After 199 days of racing, James Taggart Jr. and Christopher Petrelli garnered top honors for the 2022 season at Monticello Raceway for leading dash winning driver and trainer, respectively.
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Brian McMahon to be inducted into Wisconsin Harness Racing Hall of Fame
The Wisconsin Harness Horse Association is proud to announce its third and final Hall of Fame inductee for the Class of 2022. Brian McMahon, of Franksville, Wis., will be inducted at the Jan. 28 event in Madison, Wis.
U.S. harness racing economic indicators for 2022
Total wagering on U.S. harness races in 2022 declined by 8.33 percent compared to 2021. In 2022, total wagering was $1,487,258,371, which was $135,086,255 less than the $1,622,344,626 that was bet in 2021.
Joseph Hardy III, 100, dies
Joseph Hardy III, 100, founder of the 84 Lumber chain of building materials stores, developer of the Nemacolin resort, and former operator of the Meadows, has died.
Classy veterans start year off right at Miami Valley
A pair of seasoned veterans got the new year off to a stellar start at Miami Valley on Sunday (Jan. 8) capturing the featured and co-featured races. Let It Ride N (Brett Miller) opened his 10-year-old season with a sharp 1:50.4 score in the initial $30,000 Open Pace, while 11-year-old My Hero Ron (Josh Sutton) captured a $22,000 co-feature for the highest conditioned horses in southwest Ohio.
Batavia Downs starts 2023 with a $17,500 guarantee Monday
It has been decades since Batavia Downs hosted a winter race meet at the oldest lighted harness track in North America, but that all changes on Monday (Jan. 9) when the 2023 harness racing season gets underway in Western New York. The 15-day session will run through Monday (Feb. 27) and operate on a Monday-Thursday schedule. Post time for each race day is set at 3 p.m.
Cal Expo cancels Sunday night card
Sacramento, CA – With another strong storm hitting Sacramento Saturday night, Sunday night’s program at Cal Expo has been cancelled.
Tyler Miller wins five at Freehold
Freehold, NJ – Tyler Miller took home five wins on Friday (Jan. 6) at Freehold Raceway.
Carryovers key to $7-million weekend at Big M
With a following that was carryover crazy, total handle on Saturday night (Jan. 7) at The Meadowlands reached $3,673,861, giving the track a weekend total of over $7 million, reaching that lofty plateau for the first time since Hambletonian weekend five months ago.
AHDC in action at Freehold Raceway
With any good TV show, there is always a rerun and J S Peyton decided to turn Freehold Raceway into Peyton Place by dominating the AHDC Trot for the second consecutive week for pilot Jacob Stillwell.