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Favourites reigned supreme in the Buckeye Stallion Series opening leg for three-year-old filly trotters and pacers at Miami Valley Gaming on Wednesday, May 1.

The Ohio Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) will hand out its annual awards at the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association banquet on Saturday, Jan. 13 at the Marriott Columbus OSU.

Grove City, Ohio – Sugar Instead (Volstead) had a harness racing season that dreams are made of. An $11,000 auction purchase, Sugar Instead rose to be queen of the freshman Ohio filly trotters as she was named the 2023 2-Year-Old Ohio Trotting Filly of the Year. Purchased by Susan Sickle at the Blooded Horse Sale,

Sugar Instead had a season that dreams are made of.  An $11,000 auction purchase, Sugar Instead rose to be queen of the freshman Ohio filly trotters in 2023.

For close to a half century, I have been honored to participate in the voting for divisional winners leading up to even higher honors of “Trotter of the Year”, “Pacer of the Year” and “Horse of the Year.” I take this honor very seriously as the horses I choose may, someday, be in a sales

Warrawee Michelle (Walner) prevailed in a thrilling stretch drive that ended with three fillies just heads apart in the $700,000 Breeders Crown for two-year-old filly trotters in Grand Circuit harness racing action at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Friday night (October 27). In rein to part-owner, trainer, and driver Ake Svanstedt, favored Warrawee Michelle just lasted

Trainer/driver Ake Svanstedt wound Warrawee Michelle off the pegs in the straightaway to collar her tempo-setting stablemate and hold off a swarm of late pursuers to win the $700,000 Breeders Crown Two-Year-Old Filly Trot at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Friday night (Oct. 27).

The opening night of the 2023 Breeders Crown eliminations is now in the books, with driver Louis-Philippe Roy and trainer Luc Blais connecting for victories in both the elims for two-year-old filly trotters and two-year-old male trotters on Thursday, Oct. 19 at Harrah's Hoosier Park.

Down under trotting breeders rueing the missed opportunity to breed to one of the leading lights in the 2023 harness racing season have had their prayers answered somewhat unexpectedly. That surprise extends to the individual responsible for making it happen. What started as a dream and some basic enquires to stand the revolutionary trotting sire

The undercard on Jugette Day featured a number of stakes races for Ohio-bred harness racing trotters and pacers. Sweet victory for Sugar Instead in $131,200 (div.) OBC 2FT Sugar Instead (Volstead) continued her dominance in the state of Ohio for the two-year-old filly division. The filly overcame the outside post #7 and was sitting third