Harrington wbocap a harness racing driver was killed monday when his horse stumbled and fell during the opening race at harrington raceway two other drivers were. He spent two years as a preveterinary student at auburn university before committing to a fulltime racing career in 1990. I hate trotting hopples and atlantas 4yearold campaign justifies my thought that. Brian sears harness driver married keyword found websites. Sears get 15 days for lack of judgement drive harnesslink. Brian sears, harness racings leading driver this year, has been suspended from racing for six monthseffective immediatelydue to a wednesday ruling by pennsylvania regulators. Sears reached the milestone in fridays first race at the. Safety harness brands driver insurance logbook for drivers har mar lock and key jeep wrangler towing wiring harness. Brian won his first parimutuel race while he was still in high school aboard a horse named alicia blue chip in 1. Thoughts on dexter dunn, brian sears, the things i miss the most. Bold eagle will be driven by brian sears when he comes to canada for the breeders crown. The race was created in 1955 to join the hambletonian and the kentucky futurity to form the new united states trotting triple crown. Harness driver brian sears has raced to his 7,000th victory. I thought i had an opportunity to have a really good day, sears said.
Driver brian sears, a third generation horseman, is the sole nominee on the ballot in voting for the 2017 harness racing hall of fame. We couldnt be more excited, since he was born and raised at crawford farms. Pompano park race track is a 58 mile harness track in pompano beach, florida that features live racing year round. He is extremely intelligent driver and will be one of the most successful driver in a 7 year period. Could the racing at the meadowlands get any better than last weekend. See more ideas about harness racing, racing and standardbred horse. Brian sears nominated for hall of fame harness racing. 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. The leading driving title remained in the hands of brian sears for the second straight year.
Although raised in a harness racing family, it was brians father who urged his son to go to college and bypass a career in harness racing. It had been four years since meadowlands owner jeff gural first barred sears from the track. In 1976, harness racing was changed forever by the opening of the meadowlands racetrack in east rutherford, nj. Chicago, il robert knox, 85, of homewood, il, passed away this morning mr. Gingras drove in his native canada until 2001 when he moved to yonkers raceway in new york where he enjoyed immediate success, winning that falls driving title. Teenager wearing earphones killed by train jeffrey bellinger, from cedar lake, ind. Any art and leah zubrod dinner the 50th birthday was a game changer.
Yannick gingras born august 4, 1979 in sorel, quebec, canada is a champion driver of standardbred horses in the sport of harness racing career awards and records. It features a discussion board for anyone who would like to discuss issues related to the sport of harness racing. Driver trainer stacy chiodo is the featured in the sulky guest on meadowlands racetracks precard broadcast. Find out where brian likes to golf, who his guitar hero is and more. He was driven by brian sears for trainer jim campbell. Harness racings 2009 driver of the year brian sears reached career win no. Anthony said his latest troubles began when he tried to help brian sears get a room at the hotel on the night of the elimination races for poconos stakesladen card on july 4.
Meadowlands driver bongiorno taken off mounts following. Opening night finished fourth in saturdays second hambletonian elimination, flying down the stretch with a. Harness driver brian sears earns 7,000th win fox sports. Choosing a less hectic lifestyle suits sears and brennan. Anthony said he never told anyone at the hotel what to charge sears, who. Brian sears headlines harness hall of fame induction class. On march 26, 2019 he was arrested for battery after sexually assaulting a. Memorials and obituaries christian harness horsemens. Chiodo is one of only 19 female drivers in history to.
Racing has been a family affair for sears, a third generation horseman. Following a 426 win year in 2003 that earned him the dan patch. This website is for discussion of harness racing issues across canada. Brian sears the white knight won his first parimutuel race while he was in high school, driving a horse named alicia blue chip. If you have any questions please contact me via the discussion boards contact facility. Tetrick racing a well respected harness harness racing. Brian sears, he of the recent 10,000 careerwin plateau, was the subject of a tuesday sept. Pompano park features world class standardbred horse racing with topranked trotters and pacers, awardwinning drivers and trainers and some of the best racing action in north america. Brian sears one of the greatest harness drivers in my lifetime certainly. Schedule and results of major stakes races in 2001. Hereby suspended for six months pending successful completion of pa department of health approved drug treatment program.
In addition, al and michelles crawford farms racing was. Brian sears barred from driving in mlands pace harnesslink. World renown harness racing driver and inductee to the hall of fame, brian sears has been barred from racing in the elimination divisions of. Brian sears was named the united states harness writers associations rising star of the year. Brian sears and jeff gural presiding judge john tomasello has informed meadowlands racetrack management saturday evening that driver brian sears has been suspended for 15 days for lack of judgment in his driving performance, pertaining to his drive of bee a magician in the second race on friday night at the meadowlands. Meadowlands racetrack when the 42yearold driver guided trotter.
Ap brian sears, driver of three horses of the year winners, headlined the latest class inducted into the harness racing hall of fame on sunday. Harness driver joe bongiorno was taken off two of his mounts at the meadowlands on saturday following comments he made on inhouse and simulcasting feeds about the horses. The yonkers trot is a harness racing event for threeyearold standardbred trotters raced at a distance of one mile at yonkers raceway in yonkers, new york. He had the ability to find a spot for every horse he drove.
At the start of the current decade, if you didnt believe that brian sears and george brennan were the top two drivers in harness racing, you knew at worst they were in. Tips of the trade bathing the horse usta harness racing hoof beats duration. The meadowlands, also known as the big m, is a one mile harness track which attracted the very best harness horses, trainers and drivers in north america. My mom was cleaning a stall and all of a sudden her water broke and boosh, there i came out right on some straw, said pierce. Big m issues statement on banning brian sears harness racing. Seven of the ten horses in ken warkentins road to the hambletonian week 8 are racing in saturdays stanley dancer memorial.
The hall of fame driver was originally listed on meadowlands pace entrant thinkbig dreambig trained by jimmy takter. Hall of famer harness driver brian sears accused of grabbing breasts. He was inducted to the harness racing museum in goshen, new york at july 2, 2017. Pierce told the voice that he was born in a horses stall in bay meadows, california. Why two of the sports top drivers have chosen stability and a saner schedule at yonkers over chasing the spotlight. With earnings of almost a million, and wins in the hambletonian, the hambletonian oaks and the peter haughton memorial, this yonkers standout has accomplished a lot since winning his first race as a teen. Brian sears was named the united states harness writers association s rising star of the year in 1991 and has never looked back. Brian sears harness racing usta harness the excitement. Hall of fame harness racing driver brian sears was arrested in florida earlier this week after allegedly groping a woman at a florida restaurant. Knox, a chalmers, indiana native, was a wellknown figure on the illinois and indiana harness racing scene, having served as a starter and trackman at various chicago raceways, in addition to being an accomplished trainer driver.
Greenshoe father patrick brian sears, marcus melander, courant inc, hans backe, lars grandqvist, morten langli. Who are some of the best drivers in harness racing history. John is considered by many to be the best driver in harness racing history. Another highlight of sears season was winning at least one race at the meadowlands for 48 consecutive programs, eclipsing. Thoughts on dexter dunn, brian sears, the things i miss the most and whether. Sears is a driver of harness racing horses who in 2016 was elected to the harness racing hall of fame. Although raised in a harness racing family, it was brian s father who. Sears and tetrick probably deserve to be 1 and 1a, but it wouldnt be fair to hedge. Thoughts on dexter dunn, brian sears, the things i miss the most and. Top twenty harness drivers of 20 part 1 betamerica extra. Memorial elimination 4 evaluate corey callahan, marcus melander, stall tz inc.
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