First Two-Year-Olds Hit The Racetrack
The calendar has yet to turn to June and North American harness racing already has its first two-year-olds of 2024 on the track.
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The calendar has yet to turn to June and North American harness racing already has its first two-year-olds of 2024 on the track.
Kim Hankins, the executive director of the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association (MSOA) and a fully participating member in all aspects of the harness game for over a half-century, has been selected by the Keystone Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) to receive the the Mary Lib Miller Award.
The two leading harness racing trainers in North America, Ron Burke and Ake Svanstedt, both had horses with positive test results as reported to the USTA from last week. Burke’s horse Saulsbrook Genesis at Northfield Park was found to contain Altrenogest in a blood test. Burke was fined $500 for the infraction. Svanstedt’s horse Baptism
Rose Run Zeke, a $14,000 bargain as a yearling acquisition, has outperformed that modest price by a lot, ripping off five straight wins to begin his career.
WASHINGTON, PA, Aug. 17, 2023 — Rose Run Zeke (Stay Hungry-Rose Run Ultimate), a $14,000 bargain as a yearling acquisition, has outperformed that modest price by a lot, ripping off five straight harness racing wins to begin his career. On Friday at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, he’ll try to extend his career unbeaten streak