Helmet cam: Standardbred racing from the drivers seat - Ever wonder what it is like to sit inches away from a 1,000 pound standardbred while competing in a race? This video shot at The Raceway at Western Fair ( http://www.westernfairdistrict.com/gaming/raceway ) puts you in the sulky with driver Garry Macdonald as he guides pacer In Bed to a second place finish in the fifth race on January 11.
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:55:41 -0800SBOANJ’s Luchento is Sportsman of the Year - Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey President Tom Luchento received the Sportsman of the Year Award from New Jersey Sports Writers Association at the association’s 76th Annual Banquet at the Pines Manor in Edison. In accepting the trophy, Luchento thanked the SBOANJ Board of Directors and his family, many of whom were in attendance. read more
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:09:06 -0800Is there a dognapper on the loose? - LAKESHORE, Ont. -- Fearing her standardbred poodle Cleo was snatched by dognappers, Tina Chouinard is offering a reward and pleading to get back her beloved pet.
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:41:11 -0800Daily Racing Form goes Harness - The Jan. 6 opening of The Meadowlands harness meet was accompanied by an enhancement to Daily Racing Form (DRF). “America's Turf Authority,” as the Form has been called, has dipped a big toe into coverage of the Standardbred sport.
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:59:16 -0800Fire engulfs, destroys Frankford barn - Photo by Daniel Freel/New Jersey Herald - Flames engulf a barn at the Ideal Farms Standardbred Nursery along County Route 565 in Frankford Sunday.
Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:17:12 -0800PHOTOS: Dognapped! - Fearing her standardbred poodle Cleo was snatched by dognappers on Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, Tina Chouinard of Lakeshore, Ont., is offering a $150 reward and pleading to get back her beloved pet.
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:56:12 -0800Horse left at Ohio Amish-area Walmart needs home - Wally the Walmart horse is looking for a new home. That's the nickname given to a 9-year-old standardbred horse that a humane society says was left at a northeast Ohio store by an Amish teenager more than two months ago. Humane Officer Christian Courtwright in Geauga County says the teen apparently unhooked the horse from a buggy, tied it to ...
Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:26:13 -0800Special guest makes breeders’ awards banquet a hot ticket - What does a real estate tycoon from New York City have to do with harness racing in Ontario?
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:00:23 -0800Going, going, gone? - The backstretch at Fraser Downs has been Ray Gemmill's home away from home for 34 years.
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:08:12 -0800Foster Twp. track a training ground for race horses - Chris Oakes called out words of encouragement to his horse as he rounded a curve at the Sandy Valley Training Center racetrack."Steady, now. Steady."The standardbred obeyed as he pulled Oakes, who was riding in a two-wheeled cart called a sulky.The te
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