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Glenburn Grounds, also known as the Carfin Greyhound Stadium, was a sports stadium and greyhound racing track in Carfin, near Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Tom Heffernan opened Glenburn Grounds in 1919 for whippet racing. In 1921 a 440 yards cinder track for foot racing was constructed and races were held modelled on the Powderhall Sprint.
Vernon Downs is a horse racing track, racino and entertainment facility located in the town of Vernon in central New York, United States.The track was established in 1953 and in 1955 was the location that Adios Harry ran his "Miracle Mile".
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky , spider, or chariot occupied by a driver.
In 1967, the British Whippet Racing Association was established to introduce reforms and standardize race rules and procedures for races involving non-purebred Whippets. [20] A year later, viewing the non-purebred dogs as a threat, the Whippet Club Racing Association was established to regulate racing exclusively for purebred Whippets. [20]
The Breeders Crown is an annual series of harness races in the United States and Canada covering each of the sport's twelve traditional categories of age, gait and gender. The series was initiated by the Hambletonian Society, promoters of the Hambletonian Stakes, in 1984 to enhance the Standardbred breeding industry and to promote the sport of harness racing by providing a lucrative high ...
The Historic Track (officially Goshen Historic Track) is a half-mile (900 m) harness racing track in Goshen, New York. It was opened in 1838 and has been in operation ever since, the oldest continuously operated horse racing track in North America. [3] Informal horse races had been held along neighboring Main Street, now part of NY 207, since ...
William Robert (Billy) Haughton (November 23, 1923 – July 15, 1986) was an American harness driver and trainer. He was one of only three drivers to win the Hambletonian four times, the only one to win the Little Brown Jug five times, and the only one to win the Messenger Stakes seven times.
Niatross is believed by many to be the greatest harness horse of all time. He was Harness Horse of the Year as a two- and three-year-old in 1979 and 1980, won the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers , and obliterated the world record by three full seconds with a mile time of 1:49.1.