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The Hutchens device was developed by engineer Trevor Ashline. [2] [3] [4] It was named after Bobby Hutchens, who also helped develop the product.Hutchens was a driver on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, and was a racing engineer and the general manager of Richard Childress Racing at the time of the device's creation.
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky , spider, or chariot occupied by a driver.
It is administered by the Government of Punjab. The constitution of Sports Board Punjab was approved by the Governor of Punjab on 8 April 1985 [1] for the development and regulation of sports in Punjab. [2] The Chief Minister of Punjab serves as the patron-in-chief of SBP. Muhammad Khizer Afzaal was the SBP director general as of November 2024 ...
Fair race starts encouraged owners to enter horses in races and punters to bet, and they contributed to changing horse racing from a social sporting event into a billion dollar industry. The inventor of the electric starting gate for horse racing is Clay Puett, who was a rider and starter at various tracks in the American West. Puett's device ...
Bjerke Travbane (English: Bjerke Race Track) [1] [2] [3] is a harness racing track located in the Bjerkebanen neighborhood of the Bjerke borough in Oslo, Norway. The course is 1,000 meters (3,300 ft). Owned by Norwegian Trotting Association, its tote betting is handled by Norsk Rikstoto. The venue opened in 1928 and is the busiest harness ...
Lahore Race Club, in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, is a horse racing club established in 1924 when Lahore was part of the Punjab Province of British India. [ 1 ] History
Carriage driving is a form of competitive horse driving in harness in which larger two- or four-wheeled carriages (sometimes restored antiques) are pulled by a single horse, a pair, tandem or a four-in-hand team. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh helped to expand the sport.
The harness racing facility operated from September 2, 1940, until July 15, 1988. [1] [2] It was the original home of the Messenger Stakes, part of the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers. The raceway hosted the event until it closed. It was also the first track to use the now universal "mobile starting gate".