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Grace Rocks in five lifetime starts at Rosecroft has lost only once. Last fall, the 7-year-old daughter of Rockin Image won off of a 21-day layoff. Tuesday night (Feb. 27) at Rosecroft, she made her season’s debut and this time off of a 70-day layoff, the winning machine was on point and went by the pacesetting I Love Ongait in the stretch to win by just under a length for driver Justin Walters.

Northern Express steamrolled to a 1:55.1 victory in Tuesday night’s (Feb. 27) $25,000 Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover.

Brother or sister comparisons have been an integral part of harness racing since the sport has been around. Sometimes a horse reaches or exceeds the lofty credentials of an older sibling, more often they don’t.

The United States Harness Writers Association held its annual meetings this past Saturday and Sunday at the Rosen Centre in this central Florida city.

The temperature rose to the mid-50s on Monday afternoon (Feb. 26) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania after hovering near freezing during the first three days of the meet, with the fastest trot and pace of the year registered, and both outside of the featured events. Simon Allard won both of those $15,000 contests, one for each gait.

The horses lined up for the final time this winter at Batavia Downs on Monday (Feb. 26) and the card featured a $12,000 conditioned pace that was won by Ball Diamond (Keith Kash Jr.), who claimed her second win of the year.

When Buffalo Raceway swings open its gate to begin the 55-day live harness racing meet on Saturday (March 2) starting at 6 p.m., fans on and off track will see a ‘new look’ at how the races are presented. Buffalo Raceway’s broadcasts will now be in high definition and will also have new graphics as well to complement the off-track and in-house feeds.

The Prix de Paris, raced Sunday afternoon (Feb. 25) at Vincennes, is a race over an extended distance of 4,150 meters or approximately 2-5/8th miles and was won in impressive style by the 7-year-old Hussard du Landret with Yoann Lebourgeois in the bike.

Harness racing’s richest and fastest performer last season, Confederate, added another honor to his résumé Sunday (Feb. 25) when he was named the 2023 Horse of the Year to conclude the U.S. Harness Writers Association’s Dan Patch Awards banquet, presented by Caesars Entertainment, before a crowd of 300 at Rosen Centre.

Aiken, SC — Here is the 2024 winter training roster for McGhee’s Mile in Aiken, S.C. The annual McGhee’s Mile Matinee will take place on Saturday (March 9) at noon. This year’s…