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HALLANDALE BEACH, FL, January 2, 2023 – I make my Eclipse ballot public every year. I consider voting a privilege, not a right, however, I
By Ken Weingartner, for U.S. Harness Writers Association — Bella Bellini became the fourth female trotter this century to receive a Dan Patch Award at
By Ken Weingartner, USTA — Richard Poillucci reached the pinnacle of harness racing in 2019 when his imported New Zealand-bred pacing mare Shartin was named
Edited NTRA Release — Week 31 of the 2022 NTRA Top Three-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll and the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL, May 23, 2022 — As most of our audience knows, turf writers are asked by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association participate in
Edited Press Release — The next start for Klaravich Stables’ Grade 3 winner Early Voting is likely to be the 147th Preakness Stakes May 21 at
By Ken Weingartner — The 2021 Horse of the Year will be announced Sunday night, Feb. 20, at the annual U.S. Harness Writers Association’s (USHWA)
By Newswriter — Following in the footsteps of the great Cigar, Korea Racing Authority’s Knicks Go became the first Maryland-bred to be named Horse of
Edited Press Release ― The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) and Daily Racing Form (DRF) announced today that the 51st Annual Eclipse Awards,
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL, January 12, 2022 – Ordinarily, this is one of those columns that you mail in. Not that I’ve given the subject short
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL, November 14, 2021 — We’re finally getting around to our assessment of the 2021 Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar. We say it
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL, November 7, 2021—Surely, you have opinions regarding the results of Breeders’ Cup 38. We do, too, of course, but we have some
Edited Breeders’ Cup Release – In the end, no one elected to run with him and they all paid the price. Korea Racing Authority’s Knicks
Edited Pimlico Release – Featuring the return of the $1 million Preakness Stakes (G1) to its familiar position as the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown,
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL, January 16, 2021 — The 2020 Eclipse Awards finalists were announced yesterday and as expected revealed no major surprises, but with some
