Hambletonian

“They are going much faster and I don’t take much stock in that. I like the fact that he’s a horse that’s very willing and wants to go."

“I ain’t going to be here forever; this might be my last shot for the Hambletonian. We got the right draw, we got the right driver on him, we got the right trainer. It’s a win-win situation. So I’ll s...

“At the start of this year, we didn’t really know how good he would be and every week he got better. He’s earned his way there; you don’t get too many opportunities like this.”

On Wednesday night, two-year-old trotting colts will contest their third Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots event of the season and they have big horse shoes to fill.

Despite returning to the heat format in 2013, this year's Hambletonian will be a one-race race for all the cash as 11 three-year-olds have entered Saturday's prestigious event.

Trainers and drivers are put to the test in this week's Standardbred Canada video feature on Hambletonian trivia.

“At this point, I’m sitting on three really, really good horses. I would be extremely disappointed if I don’t end up winning the Hambletonian this year. My goal is to win the Hambletonian.”

George Ducharme, trainer of Hambletonian winner Royalty For Life, has finally had the chance to look back on what was his greatest day in the horse racing business.

Royalty For Life was crowned the champion of the $1 million Hambletonian, which returned to its historic heat format this year, on Saturday afternoon at Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New J...

Hambletonian Day featured many of harness racing's brightest stars on a stellar stakes-packed program at Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey.