Aaron Merriman

Ohio Stakes Feature Freshman Fillies

August 23, 2017

Red Storm trotted to a whirlwind 1:58.2 clocking in the first of two $40,000 Ohio Sires Stakes for two-year-old trotting fillies on Wednesday night (August 23) at Northfield Park.

Record For Dont Rush; Six For Merriman

Dont Rush, who hadn’t made the lead at any point in his last four starts, gunned to the front from post 4, held off the menacing move of Classicality and scored the 16-1 upset in Thursday’s $18,000 Pr...

Feature To Wilberforce; Five For Merriman

Wilberforce followed live cover, then exploded out of the final turn to capture Wednesday’s feature at The Meadows, an $11,500 conditioned trot.

Triple For Show Runner; Five For Aaron

Besieged by nearly the entire field in the lane, Show Runner dug deep and collected her third straight victory in Monday’s $18,000 Filly & Mare Not Listed Preferred/Preferred Handicap Pace.

PA Writers Unveil Award Winners

The Keystone Chapter of the U.S. Harness Writers Association has announced its award winners for their outstanding accomplishments in Pennsylvania racing during 2016.

Box Of Luck Springs 18-1 Series Upset

Dismissed at 18-1 thanks to a stale date and poor post position, Box Of Luck zipped right to the front and pulled off the upset in Tuesday’s Tamarind Trot at The Meadows.

Merriman Records 9,000th Win

Aaron Merriman, harness racing’s ‘winningest’ driver in 2015 and 2016, collected career win 9,000 Tuesday (April 4) at The Meadows when he piloted DDs Comet to victory in Race 4.

Barn Girl, 'Dude' And Tamarind Profiled

What do Barn Girl, Dapper Dude and Tamarind all have in common? If you said that they are all trained by William Bercury you would be correct. You would also be correct if you said that the trio of ho...

Horsepeople, Equine Honoured In Ohio

January 24, 2017

On Saturday, January 21, the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association honoured horsemen, horsewomen, and equines throughout the state for their accomplishments during the 2016 racing season.

Arrow Upsets; Merriman Dominates

January 17, 2017

Longshot bettors were ecstatic when the horses crossed the finish of Northfield Park’s 10th race on Tuesday when #8 Arrow rocketed from the back to win at odds of 60-1.

Cleveland Rocks, Merriman Rolls

January 13, 2017

In 2016, Aaron Merriman led all harness racing drivers in wins for the second consecutive year, as he set career highs for victories and purses in the process, but his favourite sports-related moment ...

More USHWA Award Winners Announced

January 09, 2017

The Ohio chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association will hand out its annual awards at the Ohio Harness Horseman’s Association banquet on Saturday, January 21 at the DoubleTree by Hilton...