Category: Blog
The Partnership Czar
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Free listing for harness racing partnerships. LAKE WORTH, FL., September 12, 2018—Fractional harness racing partnerships can receive a free listing on a budding website created to promote fractional ownerships. This innovative website will educate existing and prospective
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Contributor of the Year – Anthony MacDonald
Anthony MacDonald and Crusin with Angus. This is not an endorsement of the camera-shy Anthony MacDonald, aka AMac, but it is a recognition for his 2017-2018 contribution to the blossoming fractional partnership concept in harness racing. There are many fractional
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Introduction to Fractional Ownerships
FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIPS ARE HOT! Trips to the Winner’s Circle are one of the most exciting thrills known to humankind, yet until recently enjoyed primarily by just the wealthy. Now, most sports-minded people can experience the thrill of owning their own
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Harness Racing Definitions – Impress Your Friends
Acid (Short for Hyaluronic Acid): A viscous polysaccharide with important lubricating properties, present, for example, in the synovial fluid in joints. Constant training and racing causes excessive stress on and inflammation in the knees, hocks, fetlocks and stifle joints of
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Suggested Reading
The following are books, magazines, websites, or web-based materials suggested for educational purposes and for entertainment. Of course, with the introduction of YouTube, one can enter key words into the search bar and spend hours and days learning, as well
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Racetrack Abbreviations
Aces – Running Aces, Columbus, MN Bang – Bangor Raceway, Bangor, ME BgD – Bluegrass Downs, Paducah, Ky BR – Buffalo Raceway, Hamburg, NY Btva – Batavia Downs, Batavia, NY CalX – Cal-Expo, Sacramento, CA Dtn – Dayton Raceway, Dayton, OH DD – Dover Downs, Dover, DE
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Racetracks
UNITED STATES & CANADA Racetracks Disclaimer: The information presented in this document is believed to be correct as of August 1, 2018. However, there have been several mergers, acquisitions, and changes in ownership that may affect the information provided. Painstaking
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The Water Hay Oats Alliance (WHOA)
From their website… The Water Hay Oats Alliance (WHOA) is a grassroots movement of like-minded individuals who support the passage of federal legislation to prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in the sport of horse racing. The appointment of an
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Breaking (Training/Educating) A Yearling
Unfortunately, there are many “cowboys” in the harness racing industry. Most of them work in the barns and are the first to begin to educate young horses. It is difficult, for a trainer of 50 plus horses, to know what
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Wagering Websites
Websites that review the wagering websites GOOD-OLD-DAYS ARE GONE There are many racing people who insist we go back a few decades to save the sport, but that is like opening a neighborhood book store. Amazon would put it out
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