International Racing

Napoleon couldn’t sustain his dominance of Europe, but the masters of French trotting have certainly done so

The marathoners will take to the track on Sunday at Vincennes in Paris in the Prix de Paris, a race over the distance of 4,125 meters and, yes, that's a tad more than 2.5 miles

Meaulnes du Corta reaffirmed his status as Europe's top trotter winning the Prix de France at Vincennes

Word comes from Germany of the death of Diamond Way, the champion sire there for an incredible 17 consecutive years

I certainly wasn’t in Paris when Allied troops liberated the city in August, 1944, but I’ve seen photos of the joyous celebrations and I know how exuberant and joyous the French can be

To quote from the second line of Le Marsellaise, the French national anthem, "Le jour de gloire est arrive" ("The day of glory has arrived")

Don't go rushing to the window and see if Russian tanks are in the streets of your hometown. That's not quite what I meant. I meant that the Russians are coming to the world of trotting and will be a ...

If it's Saturday, it must be the Belgique. Today a field of the best trotters in Europe will strut their stuff in the Prix de Belgique at the Hippodrome de Vincennes just outside Paris. It's the fin...

The great Swedish coldblood trotter Jarvsofaks recently won his 184th race, passing the record established in the 1990s by the legendary Norwegian coldblood Alm Svarten.

The Prix de Bourgogne is one of the traditional four "B" races on the road to the Prix d'Amerique in late January in Paris, but it's a bit different than the Prix d'Amerique.

A few months ago I wrote in this column about trotting in the Czech Republic while at the Prix d’Amerique in France earlier this year. I also had a chance that night to learn more about racing in...Sw...

Traditionally, early speed is not coveted in Swedish trotting. Horsemen there have been schooled to bring their pupils along slowly, allowing them to mature both physically and mentally. The goal is t...