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A 6-year-old gelding, Desperate Man (Shadow Play-Dreamlands Latte) has opened his 2024 harness racing Grand Circuit campaign by going 2-for-2 in the MGM Borgata Pacing Series for older male pacers at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Those two wins around The Hilltop’s half-mile oval give him 11 victories in 16 career starts on half-mile tracks. He’s missed

Long before he began competing in harness racing and winning races as a trainer and driver, John Calabrese set a track record at The Meadowlands... for selling hot dogs.

Former Horse of the Year and fan favourite Desperate Man is approaching his return to action stateside, where he excelled at the end of his 2023 campaign.

Southwind Amazon (Camluck) is harness racing’s version of a fine wine. The 14-year-old iron-tough gelding is the second winningest racehorse of all time in North America, and it didn’t take long in 2024 to add to his impressive win total, taking his second start of the year from a familiar spot, making all the pace

Five-year-old pacing mare Timewaitsonnoone kept her win streak alive at Flamboro Downs, prevailing by a neck in her latest assignment on Saturday, Feb. 17 for trainer Gerard Demers.

On Feb. 14, the Horse Racing Appeal Panel issued its reasons for decision in granting an appeal from trainer Anthony Beaton.

A case of sibling rivalry was settled at Flamboro Downs over the weekend as a pair of Alberta-bred pacing mares got the chance to compete against each other in a race for the first time in a combined 149 career starts.

On Feb. 14, the Horse Racing Appeal Panel issued its reasons for decision in granting an appeal from trainer Anthony Beaton. On Dec. 6, 2023, the Deputy Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario issued Standardbred Ruling Number 2458469, wherein Beaton was issued a two-year full suspension to be served from Oct. 13,

While it's not uncommon for Flamboro Downs to be the only track operating in Canada on a Sunday night, this Sunday, Feb. 11, the Ontario oval will be the only track in North America conducting live harness racing while the National Football League conducts its championship game.

Maddy N Maggie (Sunshine Beach) has just turned five years old and has moved south of the border to continue her harness racing career. She is now owned by Irving Bluestein and is trained by Michael Girouard. The pacer made two starts at Cumberland Raceway in December and finished eighth back-to-back times. She recently resurfaced