It has been 40 years since harness racing greats Its Fritz and Cam Fella locked hooves in the Summer Championship at The Meadowlands. It was, quite possibly, the most anticipated match-up of the year and, after Its Fritz used his tremendous brushing power to open what was thought to be an insurmountable lead, Cam Fella
LEXINGTON, Ky. Having secured the second jewel of Trotting’s Triple Crown, Tactical Approach (Tactical Landing) will look to add another onto his resume when he starts as the 3-1 morning line harness racing favorite in the $450,000 131st Kentucky Futurity, which wraps the 15-race card and the Grand Circuit meet on Sunday (Oct. 8). Tactical Approach
LEXINGTON, Ky. Canada’s star harness racing filly Sylvia Hanover (Always B Miki) exacted revenge on her 2-5 rival Twin B Joe Fresh in the second of two divisions for the $159,000 Papi Rob Hanover Bluegrass Stakes, getting the jump and outkicking her foe to the finish of a 1:48.1 mile on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 30)
LEXINGTON, Ky. The Red Mile will host North America’s best harness racing sophomores in competition on Saturday (Sept. 30) in Bluegrass action, including the sport’s current No. 1 horse Confederate (Sweet Lou) when he starts in Race 6, the first division of Bluegrass for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings. Confederate cruises into his racing twilight
The Delaware Ohio Fair hosted 24 races on Thursday, Sept. 21 and along with the three heats and the final of the Little Brown Jug, there were numerous other stakes events on the harness racing card. Here are some of the bigger stakes results. Janelle Granny and Rose Run Zane take Ohio Breeders Sophomore Colt