Hambletonian

Fields Drawn For The Hambletonian, Oaks

August 04, 2026

The post positions were drawn for the 101st edition of the Hambletonian Stakes for three-year-old trotters as well as the companion filly event, the 56th Hambletonian Oaks, at a luncheon on Tuesday, A...

Apex winning at The Meadowlands

Road To The Hambletonian - Week 12

Apex held the top spot over his record-setting stablemate American Power in the Week 12 edition of the "Road to the Hambletonian" released on Wednesday, July 22.

Harness racing at Hoosier Park

Indiana Makes A Bid To Host Hambletonian

February 19, 2026

Indiana Governor Mike Braun, in partnership with the Indiana Horse Racing Commission and the Indiana Standardbred Association, announced on Thursday, Feb. 19 interest in hosting the Hambletonian in An...

Remi Bellocq's Hambletonian art

Generational Talent On Display For 100th Hambo

“Osmosis,” said Remi Bellocq, when asked how he learned to draw. Bellocq is the son of legendary cartoonist Pierre “Peb” Bellocq, whose clever images of racing’s people and horses graced the pages of ...

Hambletonian Presenting Sponsor Announced

The $1 million USD Hambletonian, America’s premier trotting race, will celebrate its 100th edition on Saturday, Aug. 2 at Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey. FanDuel, the largest adv...

Hambletonian table

Hambletonian Fan Experience Slated For Saturday

American Dream, The Meadowlands and the Hambletonian Society will hold a Fan Experience event at the entertainment/retail center on Saturday, July 27, from 12-2 p.m.

The Hambletonian trophy

Hotel Hosts High-End Horse Racing Hardware

Vito Cucci, co-owner of Chateau Grande Hotel — also the owner of numerous other successful hospitality businesses — has a side gig: horse racing. Turns out he’s a winner there too.

Karl winning at The Meadowlands

Karl Tops Road To The Hambletonian

To no one’s surprise, Karl, the returning Dan Patch Two-Year-Old of the Year, takes the top spot in the Week 1 rankings of the Road to the Hambletonian by Ken Warkentin.

Another Successful Clyde Hirt Workshop

August 09, 2023

College students from The Ohio State University and Rutgers University visited The Meadowlands from Aug. 2-5 for the 21st annual Clyde Hirt Journalism Workshop, presented by the Hambletonian Society i...

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Canadians Factor On Hambletonian Day Undercard

August 05, 2023

A number of horses with connections to Canadian harness racing factored prominently in some of the undercard stakes and open events on the 2023 Hambletonian Day card on Saturday (August 5) at The Mead...

Osceola winning at Woodbine Mohawk Park

McNairs Set For Hambletonian Debut

August 04, 2023

"I’ve trained a lot of horses in my life, and he is a fast horse. He’s a nice horse. I’ve never had one that could really trot like him."

Hambletonian trophy

Canada's Hambletonian Day Connections

August 04, 2023

One of the biggest race days of the harness racing season will take place on Saturday, Aug. 5 at Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey and Canadians will be well represented in stakes a...

Ghostly Casper and Ben Baillargeon

Winners Bet, Ghostly Casper Overcome Tough Trips To Make Hambo

August 03, 2023

After taking the long way home from post 10 in his Hambletonian Stakes elimination last week, Winners Bet will attempt to cash in on a more advantageous starting spot in Saturday’s $1 million final at...