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.

CANADIAN REPLAY

Nicholas Barnsdale reported on a record-breaking effort at Woodstock Raceway recently. The record came about when Jackies Boy and Tobins Chester squared off in a Barrieau-McIsaac Memorial Stake elimination race on Friday. A slick time of 1:56 enough to surpass the previous record held by the three-year-old pacer Speed Snip last year. Watch the record breaking run below.

USA REPLAY

Steve Wolf reported on the amazing year and notable recent win of Sugar Instead recently, the daughter of Volstead seems to be making every post a winning one in 2024 with 8 straight victories in the year so far. The latest came up in a rich $100,000 Ohio Sire Stakes Trot for three-year-old harness racing fillies at MGM Northfield Park. The smart 1:55.2 time seeing off Jurassic Hattie in second with Iroxanna completing he event in third. Watch the footage below

NEW ZEALAND REPLAY

Bruce Stewart covered the first of the lead-up races to the New Zealand Trotting Cup on Friday night with Dalton Shard proving too strong late for a strong field in the Maurice Holmes Vase. The Robert and Jenna Dunn trained runner was expertly driven late by Robbie Close to snare the first confirmed entry position into the biggest pacing race in New Zealand with the win.

Dalton Shard proved a little too strong for stablemate Charlie Brown and McAndrew Aviator in the run to the line after enjoying a nice mid-race sit three deep on the fence. Watch the enthralling event below.

AUSTRALIAN REPLAY

John Dunne reported on a horse going places at a slick pace last week, Major Moth beating out a class field that included the TAB Eureka favourite in Never Ending – the 1.53.2 effort coming at Menangle.