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	Harness racing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Harness racing is a form of horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait.
		Pacing races constitute 80% to 90% of the harness races conducted in North America.
		An oustanding accomplishment for harness horses that has only been accomplised by a few is the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers and for trotters who make up one in five standardbreds in racing it is the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harness_racing (891 words)

	Triple Crown: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Triple Crown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Triple Crown is a term sometimes used to describe the three-tiered crown or tiara formerly used by popes.
		The Triple Crown is also a sporting competition in which the rugby teams of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland play against each other from January to March in a series of rugby internationals.
		Wales was not a crown, hence the use of triple crown as a title when four nations were actually involved in the competition.
	www.encyclopedian.com /tr/Triple-Crown.html (298 words)

	Race Horse Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Horse racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology.
		Harness racing is somewhat popular in the United States, Canada, Australia and Scandinavia, and to a lesser extent elsewhere.
		American thoroughbred races are run at a wide variety of distances, most commonly from 4.5 furlongs (905 m) to 1½ miles (2414 m); with this in mind, breeders of thoroughbred race horses are able to breed horses to excel at a particular distance (see Dosage Index).
	www.karr.net /search/encyclopedia/Race_horse (1204 words)

	Harness racing -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Harness racing is a form of (Click link for more info and facts about horse-racing) horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait.
		In most jurisdictions harness races are restricted to (Click link for more info and facts about standardbred horse) standardbred horses although cold-blooded horses are raced in (A group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian) Scandinavia.
		Pacing races constitute 80% to 90% of the harness races conducted in (A continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama) North America.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/ha/harness_racing.htm (1191 words)

	Encyclopedia: Triple Crown
		The Papal Tiara, also known as the Triple Tiara, in Latin as the Triregnum, or in Italian as the Triregno,[1] is the three-tiered jewelled papal crown of Byzantine and Persian origin that is the symbol of the papacy.
		The All Japan Pro Wrestling Triple Crown is a professional wrestling title based in Japan, consisting of three belts which were formerly individual titles.
		In backpacking, the Triple Crown refers to the three longest north-south hiking trails in the United States: the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Triple-Crown (875 words)

	Harness racing: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Harness racing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The most important harness tracks in North America are the Meadowlands and Garden State Park, both in New Jersey, and Woodbine[?], in Toronto (harness racing is more popular than thoroughbred racing in Canada).
		Since 2000, the $1 million Grand Slam Prize in harness racing has been offered to any harness racing pacer who can win the North America Cup (Woodbine Racetrack, Ont.), Meadowlands Pace[?] (Meadowlands Racetrack, N.J.), Little Brown Jug (Delaware County Fair, Ohio) and their Breeders Crown[?] event (Meadowlands Racetrack, NJ).
		Similarly, a $1 million Grand Slam Prize is offered to the owners of a trotter that wins the Hambletonian (Meadowlands Racetrack, N.J.), the World Trotting Derby[?] (DuQuoin State Fair, Ill.), the Kentucky Futurity (The Red Mile, Ky.) and their Breeders Crown[?] event (Meadowlands Racetrack, NJ.
	www.encyclopedian.com /ha/Harness-racing.html (925 words)

	The U.S. Trotting Association On-Line!
		Standardbred racing has long been known as the sport of the people, and both the sport and the breed are as much a part of our American landscape as cowboys and apple pie.
		Racing takes place at numerous tracks and fairs across North America, although harness racing is most popular in the Midwest and the East.
		HARNESS: The gear which is used to attach the sulky to a horse, to carry the hobbles and to enable the driver to steer the horse.
	www.ustrotting.com /services/breed/harness.cfm (3630 words)

	Harness Racing \| Harness Racing History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Harness racing is a popular sport where equine competition takes place in trotting or pacing races at speeds up to 30 miles per hour or more.
		The first racing tracks were constructed in the early 19th century and before long, harness races became a well-liked attraction at hundreds of county fairs.
		Races are held throughout the season at approximately 600 tracks in the United States and Canada and the sport has over 20 million spectators annually.
	www.e4um.net /sports/c-post725. (492 words)

	Horse-racing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Other types of horse race on which wagers are taken include races between quarter horses and between cold-blooded trotting horses.
		The style of racing, the distances and the type of events varies very much by the country in which the race is occurring and many countries offer different types of horse-race.
		The high point of US horse racing has traditionally the Kentucky Derby which, together with the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness Stakes, form the Triple Crown for three-year-olds.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/horse_racing (707 words)

	Horse Racing UK
		History of Horse Racing has a good section covering the development of all the forms of horse racing the USA, betting, handicapping.
		Other major races in the USA are held at the end-of-season Breeders’ Cup meeting (at various venues in the USA and Canada) established in 1984.
		Racing is particularly associated with the horse-breeding state of Kentucky, where three-year-old horses run in the Kentucky Derby
	www.sportsvl.com /rest/horse%20racing%20USA.htm (684 words)

	Racing Terms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A single race in which the first place finisher is the winner of the overall event.
		This race is limited to horses who've never won but who have too much potential to risk in claiming races.
		The racing breed that competes under harness, either at the trot or pace.
	et.sdsu.edu /mmarinello/flsweb/racingterms.htm (1520 words)

	Meadowlands Racetrack - History
		Nighttime harness racing was an immediate hit in New Jersey and racing was about to change for the better - and for the bettor.
		Through the 1997 season, harness racing would have 59races worth at least $1 million in all, with 46 of those races having taken place at the Meadowlands.
		The three-year-old trotters now raced in eliminations, and the final would determine the winner, regardless of whether he or she won their elimination.
	www.thebigm.com /history.asp (5065 words)

	HickokSports.com - History - The Triple Crown
		The phrase "Triple Crown" was originally applied in Great Britain to an English, Irish, Scottish, or Welsh national Rugby team that defeated all three of its opponents in a single season.
		The Triple Crown events in Thoroughbred racing are the Kentucky Derby (first Saturday of May), the Preakness Stakes (third Saturday of May), and the Belmont Stakes (2nd Saturday of June).
		Only two players have won the Triple Crown twice: Rogers Hornsby in the National League (1922 and 1925) and Ted Williams in the American League (1942 and 1947).
	www.hickoksports.com /history/trpcrown.shtml (362 words)

	HickokSports.com - History - The Little Brown Jug
		Neville felt that there was too much emphasis on trotters throughout Standardbred racing, and he began a campaign to hold a major race for 3-year-old pacers at the track.
		After successful preview races in 1944 and 1945, the Little Brown Jug was established as a Grand Circuit race in 1946, with a purse of $35,358.
		When the pacing Triple Crown was established in 1956, the Little Brown Jug became one of the three races, along with the Cane Pace and the Messenger Stakes.
	www.hickoksports.com /history/littlebj.shtml (209 words)

	Triple Crown goes to Windsong's Legacy - Virtual Casino Game - SPORTSBOOKS
		Earlier this year the horse racing world was all a buzz about Smarty Jones' hunt for thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown.
		The time for the mile trot was 1:54 and twelve trotters went to the post in the $177,000 heat.
		A trotter is declared the winner of the Kentucky Futurity by capturing consecutive races.
	www.sportsbooks.com /news/sports_betting/71182.html (461 words)

	The Sports Network - Harness Racing
		Their ultimate goal is the 80th edition of the Hambletonian, harness racing's most prestigious event, on Saturday, August 6 at the Meadowlands.
		Mr Muscleman, the 4-5 morning line favorite on Friday night in a $47,500 open trot at the Meadowlands, was named Three-Year-old Colt Trotter of the Year in 2003 after leading his division with nearly $1.2 million in earnings.
		"In the eight stake races we saw at Woodbine last Saturday, of the horses that were first and second, 15 of them were sitting one-two at the top of the lane, and that bias is not going to change," said trainer Brett Pelling.
	www.sportsnetwork.com /default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=horse-h/news/BIN3935477.htm (1193 words)

	Freehold Raceway opens summer-fall meet Friday Cane Pace on Labor Day to highlight season’s harness racing action
		This will be the 46th edition of the Cane Pace and for the third year in a row historic Freehold Raceway is hosting the harness racing Triple Crown event which carries a $350,000 purse.
		Th Dancer has become one of the major stakes events in the country and is named for the patriarch of the famous New Egypt harness racing family.
		/4-mile race for 3-year-olds and up trotters on Sept. 23; the $100,000 Charles Smith Trot for 3-year-old colts and geldings on Oct. 27; and the $90,000 New Jersey Futurity for 2-year-old pacers on Oct. 28.
	examiner.gmnews.com /News/2000/0809/Sports/02.html (609 words)

	Triple Crown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		(horse racing) a title won by a horse that can win the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness.
		Translations for "triple crown"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
		All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /tr/triple+crown.html (694 words)

	Hawthorne Notes - Harness horse racing - Chicago Barn to Wire
		The sport of harness racing has not seen a winner of Trotting's Triple Crown since Super Bowl performed the extraordinary feat back in 1972 for driver-trainer Stanley Dancer.
		In that race he defeated Cantab Hall by a length in 1:54.1.
		After the race trainer Jimmy Takter had minor throat surgery performed on the son of Muscles Yankee and after he trained in 1:55 a week later, Takter declared him ready to go in the Yonkers Trot.
	www.barntowire.com /2004/HAWnotes040824.html (414 words)

	HORSE RACING - CBS SportsLine.com
		ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Once-beaten filly Rainbow Blue edged trotting Triple Crown winner Windsong's Legacy for the Dan Patch award as harness racing's 2004 horse of the year on Sunday.
		He was the first trotter since Super Bowl in 1972 to sweep the Triple Crown events -- the Hambletonian, Yonkers Trot and Kentucky Futurity.
		Windsong's Legacy won 3-year-old male trotter of the year and trotter of the year.
	www.sportsline.com /horseracing/story/8192853 (397 words)

	2005 Hambletonian Results
		Ten three-year-old trotters faced off at the Meadowlands in the richest-ever Hambletonian, with a record purse of $1.5 million, before a crowd of 31,245.
		The Hambletonian is the first leg of harness racing's Triple Crown for trotters, followed by the Yonkers Trot and the Kentucky Futurity.
		His trainer Ervin Miller said, "He raced good but he didn't seem quite as good or safe as he was last week, that was warming up and racing both.
	www.horse-races.net /library/hambo05-results.htm (812 words)

	Harness racing - Encyclopedia, History and Biography
		Most harness races start from behind a motorized starting gate.
		This page was last modified 06:54, 18 Apr 2005.
		The article about Harness racing contains information related to Harness racing.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Harness_racing (901 words)

	HORSE RACING - CBS SportsLine.com
		TORONTO (AP) Harness racing will stage its season-ending Breeders Crown races Saturday night at Woodbine Racecourse, with four events each for trotters and pacers carrying total purses worth $4.5 million.
		The races involving 3-year-old colts figure to be among the most competitive.
		McArdle, the other Breeders Crown elimination winner who has a five-race win streak, is the second choice at 5-2.
	www.sportsline.com /horseracing/story/5811337 (438 words)

	Horse Forum: The harness racing triple crown preps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This is the start of the NJSS and points the way for the pacing part of the triple crown.
		The trottes are not having one stand out yet so lets see if we can finally have a trotting triple crown winner.
		Pacing triple crown was won last year by NoPanIntended nad its been over 25 years since a trotter had gone on to win the crown.
	www.horsegroomingsupplies.com /horse-chat-forum/get_topic/3/004850.html (184 words)

	Horse Racing Handicappers Breeders Cup 2005 at Belmont Park Free Betting Tips, Odds & Results. Race Handicapping Picks ...
		Harness Racing Tip Sheets - trotters tip sheets and betting picks on all USA and Canadian standardbred racetrack, top 4 entries, driver and trainer, only $19.95 per month.
		Thoroughbred horse racing, quarter horse racing and harness (standardbred) horse racing.
		Sharpen your handicapping skills this winter in preparation for the Triple Crown season, the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes.
	www.horseracinghandicappers.com (1716 words)

	Cindy Pierson Dulay's Horse-Races.Net - Welcome!
		Any racing fan will enjoy this tour across the country and across history, learning about the people and the horses that have made the sport what it is today.
		Racing Jigsaw Puzzles - a selection of my photos made into online jigsaw puzzles in your choice of difficulty.
		Racing Wallpaper - a selection of wallpaper for your computer screen including three different ones featuring Smarty Jones.
	www.horse-races.net (1692 words)

	Kentucky Futurity Definition / Kentucky Futurity Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It is part of the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for TrottersThe Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters consists of the following horse races: Hambletonian Yonkers Trot Kentucky Futurity Since its inauguration in 1955, only seven horses have ever won the Trotting Triple Crown.
		Kentucky Futurity is the third leg of trotting's Triple Crown.
		Kentucky Futurity is the oldest of what now comprises harness racing's Triple Crown events.
	www.elresearch.com /Kentucky_Futurity (127 words)

	The History of Horse Racing
		Belmont Stakes, form the Triple Crown for three-year-olds.
		There are also a Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers and a
		Thoroughbred race horse Shergar was kidnapped on February 8,
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	Welcome to Yonkers Raceway
		Welcome to Yonkers Raceway, home of the historic Empire City Trotting Club and--coming soon--one of the most spectacular racing, gaming and entertainment destinations in the country.
		Yonkers Raceway's tradition of world-class harness racing, simulcasting and exquisite dining is to be enhanced by 5,500 video gaming machines, transforming this storied venue into one of the largest gambling and entertainment facilities in North America
		Please refer to this site for updates regarding the return of live racing and simulcasting along with the grand opening of Empire City Gaming.
	www.yonkersraceway.com (86 words)

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