When considering the question what, if anything, can be done to revive harness racing, one answer is to entice fresh young ...

Trainer Anthony MacDonald from TheStable.ca is the final guest on the 2025 edition of HRU’s Twos in Training series. He was interviewed by Jaimi MacDonald in Ontario. You can watch the Anthony ...

One could say that it was inevitable that Marcus Melander would become a horseman, and not only a horseman, but an exceptional one! Based on pedigree and environment, it hardly could have been ...

Down Under’s most iconic event, the Inter Dominion, is just weeks away. The two-week series has had a makeover and a significant prize money injection, headlined by a $1 million pacing final and ...

In the May 17 preferred handicap at Woodbine Mohawk Park, Ervin Hanover made one of the most hotly-anticipated returns in this year’s older pacing ranks. The 5-year-old son of ...

Dexter Dunn would likely have won his first three Fan Hanover starts if not for COVID in 2020. He debuted and was victorious in 2019 with Treacherous Reign (8-5) for Tony Alagna edging past 1-2 ...

With the Meadowlands Pace only a month away, trainer Ron Burke looks to be in a good spot to capture The Big M’s signature race for the very first time. “I’ve got good 3-year-olds this year; my 3-year ...

There is an age-old joke about losing money betting the ponies. As with most pari-mutuel betting jokes it targets the loser trope. A frequent pony player calls his friend one morning. “I’m off to the ...

What new models could be feasible if our sport faces downsizing, decoupling, defunding, or disappointment? The answer to that question depends on the participant’s point of view. For folks in my ...

It’s hard to believe that two months have already passed since First Turn Stable launched the 2025 campaign with Robertsgladerunner. As I documented last year when I first joined the fractional ...