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England's trotter, Messenger, grand-sired Hambletonian, and his progeny kept the harness racing bloodlines flowing. Dan Patch and No Pan Intended probably are relatives.

Two-year-old champion Deweycheatumnhowe added to his unbeaten three-year-old lore by holding off Crazed in the Hambletonian, the richest harness race in North America.

William Rysdyk raced Hambletonian to prove his trotting worth, then bred the colt to acquire a small fortune. In the 1860s, Hambletonian's get were great pacers.

Family breeders of harness racers in the 1800s were Justin Morgan, the Clays, and Richard Eldrige, who bred Mambrino Chief. The Chief's progeny rivaled Hambletonian's.

Muscle Hill tied the Hambletonian world record speed mark and trashed the stakes record. Brian Sears won his first Hambo and first Oaks. Well Said faded in the Adios.

Deweycheatumnhowe contined his reign last weekend, winning the Two-Year-Old-Colt Trot in the Breeders' Crown, his 10th straight victory. Tell All loses out.

Muscle Hill's Hambletonian margin of victory surpassed that of 1968's Nevele Pride. He leads trotters in season earnings at $1.3 million since his World Trotting Derby.

On the Pepsi North America Cup undercard at Mohawk Raceway in June, Chancey Lady paced to victory, while Clerk Magistrate and Lantern Kronos scored in their trots.

Messenger was a Thoroughbred, but he would stride into a trot on his own when given his choice. His blood traces to Man o' War and to Little Brown Jug.

Horse racing had its beginnings in America with private owners racing their favorites along country roads. Organized races evolved fully in the 1830s.

Approaching $20 million in earnings, Standardbred driver Tim Tetrick scored with Kadealia in the $500,000 Breeders Crown. Kadealia was a 75-1 underdog who paid $152.00.

The Old Gray Mare, Lady Suffolk, campaigned for 16 seasons to the title "Queen of the Turf". She was a champion Standardbred under saddle and to sulky in the 1840s.

Arch Madness and Artist's View won the three-year-old trot and pace championships, respectively, in the Breeders' Crown season-ending harness competitions in New Jersey.

While Muscle Hill continued to dominate the trotting class in the World Derby, Vintage Master pulled off a major victory in the Cane Pace, a pacing Triple Crown event.

Little Brown Jug week, harness racing's famed pacing event, is held annually in Ohio.  In 1877, Ohio Governor John Tod adapted pacing to the Cleveland Grand Circuit.

It isn't often in any sport that great talents emerge to legendary status in their own time. Harness racing fans were treated to 2007 and 2008 races of SBSW and Dewey.

The two colts with the long names that invoke the need for nicknames, Deweycheatumnhowe and Somebeachsomewhere, lead trotters and pacers in wins and earnings.

Winning the first heat, but giving up a second heat, Deweycheatumnhowe returned an hour later to beat the same rival for the Kentucky Futurity title in their third heat.

Pioneerof The Nile comes to the 2009 Kentucky Derby as its probable favorite after a strong Santa Anita Derby victory. He is Empire Maker's best son to date.

Muscles Yankee son Muscle Hill ran circles around his division competition this year, making Muscles Yankee the season's dominant sire. He is also daddy to Dewey.

Trainer Greg Peck on Muscle Hill: "...a lot of people have said to me that he's the greatest trotter they've ever seen". The colt will finish in the Breeders Crown.

Local Ohio and area state breeders sent progeny of Nobleland Sam, Yankee Cruiser, and Towner's Big Guy to the undercard Little Brown Jug races in September.

At the 63rd Annual Little Brown Jug in Delaware, Ohio, elite harness racing driver John Campbell spoke about champion trotter Dewey and the Jug's (pacing) future winners.

In 1876 he began building his huge horse operation in Palo Alto, about 30 miles south of San Francisco.

From 1832 to 1872, Troye made portraits of some of America's most famous racing horses,some standardbreds but most thoroughbreds.