In this North American form of horse racing, Standardbred horses pull two-wheeled carts called sulkies over tracks that are almost always one mile long. Wisconsin Public Television has filmed local races, and Michigan's Salem Township is a training spot. Which trot-or-pace sport, whose top US tracks include the Red Mile in Lexington, is it?

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Harness racing. Harness racing is different from regular flat racing because the horses trot or pace (rather than gallop) while pulling a driver in a sulky. Michigan's Salem Township is a well-known training and race spot, and Wisconsin Public Television has filmed local races. The Meadowlands in New Jersey and the Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky are still the sport's top US tracks.