Smithsonian Magazine

Trotting Out the Best for a 19th-Century Horse Sale

Whether you were in the market for a new trotter or a “gentleman’s roadster,” this special sale of horses from 1896 had a mount for every equestrian Alexia MacClain The Trade Literature Collection ...
Harness Racing Update

Breaking down the London Classic Yearling Sale

In relative terms, the upcoming London Classic Yearling sale, to this observer, is loaded. There is strength in both trotting ...
The New York Times

BUTLER TO SELL TROTTING HORSES; Proprietor of East View Farm Announces Dispersal of Entire Racing Stable. TO BREED THOROUGHBREDS Famous Light Harness Performers to Go Under ...

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The New York Times

$5,000 FOR TROTTING SIRE; Peter the Great Was Star of the "Old Glory" Auction Sale. Interest Continues in the Annual Offering of Harness Horses in Madison Square Garden.

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Columbus Telegram

Harness racing in Nebraska

The breeding of trotting and pacing horses for harness racing was popular in Nebraska during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century as indicated by documents and photographs in the Nebraska ...
The Atlantic

Trotting Races

SINCE 1824, when trotting may be said to have begun as a sport, the record has been reduced from 2 minutes 40 seconds to 2 minutes 8¾ seconds. Whence comes this great advance ? It is due to ...