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A six-year-old black, Canadian gelding trotter and a six-year-old bay pacing mare from the United States do not appear to share much in common at face value besides their age, but a dive into their racelines shows their true connection: their driver.
East Rutherford, NJ --- Harness racing’s two top-ranked horses in the final Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, No. 1 Confederate and No. 2 Sylvia Hanover, led the way when divisional Dan Patch Award honors for pacers and trotters were announced during a live presentation prior to Saturday’s (Dec. 30) card at The Meadowlands. Three-year-old male pacer
To no one’s surprise, Grace Hill (Always B Miki) made it look easy with a near front-stepping journey to prevail in the $250,000 Dayton Distaff Derby for harness racing 3-year-olds and up, at Hollywood at Dayton Raceway on Saturday, Sept. 30. Driven by Doug McNair for trainer Virgil Morgan, Jr., Grace Hill stopped the timer
Driver Doug McNair asserted Grace Hill to the fore and used every inch of her speed to keep the furious stretch kick of Test Of Faith at bay to steal the show in the $540,000 Breeders Crown Mare Pace on Saturday night (Oct. 29) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
With the first weekend of May in the books, many of harness racing's top performers from 2021 have started to return to the racetrack for the upcoming stakes season or hit the racetrack in racing action.