Harness racing in Australia Harness racing in Australia Harness racing, also colloquially known as trotting or the trots, is an important spectator sport in Australia, with large amounts of money wagered annually with bookmakers and the Totalisator Agency Board (TAB). In Australia there are 91 harness racing tracks, which hold over 1,900 meetings annually. There are approximately 2,900 drivers and 4,000 trainers with about 5,000 Standardbred horses foaled and registered each year. Harness racing in Australia is conducted with Standardbred horses racing around a track while pulling a driver in a two-wheeled cart called a "sulky", "gig" or "bike". Standardbred racehorses compete in two
Red River cart State has a half-scale replica. The Remington Carriage Museum, Cardston, Alberta, also has a full-size replica of a Red River cart. The Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta displays a full-size replica of a Red River Cart in front of their home in Pembina Hall. This Red River Cart was donated to the Faculty by the Métis Nation of Alberta in November 2015. Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colorado, also has a full-size replica of a Red River cart. Red River cart The Red River cart is a large two-wheeled cart made entirely