News Archive

Armstrong wins Cam Fella
January 07, 2005
Standardbred Canada has announced that Armstrong Bros. Farms of Inglewood, Ont., has been voted the 2004 recipient of the Cam Fella Award. Named in honor of the world class Standardbred racehorse and stallion, the award recognizes extreme and recent meritorious service to the Canadian harness racing
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Illinois drivers move east
January 07, 2005
Racing at the Meadowlands will have a slightly Chicago flavor when the sport's premier racetrack opens its doors for the 2005 season Friday night. The already-tough driving contingent has gotten even tougher with the arrival of Chicago-based drivers Eric Ledford, Patrick Berry and Brent Holland.
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Palone wins HTA honors
January 07, 2005
Dave Palone has been named the winner of Harness Tracks of America's 2004 Driver of the Year Award, the second straight season he has captured the title and fourth time in the last five years. Based at The Meadows, Palone, 42, won the HTA title by finishing first in wins in North America with 669
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Broodmares of the Year
January 07, 2005
The late trotting mare Yankee Windsong and the pacing mare Windsun Dee have been elected as the winners of the Broodmare of the Year Award as voted by the U.S. Harness Writers Association. The awards are given to two broodmares, one of each gait, whose offspring had an extraordinary season. The c
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Another Kiss win
January 07, 2005
Stonebridge Kisses closed from last to first to take the $42,500 Open Pace for mares Friday night at the Meadowlands. The 5-year-old daughter of Artiscape paced the mile in a lifetime best of 1:51.3. Driven by Yannick Gingras and trained by Mark Ford, won by a half length over Jet Lag N while Fea
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