White, then Stacey Markham, was born into harness racing with father [Carl] and mother [Lyn] being hobby trainers, but the ...

When considering the question what, if anything, can be done to revive harness racing, one answer is to entice fresh young blood, such as this week’s Superstar Female, Alexandra Sarkine.

Swedish-bred Maharajah (Viking Kronos) and French champion Ready Cash (Indy de Vive), both born in 2005, continue to play the lead roles in the European breeding business. The two top trotting sires ...

Writing this story of the Superstar Females of Harness Racing is extra special to me for the subject’s father is not only a long-time friend of mine, but one of the nicest men in harness racing, ...

In addition to his familial duties as a husband to Makenna and the father of two young sons, he is in charge of the Southern Oaks Training Center in Sorrento, FL, the fairly recently acquired — and ...

Close to 30 years after I started covering harness racing, I don’t love it any less. But I am growing tired — tired of seeing something I love continue to decline due, mostly, to those in charge ...

by James Platz. A new standardbred training center is coming to the heart of the Bluegrass State. Construction is slated to begin next month on a facility in Versailles that will feature a ...

by Murray Brown. Part 1 is here.. Part 2 is here.. 1975 — Seatrain — A gelding had never before won the Jug, but as they say, there is a first for everything.Coming into the race, the overwhelming ...

Western Dreamer just turned 30 and he’s the oldest living Triple Crown winner. He’s the most senior member of either the thoroughbred or standardbred Triple Crown club. A 23-year resident of the ...

One quote stood out immediately to me from Jeff Gural’s recent conversation with Debbie Little about the challenges of declining revenue at The Meadowlands. It was this one: “Someone told me recently, ...

John Butenschoen talks breaking yearlings with Heather Wilder. Heather Wilder and our HRU video crew had a chance to drop in a bit earlier than normal with trainer John Butenschoen for a sneak peek ...