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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
Shaffer Standardbreds is a family affair. The Pennsylvania-based breeding facility—located in the hamlet of McClellandtown, just 40 miles from The Meadows harness racing venue—is overseen by 21-year-old Jacob Shaffer and his brother Kolt, 27. Jacob says his entire life has been “horses, horses, horses.” “I went to Albert Gallatin High School,” Jacob said. “And I
Northern Express steamrolled to a 1:55.1 victory in Tuesday night’s (Feb. 27) $33,784 Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover.
An interesting eight pack is set to contest the $25,000 Open Trot at Dover Downs is Tuesday (Feb. 27) harness racing action. J L Cruze (Crazed) makes his 218th start in a storied career, inching closer to becoming a double millionaire. He continues to be productive, winning 13 of 38 starts in 2023/24 and earning
Graceful Touch (Pine Chip), a stakes-winning harness racing filly and Hall of Fame broodmare who made a mark in trotting bloodlines, has died at the age of 24 at Hunterton Farm in Paris, Ky. Graceful Touch was of royal trotting parentage, a daughter of world champion Pine Chip and Act Of Grace, a filly who