This Week in Harness Racing History - November 10-16
Nov 10, 2008 - 9:01 PM Courtesy Harness Racing Communications - www.ustrotting.comNovember 10, 1969 Dover Downs in Delaware opens.
November 11, 1884 Maud S. trots a world record 2:09-1/4 at Lexington.
November 11, 1994 Camourous sets the world record for female pacers on a five-eighths track by winning in 1:52 at the Meadows near Pittsburgh.
November 12, 1994 Village Jiffy wins the William Haughton Memorial in 1:54.2 at Yonkers Raceway in New York.
November 13, 1987 Mack Lobell sets the world record for trotting on a five-eighths track by winning the Breeders Crown in 1:54.1 at Pompano Park in Florida.
November 14, 1998 Badlands Hanover sets the world record for 2-year-old pacers by winning the Breeders Crown in 1:50 at Colonial Downs in Virginia.
November 15, 1987 Gentle Stroke sets the world record for older gelding trotters on a five-eighths track by winning in 1:56.3 at Pompano Park.
November 16, 1996 Riyadh sets the world record for pacing on a five-eighths track by winning in 1:49.1 at Dover Downs in Delaware.
November 16, 2001 Stephane Bouchard wins nine races at Yonkers Raceway.
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