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The Conscience of Thoroughbred Racing
By Ken Weingartner — Derick Giwner and Melissa Keith were named winners of the 2019 John Hervey Awards for excellence in harness racing journalism while
By Ken Weingartner — Total handle, purses, wagering per race and per betting interest in the United States all increased while the number of race days
By Ken Weingartner — The Hanover Shoe Farms Foundation has made a grant of $50,000 to the Standardbred Transition Alliance (STA) to support their mission of accrediting
By Ken Weingartner — After weathering what turned out to be an extended storm of injury issues that kept 2015 Horse of the Year Award
By KEN WEINGARTNER — After delivering the Pinske family its first Breeders Crown trophy, Amigo Volo will look to continue his stakes-winning ways in Thursday’s
By Ken Weingartner — Twenty years ago, Todd Clements was working as a network administrator in Toronto when his father got sick and asked his
By KEN WEINGARTNER — Third Shift and Moon Bridge got a little unscheduled time off recently because of sickness, but the two Ake Svanstedt trainees
By KEN WEINGARTNER — Brandon Bates has a horse in the Breeders Crown for the first time, and it’s Priceless. Priceless, who last week won
By KEN WEINGARTNER — The wide-open sophomore pacing colt landscape and a sparkling performance in the Ontario Sire Stake 3-year-old filly pace Super Final triggered
By Ken Weingartner — Yannick Gingras will head to Hollywood Dayton Raceway looking to sweep Friday’s Grand Circuit stakes at the Ohio oval with morning-line
By KEN WEINGARTNER-– Little Rocket Man might be on the small side, but it has not prevented the 3-year-old pacer from coming up big for
FROM UNITED STATES HARNESS WRITERS ASSOCIATION—GOSHEN, NY – Results from the balloting for harness racing’s highest honor, membership in the Harness Racing Hall of Fame,
By Ken Weingartner–Mattias Melander is uncertain what the future holds for his career as a driver. The 23-year-old is simply taking it one race at
By Ken Weingartner—-While John Ackley grabbed a hot dog, Charles Taylor grabbed the best horse they’ve ever had. Taylor, who has spent a dozen years
By Ken Weingartner—Hello Tomorrow was one of the top-selling yearling trotters at this past fall’s Standardbred Horse Sale and trainer Per Engblom is more than
