Bounced checks are the latest problem to beset financially beleaguered Hawthorne Race Course. “For the second time in a matter of weeks the Illinois Harness Horsemen’s Association (IHHA) has been made ...
The sport of harness racing has been around for centuries. Trotting racing in the United States began in 1788, it was introduced to France in 1836, cart racing began as early as 1808 in Italy, and ...
An aptly-named “stalking horse” is in pursuit of Hawthorne Race Course. In bankruptcy court jargon, according to legalclarity ...
To the harness racing world, James MacDonald stands among the sport’s most revered and respected figures. To soon-to-be ...
With Illinois racing seemingly on life support, the state’s harness owners, trainers, drivers, and breeders are hoping and praying that the Illinois House of Representatives will address the ...
I just heard that two great Hall of Fame Communicators have had their run ended at Goshen Historic Track — yes, that iconic venue just off Main Street at 44 Park Place in Goshen, NY. I’m still trying ...
Betting on the outcome of a horse race has been around for thousands of years with proof going back as many as 5,000 years, with dice found in an Egyptian tomb. There was betting at the Olympic Games ...
Chariot racing was big business for a long time. The Circus Maximus began around 600 BC and endured for approximately 1,100 years. The first spectators attended races before the birth of Socrates; the ...
Those words were never spoken directly to standardbred caretaker Bevins Haunty, but they have guided much of her life. The quote, delivered in the 1993 film A Bronx Tale, has remained with her since ...
Just about every fan of harness racing knows that the Burke family runs the largest harness racing entity on this world of ours. Although the horses generally run under the auspices of Ron Burke as ...
I recently read an interview with Jean Etienne Dubois, son of the great horseman Jean Pierre Dubois, and a top horseman in his own right. Jean Etienne ripped the French Trotting Association for ...
No question Catello “Cat” Manzi, born on June 27, 1950, was one of the busiest men in harness racing history. Ten years after his 2014 retirement Manzi is still well over 10,000 drives to the good ...
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