A particular white Standardbred stole the spotlight back in 2013 when he attracted a hefty $240,000 bid at the annual Harrisburg yearling sale. Fast-forward five years and the same striking individual was garnering the attention once again, but this time it was with Jolly Old St. Nick.

As an article by TapInto.net explains, Knutsson Trotting Inc.’s White Bliss was front and centre at the Meadowlands Racetrack on December 22.

The six-year-old son of Art Major wasn’t knocking heads with any pari-mutuel rivals in the pre-Christmas visit, though – he was doing what he could to help bring some holiday cheer to those in attendance at the East Rutherford, New Jersey raceway.

Kris Kringle himself was up behind White Bliss multiple times during the card, as the duo led the post parades for the races.

Santa Claus and White Bliss, pictured leading a post parade at the Meadowlands Racetrack on December 22, 2018

The TapInto.net article also explains how the ‘Big M’ ran multiple marketing and promotional initiatives to help get its patrons into the holiday spirit. To read the article, click here.

Santa’s presence at the ‘Mecca of Harness Racing’ was not his only raceway visit this holiday season, though, as Père Noël also made appearances at Standardbred tracks across Canada.

(With files from TapInto.net – headline photo of White Bliss courtesy @StallKenny and Instagram)