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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
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)