In the fourth annual edition of The HRU Awards, our contributors make their picks for the very best of the year in eight categories. Harness Racing Update is proud to present the fourth edition of The ...

There are not many in this sport who have risen to the heights of international competition reached by Neal Shapiro. No, not in harness racing where his career would be considered by most to have ...

Another New Year’s Eve is in the books. As the clock ticked toward midnight, the entertainment menu for harness racing fans and gamblers was thin gruel. New Year’s Eve is quirky, and we feel forced to ...

Before we get to our most read stories of 2024, all of us at Harness Racing Update (HRU) wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2025. Thank you to all our advertisers, readers and contributors for ...

Life behind the lens is picture-perfect for Anne Schick. She is part of every race at Cal-Expo, camera in hand, laser-focused on her job as the racetrack photographer. Sun, rain, wind or whatever ...

Saturday (Dec. 28) started out overcast in Central New Jersey, and the heavy rain made one think that Mother Nature herself was sad to witness the end of Freehold Raceway. An umbrella may have been ...

Reviewing wagering and purse statistics from the United States Trotting Association’s (USTA) published set of economic indicators for 2024, numbers are down slightly but consistently across the board ...

“It’s a game of inches,” my dad said. He first used the philosophic phrase watching New York Mets baseball games. As time passed, he applied it to every humankind challenge. He was smitten by betting ...

• Matthew Lomon: Winning never gets old for 91-year-old Bill Megens ...

To celebrate the New Year, I’ve asked some Meadowlands horsepeople the same three questions. There used to be four questions, but thankfully, I was finally able to drop the COVID-19 related question.

There has never been a season like it. Now that 2024 has come and gone, the biggest decision of the year still awaits. Who will be crowned Australian Harness Horse of the Year in the most fascinating, ...

Steering a near 1,000-pound racehorse from a suspended position through frigid temperatures isn’t how most 91-year-olds spend their evenings, but as you might have already guessed, Bill Megens is not ...