March 18, 2020:

It has been confirmed that Standardbred trainer Carmine Fusco, 55, who races horses in New York and New Jersey, passed away during the morning of Wednesday, March 18 after having tested positive for COVID-19 (Coronavirus)....read on

March 18, 2020:

Management at The Raceway at Western Fair District is advising horsepeople that beginning this Friday (March 20), qualifiers have been moved to 5:00 p.m. until further notice. Training at the WFD has also been cancelled until further notice....read on

March 18, 2020:

Live racing will be conducted Wednesday night (March 18) at Rosecroft Raceway as planned, however the qualifying races, training, and schooling have been cancelled....read on

March 18, 2020:

Officials with ‘Post Time with Mike and Mike’ have released a preview of the upcoming edition of the show....read on

March 18, 2020:

Hippodrome 3R General Manager Murielle Thomassin has stated that 2020 stakes races at H3R will be rescheduled, but that all stakes payments must be maintained in order for horses to remain eligible....read on

March 18, 2020:

Since 2008, TROT Magazine has published a celebrity lookalike with a harness racing participant each month. We're asking our fans and members to determine the all-time best Separated At Birth....read on

March 18, 2020:

In consultation with its Drug Advisory Committee, the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) has officially added three substances to section 1 of the Schedule to the Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations....read on

March 17, 2020:

Frank J. Bellino, 85, owner of hundreds of Standardbred during his life including 2010 Horse of the Year Rock N Roll Heaven, passed away Tuesday morning (March 17) of a heart attack....read on

March 17, 2020:

K Love and Cassius Lane captured $15,000 divisions of the first leg of the Dr. Dan Farwick DVM Memorial Trotting Series at Miami Valley Raceway on Tuesday afternoon (March 17)....read on

March 17, 2020:

In a statement issued on Tuesday (March 17) the Quebec Jockey Club Board of Directors has made the decision to delay the start of the 2020 harness racing season at Hippodrome 3R....read on

March 17, 2020:

Officials with Harrington Raceway and Casino have communicated that the facility is officially closed until April 1....read on

March 17, 2020:

Horseplayers are reminded that The Raceway at Western Fair District is planning on going forward with its program of live racing that is scheduled for this evening (Wednesday, March 18)....read on

March 17, 2020:

Officials with the Hambletonian Society have provided an update in regard to operations and contingency plans in light of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic....read on

March 17, 2020:

The Central Ontario Standardbred Association has issued an important notice to COSA members that are currently out of the country....read on

March 17, 2020:

On Monday, March 16, officials with Dover Downs announced that the track has cancelled racing indefinitely....read on

March 17, 2020:

You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone. The phrase tends to ring true most of the time. The thing is, those that paid attention to driver Ron Pierce during his long tenure in the race bike knew what they had. Harness racing had an absolute ace in the sulky, a gem of an interview… and one heck of an afternoon chaperone....read on

March 16, 2020:

Chocolate Swirl did all the roadwork in last week’s $11,500 Preferred 2 Handicap for horses and geldings at The Raceway at Western Fair District before weakening late and finishing third, but he was solid gold from start to finish in Monday’s main event....read on

March 16, 2020:

Perlucky shot the 'lightning lane' to capture Monday’s $18,000 Open Handicap Trot at The Meadows, a triumph that sent him over $400,000 in career earnings....read on

March 16, 2020:

The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey would like to announce to their members that there is no need to come into the office to make insurance payments....read on

March 16, 2020:

The Meadows has announced that it has no choice but to temporarily suspend all operations at the facility, including racing, due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus)....read on

March 16, 2020:

In a joint statement released on Monday, March 16, Le Trot and France Galop announced that horse racing in France will be suspended until at least April 15....read on

March 16, 2020:

Standardbred horseman George D. Harp, 89, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2020, with his loving family by his side....read on

March 16, 2020:

In consultation with, and approval from the Illinois Racing Board, Hawthorne Race Course will close its public wagering facilities at the track and all Illinois off-track betting locations to limit the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus....read on

March 16, 2020:

The United States Trotting Association has announced that it is closing its office to visitors effective Monday, March 16 as a response to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. Most of the office’s employees will be working remotely from home....read on