Well known Ohio owner-breeder Dean Davis of Wooster, Ohio, passed away at home, surrounded by family, early Tuesday, Sept. 27. He was 82 and had battled cancer for the past year.

Mr. Davis and his friend Jim Snyder became fixtures at Northfield Park, where Mr. Davis was inducted into the track's Hall of Fame. He was also presented the Dr. John D. Stevens Humanitarian Award from the Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association. He was also a supporter of racing at the Delaware County Fair.

Mr. Davis owned horses both solely and in partnership, with Kurt Sugg, Mark Ford, Rodney... more...

The annual Grand Circuit meeting at The Red Mile commences on Thursday with six divisions of the $334,500 Bluegrass Stakes for 2-year-old colt and gelding trotters.

Race 4 gathers six trotters for the first division. Long Tom, a Muscle Hill colt from the Windsong's Legacy mare Ilia, starts from post 1 for owner Amg Stable Oy and trainer Marcus Melander. He enters off a lifetime-best 1:56.1 effort in a conditioned race at the Meadowlands.

Stormy Kromer also enters off a lifetime-best performance, drawing post 6 after a 1:58.4 win from first-over as the favorite in the... more...

Yonkers Raceway is looking to augment its million-dollar Yonkers International Trot (Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15) with a pair of $250,000 Invitationals, one each for trotters and pacers. The distance(s) of the Invitationals race(s) is/are one mile, though either/or may be changed.

Any interested parties are requested, resumes in hand, to contact the race office at (914) 457-2627. Horsemen and fans are reminded that first post for the rare Saturday afternoon card is 1:10 PM, pending approval of the New York State Gaming Commission. (Yonkers) more...

Scarborough Downs, Maine's premiere horse racing venue since 1950, is set to kick off the fall portion of it's 2016 season on Oct. 14, featuring live harness racing action on a Friday, Saturday and Sunday schedule with post time slated for 1:30 PM (EDT) daily.

Festival of Champions Day will headline the opening weekend action as the Maine Sire Stakes championships for three-year-old Maine-bred trotters and pacers will be contested on Saturday (10/15), with total stakes purses expected to exceed the $350,000 level.

The fall/winter meet will continue at the Downs... more...

Jo Ann Looney-King's Spanish Dream ($6, Victor Kirby) was the fastest of four $20,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund divisions for 2-year-old pacing fillies with a 1:54.4 triumph at Harrington Raceway Monday.

The Dream Away filly overpowered her rivals with a powerful move near three-quarters as she won by open lengths over I Won Them Both and Cashmere's Delight. It was the second career win in four starts for the Jim King Jr. trainee. Kirby dominated the DSBF events, winning three of the four, two for owner King and trainer King Jr.

Joel and Dianne Halpern's... more...

Always B Miki and Wiggle It Jiggleit, the two most dominant active pacers in the world, will match strides for the seventh time this season in the $150,000 Dayton Pacing Derby at Hollywood Dayton Raceway on Friday night (September 30). In their head-to-head confrontations, Always B Miki has won three times capturing the Jim Ewart Memorial, the William Haughton Memorial and the Ben Franklin. Wiggle It Jiggleit was victorious in the Canadian Pacing Derby and the Dan Patch, and was runner-up to Shamballa in the U. S. Pacing Championship where Always B Miki finished fourth.

Always B Miki has been installed as the 6-5 morning line favorite on the strength of his recent 1:48.2 win in the Hoosier Pacing Derby and an... more...

Larry Wayne Rheinheimer, 72, of LaGrange, Ind., died unexpectedly on Saturday Sept. 24, at St. Vincent Anderson Hospital in Anderson. He had collapsed in the paddock area at Hoosier Park while getting ready to warm up his beloved horse Freaky Feet Pete.

Mr. Rheinheimer was born on December 3, 1943 in Sturgis, MI to Raymond "Bud" and Florence (Hooley) Rheinheimer. Living most of his lifetime in LaGrange and Steuben counties, he was an accomplished horse trainer. He was a member of the LaGrange... more...

Although it was not announced on Saturday night at Hoosier Park, word quietly circulated throughout the backstretch and grandstand that well-known horseman Larry Rheinheimer, who was the proud trainer of Freaky Feet Pete, collapsed in the paddock area and later died. Despite paramedics immediately responding and Mr. Rheinheimer being taken to a local hospital, he passed away, apparently suffering a heart attack. He was 72.

The following message was posted on the harnessindiana website on Sunday: "We were stunned and heartbroken to learn of the passing of our friend Larry Rheinheimer last night. Larry was well known to the harness racing world most recently because of the phenominal success of Freaky Feet Pete, but... more...