From camping out to going ‘all in’ on harness racing

At 0h02, on March 7, 2026 • By Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager

Camping trips have led to winner’s circle trips for Shannon and Kevin Rowe.

The Rowes took up camping a couple of years ago, which through a friendship they developed with their campground neighbor, Ferris Hazlett, eventually led to them acquiring a racehorse this past summer. The couple had no previous knowledge of harness racing but quickly embraced their new avocation.

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