Heading into awards season, very few participants in the harness racing industry can state definitively that they'll be collecting hardware in the next few weeks. Nancy Takter is one of the exceptions to that rule....read on
Which Trotter Could Win Horse Of The Year?
December 29, 2020:
Of the trotters named as 2020 O'Brien Award finalists, which horse do you feel has the best chance of being named 2020 Somebeachsomewhere Horse of the Year?...read on
2020 O'Briens Finalists Announced
December 21, 2020:
Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2020 O’Brien Awards, which honour Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season....read on
Takter Duo Tackles Aged Foes
November 18, 2020:
Trainer Nancy Takter will watch trotting mare Manchego and pacing mare Kissin In The Sand compete for the final time Saturday at The Meadowlands, but also will get another look at two three-year-olds that will attempt to follow in their award-winning stablemates’ hoof prints next season....read on
Fights Mounting For Fall Final Four
November 17, 2020:
Grand Circuit racing for 2020 is nearing its end along with the careers of a few competing on the stakes-laden card at the Meadowlands on Saturday (Nov. 21)....read on
Records Set In Matron Stakes
November 12, 2020:
Dexter Dunn rewrote a sizeable chunk of the Dover Downs record book on Thursday night (Nov. 12), piloting both Amigo Volo ($3.20) and Party Girl Hill ($2.60) to track record performances in their respective Matron Stakes splits in the First State....read on
'Princess' Looking For Crown 'Spoils'
October 26, 2020:
When it comes to online purchases, Spoiled Princess looks like a royal buy. The three-year-old trotting filly is a nose from being undefeated in three races for trainer Nancy Takter since her father, Jimmy, acquired the horse last month via an online auction....read on
Absattitudexpress Shocks In Bluegrass
October 4, 2020:
Hambletonian winner Ramona Hill began to shorten in stride in the final sixteenth as Absattitudexpress hit her best stride, towering down the centre of the course with enough momentum to nail Ramona Hill at the finish of the final division for the $209,600 Bar Hopping Bluegrass Three-Year-Old Filly Trot — sponsored by the Bar Hopping Syndicate and Hanover Shoe Farm — on Sunday (Oct. 4) at the Red Mile....read on
Sorella Strolls At Mohawk
September 8, 2020:
With the finals for the Canadian Trotting Classic and Elegantimage slated for next weekend, Hambletonian Oaks champ Sorella went a prep mile on Tuesday (Sept. 8) when winning the $30,000 featured trot at Woodbine Mohawk Park....read on
Sorella Sets Record In Canadian Debut
August 28, 2020:
Hambletonian Oaks champion Sorella set a Canadian record in her Woodbine Mohawk Park debut on Friday (August 28) to headline a pair of $81,405 Casual Breeze Stakes divisions for three-year-old trotting fillies....read on
Thankfully, Ramona Hill Has Not Lived Up To Her Name
August 19, 2020:
As Ramona Hill returns home for the first time as reigning Hambletonian champion, one thing is certain. She has, in no way, lived up to her namesake. Well, half of her namesake, at least....read on
Yannick Gingras Owns The Oaks
August 8, 2020:
No driver has had more 21st century success in the Hambletonian Oaks than Yannick Gingras, and he added another Oaks title with 2020 champ Sorella during the Saturday (August 8) card of harness racing at The Meadowlands....read on
Takter Aims For Hambo History
August 6, 2020:
No trainer has ever won the Meadowlands Racetrack’s top events for three-year-old pacers and trotters — the Meadowlands Pace and Hambletonian Stakes — in the same year. Just being in the position to accomplish the feat is rare enough, but that is the spot in which Nancy Takter finds herself this year....read on
2020 Hambletonian Day Card Drawn
August 5, 2020:
The stage is set for the biggest afternoon of the year on the harness racing calendar: Hambletonian Day at the Meadowlands Racetrack....read on
Stacked Meadowlands Saturday Card
July 15, 2020:
In a typical year, the harness racing stakes season would be well underway coming into mid-July. But since 2020 has proved an atypical year, the Meadowlands Racetrack will host the first large stakes program of the season on Saturday (July 18) topped by the $636,650 Meadowlands Pace final....read on