Ideal weather at the paceway
The predicted weather change proved to be ideal for racing at the Young paceway on Sunday afternoon.
Five times horse racing champion found dead
Horse owners, trainers, drivers and general racegoers were left in shock as the news spread that veteran horse racing driver George Schembri had been found dead in one of the stables at Racecourse Street in Marsa, on Sunday morning.
Davis Jr. trots out of the giant shadow of his father
No one can say they handed success to Billy Davis Jr.
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.
Michele Hewitson interview: Tony Herlihy
A bloke from Ardmore, by the name of Anthony Grant Herlihy, got a very nice gong in the New Year's honours: he was made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to harness racing.I'd put a tenner on him having last...
Once around with Brian Sears
With all the changes taking place at the Meadowlands, who better to chat with than perennial leading driver Brian Sears? We had the chance to touch on the banked turns, the new mandates for racing strategy put forth by operator Jeff Gural, and a few other tidbits.
Update: Ostrich driver was also a beauty queen
It's been more than 50 years since Betty Hill, formerly Betty Herman, hopped in a sulky and drove ostriches around the one- eighth mile track at Casper's Ostrich and Alligator Farm on U.S. 1 South, but friends and acquaintances still remember those days.
Foster 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
Foster Twp. horse training facility grows in popularity
Chris Oakes called out words of encouragement to his horse as he rounded a curve at the Sandy Valley Training Center racetrack.