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Ron Burke does not often enter horses in the William Wellwood Memorial for 2-year-old trotters, but the harness racing trainer has enjoyed success in his limited trips to the event, winning in 2014 with Habitat and 2015 with Southwind Frank. On Saturday, Burke will have a horse in the Wellwood for only the second time

Influential French trotting stallion Ready Cash, a two-time d'Amérique champion, has passed away at the age of 18.

Breakfast With The Babies at The Meadowlands came early on Saturday (July 22) morning, with a first post at 8:00 a.m. due to stakes commitments across the continent on this busy day.

One of the most exciting times of year in harness racing comes in early to mid-summer, when the latest crop of North American 2-year-olds begin to emerge. The Meadowlands’ Kindergarten Series is often the first stop for these youngsters, who will be making their pari-mutuel debuts on Friday night, July 7th, at The Big M,

East Rutherford, NJ – Breakfast With The Babies sponsored by Jules Siegel’s Fashion Farms at The Meadowlands went a day early this week (Friday, June 7), due to harness racing stakes scheduled on Saturday. An overcast, muggy setting was the weather to begin, temperatures hovering near 80 degrees with a mild helping wind in the

The Saturday (June 24) session of two-year-old qualifiers at The Meadowlands featured 98 horses; 68 were sold at public auction for more than $10.7 million — an average of $158,200, with 30 home-breds sporting pedigrees that would easily demand another $3-5 million.

Ever since the Game Of Claims Series earlier in the spring, the Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania Race Office has been able to keep together multiple divisions of the top claiming handicap trotters. And on Tuesday afternoon (May 30), two $15,500 sections were featured.

Multiple Grand Circuit stakes-winning trotter Back Of The Neck will stand stud for the 2023 breeding season.

One is a $1 million earning international star and the other is very much a home-grown champion. But both Ake Svanstedt-trained Alrajah One IT and Incommunicado will be starting in the $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot at Plainridge Park on Sunday afternoon (July 24).

Davidson du Pont finally hit the Prix d'Amerique jackpot at the third attempt at Vincennes on Sunday.