Declan Donoway News Today

“Who cares?” While there were many complimentary remarks about the last Mane Attraction harness racing column pointing out future concerns, the one that was the most notable was the one that quite succinctly wrote, “Who cares?” It is a response just like that that has put harness racing’s future in jeopardy. When I came to

Driver Vinny Ginsburg won the two-day Rosecroft-Freehold Driving Challenge, reclaiming the lead in the point standings with a victory in the final race following a strong start to the competition.

This week Rosecroft Raceway and Freehold Raceway hosted a challenge which faced-off four harness racing drivers from each track against each other in a challenge to win points based on where they finished. They faced each other four times at Rosecroft and four times at Freehold. Each driver had each post position one time throughout

The harness racing worlds of New Jersey and Maryland will collide this week, when Freehold Raceway and Rosecroft Raceway play hosts to the Rosecroft-Freehold Driving Challenge.

Two-year-old pacers and trotters of both sexes will take centre stage this weekend at Shenandoah Downs as the final round of Virginia Breeder's prep and elimination races take place in advance of the $702,200 "Day of Champions" card on Sunday, Oct. 29.

Shenandoah Downs will host its two biggest races of the spring season on Saturday (April 22) -- the $25,000 Blue Ridge Open Pace and $25,000 Alleghany Open Trot -- in addition to a drivers challenge for up-and-coming reinsmen.

Veteran Allan Davis won three races Ft. Washington, MD — Developing future stars in harness racing can run in cycles. You can go for years at some tracks without young stars developing, and then there is the situation at Rosecroft, which best resembles the spin cycle of a washing machine right now. Driving amongst a solid colony of veterans, the future of harness racing in the mid-atlantic has potential if these young bucks stay grounded and heed the lessons learned while driving in a compet...