The North American harness racing world had its eyes on Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon (May 27), as the Maxie Lee Memorial, Betsy Ross, and Commodore Barry headlined a strong 14-race card from the Pennsylvania oval. After the PA sire stakes and Great Northeast Series splits helped kick off the program (recaps of which […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, Emoticon Hanover, Breaks World Record
Emoticon Hanover went wire to wire to take the $150,000 Joie De Vie Mare Trot on Sunday, August 27 at Tioga Downs, which was contested along with the $158,000 Artiscape Mare Pace and $170,000 Crawford Farms Trot, in a world record mile of 1:50.2. Trotting fractions of :26, :55.1, and 1:22.4, Emoticon Hanover maintained a […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, B Yoyo, Equals World Record
The purse was only $20,000 and beforehand, most would not have guessed the race would be especially memorable, but Joe Bongiorno and trotter B Yoyo made sure nobody would ever forget the sixth race at The Meadowlands on Friday night (June 9). B Yoyo, a seven-year-old Striking Sahbra gelding, ripped out of the pocket […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired,Betting Line, Sets World Record
Besides the three races for three-year-olds that should help establish current “pecking rights” within their respective divisions — the $500,000 Battle of the Brandywine for colt pacers, the $500,000 Colonial for colt trotters, $350,000 Valley Forge for three-year-old filly pacers — the card at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono on Saturday night was […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, Strokin, Sets World Record For Two Miles
Strokin set a world record for a race of two miles over any size of track when he won the $4,000 “2 Milles” Pace at Hippodrome 3R on Sunday afternoon (July 31) in 4:02.4. That clocking reduces the previous record for the distance, set right at 3R by Aarons Mattjesty (Denis St. Pierre) 374 […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, Lady Shadow, Sets World Record In the $229,900 Golden Girls
Lady Shadow ($3.40) capped off the Saturday stakes action with an overpowering world record performance in the $229,900 Golden Girls for pacing mares. The five-year-old millionaire daughter of Shadow Play completed the 1-1/8 miles contest in a dazzling 2:00.3 time, besting Always B Miki’s world record by three-fifths of a second that he established earlier […] Read more »
