Ball And Chain

Ball And Chain paces the first sub-1:50 mile on Canadian soil

Race Rewind: Ball And Chain Breaks The 1:50 Barrier

August 19, 2025

As of Aug. 18, 1995, Canadian harness racing had yet to witness a mile faster than 1:50 on any of its racetracks. Even a 1:50 flat mile wasn't on the record books. That all changed on August 19, 1995,...

Race Rewind: Canada's First Sub-1:50 Mile

August 23, 2015

Twenty years ago this week, Ball And Chain made Canadian harness racing history by pacing a mile that broke the vaunted 1:50 barrier for the first time.