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The connections of Horsy Dream lived out their Elitloppet dream, winning the 2024 edition of Sweden's premier trotting race on Sunday, May 26 at Solvalla Racecourse.

Today’s (April 24) fourth leg of the Grand National du Trot at Cordemais Racecourse in France (Gr. III, purse 90,000€, 28000 meters distance handicap, 16 starters ages 5-10 years) went to 2.9/1 odds Igrec de Celland (6m Django Riff-Topaze de Tillard-Capricio) reined by David Thomain. This one rallied in the lane to score in 1.12.1kr

HARNESS RACING: Favourite duly obliges In the city of light 2024-02-02

In a grueling display of harness racing trotting ability, Grace du Digeon (Seductive Fouteau) with Eric Raffin driving, was parked first-over for most of the race in capturing the 75,000€ Prix Poitou-Charentes for 7 to 10-year-olds at an extra distance of 2850m (1.77 miles) was held today (Dec. 13) at Vincennes in France. Graal du

It might not have had a fairytale end we were all hoping for, but Australia’s first representative in the prestigious French Trotteur Francais Recontres Internationales Ryan Sanderson was satisfied with the outcome. Sanderson posted a credible 11th in a big field of 15, with the Matthieu Lebrec-trained Fan de Phyt’s (Magnificent Rodney) at the beautiful

When the number of COVID-19 cases began ramping up in California as they did elsewhere across the country in March 2020, San Francisco Department of Public Health CIO Eric Raffin was tasked with tracking cases, test counts and hospitalizations. Raffin built a team to collect data from the estimated six acute care hospital systems in the Bay area. The information was inputted,

Face Time Bourbon overcame a wide uncovered journey in the first 1,200 metres of Sundays (Jan. 31) €1 million (C$1.54 million) Prix dAmérique at Hippodrome de Vincennes in Paris before ducking into the pocket up the backstretch and vaulting to a 1-3/4 length victory to join his sire, Ready Cash, as a two-time winner of the prestigious event. Swedish driver Björn Goop placed Face Time Bourbon in the front flight at the start of the 2,700-metre race, but the pair were looped by Gu D Heripre ...