Triple Crown in Harness Racing

[PerfectTrip]

More often than not, if you asked someone when the Kentucky Derby is run they immediately say "MAY"   Some even say the "First Saturday in May"
Some may even know that is nicknamed "The Run for the Roses"

If you asked someone when is the Harness Racing Triple Crown;  most answer "Didn't know they had one"  Then you may say that they don't have one....they have two!   Many Harness Racing fans and bettors alike don't even know that the horse their betting on may be either a trotter or a pacer, let alone knowing that EACH gait has it's own TRIPLE CROWN.

I live in Edgemont, PA about 20 miles from Harrahs formerly (Chester Downs) Most people at my gym know there is a Casino there and although there is racing from March to December never even knew there was a RaceTrack.

Last Year after 4 years of racing, I visited a picture framing shop  less than 2 miles from the track to have some harness racing paintings framed. 

The clerk new that Brandywine Raceway (30 miles away) closed in 1985 and she missed it.   She went on to ask me if I knew where there is a harness racing track.

And USTA wonders why the sport isn't as popular as the Thoroughbreds.
About 5 years ago, I sent a letter to USTA and asked them to list on a
separate webpage designed only for the TRIPLE CROWN.  List the dates
tracks, and from time to time the contenders, their schedule etc...
Not a big job..  Never even received a reply.

Trying finding the dates on GOOGLE!   Lot of work!

I have seen TVG  choose NOT to broadcast live a $80,000 Stake Race at a harness track and decided to show a delayed tape broadcast when there was about 6 minutes to post time  at a Delta Downs  $8000 claimer. 

GO FIGURE!

What are your thoughts?

[pezz97]

Most of the harness players don't know or don't care because of the 3 legs, only the Jug is considered a big race. No one really cares about the cane or the messenger and either do the horseman. When was the last time the messenger had to have eliminations? All 3 being on a 1/2 mile track kills it as well

As for TVG, it has been that way since day 1. The will always cater to the T-breds or the Quarters. It is just the way it is.

[bettor2belucky]

When the biggest and only news that comes out of harness racing is about cheating trainers, when most local papers don't carry stories on the sport except for the cheating (I blame the PR dept. of the tracks ) and the racinos basically treat harness racing like the ugly mooching step child......well maybe the horsemen groups have to take the initiative and do something positive and then publicize the crap out of it(and I mean more than putting it on YouTube)

[NIATROSS]

the triple crwon in harness was a joke before the slots came in and now forget it.
the game has changed and many do not want to race on a 1/2 or in heats.the very same people cry about the good ol days.
the one constant in all of racing is the tracks battle each other and the horsemen battle the tracks for all monies
instead of working together for a better product.
even before tvg and adws i remember being at spk and could not watch and bet the simulcast of the meds pace because thy had taken some other race to bet

[luc]

JUST LOST A QUICK 500 ,,ON ,,RYDALUC...HE HUNG LIKE WET LINEN

[Jeremy]

I don't care about the triple crown.. One reason is at I prefer the older horses