Dave Palone is only two wins away from the unthinkable which is to pass Herve Fillion as the all-time dash winning driver in the history of harness racing. That record will likely fall Thursday July 5th. To put this feat in perspective, let’s look at some numbers. Continue reading →

Sure the Triple Crown is over but what a ride I’ll Have Another Gave Us. Flat Racing can be broken down into 3 schedules:

Triple Crown trail from November until June
Fall Finals in October & November when the Arc in Europe and the Breeders Cup culminate the year
and the Summer……. Continue reading →

I got into racing in 1985, that year there was a beast named Nihilator who pretty much dominated the harness racing world. A two year old surfaced named Barberry Spur who had local connections to my native Western, PA area. The following year came a horse called Jaguar Spur who carreid the Stillings torch which enabled them to win the Little Brown Jug in back to back years of 86′ & 87′.

Neither animal won a race in sub 1:50 although Jaguar Spur did time trail at the Red Mile and broke the 1:50 barrier. Continue reading →