Jan 21, 2016 harness racing news from australia, canada, new zealand and the usa, harness racing directory listing, harness racing links search, harness racing classifieds, standardbred horse pedigrees, advertising spaces, website hosting, webpage hosting. On friday evening the eight wins came in a mixed bag for leonard over the course of the rescheduled 25 race card from the cancelled duquoin fair. Coming up this week, leading chicago area driver casey leonard will be joining us to talk about his career, as well as the current racing season at hawthorne race course also joining us on the show is rob key. Feb 06, 2016 special thanks to starting car driver rick finn and starter roy finn, and the drivers who rode with the camera, including casey leonard and robert smolin. If you have any questions please contact me via the discussion boards contact facility. The reduction and consolidation of harness racing dates into one major track. The third generation illinois horseman is off to his best start and. That was the story for harness racing driver casey leonard this past weekend at hawthorne as he put together consecutive nights winning. Welcome to, your official source for horse racing results, mobile racing data, statistics as well as all other horse racing and thoroughbred racing information. I have also suspended the licence of driver 18yearold leonard thomas cain, commissioner barnett said.
Mr graham is one of three people arrested today as part of a police operation tackling match fixing and other offences in the harness code. View the profiles of professionals named casey leonard on linkedin. In a meet that he has dominated since the start of the summer, leading driver casey leonard had a big night on sunday night aug. Equibase horse racing horse racing entries horse racing. With driver john delong guiding the way, roland n rock cruised. Hawthorne harness jan feb 2016 gopro video youtube.
Top local stars return to the track as hawthorne meet. Casey leonard, winnie nemeth, rob key, and peter galassi. Leonard holds a business management degree from western illinois university and worked for several years before joining his dad to help operate their 100acre farmtraining center in harvard, il. Prior to 2016 when hawthorne became the lone harness racing facility in the chicago area after balmoral and maywood parks went belly up, its night of champions events werent named after persons or horses that played significant roles in the states standardbred industry. This website is for discussion of harness racing issues across canada. Veteran reinsman mike oosting, who has become a fixture atop the driver standings on the chicago circuit over the past 10plus years, joined a select group of the sports top drivers on friday. Jul 19, 2012 mike antoniades interviews driver casey leonard in the winners circle at maywood park.
Kenneth doc walker has retired from the united states trotting association board of directors, it was announced friday dec. Mar 25, 20 it was in 2009 that long ago when casey leonard made the decision, rather reluctantly, to become fulltime harness racing driver. Casey leonard, who has won every driving championship since hawthorne resume harness racing in 2016, will be back to try to perpetuate his monopoly, and his father, terry leonard, will be in quest of his third straight trainer title during that time frame. Beecher harness racing driver mike oosting lives a life of contradictions. Genealogy profile for leonard harness leonard harness deceased genealogy genealogy for leonard harness deceased family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. When casey leonard drives his initial horse at the upcoming hawthorne. A conversation with casey leonard thursday, january 31, 20 by ken weingartner, harness racing communications tweet freehold, nj casey leonard was reluctant to start driving horses, but the 35yearold illinois native is coming off backtoback milliondollar seasons and will finish january as the leading driver at maywood park. Leading hawthorne racecourse drivers harness racing. Nice guys can finish first in harness racing casey. Casey leonard was hawthornes leading driver in 2016 and is shown. Coming of age in chicago friday, february 26, 2010 by mike paradise for the illinois harness horsemens association tweet hinsdale, il the opportunity for young drivers to advance on the chicago circuit is here, and casey leonard is taking advantage of it.
Leonard earned a bachelor of business degree business management with a focus on supply chain management. Leading harrahs hoosier park drivers with 1 starts sorted by wins from 01012019 thru 11172019 pctstrts1st2nd3rdudrspurses tetrick trace 19. Record weekend for driver casey leonard harnesslink. He won his sixth consecutive driving title at nearby balmoral park in crete. Aug 15, 2017 harness racing action resumed at the illinois state fair on tuesday after a twoday break. Former illinois horse of the year fox valley gemini, driven by casey leonard and trained by his father terry leonard, won the robert s. Leading driver casey leonard returns in 2020 as he comes off a great. University of illinois horse farm department of animal sciences. Special thanks to starting car driver rick finn and starter roy finn, and the drivers who rode with the camera, including casey leonard and robert smolin. Among the top horses he has driven are fort silky, fox valley gemini and well to do guru. Mike antoniades interviews driver casey leonard in the winners circle at maywood park. Nice guys can finish first in harness racing casey leonard. It was in 2009 that long ago when casey leonard made the decision, rather reluctantly, to become fulltime harness racing driver. Casey leonard was reluctant to start driving horses, but the 35yearold illinois native is coming off backtoback milliondollar seasons and will finish january as the leading driver at maywood park.
Entering the second half of the hawthorne standardbred season, leonard held a 26 win margin in the driver standings over mike oosting and hasnt. Now a little more than three years later hes developed into one of the most sought after harness racing drivers by owners and trainers on our circuit. Casey leonard, leading driver last year in indiana, occasionally comes to indiana to drive when his schedule allows. Leading harrahs hoosier park drivers harness racing. Today, terry leonard oversees operations as casey and ross maintain the training and driving of the horses. It was an impressive showing on the second day of harness racing at the state fair. Top local stars return to the track as hawthorne meet begins u. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Hawthornes meet leading driver to date, casey leonard, had a night to remember at hawthorne, capping a big racing week.
Driver casey leonard won three consecutive illinois topline races and took first in another race on the card. Casey leonard had the winning drive for owner and trainer rodney freese. Casey leonard wins 1,000th career race harness racing. Harness racing action resumed at the illinois state fair on tuesday after a twoday break. The filly, trained by steve searle, finished the mile in 2. Casey leonard wins three consecutive illinois topline races. It features a discussion board for anyone who would like to discuss issues related to the sport of harness racing. The true measure is instinct and intelligence on the track, and here he beats them all.
Then, those tracks went into bankruptcy and were forced out of business and for harness horsemen chicago became a onetrack town. Leonard family featured in hoof beats indiana harness. Illinois night of champions harness racing fan zone. Casey leonard it was in 2009 that long ago when casey leonard made the decision, rather reluctantly, to become fulltime harness racing driver. Roland family has two horses place at state fair sports. Add to blackbook0, watchcircuspace, casey leonard, ft, 2. While the horses were the focus on the racetrack, our horsemen did a great job of having their athletes ready for the opening weekend. Find everything you need to know about horse racing at. By mike paradise prior to 2016 when hawthorne became the lone harness racing facility in the chicago area after balmoral and maywood parks went belly up, its night of champions events werent named after persons or horses that played significant roles in the states standardbred industry. See more ideas about harness racing, racing and standardbred horse.
Jan 28, 2016 coming up this week, leading chicago area driver casey leonard will be joining us to talk about his career, as well as the current racing season at hawthorne race course also joining us on the show is rob key. Casey and terry leonard are pictured in the feature of the family in the may issue of hoof beats. When you do it on back to back nights, that makes it a whole lot of fun. Leading harrahs hoosier park drivers with 1 starts sorted by wins from 01012019 thru 11172019 pctstrts1st2nd3rdudrspurses. Driver brandon bates had success at hawthorne last summer in limited action while driving mainly at hoosier park. When its your own record, it makes things a little bittersweet. Story by neil milbert headed by the matriarch terry, the article penned by neil milbert highlights the family farm in harvard, ill.
Driver casey leonard was a perfect example of that on friday night at maywood park as the 35yearold reinsman patiently waited out several tough losses and a severe thunderstorm that soaked the track midway through the card before rattling off three wins in his last four drives, including a shocking upset with 441 outsider fox valley libero in his. Rob is the ceo and founder of converseon, an awardwinning social media consultancy. He is a member of the illinois harness horsemens association. My grandfather started buying standardbreds back in the 1950s, maybe the early 1960s. Leonard stables began as a standardbred training facility for harness racing, catering to several winning horses trained under the leonard name. Entering the second half of the hawthorne standardbred season, leonard held a 26 win margin in the driver standings over mike oosting and hasnt missed a beat. Casey michelle leonard casey michelle hurley see photos.
Leonard, who began driving regularly in 2009, is a third generation horseman. Driven by leading driver casey leonard and trained by steven searle, lous abigail won by a. The hosea williams trained rollin coal casey leonard captured last nights. Sep 24, 2019 casey leonard picked up his third winner of the night when he piloted lous abigail to victory for owners flacco family farms llc in the fox valley flan championship for 2yearold filly trotters. Drivertrainerowner kyle husted had an outstanding night. Casey leonard is currently one of the leading drivers in illinois and has won titles at balmoral park, hawthorne and maywood park. Its only been four years since kyle wilfong graduated from donovan high school and started to pursue his dream of being a professional harness racing driver, and hes already climbed the ladder. Stickney, il the 92 night extended harness season at hawthorne kicked. Casey captured driver titles at maywood in 20 and 2014 and at balmoral in 2014 and 2015. Join facebook to connect with casey leonard and others you may know.
Aug, 2014 it was an impressive showing on the second day of harness racing at the state fair. Prominent illinois driver casey leonard has been elected by the remaining district 5. Casey leonard, casey leonard is currently one of the leading drivers in illinois and has won. Dec 21, 2018 his late grandfather, bud leonard, is a member of the illinois harness racing hall of fame and his father, terry, is a longtime trainer and driver. A conversation with casey leonard harness racing newsroom. Driver trainerowner kyle husted had an outstanding night. Driver casey leonard won three consecutive illinois topline. Casey leonard, winnie nemeth, rob key, and peter galassi join. A conversation with casey leonard elite equestrian magazine. That was the story for harness racing driver casey leonard this past weekend at hawthorne as he put together consecutive nights winning eight races at hawthorne. Illinois top driver, casey leonard, was kind enough to take a few minutes from his busy schedule to talk to me. Casey leonard picked up his third winner of the night when he piloted lous abigail to victory for owners flacco family farms llc in the fox valley flan championship for 2yearold filly trotters.
Jul 20, 20 despite a grandfather bud leonard who is in the illinois harness hall of fame, a father terry leonard who has been a longtime driver trainer on the chicago circuit and a brother ross leonard who is a successful driver on the illinois and indiana circuits, driving horses wasnt number one on leonard s todo list as he headed out on his career endeavors. Top ten harness drivers of all time the top ten harness drivers of all time. Driver casey leonard was a perfect example of that on friday night at maywood park as the 35yearold reinsman patiently waited out several tough losses and a severe thunderstorm that soaked the. Talk about the nitty gritty of different rigging or equipment, feeding and supplements, training techniques, looking for advice or input on problems they may be having with gait or behavior, etc. Casey leonard leads hawthorne drivers harness racing. Sep 11, 2019 the fatherandson duo of terry and casey leonard have dominated the trainer and driver standings, respectively, this year at chicagos hawthorne race course. His driver is casey leonard left and his trainer is terry leonard right. Directors ihha illinois harness horseman association. Atwater man owns racewinning horse enquirer democrat.
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