Since 1981, harness racing’s most prestigious race, the Hambletonian, has called New Jersey’s The Meadowlands home.

It’s probably not a coincidence that Goshen’s Jason Bartlett reached a victory milestone in the same week the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in his hometown is set to induct its newest members.

It’s not something you see all that often in harness racing. After all, the word “standard” makes up two-thirds of the word “standardbred”, and those standardbreds in what is probably 99 percent of ...

Last month, the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, N.J., hosted the 100th edition of the Hambletonian, the trotting classic that has long been harness racing’s most important race. It was, by ...

Growing up in a family of horsemen in Ontario, John Campbell knew how prestigious the Hambletonian was. Then he saw good friend Ray Remmen win the first to take place at the Meadowlands in 1981. “It ...

The head of New Jersey’s harness racing association is angry with owners who race at the Meadowlands after only 65 horses were entered for Friday’s card. In an open letter to the owners late Tuesday ...