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New Zealand harness racing lost one of its iconic owners in the early hours of Sunday morning with Terry McDonald succumbing to his health ailments in his hospice bed at the age of 83. Somewhat serendipitously, in the afternoon that preceded his passing, McDonald was in the winning ownership of Tower Of Love (Johnny Rock)
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
Harness racing’s Hall of Fame owner-breeder Bill Weaver and I were very great friends. We shared an office in Freehold, New Jersey and had countless conversations about the sport and its future. Weaver, of course, became one of the most influential breeders in harness racing and became very well-known and respected, especially after his two-year-old
Premier Delight made her premier start in the featured $11,600 Fillies and Mares Preferred Pace a delight as she upset the field from 19-1 odds, the longest shot on the board in the field of seven. Jeff Hunt steered his student to the victory on the Tuesday, March 26 card at The Raceway at the Western Fair District.
Breeding authority Peter Wharton presents all the harness racing news on breeding from Australia, New Zealand and North America every week brought to you by Garrard’s Horse & Hound. First Australian bred millionaire trotter The Orlando Vici gelding Just Believe achieved yet another moment of glory in a brilliant career when he became the first Australian bred trotter