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Welcome to Harness Racing Update, a harness racing publication that provides thorough and provocative coverage of the sport. HRU is dedicated to following the sport like no one else is, with comprehensive North American coverage delivered to you within hours of the horses crossing the finish line. Our goal is to be the standardbred industry’s ...
Perusing the top 20 drivers and trainers - Harness Racing Update
Sep 17, 2021 · This year, Dunn has just gained the top spot from Tim Tetrick at $7.6 million to $7.5 million as we head into Jug week and beyond. The same top 4 drivers from 2020 are there again in 2021 — Yannick Gingras and David Miller rounding out the quartet. James MacDonald has now cracked the top 20. His huge night of four wins and two seconds-good ...
In Today’s HRU - Harness Racing Update
2 days ago · In Today’s HRU. Facebook Twitter Messenger WhatsApp LinkedIn Email Share. • Sturman: Elimination takeaways and picks for Friday’s Breeders Crown finals. • Little: Karl’s retired to stud duty after Crown hopes derailed by sickness. • Draws completed for four remaining Breeders Crown finals. • Heyden: Some takeaways from Saturday ...
Top Stories - Harness Racing Update
May 12, 2024 · Hall of Famer Yannick Gingras is set to compete in Australia’s Ladbrokes Ultimate Driver Championship. Joining Dexter Dunn, Gingras is eager to showcase his skills in this highly anticipated international series, bringing North American flair to Brisbane’s Albion Park in 2025.
The road more traveled is proving successful for driver Dustin Miller
2 days ago · Dustin Miller will tell you that sometimes it is the road more traveled that can take you to the most unexpected of places. The notion that he would bring three horses from his home base in Tioga, NY, to compete at the Orleans County Fair in Barton, VT, had never crossed the amicable horseman’s mind. Until it did.
How good is Papi Grad, and other thoughts from the week that was
Jul 24, 2024 · In just two career starts prior to Sunday, Papi Grad already received the 13th highest points total of all horses in training from the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown weekly poll. This week, or soon enough, she will formally be in the Top 10. A $47,000 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale grad from 2023 and from the first crop of Papi Rob ...
Stakes season ramps up as big names come out to play
Spanning today (May 17) through Sunday, the harness racing landscape is full of returning notables and signature races as stakes season continues to ramp up. Here is a preview of how I see things starting to take form in what promises to be the start of many rivalries throughout the season. Things get underway this afternoon at The Meadows ...
All-time sales record smashed through just three sessions
Oct 8, 2021 · The average was up 27 per cent from the 2020 third-session average of $36,094 and was second best to the third-session record of $47,594 set in 2017 when 62 fewer horses sold than this year. Through three days, the sale is up 42 per cent in gross, 23 per cent in average and has recorded 49 more $100,000+ sellers compared to 2020 when 479 ...
Kawartha’s down-home charm still shining bright in 52nd season
Jun 21, 2024 · The five-eighths mile raceway officially kicked off its 2024 campaign with a 10-race card on Friday (May 17). Shifting race days from Saturdays to Fridays was a move Huck, who assumed the GM role in August of 2021, viewed as an opportunity to maximize the multi-purpose event space’s busy summer schedule. “The reason for that is to free up ...