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Brian Sears
Brian J. Sears (born January 21, 1968, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a driver of harness racing horses who in 2016 was elected to the Harness Racing Hall of Fame. He has won more than 9,600 races with purses in excess of $170 million. He was inducted to the Harness Racing Museum in Goshen, New York Goshen is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 13,687 at the 2010 census. The town is named after the Biblical Land of Goshen. It contains a village also called Goshen, which is the county seat of Orange Count ... at July 2, 2017. On March 26, 2019, he was arrested for Battery after sexually assaulting a female at a restaurant in Deerfield Beach, FL. References 1968 births Living people American harness racing trainers United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame inductees Dan Patch Award winners Sportspeople from Fort Lauderdale, Florida {{US-horseracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, or spider, or chariot occupied by a driver. In Europe, and less frequently in Australia and New Zealand, races with jockeys riding directly on saddled trotters ( in French) are also conducted. Breeds In North America, harness races are restricted to Standardbred horses, although European racehorses may also be French Trotters or Russian Trotters, or have mixed ancestry with lineages from multiple breeds. Orlov Trotters race separately in Russia. The light cold-blooded Coldblood trotters and Finnhorses race separately in Finland, Norway and Sweden. Standardbreds are so named because in the early years of the Standardbred stud book, only horses who could trot or pace a mile in a ''standard'' time (or whose progeny could do so) of no more than 2 minutes, 30 seconds were admitted to the book. The horses have proportionally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breeders Crown Open Pace
The Breeders Crown Open Pace is a harness racing event for Standardbred Horse gait#Pace, pacers. It is one part of the Breeders Crown annual series of twelve races for both Standardbred pacers and Horse gait#Trot, trotters. The Open Pace for horses age four and older was first run in 1985. It is contested over a distance of one mile. Race organizers have awarded the event to various racetracks across North America. The 2017 race will be held at Hoosier Park in Anderson, Indiana, Anderson, Indiana, United States. Historical race events In 2010, Pocono Downs became the first venue to host all 12 events on a single night. At the Meadowlands Racetrack in 2009, Won The West set the Open Pace record time of 1:47 flat which was then, and remains so through 2016, the fastest pacing mile in the entire Breeders Crown series. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hambletonian Stakes
The Hambletonian Stakes is a major American harness race for three-year-old trotting horses, named in honor of Hambletonian 10, a foundation sire of the Standardbred horse breed, also known as the "Father of the American Trotter." The first in the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters, the Hambletonian is currently held at the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on the first Saturday in August. Sites The Hambletonian first took place at the New York State Fair in Syracuse in 1926. The race switched from Syracuse to Lexington, Kentucky for the 1927 and 1929 races, however, because of rainouts. Starting in 1930, Good Time Park in Goshen, New York hosted the race until 1956 with the exception of 1943. That year, The Hambletonian was raced at Empire City Race Track, which became Yonkers Raceway in 1950, because of wartime gas rationing. The Du Quoin State Fair in Du Quoin, Illinois gained the rights to host the race in 1957 and held on to it until 1980. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentucky Futurity
The Kentucky Futurity is a stakes race for three-year-old trotters, held annually at The Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky since 1893. It is part of the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters. In the 2007 race, Donato Hanover's winning time of 1:51.1 set the world record for a 1-mile trotting horse. In winning the 2016 running of the Kentucky Futurity, Marion Marauder became the ninth horse from 124 runnings to win the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters. Retrieved October 13, 2016 Winners of the Kentucky Futurity *2022 - Rebuff-1.50,3 (Muscle Hill) *2021 - Jujub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonkers Trot
The Yonkers Trot is a harness racing event for three-year-old Standardbred trotters raced at a distance of one mile at Yonkers Raceway in Yonkers, New York. The race was created in 1955 to join the Hambletonian and the Kentucky Futurity to form the new United States Trotting Triple Crown. Historical race events Driven by Joe O'Brien, California runner Scott Frost followed up his victory in the Hambletonian Stakes with a win in the 1955 Yonkers Trot inaugural. The colt went on to win the Kentucky Futurity to become the first winner of the Trotting Triple Crown. In 1967, eight of the thirteen Yonkers Trot runners broke stride helping Harry Pownall, Sr. drive longshot Pomp to victory. Reminiscent of the day when Ron Turcotte aboard the legendary Thoroughbred Secretariat obliterated the Belmont Park track record by 2 3/5 seconds in winning the 1973 Belmont Stakes, in 1977 Billy Haughton drove Green Speed to a new Yonkers Trot record by the same 2 3/5 seconds margin. The 2000 Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triple Crown Of Harness Racing For Trotters
Triple Crown is a combination of three major races in harness racing. The term ''Triple Crown'' is mostly used in the US, but also in France. The term is also used in thoroughbred racing. United States The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters consists of the following horse races: * Hambletonian, held at the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey *Yonkers Trot, held at Yonkers Raceway in Yonkers, New York *Kentucky Futurity, held at The Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky Since its inauguration in 1955, there have been nine winners of the Trotting Triple Crown. They are: France In french harness racing, a ''Triple Crown'' consists of the following horse races: * Prix d'Amérique * Prix de France * Prix de Paris All races is held at Hippodrome de Vincennes in Paris. Winning all three races under the same winter meeting, gets a ''Triple Crown'' and a bonus on 300 000 euro The euro ( symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 out of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Brown Jug (horse Racing)
The Little Brown Jug is a harness race for three-year-old pacing standardbred horses hosted by the Delaware County Agricultural Society since 1946 at the Delaware County Fairgrounds racetrack in Delaware, Ohio. The race takes place every year on the third Thursday after Labor Day. Along with the Hambletonian, a race for trotters, it is one of the two most coveted races for standardbreds. The event is named after the Little Brown Jug, a pacer, who won nine consecutive races and became a USTA Hall of Fame Immortal in 1975. The race is the counterpart to the Jugette for three-year-old fillies. History It began in 1937 when the Delaware County Agricultural Society's members, at their annual meeting, voted to move the County Fair, held since its inception at Powell, to Delaware on a tract of land at the northern edge of the city. Two years later a half-mile track was built and provided the stage for harness racing. R.K. McNamara, a local contractor, designed and built the ligh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messenger Stakes
The Messenger Stakes is an American harness racing event for 3-year-old pacing horses. It was organized in 1956 at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury, New York (on suburban Long Island) to join with the Cane Pace and the Little Brown Jug to create the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers. The race is named in honor of Messenger (1780–1808), a horse foaled in England and later brought to the United States. As a sire, virtually all harness horses in the U.S. can be traced back to Messenger. One of the preeminent events for harness racing horses in North America, the race was held annually at Roosevelt Raceway until it closed down in 1988. From 1988 to 1994, the race changed locations several times, from Yonkers Raceway (Yonkers, New York) to Freestate Raceway to Rosecroft Raceway (both in Maryland). In 1995, it moved to The Meadows Racetrack in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. In 2004, the race was supposed to be moved back to Yonkers Raceway. However, due to construct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cane Pace
The Cane Pace is a harness horse race for standardbred pacers run annually since 1955. The race was first run as the William H. Cane Futurity in 1955 at Yonkers Raceway in New York. In 1956 the race joined with the Little Brown Jug and the Messenger Stakes to become the first leg in the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers. The Cane Pace of 2004 resulted in the only dead heat in the race's history and one where the two horses had the same trainer and owner. As of 2015, the Cane Pace is run at the Meadowlands Racetrack in New Jersey as part of the undercard for the Hambletonian Stakes, the first leg of the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters. Distances *2016–present: 1 1/8 miles (1810.5 metres, 9.5 furlongs) (If 12 horses start) *1963–present : 1 mile (1609.3 metres, 8 furlongs) (If no more than 11 horses start) *1955–1962 : 1 1/16 miles (1709.9 metres, 8.5 furlongs) Locations *1955–1997 - Yonkers Raceway *1998–2010 - Freehold Raceway *2011 - Pocono Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triple Crown Of Harness Racing For Pacers
The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers consists of these horse races: #Cane Pace, held at the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey #Messenger Stakes, held at Yonkers Raceway in Yonkers, New York # Little Brown Jug, held at the Delaware County Fair in Delaware, Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ... retrieved October 11, 2016 Since its inauguration in 1956, the Pacing Triple Crown has had 10 winners: External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breeders Crown 2YO Filly Pace
The Breeders Crown 2YO Filly Pace is a harness racing event for two-year-old Standardbred Filly, fillies Horse gait#Pace, pacers. It is one part of the Breeders Crown annual series of twelve races for both Standardbred trotters and Horse gait#Trot, trotters. First run in 1985, it is contested over a distance of one mile. Race organizers have awarded the event to various racetracks across North America. The 2017 race will be held at Hoosier Park in Anderson, Indiana, Anderson, Indiana, United States. Historical race events In 2010, Pocono Downs became the first venue to host all 12 events on a single night. In her final start of 2014, JK Shesalady made the Breeders Crown her fourteenth straight victory in an undefeated season and would become the first 2-year-old filly in history to be voted the Harness Horse of the Year, Dan Patch Harness Horse of the Year Award. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breeders Crown Open Mare Pace
The Breeders Crown Open Mare Pace is a harness racing event for four-year-old and older Standardbred mare pacers. It is one part of the Breeders Crown annual series of twelve races for both Standardbred trotters and trotters. First run in 1986, it is contested over a distance of one mile. Race organizers have awarded the event to various racetracks across North America. The 2017 race will be held at Hoosier Park in Anderson, Indiana, United States. Historical race events In 2010, Pocono Downs became the first venue to host all 12 events on a single night. Retrieved November 5, 2016 North American Locations * |
