Hierarchy.

G Momma was sitting third down the backside when Wilder sent her after the leader, Boo’s Party Girl. The 4-year-old daughter of SJ’s Caviar-Strike Ten sailed... more...

The competition got tougher but that didn't matter to Ugly Betty as she captured the featured $10,500 Fillies and Mares Open Pace at Buffalo Raceway Wednesday night (March 5) in a seasonal best 1:58.1 over the fast track.

After winning impressively an $8,000 conditioned pace last week at Buffalo Raceway, Ugly Betty (Jack Flanigen) stepped up and tried her luck in the Open competition for the ladies this time.

No luck was needed.

Scoring from the two post, she won the battle for the lead and put up fractions of 29.2, 59, and... more...

Ronnie Wrenn Jr. drove seven winners on Wednesday night at Northfield Park. Wrenn's winners included Summerwinds Atlast ($36.20) in race three, Annie's Master ($4.40) in race five, Argon Fire ($2.80) in race six, Olin ($2.40) in race seven, Forevers A Deal ($6) in race eight, JM Showcat ($4) in race 12 and Perfect Night ($3.80) in race 15.

Wrenn, 27, began driving in 2008 and has since garnered 1,414 career victories and is in approaching $5,000,000 in purse earnings. (Northfield Park) more...