Papi Rob Hanover News Today

Every spring, harness racing trainers converse, hope, and dream about their prospective 2-year-olds in training—much in the same way breeders ponder about their stallion’s first crop of youngsters. What follows is an examination of the stallions who are first crop sires—with statistics garnered from the US Trotting Association—and some of the mares they were bred

In harness racing, success does not come overnight, particularly in the breeding business where the outcome of building relationships and the day-to-day hard work that goes into raising future racehorses isn’t realized for many years. 

Lexington, KY — Harness racing pacing filly Michelle (Papi Rob Hanover-American Allure) and trotting colt Century Love (Love You-Century Empress) topped Thursday’s (Oct. 5) fourth session of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale, selling to Joe Holloway and Andy Miller Stable, respectively, at the Fasig-Tipton Pavilion. Both horses went for $85,000 as the fourth day ended

Lexington, KY — Pacing colt Phantomofthenight (Tall Dark Stranger-Lu’s Illusion) and trotting filly French Riviera (Greenshoe-Creamy Mimi) shared top honors at Tuesday’s (Oct. 3) second session of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale, each selling for $350,000 to lead a group of 239 harness racing horses at the Fasig-Tipton Pavilion. Phantomofthenight, who sold to Andrew Harris

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)

Pennsylvania Sires Stakes champion Captain Albano waited to make his attack on even-money favourite Newsroom and mowed him down off a fast clip to end his unbeaten streak with a 1:49.2 win in the $87,000 Arlene Siegel Memorial, part of the $348,000 Bluegrass Two-Year-Old Colt and Gelding Pace, on Friday afternoon (Sept. 29) at The Red Mile.

LEXINGTON, Ky.— Pennsylvania Sires Stakes harness racing champion Captain Albano (Captaintreacherous) waited to make his attack on even-money favorite Newsroom and mowed him down off a fast clip to end his unbeaten streak with a 1:49.2 win in the $87,000 Arlene Siegel Memorial, part of the $348,000 Bluegrass 2-Year-Old Colt and Gelding Pace, on Friday

The top-ranked male and female performers in harness racing, Confederate and Sylvia Hanover did not disappoint as Grand Circuit stakes action continued on a star-studded Saturday, Sept. 30 at The Red Mile.

The Red Mile will host North America’s best sophomores in competition on Saturday, Sept. 30 in Bluegrass Stakes action, including the sport’s current No. 1 ranked horse Confederate when he starts in race six, the first division for the three-year-old pacing colts and geldings.

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