HarnessLink News Room

19 May 2012

'Mr Elitlopp' Rune Stolt passes away aged 82

Rune Stolt, the race secretary at Solvalla who formed and mastered the Elitlopp for many years, has passed away in Stockholm, Sweden at 82 years of age. Rune Stolt was a gentle person who had many friends over all over the world of harness racing.

19 May 2012

Solvato fastest of three $98G PSS divisions

Edging wide after 1-2 favorite Top Billing and harness racing driver Andy Miller made a middle move to the fore, the Purple Haze Stables' Solvato ($9.60) was able to just prevail in a thrilling stretch drive in the fastest of three $98,038 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes divisions on Friday (May 18) afternoon at Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack.

19 May 2012

NJ's Big Deal steamrolls his rivals in Gosox

Illinois conceived and foaled three-year-old pacing colts were on display in Friday night's featured harness racing event at Maywood Park as a field of eight sophomores lined up behind the gate for the $12,000 Gosox Stake.

19 May 2012

Giles L S Hanover captures Grundy Memorial

Winners-Over trotters, racing for a purse of $7,200, were featured on Friday nights harness racing card, on which Giles L S Hanover picked them up and laid them down.

19 May 2012

Cold Certified sharp in Gold Series debut

Ontario's talented three-year-old trotting colts and geldings raised the curtain on the 2012 Ontario Sires Stakes program with three sparkling Gold Eliminations over the half-mile harness racing oval at The Raceway at Western Fair District on Friday evening.

19 May 2012

Melissa Beckwith gets four wins on the night

Doully pulled off a mild harness racing upset in the evening's $14,000 trotting feature at Saratoga Casino and Raceway on Friday night. The Melissa Beckwith trained five year old moved first over at the half mile pole, coming after the race's odds-on favorite Prime Interest (Billy Dobson).

19 May 2012

Hambletonian hopefuls off to a sweet start

Harness racing's Hambletonian hopefuls Big Chocolate, Vic Smith and Guccio all visited the winner's circle in the first round of New Jersey Sire Stakes action for 3-year-old trotters on Friday night at the Meadowlands Racetrack.