CAMPBELLVILLE, Ontario (AP) — French-owned Bold Eagle will make his first start outside Europe on Saturday in the Breeders Crown Open Trot event. Read more
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The $1 million Hambletonian was supposed to be the showcase for 27-year-old Sweden trainer Marcus Melander and his barn of top 3-year-old trotters. Read more
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Marcus Melander is among the best trainers in trotting at just 27. Read more
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Gimpanzee and Greenshoe are the morning-line favorites for the two divisions of the $1.2 million Hambletonian at The Meadowlands on Saturday. Read more
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Best In Show slipped along the rail to pull a 27-1 upset in the $682,650 Meadowlands Pace on Saturday night. Read more
VERNON, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York town has denied a permit to stage the Woodstock 50 festival at a local horse track, saying the application is too late and incomplete. Read more
CRANBURY, N.J. (AP) — The Hambletonian Society and the Meadowlands Racetrack have signed a two-year contract extension to keep trotting's biggest event at the northern New Jersey facility through 2023. Read more
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — Swedish long-shot Cruzado Dela Noche of Sweden won the $1 million Yonkers International Trot on Saturday at Yonkers Raceway. Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Marion Marauder of Canada drew the first post position and was installed the 3-1 morning-line favorite for the $1 million Yonkers International Trot. Read more
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania, one of the nation's most aggressive gambling states, appears weeks away from becoming the sixth state with sports betting after regulators Wednesday awarded the state's first sports betting licenses to two casinos. Read more
Courtly Choice (4) and David Miller won the Little Brown Jug harness race pace in Delaware, Ohio Sept. 20. Read more
Meadowlands Pace champion Courtly Choice prepped for next week’s Little Brown Jug with a 1:52 win in a qualifier Tuesday morning at Harrah’s Philadelphia with regular driver David Miller in the sulky. The colt set all the fractions, going :28 to the quarter, :55.4 to the half and 1:24.2 to t… Read more
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — Yonkers Raceway will stage two Triple Crown harness racing events Saturday night, each worth $500,000. Read more
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The Meadowlands Racetrack plans to bring legal sports betting to New York City's doorstep next month. Read more
OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's governor kicked off a new era of gambling Thursday in the state that led the charge for the entire nation to bet on sports legally. Read more
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware will begin full-scale sports betting next week, wasting no time after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for states to implement wagering schemes. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Horse racing has been struggling for years to regain a strong footing on the national sports landscape, and owners hope to use betting on other sports to bring fans back to the tracks. Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a federal law that bars gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states, giving states the go-ahead to legalize betting on sports. Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a federal court lawsuit by an aggrieved harness-racing bettor (all times local): Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — An aggrieved harness-racing bettor has gone to court to recoup more than $31,000 in winnings he said he was cheated out of when a doped horse won a race in New Jersey two years ago. Read more
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Rodeo and equestrian competitors are asking the U.S. House of Representatives to make an exception for them as federal horse trailer regulations threaten their travel. Read more
Three additional Standardbred horses tested positive yesterday for the equine herpes virus, or EHV-1, at The Meadows in Western Pennsylvania. Two additional horses at the race track were tested but results proved negative for the virus. As a precautionary measure, the track has suspended rac… Read more
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — Foiled Again, harness racing's richest horse, goes for his 100th career win on Saturday night at Yonkers Raceway. Read more
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Perfect Spirit was awarded the $1 million Hambletonian when first-place finisher What The Hill caused another horse to go off stride in the stretch and was disqualified in trotting's biggest race Saturday. Read more
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Scott Zeron has a shot at becoming the first person in almost three decades to drive consecutive winners in the Hambletonian. Read more
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Hambletonian is becoming a race that female trainers can win. Read more
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Devious Man and International Moni are the 5-2 favorites in their respective eliminations Saturday for the $1 million Hambletonian at the Meadowlands Racetrack. Read more
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — Jason Bartlett, Yonkers Raceway's perennial leading driver, reached 7,000 career victories Sunday. Read more
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Trainer Ray Schnittker and driver Tim Tetrick have a good thing going at the Meadowlands Pace. Read more
GOSHEN, N.Y. (AP) — Brian Sears, driver of three Horses of the Year winners, headlined the latest class inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame on Sunday. Read more
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Hall of Fame driver John Campbell went out a winner in his last day of racing at the Meadowlands. Read more
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania businessman says he is abandoning his latest attempt to build a harness racing track and casino near Gettysburg, the site of the 1863 battle that turned the tide of the American Civil War. Read more
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — Downbytheseaside raced to an easy victory Saturday night in the $300,000 Art Rooney Pace at Yonkers Raceway. Read more
FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — The road to the Hambletonian heats up this weekend with the running of the $143,737 Dexter Cup at Freehold Raceway. Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Trainer Jimmy Takter and driver David Miller, the team behind horse of the year Always B Miki, have earned top honors from harness writers. Read more
Five-year-old stallion Always B Miki on Monday was named harness racing’s Pacer of the Year and Horse of the Year by the U.S. Harness Writers Association while 3-year-old colt Marion Marauder was named Trotter of the Year in the closest vote in the 46-year history of the award. Read more
Top-earning female trotter Hannelore Hanover and Triple Crown winner Marion Marauder were among six trotters named Dan Patch Award winners Thursday by the U.S. Harness Writers Association. Ariana G, Broadway Donna, Obrigado, and Walner also were named divisional champs by the organization. Read more
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Wiggle It Jiggleit and Always B Miki continue their rivalry Friday night in the $421,000 Breeders Crown Open Pace with harness racing's Horse of the Year title on the line. Read more
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — Even-money favorite Resolve, representing the United States, set a world record as he led from start to finish to win the $1 million Yonkers International Trot on Saturday. Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Three U.S. horses highlight Saturday's $1 million Yonkers International Trot at Yonkers Raceway. Read more
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — Hambletonian winner Marion Marauder won the $500,000 Yonkers Trot at Yonkers Raceway on Saturday night. Read more
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Marion Marauder held off Southwind Frank at the wire Saturday to capture the $1 million Hambletonian and make Paula Wellwood the second female trainer to win trotting's biggest race at the Meadowlands. Read more
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Hambletonian has become trainer Jimmy Takter personal playground lately. Read more
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Recent failures in the Hambletonian aren't haunting driver Yannick Gingras. Read more
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Southwind Frank starts from post 5 as the 4/5 favorite in the second of two Hambletonian eliminations on Saturday at the Meadowlands Racetrack. Read more
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Side Bet Hanover and Celebrity Eventsy raced to upset victories in the eliminations for the $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks in the slop Saturday night at the Meadowlands Racetrack. Read more
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Control The Moment held off Racing Hill by a nose Saturday night in the $732,050 Meadowlands Pace for 3-year-olds. Read more
