On December 30, 2018, Shannon ‘Murph’ Murphy and his friends went to a NY Giants home game vs. the Dallas Cowboys. The Giants lost the game by a point, and Murph almost lost his life after taking a 30 foot fall.
Richard and Joanne Young were about to get out of the racing game in 2008 - then they decided to buy just one more horse.
Tyler Schlatman didn’t grow up in a racing family, but he did watch the races at Hanover Raceway. Now, Tyler is the caretaker of the 2018 Horse of the Year & a Metro Stakes winner who is looking to carry his winning ways over from age two to three.
When you purchase a yearling for just $6,500, and neither his sire nor dam even raced, you’re probably not thinking ‘North America Cup.’ But that’s exactly where Tony and Linda Schadel ended up with their horse-of-a-lifetime.
Trainer Brian Brown already had a win in the 2017 Cup, but he told TROT that if it wasn’t for the work and dedication of Ashley Dowis he may not even have had a starter this year.
He may not have been the biggest horse in the race, but Canadian assistant trainer Chantal Mitchell, and Kiwi driver Dexter Dunn, knew that they had speed and heart on their side entering Canada’s richest harness race.
La description faite par Ken Middleton de la course 2019 North America Cup semblait un exercice d’incrédulité.
Nancy Johansson’s daughter Ella had a choice to make between two things she didn’t want to do - go to her brother’s baseball tournament, or go to the Harrisburg horse sale with her mom.
