How to Use harness racing in a Sentence

harness racing

noun
  • The first day is Aug. 22 because of harness racing at 4 p.m.
    cleveland, 8 Aug. 2021
  • The House had amended the bill to save harness racing, but the Senate declined to go along.
    Skyler Swisher, sun-sentinel.com, 19 May 2021
  • But, now with three days a week (two in harness racing), the budget can get a little tight.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2020
  • That means thoroughbred and harness racing must share the track, and take turns with each style of racing.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Dec. 2022
  • While still writing songs, Mr. Vance owned and bred horses for harness racing.
    New York Times, 6 June 2022
  • This year, however, harness racing is feeling the lethal blows of the coronavirus.
    Tom Canavan, Star Tribune, 7 Aug. 2020
  • The owner of Meadowlands, Jeff Gural, has been among the leaders in harness racing trying to curb doping.
    Star Tribune, 12 Aug. 2020
  • During a normal harness racing season, the 3-year-old trotters will tend to race six, seven or eight times before the final.
    Tom Canavan, Star Tribune, 6 Aug. 2020
  • The Red Mile harness racing track and casino is also near the UK campus but is not having live racing currently.
    James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 5 Dec. 2019
  • At Hawthorne Race Course in west suburban Stickney, the board awarded 50 dates of thoroughbred racing and 63 dates of harness racing.
    Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com, 16 Sep. 2020
  • Then, Hawthorne will switch to harness racing from July to September, with thoroughbreds returning for the fall.
    Robert McCoppin, chicagotribune.com, 2 Apr. 2022
  • The track at Pompano Park is the lone facility in Florida that features harness racing.
    Chris Perkins, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Until the late 1970s, when the racetrack ended betting, Goshen was a destination on the harness racing circuit, where weekend crowds numbered in the tens of thousands.
    New York Times, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Proven harness racing royalty will sit in the sulky behind Bully Pulpit.
    Bob Roberts, cleveland.com, 5 June 2019
  • The Hambletonian is usually the week the sports world takes more than a passing glance at harness racing with the running of trotting's most prestigious race.
    Tom Canavan, Star Tribune, 7 Aug. 2020
  • Steve Wiseman, who made his mark in harness racing in California, died on Saturday at age 53.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Storied harness racing track Balmoral Park near Crete, later converted to a horse show-jumping venue, is on the market with an asking price of $4 million.
    Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2020
  • But the term truly got its start in the mid-19th century in a particular kind of harness racing, in which two horses raced together in a double harness.
    Ben Zimmer, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2020
  • Customers buy lottery tickets, or bet on the harness racing on television, in the hope of unlikely relief from hardship.
    New York Times, 23 Apr. 2022
  • Buyers get food, drink tickets and programs which detail the harness race schedule, a fair official told the Capital Journal.
    cleveland, 6 Feb. 2020
  • The town’s historic half-mile harness racing track, opened in 1838, is the oldest active horse trotting track on the planet, as well as the oldest continuously operated horse racing track in the country.
    Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 June 2021
  • Miami Valley Gaming also has a harness racing track and offers simulcast and seasonal live horse racing.
    Charles Infosino, The Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Featuring agriculture displays and competitions, food, rides, harness racing, pageants, drag racing, kiddie tractor pull, car cruise in, live entertainment and more.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 18 July 2022
  • Property adjacent to Tinley Park that at one time was considered as a site for a combination harness racing track and casino will instead become an industrial business park, according to the village.
    Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com, 26 May 2021
  • There’s plenty more to see too, including live animals, award-winning vegetables and baked goodies, arts & crafts, as well as plenty of entertainment such as live music, magicians, harness racing, a demolition derby and a chainsaw carver.
    David Petkiewicz, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Isle Casino Pompano, another longtime parimutuel that has seen its casino growth outstrip interest in its longtime harness racing attraction, is widely expected to drop its racing activities as well.
    Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Sep. 2021

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