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A history of harness racing in North America, tracing its origin back to and its arrival on this continent in the 1780's as narrated by Spencer Ross. The major horses of each generation are shown, with a brief history of their accomplishments, starting with the legendary MESSENGER and HAMBLETONIAN. Witness harness racings greatest racing legends and many of their world record-setting performances in this feature that salutes these horses from the hall of fame.

See rare film footage of DAN PATCH from 1910, BRET HANOVER, GREYHOUND, ALBATROSS winning the 1971 Little Brown Jug, NIATROSS winning the 1980 Little Brown Jug and the Meadowlands Pace...then witness the footage of NIATROSS as he jumps the hub rail in one of his rare losses and also the record setting time trial between NIATROSS and FORREST SKIPPER as they battle the clock, CAM FELLA winning the Stewart Frazier Memorial in Canada. Other horses shown in racing action include NIHILATOR, CARDIGAN BAY, ON THE ROAD AGAIN, FALCON SEELSTER, MACK LOBELL; and footage of later champs JATE LOBELL and FRUGAL GOURMET. See and hear the call of some of their greatest races!

Also included is hair-raising footage of accidents and oddities that occurred on the track (nothing too serious so don't panic!), world record time trials and the fastest dead-heat in the history of the sport (1:51.2) between LAAG and JAGUAR SPUR. In a spectacular accident, witness John Campbell being thrown over the hub rail while driving THE ICEMAN at the Meadowlands...all this and much, much more!

This feature is a compilation of harness racing footage and the quality varies as the footage was pieced together from tracks around the world from different time periods. An absolute must for anyone who loves harness racing.
 

 

 

61 Minutes.

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