| How about a Big M Switcheroo? | April 30th 2008 |
| Thursday morning at the Meadowlands, in the weekly qualifying races, will compete (in chronological order: Badlands Nitro, Genuwine, Meant to be Me, R... [Read More] | |
| Standardbred Canada Takes a Step | April 30th 2008 |
| Standardbred Canada's Wagering Conference is over and I suppose we'll ultimately know how successful it has been in, say, ten years, when we know whet... [Read More] | |
| We Should Listen to Harrah's CEO | April 30th 2008 |
| Good piece posted this afternoon by our fearless leader here at the Horseman, Kathy Parker. She focuses upon the comments made today by Harrah's CEO G... [Read More] | |
| Where was the USTA at the Montreal Conference? | April 30th 2008 |
| The leadership of the United States Trotting Association ought to be ashamed of itself-- and membership ought to be downright outraged-- that there wa... [Read More] | |
| The Details of the Bill Elliott Suspenion from ORC | April 29th 2008 |
| Ontario Racing Commission Directive: "ORC medication control efforts and an expanding program of out-of-competition testing have resulted in the imme... [Read More] | |
| Fresh Ideas from Up North and Down South | April 29th 2008 |
| The HarnessEdge has good coverage today of the Wagering Conference up in Montreal. One story raises the issue of horse betting being made availab... [Read More] | |
| One week, two conferences, no sense | April 29th 2008 |
| Answer me this. Why during the same week is there an important horse-racing conference in Lexington, Kentucky AND an important horse-racing conference... [Read More] | |
| Bill Elliott Suspended Again-- what would you do? | April 28th 2008 |
| Late Monday brings word from the Harness Edge of another suspension for Bill Elliott, this time for a test taking on a filly named Michelle's Power. I... [Read More] | |
| Roberts Rage Euthanized | April 28th 2008 |
| Standardbred Canada is reporting that Roberts Rage, the fine 3-year-old pacing colt, was euthanized this morning up in Canada. It's such a s... [Read More] | |
| Ominous news from Florida | April 28th 2008 |
| You now can add Florida to the dismaying list of states which for reasons both stated and unknown are unwilling to expand gambling onto racetracks. Ye... [Read More] | |
| Time for a New Pacing Triple Crown | April 28th 2008 |
| I completed the metro New York trifecta this weekend, attending the races at the Meadowlands on Friday night, Freehold on Saturday afternoon... [Read More] | |
| Time to Pick the Top Five Races of the Weekend | April 25th 2008 |
| Good Friday morning. It's a travel day here so I won't be able to post much but that's okay-- it'll give you all a mission. Help me pick the Weekend's... [Read More] | |
| Qualifying qualifiers at the Big M | April 24th 2008 |
| Plenty of super horses qualified this morning at the Meadowlands-- there were 14 races in all by my count, some of them containing full fields. W... [Read More] | |
| The Scoop on Harrington's opening | April 23rd 2008 |
| Just heard from Matt Sparacino, the marketing and publicity guru at Harrington Raceway (among his many other hats). I like Harrington-- like the way t... [Read More] | |
| Three Cheers for Harness Racing PEI! | April 23rd 2008 |
| Good Wednesday to you. Today from Standardbred Canada's website is a story that is as welcome as it is unsurprising. Officials from Harness Racing PEI... [Read More] | |
| Horses We Love, Volume I | April 22nd 2008 |
| Ever since I've returned to harness racing I've been fascinated by Devonshire Hanover, the horse that routinely paces like crazy for three quarte... [Read More] | |
| An Update on Dali and On the Brink from Marfisi | April 22nd 2008 |
| Just got off the phone with Duane Marfisi, who was willing and able to share with me the progress of two of his finer 3-year-old pacing colts. On the ... [Read More] | |
| Okay, So I want to breed horses in New York | April 22nd 2008 |
| Have you heard the news about how harness breeders in New York will again be eligible to win awards-- read, money!-- based upon how their horses ... [Read More] | |
| Wild Horses.... A new book that's worth a read | April 22nd 2008 |
| Just had the good fortune to check out a preview of an important new book about the plight of wild horses in America. Yes, I know, it's a bit off... [Read More] | |
| Trainer Transfers Need Some Public Disclosure | April 22nd 2008 |
| Good Tuesday morning. You know those controversial newspaper ads that some law enforcement agencies take out from time to time, the ones that... [Read More] | |
| Palone Times 11 today at the Meadows | April 21st 2008 |
| So you think YOU had a good day today? Dave Palone won ELEVEN times today at the Meadows, setting an all-time pari-mutuel mark. Here is the story from... [Read More] | |
| Opening Day at Harrington, Too-How Was it? | April 21st 2008 |
| Let's not forget Harrington's opening yesterday! I was delighted to see that Tiger Tony Morgan won four races and is closing in on 12,000 in his ... [Read More] | |
| Opening Day at Chester-- So How Was It? | April 21st 2008 |
| Hello and happy Monday. Enjoyed watching opening day at Harrah's Chester yesterday-- those two Betsy Ross mares' paces were fantastic. But I ... [Read More] | |
| Toronto Takeout Pitch Worth Talking About | April 20th 2008 |
| Good Sunday to you. Great racing this weekend, which we can talk about later in the weekend. Today, one week before the important Gaming Conference in... [Read More] | |
| New Dice Please Scratched Lame | April 18th 2008 |
| Just found out that New Dice Please, whose last few races we noted below, was scratched "lame" tonight from the third race at the Meadowlands, accordi... [Read More] | |
| What's Up with New Dice Please? | April 18th 2008 |
| A horse named New Dice Please, racing tonight at the Meadowlands, has caught the eye of some track observers (and, apparently, First Over fans) for hi... [Read More] | |
| Help Pick The Best Races This Weekend? | April 18th 2008 |
| Good morning. If you had to make a list of the top five races you’d like to watch this weekend which would they be and why? I’m going to try to make t... [Read More] | |
| The HTA on HD in Harness Racing | April 17th 2008 |
| Earlier this week I wrote here on Wire to Wire about how the harness racing industry ought to embrace High-Definition television as a way to distingui... [Read More] | |
| PA victory a lesson for Kentucky | April 17th 2008 |
| Short but good piece posted this afternoon here at harnessracing.com on how Pennsylvania's slots success is translating into lower school tax rat... [Read More] | |
| The Start of Something Big | April 16th 2008 |
| Welcome to First Over, a new harness racing blog designed to bring together as a community Standardbred fans from all over world. In this space, daily... [Read More] | |