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Rex King wouldn’t trade his time in harness racing for anything
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (1210+ words) Rex King is now 72. There has never been a time in his life where he has not been involved with horses, however, initially, not with standardbreds. “My father was a horseman, a pretty darn good one if I say so…...
Stop screwing the bettors: Shoes off or on must be published in the program
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (344+ words) I say “I’m pretty sure” because there’s no official record of these key changes. I can’t even go into any sort of database to find out which horses raced with shoes on or off. For years now, the only equipment…...
Barry Guariglia is a proud harness racing ‘lifer’
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (1261+ words) Barry Guariglia was at The Meadowlands on opening night, Sept. 1, 1976. He was one of the 42,133 fans in attendance on that special evening. He has remained a harness racing fan ever since. It was another 11 years before he attended his first…...
Beau Jangles and the challenge of sky-high expectations
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1129+ words) The reigning U.S. and Canadian Horse of the Year has not had the kind of year many expected, but his connections are taking it in stride and thinking the colt may be primed for a comeback. That Beau Jangles’ sophomore season…...
Picture perfect timing led Kayla Moyer to her candid job at Ocean Downs
1+ week, 4+ day ago (465+ words) Whenever she looks through the lens, Kayla Moyer always focuses on the good. “I really enjoy the opportunity for people outside of the sport to see the connection between horsepeople and horses, just how truly special it is,” Moyer said....
Reaction to Hambletonian Society vs. Gural
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (462+ words) Harness Racing Update Reaction to Hambletonian Society vs. Gural I wrote my previous missive before the official rebuttals from Mr. Gural and Mr. Campbell. Now that both have responded to the poor-and-industry-hurting decision to move the Hambletonian, I felt the…...
Mike Gulotta is optimistic about harness racing’s future in the Garden State
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (886+ words) Mike Gulotta is a Brooklyn boy who grew up in a middle-income family. Through hard work and a rigorous education, he earned the highest level of actuarial designation earning a doctorate degree in the process. He was even once featured…...
From Peaceful Way to Starstruck Dreamer, Trottin’ Trevor Ritchie stays connected to stars of both gaits
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (755+ words) The 2026 edition of the Peaceful Way is the first since the Canadian (2008) and U.S. (2021) Hall of Fame trotter was euthanized on Oct. 29, 2025. She had lived out her most productive years as a broodmare, as well as her retirement, in Europe. In…...
The late Greg Sugar’s project horse is a fighter
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1014+ words) The late Greg Sugars must be a very proud and excited man as he looks down. The project horse he and wife Jess Tubbs had such high hopes for, Fighter Command, is starting to show what the pair hoped and…...
Maybe a smaller venue is better and the Gold Cup & Saucer is proof
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1434+ words) Mane Attraction columns of the past have suggested that harness racing now belongs in smaller populated arenas, where the sport would mean more to the locals than cities featuring other major sports and venues. Heck, New York and Chicago are…...