13+ hour, 10+ min ago  (899+ words) Mackenzie Kiel has a lot to look forward to. At only 29 years old, she owns, breeds, and trains standardbreds, and has recently added driver to her resume. In fact, on May 8, Kiel had a night she will always remember for…...

4+ week, 13+ hour ago  (491+ words) I have never met Joel Kravet in the flesh, but I consider him to be a friend. I’ve now been writing this column for going on seven years. For most of that time, Kravet has been sending me emails, sometimes…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (681+ words) The Illinois Department of Agriculture is taking over the Night of Champions and is planning to move the main event in Illinois harness racing from bankrupt Hawthorne Race Course in the Chicago metropolitan area in November to the State Fairgrounds…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (954+ words) It has been nigh on 55 years that I have known Steve Jones. Then only 11 years old, he was a youngster riding along with his dad, Hall of Famer Hal Jones, who, at the time, was the farm manager at Hanover…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1074+ words) There is a specific moment, every race night, when goaltender and groom Elijah Merritt finds himself in hockey-mindset mode. In his world, it is not unlike the moments leading up to puck drop during the Stanley Cup playoffs, the time…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (966+ words) Jenny Petrelli is undoubtedly a horsewoman with a plan. There is no trace of conceit or entitlement in her tone. Instead, there is a sense of purposefulness and belief in what she is chasing. “I want to have a 20-horse…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (686+ words) Sierra Seidner grew up around horses. Born in Youngstown, OH, she spent much of her time on her great-grandparent’s farm enjoying the mules and what she called “hillbilly horses.” Although her family was not involved in harness racing, they loved…...

3+ mon, 15+ hour ago  (988+ words) While 4-year-old Ten Carat Garrett has only made 11 lifetime starts, all this year the Bettors Delight gelding has steadily improved for owners Whelan and 2156604 Alberta Inc. of Guelph, ON. “Garry Merner was a really, really good friend of my son,…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1308+ words) When it comes to carrying on family tradition in the sport of harness racing, Kristina Smith ranks at the top of the chart. Born in Milford, MA, her story and love for standardbreds began with Smith’s grandfather, whom she never…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1216+ words) Canadian National Driving Championship adds to Legends Day at Clinton Raceway. A pillar of the Ontario harness racing community, Clinton Raceway has spent the better part of its storied existence building a reputation for punching above its weight class. This…...