The Hambletonian

Jazz great John Coltrane had an album (and song) called “Giant Steps,” which, despite being a studio recording, seems an acceptable reference when the subject is Chuck Sylvester’s trotter Live Jazz. T...

For the eighth consecutive year, college students preparing to be sportswriters and editors attended and covered the Hambletonian through a program

"Do you read those deep lines about the mouth as indicators of age and resignation? I see them as signs of accumulated wisdom … the sort of wisdom that has the ability to rally, defy and effect change...

Driver Ron Pierce engineered a perfect trip for partially Canadian-owned Muscle Massive, who managed to wear down favourite Lucky Chucky in deep stretch to win the 85th edition of the $1.5 million Ham...

Jimmy Takter enters the Hambletonian with a triple threat in Muscle Massive, Hard Livin and On The Tab. Although none won an elimination race

Bob Bongiorno has attended harness racing at the Meadowlands since it opened in 1976. His wife, Barbara, is the daughter of Harold “Sonny” Dancer and her uncle, the late Stanley Dancer, was a five-tim...

The field for Saturday’s $1.5 million Hambletonian was finalized at a post draw and press conference Wednesday afternoon at the Pegasus Restaurant at Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jers...

The fields for next week's $1.5 million Hambletonian and $750,000 Hambletonian Oaks for three-year-old trotters are set as the top three finishers and one fourth-place finisher from tonight's eliminat...

RC Gallent Image enters Saturday’s Hambletonian eliminations light on racing experience, light on lifetime earnings (a critical factor in qualifying for the $1.5 million final) but high on expectation...

Last year, trainer Julie Miller got a taste of Hambletonian success. This year she’s hoping for a bigger slice of the pie as she points Mystery Photo toward the $1.5 million Hambletonian on August 7 ...

The 2009 Hambletonian was a learning experience for Jeff Gillis. He finished ninth in the race with his stable star Federal Flex, but the Ontario-based trainer could get another shot at Hambletonian...