Robert Ciavardini

El Toro Loco

El Toro Loco Tops Giuliani Triple At Batavia

October 18, 2026

El Toro Loco rampaged down the lane to win the $19,014 Open Handicap Trot, featuring in a trio of winners for trainer Alex Giuliani on the 14-race Saturday, Oct. 17 card at Batavia Downs.

Robert Ciavardini

Ciavardini In His 'Happy Place’ With Horses

Bob Ciavardini was in his mid-30s when he stepped away from harness racing to focus on a new career and raise a family. Never in the ensuing years did he ever really think about returning, but upon re...

Horses behind the starting gate at Harrah's Philadelphia

Philly, Pocono Host AHDC Double-Header

August 27, 2023

Harrah’s Philadelphia added a pair of events for the American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) on Sunday, Aug. 27 – a day when the club also had two divisions to contest just north on the Pennsylvania Turn...

Logan Park By A Lip In Preferred Trot

A compact group of five faced the starting gate in Monday’s $36,000 Free For All Trot at Woodbine Mohawk Park, and for the second straight start it was Logan Park coming away victorious.