Road To The Hambo Starts Friday June 03, 2011 Many of the top contenders for the richest prize in trotting are hitting the track in their quest for Hambletonian glory
'Jazz' Has Sylvester Singing Happy Tune April 20, 2011 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...
Journalism Students Cover Hambo August 11, 2010 For the eighth consecutive year, college students preparing to be sportswriters and editors attended and covered the Hambletonian through a program
Spencer's Hambo Photos, Reflections August 10, 2010 "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...
A 'Massive' Hambletonian Win August 07, 2010 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...
Hambletonian, Oaks Starters Test Negative August 06, 2010 All out-of-competition samples for entrants in the $1.5 million Hambletonian and $750,000 Hambletonian Oaks have tested negative
Odds Stacked In Takter's Favour August 05, 2010 Jimmy Takter enters the Hambletonian with a triple threat in Muscle Massive, Hard Livin and On The Tab. Although none won an elimination race
Pilgrims Taj Takes Bumpy Road To Hambo August 05, 2010 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...
2010 Hambletonian, Oaks Fields Set August 04, 2010 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...
Hambletonian, Oaks Elims Complete July 31, 2010 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...
Travelling Trotter Hopes For Trip To Hambo July 31, 2010 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...
Team Miller Hopes For Winning Hambo Photo July 30, 2010 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 ...