On North American harness racing tracks it’s all about speed over a mile trip, in Australia it’s a mix of both standing start and mobile features across a range of track sizes, in New Zealand it could be about an extreme two-mile contest or a grass track race featuring non-race winners and in Europe the champion trotter is celebrated as a king of the track.
In Harnesslink Race Replays of the Week we bring you a snapshot into the very best contests from around the harness racing tracks of the world.
USA REPLAY
Steven Wolf covered a horse winning and winning and winning some more in Elista Hanover, the daughter of International Moni is on something of a hot run of late, bringing up her ninth straight victory at The Meadowlands on Saturday. The 1:53.1. proving too much for race rivals with St Pauli Girl in second and Kinesiology finishing third. You can see the streak continue below.
CANADIAN REPLAY
Nicholas Barnsdale reported on the feature $50,000 Kennedy memorial from Century Downs. on Saturday, the main race on the card proved a competitive affair with Ima Rum Runner seeing off race rivals to bring up a memorable victory in a slick 1:56.3. The finish was a tight one too, a surprise given two runners managed to clear out from the rest of the field – the result never really affirmed until under the shadows of the post. Watch the action below.
NEW ZEALAND REPLAY
It’s one of the biggest races any junior driver can win on the New Zealand harness racing calendar, and, for Riley Harrison, winning the Darren De Filippi Memorial is now her reality. The young driver steering Luvavici to a strong win in the feature of the night at Addington on Friday. The Nairn trained runner proving too strong and too quick for race rivals in what was truly a dynamic race with plenty of mid-race moves making for an interesting watch. Bruce Stewart reported on the race which you can watch below.