Hambletonian

A word of advice concerning Saturday’s Hambletonian: don’t take the “other guys” for granted. Southwind Frank and Bar Hopping will be the clear-cut favourites when the 91st edition of the Hambletonian...

"I look at this horse as if things do click, miracles can happen with him; because he is fast enough. To me he’s about as fast as any of them, if not faster. He’s a very, very fast horse, it’s just a ...

The Hambletonian and harness racing reached a massive audience when Meadowlands officials helped ring the closing bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square on Wednesday.

"The first time I sat behind him, he sort of gave me chills. I never sat behind a colt like that. His attitude, his gait, his stride, his endurance; just from day one I knew he was special."

It's a rarity to see a western New York connection in the Hambletonian but there's one set for the 2016 edition which is scheduled for this Saturday afternoon (August 6) at The Meadowlands in East Rut...

“It’s just one of those races. I didn’t dream about the NHL, I dreamed about the Hambletonian when I was a kid. Everybody who trains standardbreds, especially trotters, wants to win it. It’s the race ...

"Most trainers, including me when I was younger, start thinking about it and changing stuff and doing things differently. People start over-doing things, train the horses maybe a little harder, or wha...

Southwind Frank will start from post 5 in the second of two Hambletonian eliminations while Bar Hopping will start from post 1 in the remaining elimination when 18 hopefuls meet Saturday (Aug. 6) at t...

Conditioner Ron Burke has said that he trained Southwind Frank on Tuesday morning (July 26) in advance of Saturday’s Reynolds Memorial Stakes at the Meadowlands Racetrack. He has provided an update on...

"I really try to just stay off social media at this point. I don’t read a bunch of stuff. I need to focus on my horses, not what everybody else is doing. I really just try to zone in and let the exter...