Tag: Harness Racing Dates

By John Furgele Under snowy conditions – what else is new in upstate New York in late January? — Buffalo Raceway kicked off its 80th racing season at the Erie County Fairgrounds. The newly reconditioned …

By John Furgele Harness racing had another good year. Handle was up, wagering per race was up, and the top pacers and trotters performed admirably, as usual. With 2021 in the books, we’re moving forward …

By John Furgele The old saying “the more things change, the more they stay the same,” certainly applies to the Borgata Pacing Final. For years, the race was known as the Levy, but when the …

By John Furgele From 1998-2005, few trainers were better than Brett Pelling. And then, just like that, he was gone. From 2005-2017, Pelling, a New Zealand native, moved back to Australia, where he had trained …

By John Furgele While professional sports leagues and federations around the world have suspended or postponed their seasons – the 2020 Tokyo Olympics recently fell into line — harness racing has tried to soldier on …

By John Furgele For much of the country, winters are dark, cold and long. When you wake up, it’s dark and cold; when you leave work around 5, it’s dark and cold. And for the …

By John Furgele The stakes racing season is over in harness racing; it concluded when 9-1 long shot Shake That House prevailed in the $355,000 Progress Pace at Dover Downs on Nov. 27. Stakes races …

By John Furgele Yes, there’s the $1 million Hambletonian on Saturday at the Meadowlands, but there’s a whole bunch of intriguing races on the undercard, too, highlighted by the $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks for 3-year-old trotting …

The Meadowlands had 91 days of racing last year; in 2018, it will have 90. On the surface, that looks about the same, but there have been some changes. Gone, for the most part, are …