Kelvin Harrison

Tactical Approach winning at The Meadowlands

Takter Trainee 'Tactical' Has The Right Approach At Big M

Trainer Nancy Takter has been on fire since the first of her students hit the mile oval at The Meadowlands on March 31, with nine winners from just 21 starts at the start of racing Friday night (April...

McCarthy, Harrison Have Big Day At Philly

Andy McCarthy and Kelvin Harrison were the top newsmakers at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday afternoon (April 9), with McCarthy driving five straight winners on the card and Harrison training four of ...

NJ Racing Rocked By COVID-19

"I’m not sure if it’s fear, anxiety, or whatever you want to call it, but we all saw what was happening in China and the rest of the world, and when it hits close to home, it’s an eye opener for horse...

In The Arsenal Retired

December 07, 2018

In The Arsenal (p, 2, 1:49.4; 3, 1:49.1), the six-year-old, million-dollar-winning fast son of American Ideal, has been retired and will stand his first season at stud in 2019.

Why In The Arsenal Skipped The Jug

September 21, 2015

The 2015 Little Brown Jug attracted 15 pacing colts, but one of them wasn't speedster In The Arsenal.

In The Arsenal's Best Still To Come

"He’s vastly improved from what he was. Each week he gets better and better.”

Harrison On In The Arsenal

As bidding stalled at $7,000 on one of White Birch Farm’s yearlings at the Harrisburg sale in 2013, farm manager Steve Williams felt compelled to act. Choosing to buy the colt back for $7,500, he soon...

Breeders Crown Contender Sold

November 19, 2014

When In The Arsenal lines up behind the starting gate on Saturday night, everything will seem very familiar. Same driver, trainer and post as his Breeders Crown elimination. The most notable change: h...

Effects Of NZ Earthquake Felt In U.S.

February 23, 2011

The earthquake that hit the length and breadth of New Zealand earlier this week with a 6.3 rating had reverberations to the U.S. harness racing community

Harrison: Reactor Not Acclimatizing Well

After Auckland Reactor backed through a seven-horse field yesterday at Chester Racetrack, trainer Kelvin Harrison went on the record as saying that the Down Under pacing sensation cannot handle the he...

Is Harrison Feeling The Pressure?

Even with the weight of a $3.5 million price tag on his horse, trainer Kelvin Harrison talked to the Meadowlands' Sam McKee prior to Auckland Reactor's North American debut on Saturday and discussed i...

Date Set For Auckland Reactor Debut

Auckland Reactor tuned up for his North American harness racing debut by winning a qualifier in 1:51.2 on May 13 at the Meadowlands Racetrack.

Auckland Reactor Nears Debut

Auckland Reactor, New Zealand’s Horse of the Year in 2009 and winner of nearly $1 million in 25 victories, is nearing the debut of his U.S. racing career