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  2. Harness racing - Wikipedia

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    horse, sulky, horse harness. Venue. dirt racetrack. Presence. Country or region. Worldwide. Harness racing. 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.

  3. List of horse racing venues - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of currently active horse racing venues, both Thoroughbred racing and harness racing, sorted by country. In most English-speaking countries they are called "racecourses". In most English-speaking countries they are called "racecourses".

  4. Standardbred - Wikipedia

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    Equus ferus caballus. The Standardbred is an American horse breed best known for its ability in harness racing where they compete at either a trot or pace. Developed in North America, the Standardbred is recognized worldwide, and the breed can trace its bloodlines to 18th-century England. They are solid, well-built horses with good dispositions.

  5. Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame - Wikipedia

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    The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame is a museum in Goshen, New York. The museum collects and preserves the history of harness racing and serves as a hall of fame for the American Standardbred horse. Orange County is the birthplace of Hambletonian 10, the ancestor of all American Standardbred horses, and many of the early Hambletonian races ...

  6. American Harness Horse of the Year - Wikipedia

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    American Harness Horse of the Year. The Harness Horse of the Year is an honor recognizing the top harness racing horse in the United States. The award is selected by the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), which issues the annual Dan Patch Awards. The inaugural honor was awarded to Victory Song of Castleton Farms Stables, named ...

  7. Breeders Crown - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. United States Trotting Association - Wikipedia

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    The United States Trotting Association (USTA) was founded in 1939 by Edward Harriman. It remained the only governing body in the sport of harness racing until the 1960s. It is headquartered in Westerville, Ohio. [1][2] In some areas, the USTA remains the only group to sanction harness races. [3]

  9. Grand Circuit - Wikipedia

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    Grand Circuit. Goldsmith Maid, perennial fan favorite trotter. The Grand Circuit, also known as the "Big Wheel", [1] is a group of harness racing stakes races run at various race tracks around the United States. [2] Run on one-mile tracks, [3] it is "the oldest continuing horse-racing series in the United States." [4]

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