No one has mentioned that the North American Cup is running tomorrow night at Woodbine in Rexdale. It is the premier harness race in the world with a purse of $1,500,000. Horses from all over North America with some of the best drivers will run.
Woodbine has become arguably the best harness track in North America in recent years. In many respects, it is the best. There are more money stakes races there in the summer and fall than anywhere else other than possibly, the Meadowlands in New Jersey. The Fan Hanover Stakes, the Canadian Pacing Derby, the Maple Leaf Trot, the Metro Pace are some of the many races that attract the best horses for the best bucks. This is a form of racing where Canadian horsemen, horse and drivers have become the ones to beat.
While thoroughbred racing has declined drastically over the last twenty years or so, harness racing, with its times rapidly dropping to within ten seconds of the best thoroughbreds over a mile, is enjoying a renaissance.
The readers on this board should take a look at this exciting form of entertainment, and maybe even place a bet.
Woodbine has become arguably the best harness track in North America in recent years. In many respects, it is the best. There are more money stakes races there in the summer and fall than anywhere else other than possibly, the Meadowlands in New Jersey. The Fan Hanover Stakes, the Canadian Pacing Derby, the Maple Leaf Trot, the Metro Pace are some of the many races that attract the best horses for the best bucks. This is a form of racing where Canadian horsemen, horse and drivers have become the ones to beat.
While thoroughbred racing has declined drastically over the last twenty years or so, harness racing, with its times rapidly dropping to within ten seconds of the best thoroughbreds over a mile, is enjoying a renaissance.
The readers on this board should take a look at this exciting form of entertainment, and maybe even place a bet.
