New Special Edition Preview now available!
With no harness racetracks in operation in North America due to the COVID-19 pandemic, horsemen are going to need financial relief, and in the new and free HarnessRacing Special Preview we have all the details on how to find it. Several horsemen’s associations have already begun programs to help, and we also provide information on how trainers can seek relief under the federal CARES act.
Kathy Parker spoke to Southwind Farms’s Mike Klau about the challenges COVID-19 is having on the farm as it implements new policies and recommendations. Kathy also expresses hope for better and busier days and nig... more...
Kathy Parker spoke to Southwind Farms’s Mike Klau about the challenges COVID-19 is having on the farm as it implements new policies and recommendations. Kathy also expresses hope for better and busier days and nig... more...
Oakes, Surick plead not guilty on charges
Trainers Nick Surick and Chris Oakes were among 19 who entered pleas of not guilty before U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil Thursday afternoon on federal charges that included conspiracies to manufacture, distribute and administer adulterated or misbranded performance-enhancing drugs to racehorses. The proceedings were held via teleconference due to COVID-19 precautions.
Others with ties to harness racing who entered not guilty pleas are Chris Marino, Rick Dane Jr. and Ross Cohen. Also entering pleas of not guilty were prominent Thoroughbred trainers Jorge Navarro and Jason Servis. All 19 were in... more...
Others with ties to harness racing who entered not guilty pleas are Chris Marino, Rick Dane Jr. and Ross Cohen. Also entering pleas of not guilty were prominent Thoroughbred trainers Jorge Navarro and Jason Servis. All 19 were in... more...
Delaware approves plan to distribute purse money
The Delaware Standardbred Owners Association (DSOA) has been working to help our harness racing community during this Covid-19 pandemic while our racing has been suspended. We are happy to announce that Delaware Harness Racing Commission approved a plan on March 31 to distribute purses from the final two weeks of the Dover Downs meet that were not contested. Please see the following correspondence from DSOA executive director Sal DiMario for details.
Members of the Delaware Harness Racing Community: On behalf of the Directors of DSOA I am pleased to inform you that the Delaware Harness Racing Commiss... more...
Members of the Delaware Harness Racing Community: On behalf of the Directors of DSOA I am pleased to inform you that the Delaware Harness Racing Commiss... more...
Microchip deadline extended to 2022
During the U.S. Trotting Association (USTA) Registration Committee teleconference call on Tuesday, March 31, the members voted unanimously to extend the deadline for all horses to be microchipped from 2021 until 2022. The extended deadline will now require all horses to be microchipped before they race in 2022.
The consideration of delaying the deadline was presented as an agenda item by chief operating officer and director of registry T.C. Lane.
“With the challenges facing everyone in the harness racing industry as we all endure the real-life difficulties and the economic hardships presented... more...
The consideration of delaying the deadline was presented as an agenda item by chief operating officer and director of registry T.C. Lane.
“With the challenges facing everyone in the harness racing industry as we all endure the real-life difficulties and the economic hardships presented... more...
Community focus: Dave Yarock
A little more than a decade ago, Dave Yarock decided it was time to give up playing basketball. He had played throughout his life; in high school and college and was still going full court two or three times a week into his mid-50s.
After putting hoops on hold, he needed a way to satisfy his competitive nature. That is when he discovered harness racing. Yarock was introduced to the sport by a friend and was captivated by the opportunity to drive in races. He soon became a mainstay on the amateur circuits, winning 67 races over the years, and co-founded the GSY Amateur Club.
“Here was somethin... more...
After putting hoops on hold, he needed a way to satisfy his competitive nature. That is when he discovered harness racing. Yarock was introduced to the sport by a friend and was captivated by the opportunity to drive in races. He soon became a mainstay on the amateur circuits, winning 67 races over the years, and co-founded the GSY Amateur Club.
“Here was somethin... more...
Cal Expo suspends racing immediately
Cal Expo has announced that due to Sacramento County Heath Department guidelines that live racing is being suspended immediately. Cal Expo was scheduled to race Wednesday with a 3:05 p.m. local post time... more...
Arraignments on Thursday for Surick, Oakes, others
Several of the defendants in a federal case focusing on drug misbranding and the doping of racehorses will be arraigned via teleconference on Thursday, April 2.
Among the defendants scheduled to be arraigned include Standardbred participants Nick Surick, Chris Oakes, Chris Marino, Rick Dane Jr. and Ross Cohen and Thoroughbred trainers Jorge Navarro and Jason Servis.
The teleconference is scheduled for April 2 at 2:30 p.m.
The hearings were postposed due to the COVID-19 crisis. U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil stated in an order that all listed defendants had waived personal appearan... more...
Among the defendants scheduled to be arraigned include Standardbred participants Nick Surick, Chris Oakes, Chris Marino, Rick Dane Jr. and Ross Cohen and Thoroughbred trainers Jorge Navarro and Jason Servis.
The teleconference is scheduled for April 2 at 2:30 p.m.
The hearings were postposed due to the COVID-19 crisis. U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil stated in an order that all listed defendants had waived personal appearan... more...
Headlines • April 02, 2020
▪ New Special Edition Preview now available!
▪ Oakes, Surick plead not guilty on charges
▪ Delaware approves plan to distribute purse money
▪ Microchip deadline extended to 2022
▪ Community focus: Dave Yarock
▪ Cal Expo suspends racing immediately
▪ Arraignments on Thursday for Surick, Oakes, others
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