Odds On Racing - Harness Racing

This Month in Harness Racing History:

November 2006

November 1, 1985 – Stienem wins the Breeders Crown for three-year-old filly pacers at Northlands Park.

November 1, 1996 – Michelle's Jackpot wins the Three Diamonds in 1:54.4 at Garden State Park in New Jersey.

November 2, 1990 – Peace Corps sets the world record for older trotters on a five-eighths of a mile track by winning the Breeders Crown in 1:54.2 at Pompano Park in Florida.

November 2, 2001 – Western Maverick sets the world record for two-year-old pacers on a half-mile track by finishing in 1:53 at Maywood Park near Chicago.

November 3, 1979 – Try Scotch sets the world record for geldings pacing on a half-mile track by winning in 1:56.3 at Roosevelt Raceway in New York.

November 4, 1989 – Beach Towel wins the Presidential in 1:53.3 at Rosecroft Raceway.

November 5, 1994 – Electric Slide wins the Nadia Lobell in 1:52.4 at Garden State Park in New Jersey.

November 6, 1992 – Kingsbridge and So Fresh win Breeders Crown titles for three-year-old male and female pacers, respectively, at Northfield Park in Ohio.

November 7, 1970 – Most Happy Fella wins the Pacing Triple Crown by capturing the final jewel, the Messenger Stakes, in 2:00.3 at Roosevelt Raceway in New York.

November 8, 1985 – Armbro Devona equals the world record for female trotters on a five-eighths of a mile track, winning in 1:57.2 at Pompano Park in Florida.

November 9, 1984 – Fancy Crown sets the world record for female trotters on a five-eighths of a mile track by winning in 1:57.4 at Pompano Park in Florida.

November 10, 1969 – Dover Downs in Delaware opens.

November 10, 1978 – Mostest Yankee equals the world record for two-year-old colt pacers by winning in 1:58.4 at Roosevelt Raceway.

November 11, 1884 – Maud S. trots a world record 2:09¼ at Lexington.

November 11, 1988 – Peace Corps becomes the fastest two-year-old trotter in history by winning the Breeders Crown for two-year-old fillies in 1:57.1 at Pompano Park.

November 11, 1994 – Camourous sets the world record for female pacers on a five-eighths of a mile track by winning in 1:52 at the Meadows near Pittsburgh.

November 12, 1994 – Village Jiffy wins the William Haughton Memorial in 1:54.2 at Yonkers Raceway in New York.

November 13, 1987 – Mack Lobell sets the world record for trotting on a five-eighths of a mile track by winning the Breeders Crown in 1:54.1 at Pompano Park in Florida.

November 14, 1998 – Muscles Yankee, Lassie’s Goal, CR Commando, Musical Victory, Galleria, Badlands Hanover, Artiscape, and Juliet’s Fate win Breeders Crown races with world record performances at Colonial Downs in Virginia.

November 15, 1984 – USA sets the world record for two-year-old gelding trotters on a five-eighths of a mile track by winning in 2:02.2 at Pompano Park.

November 16, 1996 – Riyadh sets the world record for pacing on a five-eighths of a mile track by winning in 1:49.1 at Dover Downs in Delaware.

November 16, 2001 – Driver Stephane Bouchard wins nine races at Yonkers Raceway in New York.

November 17, 1991 – Driver Jack Moiseyev gets career win No. 4,000 with U R Cagey at Freehold Raceway in New Jersey.

November 18, 1988 – Kentucky Spur and Central Park West win Breeders Crown races with world record efforts at Pompano Park.

November 19, 1965 – Bret Hanover wins the Messenger at Roosevelt Raceway in New York to complete a sweep of the Pacing Triple Crown races.

November 20, 1982 – Ravenova sets the world record for three-year-old gelding pacers on a five-eighths of a mile track by winning in 1:55 at Pompano Park in Florida.

November 21, 1985 – Armbro Dallas sets the world record for gelding pacers by winning in 1:52.3 at Garden State Park in New Jersey.

November 22, 1996 – No Nonsense Woman wins the Goldsmith Maid in 1:57.1 at Garden State Park.

November 23, 1991 – Western Hanover wins the Governor’s Cup in 1:52.1 at Garden State Park.

November 24, 2001 – Western Shooter sets the world record for two-year-old pacers by winning the Governor’s Cup in 1:50 at the Meadowlands Racetrack in New Jersey.

November 25, 1939 – Clint Hodgins wins 11 races at Dufferin Park in Toronto, setting a record for the most victories at one track on a single day.

November 25, 1989 – Matt’s Scooter wins the William Haughton Memorial in 1:53.4 at Yonkers Raceway in New York.

November 26, 1988 – Jaguar Spur wins the Haughton Memorial in 1:55.2 at Yonkers Raceway in New York.

November 27, 1957 – Flaxey Dream, Great Knight, and Navy Song finish in a triple dead heat for win at Roosevelt Raceway in New York.

November 28, 1992 – Capital Idea wins the Matron for two-year-old trotters in 2:02.2 at Pompano Park in Florida.

November 29, 1985 – Nihilator wins the Breeders Crown for three-year-old male pacers in 1:53 at Garden State Park in New Jersey en route to Horse of the Year honors.

November 30, 1962 – A closing night crowd of 35,677 wagers $3.2 million at Yonkers Raceway in New York, marking the first time in harness racing history that a track’s handle tops $3 million for a single night.

November 30, 1990 – Artsplace sets the world record for two-year-old colts pacing on a five-eighths of a mile track by winning the Breeders Crown in 1:51.1 at Pompano Park.