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HARNESS RACING SUMMER CAMP AT POCONO TEACHES RACING—AND LIFE SKILLS

7/31/2018

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Each summer, the Harness Horse Youth Foundation hosts a special weeklong summer camp for kids age 12 to 14 with an interest in horses or racing...or just trying something new. Throughout the week, they learn the equipment, the care and training of horses and a lot of valuable life skills like hard work, collaborating and cooperating with co-workers and of course, the drive to win.

Check out the feature above. If you'd like to learn more or donate to the Harness Horse Youth Foundation, click here to visit their website.
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WATCH NOW: GOOSE VS. HORSES, HARNESS RACING CAMP AND LOTS MORE ON THIS WEEK'S EPISODE

7/27/2018

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We've got everything from summer camp to a goose on the loose to Sharla doing the Thriller dance in this week's show...

· We check out the Harness Horse Youth Foundation's weeklong summer camp at Pocono, where kids learn life lessons and leadership skills while getting their race on.

· PA Sire Stakes action is heating up at Harrah's where our Race of the Week sees both favorites make breaks, leaving it wide open for 6-1 Scirocco Rob (and driver Corey Callahan) to take the win in a speedy 1:53.1.

· Sharla talks to driver Tim Tetrick about possible Hambo contender and Beal Memorial winner Crystal Fashion, who also just scored a PA Sire Stakes win at Harrah's, fighting off Hill Street ( and driver Yannick Gingras) and Mississippi Storm (Brett Miller).

· Heather catches up with driver David Miller about his first Meadowlands Pace victory and his recent string of long shot victories including last week's race with Mctrhiler that paid $50 to win.

· Longshot-palooza continues with Buffalino Hanover at Pocono, where driver-trainer Todd Schadel fights off the pack and pays a healthy $27.40 to win.

· Our Blast from the Past this week is a look back at the 1979 Battle of the Brandywine, a goose gets in on the action at Pocono and we check out some of the best horse pics social media had to offer this week.
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FROM AUSTRALIA WITH FORCE: MEET ROCKSTAR ANGEL, A HORSE TO BE RECKONED WITH

7/25/2018

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Rockstar Angel at home in Australia, winning the $40,000 Empire Stallions Vicbred Platinum Mares Sprint Championship Final. (Photo: Harness Racing Australia)
Rockstar Angel A established herself as a possible star in her first race since shipping from Australia, taking the $14,000 featured distaff pace on Tuesday at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono in 1:52.4 despite sloppy going.

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WATCH NOW: PA SIRE STAKES STARS ON TODAY'S EPISODE, 7/21

7/21/2018

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Lots of action this week, so let's just get to it!

· PA Sire Stakes racing was in full effect at Pocono, with exciting wins from the Undefeated Proof (son of A Rocknroll Dance) with Jim Morrill Jr. driving, trainer Brian Brown in a consecutive stakes double with Air Force Hanover, and heavy favorite (and Ron Burke trainee) De Los Cielos Deo getting challenged but ultimately proving his mettle.

· Driver Jackie Ingrassia takes us behind the scenes to show how the horses you see on track get hooked up to the race bike or "sulky." (Hint: it's a lot easier now than back then.) 

· Back to more racing action and wins from Love Me Some Lou with Corey Callahan in the bike, Magic Vacation with Matt Kakaley, plus our Race of The Week proves age is just a number as 10-year-old Townslight Hanover crushes the competition at Harrah's. 

· Heather talks to Corey Callahan about down under wonder More The Better's impressive come-from-behind victory in his U.S. debut, a $30,000 Great Northeast Series open pace, where the native New Zealander really strutted his stuff and paid a healthy $16.60 to win.

· This week's Blast from the Past takes us back to some classic Little Brown Jug action with Well Said and If I Can Dream battling it out. Heather's got some record-setting OMG action—and where you can catch the two dominant fillies in the Del Miller later this year in PA. 
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BEHIND THE SCENES: HARNESS RACING STARTING CAR

7/18/2018

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You already know that horses line up at the starting car (or truck's) gate before every race. The gate opens, they pass the starting pole, the bell goes off and the excitement begins. But have you ever wondered who's driving the car? And who's that other due (or gal) up in the camper-looking thingie that looks a lot like it's from the Popemobile? Read on to find out.

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WATCH NOW: PA HARNESS WEEK 7/14  — CELEBRATING FOILED AGAIN

7/14/2018

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As Foiled Again crests the 100 wins mark, we check out the winner's circle celebration after history was made at Harrah's Philadelphia and also relive some of the greatest hits from the richest harness horse in history. Plus...

· Sharla talks to driver George Napolitano, Jr. on his most recent milestone — 9,000 wins! — and what it's like to do the seven-day-a-week job of traveling from track to track, sometimes two a daym during the height of the racing season. 

· You've seen the starting car from the outside, but we take you inside to see what it's like to start a race and keep an eye on the action as a judge. 

· Our Blast From The Past is Market Share's exciting win in the 2013 Breeders Crown at Pocono with Tim Tetrick in the bike. 

· OMG! We check out a special horse with some special famous connections...who also just happened to set a lifetime best mark at Pocono and paid $80 on a $2 win bet on top of it all!
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OPEN PACE, OPEN TROT ACTION ON TAP THIS SUNDAY IN GREAT NORTHEAST SERIES AT HARRAH'S

7/12/2018

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Driver George Napolitano Jr., who recently celebrated his 9,000th win, will be in the bike behind favorite Homicide Hunter.
​The leading pointwinners in both open divisions of the Great Northeast Open Series (GNOS) will be in action this Sunday in $30,000 events, with Rodeo Romeo going in the open pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia in the afternoon and Homicide Hunter in the open trot at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono on their evening card. 

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WATCH NOW: PA HARNESSWEEK EPISODE 3 - SUN STAKES RECAP

7/7/2018

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Three weeks into our new TV season, and harness racing in PA is on fire! The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono wrapped one of the hottest nights of racing all year—Sun Stakes Saturday— and we've got a complete recap of all the action. On this week's show...

· Full coverage of the four big Sun Stakes races and interviews with key players including trainer Casie Coleman and drivers Scott Zeron, Simon Allard and Tim Tetrick.

· This week’s guest handicapper is Daily Racing Form's Derick Giwner, here with some great tips for novices on how to get started.

· Our Blast From The Past segues into the present! It's Daddy-Daughter day and we look back on Sweet Lou's 2014 triumphant win in the Ben Franklin back-to-back with a win from daughter Sweeter Lulu at Harrah's Philly. 

· OMG! We check out the Sun Stakes race that paid $100 on a $2 ticket, plus a What's Trending that's packed with trending photos that prove (horse) life's a beach.
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