The Harness Racing Alumni Show.

Gordon Banks on Alumni Show with sensational news…!!! Native New Yorker, Gordon Banks, is harness racing’s world renowned Australian, New Zealand and North American breeder and owner…!!! He makes a blazing return appearance to the Harness Racing Alumni Show with block busting news from Down Under. Gordon also continues his discussion with Freddie, Trade and Bob on the lack of marketing and leaders...

The International Horseman's Voice podcast host, Eric Poders is our guest on this week’s Harness Racing Alumni Show. He informs Freddie, Bob & Trade about the difference in racing across the pond as compared to North America. Poders also suggests how our racing in the USA could benefit by adopting some of what the other countries in Europe & Asia are doing. Freddie will be the featured guest on Po...

Eric Cherry of OnGait.com, who is a long time standardbred owner and breeder, is our special guest on this week’s Harness Racing Alumni Show. He shares with Freddie, Trade and Bob the crazy story of how he rented his house to a Hollywood studio so they could blow it to smithereens for the movie “Bad Boys.” He also gives the inside scoop on his new innovative program of leasing out exceptional broo...

Presiding Judge Dan Kazmaier, a former trainer-driver, is this week’s Harness Racing Alumni Show's featured guest. He tells Freddie, Trade and Bob the reasons he strongly supports the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act. Dan explains how the new medication and enforcement authority will help judges enforce the rules and help eliminate the cheats. The subject of ‘beard trainers’ and ‘spot-checking...

By popular request on this week’s Harness Racing Alumni Show we present the previously released John Campbell interview. The legendary driver joins Freddie, Trade and Bob to tell us all why he supports the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act. He discusses the pros and cons of the bill and agrees to be part of an extended team of harness racing leaders that will sit down with all the top legislato...

Roosevelt Raceway came far before the Mets, Jets, Islanders and Nets. This week’s Harness Racing Alumni Show features Boston's WMEX radio personality Jimmy Jay, who’s known internationally as the DJ of the stars…!!! Jimmy narrates the titillating story of the founder of Roosevelt Raceway, George Morton Levy, the mob’s top attorney, who turned a far-fetched racetrack dream into a reality. Politicia...

Hall of Fame driver John Campbell, who is the current President of the Hambletonian Society, is the highest money earning driver in the history of our sport. He has won almost every major race that Harness Racing offers. On today’s broadcast of the Harness Racing Alumni Show, he joins Freddie, Trade and Bob to tell us all why he supports the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act. The legendary sulk...

Yonkers Raceway & the New York Yankees is the captivating story told by Freddie Hudson, host of the Harness Racing Alumni Show this week. It’s an interesting, historical scenario of how Yonkers Raceway was born. Learn intimate details about the founder/builder William H Clarke and how the creation of Yonkers Raceway led to his financial ruin and his untimely death. Also, in this story, find out ho...

It’s a ‘Sports Eye Reunion’ on this week’s Harness Racing Alumni Show featuring super Sports Eye Journalist/Handicappers Jay Bergman (who was just nominated to the Harness Racing Hall of Fame), Mark Richman, Steve Katz & our own Bob Marks. Sports Eye was the harness racing equivalent to the thoroughbred racing Morning Telegraph and Daily Racing Form. It was a pioneering tabloid featuring selection...

Jeffery Bell, of the famous Sunshine Meadows Deck, is our guest on this week’s Harness Racing Alumni Show. Jeff, a major Standardbred owner and breeder, tells Freddie, Trade and Bob how he invented the idea of having the ‘two's in training’ Champions Book (horses wearing saddle pads & head numbers) so with the “Champion’s Book”…., owners can identify their horses in training miles at the Sunshine...

Legendary trotter Muscle Hill’s fine trainer Gregory Peck is our featured guest this week. He’s also worked as a corporate executive advisor to clients that included the Republican National Committee, Pfizer, Exxon Mobil, Merck and DuPont. Greg returns to the Harness Racing Alumni Show to follow up his previous appearance when he shared his opinions on some of the major issues facing our sport tod...

Gordon Banks is our guest on this week’s Harness Racing Alumni Show. The highly successful international owner-breeder of Standardbreds chats with Freddie, Bob & Trade about the lack of leadership in our sport and how we can improve harness racing in America. We all believe it is imperative that we have our own TV channel. Don’t miss this interesting and informative broadcast.

Congressman John Katko (R-NY) and Michelle Crawford of Crawford Farms joins Freddie, Trade and Bob on the Harness Racing Alumni Show to discuss the SAFE Act and ending horse slaughter. During the broadcast, Congressman Katko publicly steps up to the plate and vows to be the champion of the legislation to end this barbaric practice. We all must push to get 290 U.S. House cosponsors for the SAFE Act...

World champion trotter Muscle Hill’s trainer, Gregory Peck (Yes, the same name as the late, great, legendary actor) is our special guest on this week’s Harness Racing Alumni Show. Gregory Peck, trainer of the legendary Muscle Hill, who many consider the greatest trotter of all time (21 starts and 20 wins, earnings of 3.27 million & World record of 1:50.1). Mr. Peck tells Freddie, Trade and Bob how...

Southern Maryland's handicapper & Journalist Ted Black of the famous ‘Bet America’ on-line racing site is the featured guest this week on our Harness Racing Alumni broadcast. Ted gives Freddie, Trade and Bob a detailed description of Rosecroft Raceway's Potomac Pace from start to finish. We also talk about the difference of handicapping the flats and the harness races along with Ted’s candid opini...

From working in the backstretch to the clear perspective of a lifelong Harness racing fan. Ben Webster, Bruce Nickels, Lew Williams….., he’s worked for all of these great horsemen at the Meadowlands and he’s now a life-long harness racing fan and enthusiast. Mark Andersen is our guest on this week’s Harness Racing Alumni Show. Mark questions the total lack of marketing and promotion of our sport a...

Donald Dancer, fine trainer- driver and member of the legendary Dancer harness racing family, joins Freddie, Bob & Trade for a candid discussion about the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act. We were happy to hear that most of the horsemen he has spoken to support the important legislation. He feels that if we clean up the drug use in Harness Racing, we can save the sport because it will offer an...

Change, Change, Change…., that is what it's all about – no one really wants change and the survival of harness racing is at stake….!!! On this week’s broadcast, Jeff Gural lays it all on the line. The message that we are sending to the rest of the world is that the harness racing industry wishes to turn its back on the integrity act and keep things just the way that they have become through the pa...

This week’s Harness Racing Alumni Show’s special guest is Wayne Pacelle, the former CEO of The Humane Society and the founder of the Animal Wellness Action. His captivating dialogue provides compelling and informative points about the upcoming Horseracing Integrity & Safety Act legislation which has thus far been ignored and/or rejected by many U.S. trotting officials. Mr. Pacelle, having spent hi...

Standardbred owner and breeder Andy Cohen tells Freddie and the guys all the reasons why our industry must support the Horseracing Integrity & Safety Act. This week’s special guest lets the ‘cat out of the bag’ regarding the major breeders and owners in Harness Racing who are desperately trying to save our sport and gain us a seat at the negotiating table. He also adds the fact that the Lasix issu...

Gordon Banks, a prominent, international standardbred owner, reveals on this week’s Harness Racing Alumni broadcast the gospel truth of why the USTA refuses to support the Horseracing Integrity & Safety Act. Banks, after having numerous conversations with the USTA leaders…, was told that the association will not change course and do what’s right for our sport. It seems that they keep telling their...

William Lear, Vice Chairman of The Jockey Club, is this week’s special guest on our Harness Racing Alumni show. You will hear the truth about the Horseracing Integrity & Safety Act (HISA) directly from the man who is the main creator of the needed Legislation. Lear also explains how the new regulations were scrutinized by Constitutional attorneys before being presented to the Senate and the House....

Legendary Hall of Fame Driver, Billy O'Donnell, a/k/a “The Magic Man” is this week’s special guest on the Harness Racing Alumni Show. Billy discusses with Freddie and the guys the new ‘Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act’ which for some strange reason, does not include Harness Racing. The importance of a much-needed Federal oversight agency for our sport is a MUST and cannot be understated. Stand...

Tom Luchento, former trainer-driver, is this week’s Harness Racing Alumni Show’s guest. Tommy started his harness racing career working for legends Stanley Dancer and Tony Abbatello. After driving & training for many years, he became President of the NJSOA and is now the President of Harness Horsemen's International. On this broadcast he speaks to Freddie and the guys openly about how he and Jeff...

GABE PREWITT is our featured guest on this week’s Harness Racing Alumni Show. He is the newly appointed Director of Racing for Eldorado Gaming and has got a lot to say about the current betting (Both on track & simulcasting) on our races including the handle, percentage breakdowns and how the funds are divided. Gabe also shares his insight on the drag time between races and expresses that bettors...