Wiest Racing

10/08/2022

Washington, PA — Bettor Strait N Up needed a gritty stretch drive to do it, but she captured Friday’s (Oct. 7) $25,000 Pennsylvania Fairs championship for 3-year-old filly pacers at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, completing her unprecedented PA Fairs “Double Double.” She became the first h...

10/07/2022

Just to clear up the rumor going around. Don Wiest has NOT passed away he is alive and well

09/19/2022

GRATZ — Ninety-two-year-old Donald L. Wiest beamed with pride as his grandson, Justin Wiest, won the first harness race Sunday on opening day of the 148th Gratz Fair.

02/14/2022

If I wrote a list of off the wall things to happen on the farm this morning… getting a call that a mare gave birth over night early would not have even made the list. But yet here he is

12/24/2021

09/25/2021

http://ustrottingnews.com/parola-hanover-equals-track-record-in-liberty-bell/
“Greg” puts in a stellar performance at Chester with another great drive by Corey Callahan

Chester, PA — The Liberty Bell stakes series got off to a fine and fast start on Friday (Sept. 24) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, as the Bar Hopping–Peace Dove c**t Parola Hanover equaled the track record for 2-year-old c**t trotters of 1:55 while winning strongly on the engine.

09/04/2021

Parola Hanover had a tough road out of the 8 hole for Wiest racing in the 2yr Sire Stake final but with a game effort came home with a 2nd. Huge thank you to Corey Callahan with a great drive

07/29/2021

Gumdrop Hanover takes the 1st division of the Arden Downs - Edward M. Ryan - 2yo Filly Trot in 1:58.-, a new lifetime mark! Driver - Mike Wilder, Trainer - David Wiest.

07/02/2021

Gumdrop scores in her first stallion series at the Meadows

Gumdrop Hanover takes the 2nd division of the PA Stallion Series - 2yo Filly Trot in 1:59.3, her first lifetime win!! Driver - Corey Callahan, Trainer - David Wiest.

06/02/2021

Wilkes-Barre, PA — Longtime Pennsylvania horsemen Don and Dave Wiest and Ed Kimmel developed a champion 2-year-old trotter last season in the filly Love Muffin, sold to Andy Miller Stable in the fall after becoming the Pennsylvania Stallion Series champion, and now the winner of two Sire Stakes at...

03/24/2021

Over 65 years ago, a standardbred trainer at the Gratz Fairgrounds approached an impressionable young 14-year old that he had seen hanging around, and offered him a job helping with his stable. Today at the age of 90, that hard-working man is still dedicated to harness racing.

01/01/2021

From everyone here at Wiest Racing we would like to wish everyone a healthy and happy new year

11/18/2020

Rhett wins the 2nd leg of the DSBF. Let’s hope for 3 in a row with the final next week

11/06/2020

Let’s welcome the freshman class to Wiest Racing

09/20/2020

With sale season underway if you are looking for a trainer for a horse you recently bought or looking to buy or if you have a racehorse you are looking for a trainer call wiest stables at 717-443-7443 or 717-439-9263 as well as pm us on this page

09/15/2020

Love Muffin with win number 6 on the year

Love Muffin takes the 2nd division of the Keystone Classic - 2yo Filly Trot in 1:56.2. Driver - Jim Pantaleano, Trainer - David Wiest.

09/07/2020

What better way to win a final then doing it in stakes record fashion.

Love Muffin takes the PA Stallion Series Final - 2yo Filly Trot in 1:55.4, a stakes record!! Driver - Jim Pantaleano, Trainer - David Wiest.

08/10/2020

Love Muffin at the Meadows 55.4 in the Stallion Series

04/12/2020

Wiest Racing would like to wish everyone a very Happy Easter

04/10/2020

3rd and final baby for the year. We got lucky and all had filly’s

03/27/2020

We are practicing social distancing here at Wiest Racing