Articles related to "Harness Racing"



Amateur Women Drive For Fun
Why do more women choose to participate in harness racing as amateur drivers as opposed to professional drivers? The reasons may surprise you!
• amateur harness drivers • standardbreds • harness racing • amateur harness racing

John Roberts--Driving and Loving It
Young harness racing driver John Roberts, returns to driving with great success after a terrible accident that nearly left him unable to walk.
• john roberts • harness racing • harness racing driver

The History of the Racing Sulkies
The history and development of the racing sulky in the United States.
• harness racing • standardbreds • racing sulkies • harness racing history

Hostetler Scores Win 3,500; Former Champ Put Down
Chicago driver Lavern Hostetler picks up victory number 3,500, and former World Champion trotter Champion On Ice is humanely destroyed.
• lavern hostetler • harness racing • harness racing driver • champion on ice • world harness racing record holder

Behind The Scenes At Your Local Harness Track
A brief overview of the official side of harness racing; what "racing" in just one event entails, and the multitude of people involved to put on pari-mutuel races for the public.
• harness racing • standardbred horses • horse racing drug testing

Belovedanged is All Class
Belovedanged is the apple of trainer Bob McIntosh's talented eye.
• trainer • bob mcintosh • wishes • clone • top

Blood Gas Rules Introduce Stiffer Penalties for Offenders
Stiffer penalties will soon be introduced for those trainers violating blood-gas levels in harness horses at Illinois racing venues.
• blood gas test • tco2 levels • harness racing • post-race testing • illinois racing board

Caretaker of the Year Nominations
.
• harness racing • horse racing • standardbred

Case 10,000 Win
.
• harness racing • horse racing • standardbred

Catello Manzi Honored
.
• harness racing

Classic Photo Makes Amends
Classic Photo and rival Vivid Photo teamed up in a torried rematch of their Hambletonian challenge in the American National Stake at Balmoral Park.
• harness racing • classic photo • vivid photo • trotting horses • american national stake

Dave Magee Scores Career Win 10,000
Dave Magee, for decades one of the leading drivers in Chicago, became just the sixth driver in harness racing history to score career victory number 10,000 recently at Balmoral Park racetrack.
• dave magee • harness racing • balmoral park • career drives

Dream Pays Off for Odds On Partners
Odds On Acres, a harness racing facility in Illinois celebrated its one year anniversary recently, headed by partners Dana Parham and Robin Schadt.
• harness racing • training facility • standardbred • odds on acres

Giant Heart Serves One-Eyed Wonder Tiny Hope
Tiny Hope, a small pacing horse, races with the use of only his right eye. His left eye had been damaged and removed.
• harness racing • tiny hope • eye loss • pacer • perry smith

Harness Racing Brings A Crowd
New track records, a good grandstand crowd, and a classy show made up Labor Day harness racing at Wauseon's 150th Fulton County Fair.
• fulton county fair track record • wauseon • labor day harness racing • snow storm sam • cagey attack

Harness Racing Trivia
.
• harness racing • standardbred

Harness Racing's Marathon Horse
Calypso Beat, a 12-year-old pacer currently competing at the Meadowlands, typifies the hardiness of the Standardbred breed, as he continues to race year after year, making money along the way.
• standardbred • calypso beat • pacer • meadowlands

Harness Racing's Top Ten Upsets
Some of the most interesting and defining moments in harness racing history have come when the heavy favorites were defeated. Harness fans will recall some of these memorable moments from the past 20 years in racing.
• harness racing • beaten favorites • standardbred

HTA Caretaker of the Year Award to Kopiec
Ricky Kopiec, long-time groom, is the 2003 recipient of the HTA Caretaker of the Year Award.
• harness racing • kopiec • harness tracks of america • caretaker of the year award

Illinois' Super Night Full of Super Winners
Super Night is Illinois' annual premiere night of racing for Illinois-bred trotters and pacers.
• super night • illinois harness racing • trotters • pacers • balmoral park

John Roberts Back in the Sulky
Johnny Roberts, who was injured last fall in a harness racing accident, returns to driving on the Chicago circuit full-time.
• john roberts • harness racing • driving accident

Lyons Boys Roar with Rosedale Mascot
The brothers Lyons realized a dream when their Rosedale Mascot captured a major event during Illinois' Super Night festivities.
• harness racing • rosedale mascot • lyons brothers • standardbreds • langley memorial

McArdle Sets NJSS Record
.
• horse racing • harness racing • standardbred

Morgan's Belief in Young Horse Pays Off
Toys In The Attic, a four-year-old pacer, overcame an unusual ailment to begin his career as a successful racehorse.
• toys in the attic • tony morgan • harness racing • standardbred • ohio state veterinary clinic

Owner Makes Big Investment into Harness Racing
Jim Jesk, a harness horse owner for only three years has made a grand investment in the business by purchasing and rennovating Sawgrass Training Center in Crete, Illinois.
• harness racing • sawgrass training center • jim jesk • eric ledford

Preparing to race the Standardbred
Preparation of racing the Standardbred, and in particular, what is involved in warming the horse up, prior to his actual race.
• harness racing • standardbred • warm-up trips • caretaker • trainer

Ronnie Marsh Scores Win Number 5,000
Harness driver Ron Marsh scores his 5,000th lifetime victory on May 1, 2004 at Balmoral Park in Chicago.
• ron marsh • harness racing • harness driver

Ryan Anderson Pilots Michael's Western to Maywood Park Track Record
23-year-old Ryan Anderson steered the pacer Michael's Western to a new track record clocking of 1:51 at Maywood Park, the fastest mile ever in the 58-year history of Chicago's in-town half-miler.
• ryan anderson • harness racing • standardbreds • michael's western • maywood park

Sam Widger On Fire in 2005
Chicago-based harness racing driver Sam Widger is having one of his best years ever.
• harness racing • sam widger • sulky driver

Something Came Up Missing
How a gutsy little Standardbred filly surprised her owners and her dam by jumping out of a moving trailer on a highway one afternoon.
• standardbred • harness racing • horse trailer

The History Of Hobbles & Pacing Races
The history of pacing hobbles in North America.
• standardbred • harness racing history • hobbles • rules

The World Cup Trot
News
• harness racing • horse racing • standardbred • thoroughbred

Update on the Illinois Breeding Scene
Illinois Breeders Dr. Ken Walker and Terry Hunt discuss the state of the Standardbred breeding industry in the Prairie State in 2005.
• standardbred breeding • harness racing • terry hunt • dr ken walker • dvm

War Horses Lou Annie & Color Me Best Back in Action
Lou Annie and Color Me Best, two top Illinois racehorses, return after layoffs to still compete at the top of their games.
• harness racing • lou annie • james rowney • color me best • tim wilson

What is Lasix & Why do some Standardbreds need it?
The history and a brief description of the medication Lasix, and why some Standardbred require it in order to race.
• standardbreds • harness racing • lasix • furosemide

Yonkers Team To Donate Prize Money
.
• horse racing • harness racing • standardbred

Young Horseman's Dream Comes True
Young Johnny Roberts achieves his dream of driving race horses on the tough Chicago harness racing circuit.
• johnny roberts • harness racing • standardbred

April News Highlights
News
• harness racing • harness • racing • horse • thoroughbred

August News Highlights
News
• harness racing • harness • racing • horse • thoroughbred

Handicapping
In this issue I will give you my theory on handicapping harness raceway horses. This theory is a technical theory and more advanced then your typical newspaper handicap journalist theory.
• harness racing • harness • racing • horse • thoroughbred

July News Highlights
News
• harness racing • harness • racing • horse • thoroughbred

June News Highlights
News
• harness racing • harness • racing • horse • thoroughbred

May News Highlights
News
• harness racing • harness • racing • horse • thoroughbred

Moni Maker
Recent News
• harness racing • harness • racing • horse • thoroughbred

September News Highlights
News
• harness racing • harness • racing • horse • thoroughbred

Yearling Sales
In this column I will reflect upon the annual yearling sales and what factors owners look for when they purchase a yearling.
• harness racing • harness • racing • horse • thoroughbred

Dale Hiteman Drives His 7,000 Career Winner
Harness driver Dale Hiteman, drives his 7,000th career winner at Maywood Park in Chicago on November 12, 2004.
• dale hiteman • harness racing • harness driver • maywood park.

No Pan Intended Top Horse of 2003
No Pan Intended was one of North America's top 3-year-old colt pacers in 2003 and will likely earn national horse of the year honors.
• no pan intended • bob glazer • david miller • ivan sugg • harness racing

The 2005 Illinois Breeding Scene
Two of Illinois' top breeders discuss the current situation of racing and breeding in the Prairie State.
• harness racing • purses • illinois racing board • percentage • harness

Top Pacing Mare Retires
Giggles The Clown, one of Illinois' top pacing mares in the Invitational and Open ranks, will retire this month with performances at both Balmoral and Maywood Parks.
• giggles the clown • racehorse • roger welch • harness racing.


| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0-9 |