August 20, 2017:

Odds-on Bit of a Legend N paid a price for the lead, then made his opponents pay the price for giving it to him Saturday, August 19, winning Yonkers Raceway’s $55,000 Open Handicap Pace.

In the hunt early from assigned post position No. 6, Bit Of A Legend N took over from 21-1 shot Caviart Luca just after a :26.3 opening quarter-mile, soon slowing the pace to a :55.1 half....read on

August 20, 2017:

Arsenic, sent off the favourite, won the $11,250 feature pace at Saratoga Harness on Saturday, August 19 in 1:52.3....read on

August 19, 2017:

The Red Mile hosted the first leg of the Kentucky Sires Stakes (KYSS) for two-year-old pacers with two divisions of both colts and fillies racing for a purse of $30,000 and Hall of Fame trainer Jimmy Takter came to play.

In the first colt division, Grand Teton steamrolled the field in the stretch for the Takter-Brett Miller combo, winning going away in 1:52.4....read on

August 19, 2017:

A pair of $5,000 eliminations for the Balanced Image headlined the 10-race program at Hanover Raceway on Saturday, August 19, with the top four two-year-old trotters from the two eliminations returning for the $61,400 Saturday, August 26....read on

August 19, 2017:

In wire-to-wire fashion, Village Jamie won the $7,800 feature pace at Georgian Downs on Saturday, August 19....read on

August 19, 2017:

Saturday, August 19 at Century Downs featured two divisions of the $53,900 Alberta Sires Stakes for two-year-old filly pacers....read on

August 19, 2017:

Ontario’s talented three-year-old pacing colts will light up Georgian Downs on Sunday evening in advance of the Innisfil oval’s signature event, the $75,000 Honourable Earl Rowe Invitation Trot....read on

August 19, 2017:

The Kentucky Sires Stakes (KYSS) for three-year-old pacers and trotters get underway on Sunday night at The Red Mile. They'll have two preliminary legs leading up to $175,000 finals for all groups on Sunday, September 17....read on

August 19, 2017:

On Saturday, August 19, the International Media Award winners were announced at the 25th edition of the World Trotting Conference, hosted in Charlottetown, PEI....read on

August 19, 2017:

Quick Draft A (Art Major) came from off the pace to record a victory in the Friday night feature at Saratoga Casino Hotel....read on

August 19, 2017:

Mohawk Racetrack hosted the two-year-old trotting colts and fillies on Friday evening (August 18) and the novices put on an impressive show in a trio of Gold Series divisions....read on

August 18, 2017:

Windsong Leo and driver/trainer Daniel O'Brian went from last to first to take the $20,000 James 'Roach' MacGregor Memorial, the Gold Cup & Saucer Consolation, wrapping an action-packed double-header of harness racing on Friday (August 18) that also featured the final leg of the 2017 World Driving Championship....read on

August 18, 2017:

Perhaps Fear The Dragon heard through the grapevine that Huntsville was poised to avenge his defeat by ‘Dragon’ in the Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids. Perhaps he was still miffed by his tough loss last week to his stablemate, Downbytheseaside, in the Carl Milstein. Or perhaps he’s just that good....read on

August 18, 2017:

Four of Kawartha Downs’ drivers and four trainers will compete in bouncy pony races during the harness racing program on Saturday night (August 19) at the Fraserville track....read on

August 18, 2017:

The Red Mile hosted qualifying races at noon today after an hour postponement while the track recovered from last night’s deluge. By then it was dry and kinda fast, maybe a little dull with moderate temperatures and no wind....read on

August 18, 2017:

Sintra has been made the 2-1 morning line favourite in Sunday’s $200,000 Prix D’Ete at the Hippodrome 3R for four-year-old pacers....read on

August 18, 2017:

Multiple stakes-winner Missile J returns to the races at Yonkers Raceway Saturday, August 19 after a brief freshening. Trainer Scott Di Domenico, who purchased Missile J out of the Tattersalls January Mixed Sale with owners John McGill and Brian Carsey, entered the pacer back in the $35,000 sub-featured 4-Year-Old Open Handicap....read on

August 18, 2017:

The 2017 World Trotting Conference 25 Symposium concluded on Thursday with four panels addressing topics important to the future of harness racing worldwide....read on

August 17, 2017:

Chris Lems put the pedal to the metal early with Its A Miracle in Thursday’s $9,500 Fillies & Mares Open Pace, and the Jordan Hope trainee rolled to an impressive win in the featured affair....read on

August 17, 2017:

Three-year-old trotting fillies flocked to Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday evening as the oval offered some serious cash in a set of O.S.S. Gold Series tilts....read on

August 17, 2017:

Although there were two Open Handicap trots on the Thursday afternoon card at Plainridge Park, the best performance of the day came from a mid-level conditioned contest. And the one constant no matter what race was run; Greg Merton remains on fire....read on

August 17, 2017:

Jay Wolf, Little Brown Jug Publicity Director, has released his second weekly instalment of the Top 10 Jug Contenders list in anticipation of the 72nd renewal of the pacing classic....read on

August 17, 2017:

The fourth leg of the 2017 World Driving Championship is now in the books. Go behind the scenes and see what was going on during the competition's stop in Quebec. ….read on

August 17, 2017:

As Canadian harness racing fans from coast to coast tune in to follow the 2017 World Driving Championship, driver James MacDonald has been providing updates through an ongoing video blog series on the Standardbred Canada website....read on