Features

Dubai International Racing Carnival in January 2008

On 17 January 2008 one of premier events on the World horse racing calendar will take place, the 2008 Dubai International Racing Carnival. It is a race meeting that will see some of the top horses from across the globe compete for top honors, and getting chosen to run in the Dubai International Racing Carnival is a hard earned honor. The horses selected for next year’s race have been watched throughout the 2007 horse racing season, and only the most deserving will be facing off at this glamorous event.

The Eagerly Anticipated Dan Patch Awards

In the world of harness racing, the Dan Patch Awards are held in high esteem. Every year, the U.S. Harness Writers Association members cast their votes, with only the names of the three front runners in each division being revealed. The nominees just have to wait patiently to find out on the awards evening if they have succeeded in divisions such as the Horse of the Year, Trotter of the Year and Pacer of the Year. The Dan Patch Awards are only given to the most noteworthy and deserving contributors to the sport of harness racing, be it the horses that win the races, members of the industry, or associate organizations to the harness racing fraternity - they are all noticed and recognised for their efforts.

Lear Jetta Catches the Public Eye

Most people wait their whole lives to find the right horse and never get the opportunity to own that illusive winner. Jim McAuliffe, at the age of ninety-one, is one of the lucky owners who found the perfect harness racing horse. In 2006, at the Harrisburg Yearling Sale, a beautiful colt with an impressive pedigree caught his eye. He bought Lear Jetta for $30 000 and has never regretted his purchase for a moment.