News Archive

Worldly Beauty a mom
April 07, 2005
Worldly Beauty, one of the premier pacing mares in recent years, gave birth to her first foal, a filly by Western Ideal, Tuesday, April 5, at Perretti Farms in Cream Ridge, New Jersey. "She looks like her mom," said Mike Gulotta, who owns Worldly Beauty in partnership with Craig Lipka. "She's bay
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Rainbow Blue debuts Mon.
April 07, 2005
The 2004 Horse of the Year Rainbow Blue will make her first start of the 2005 season Monday night, April 11, as she takes on six rivals in a $50,000 Invitational Pace at Dover Downs. Rainbow Blue has drawn post five in the field and trainer and co-owner George Teague Jr. has once again named Ron
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Ideal News breaks maiden
April 07, 2005
Ideal News fired off cover in the stretch and drew off to a 1:52.3 victory in the $22,500 first round of the three-week Blossom Series for 3-year-old pacing fillies Wednesday night at the Meadowlands. John Campbell guided the daughter of Western Ideal to a second-over trip, following Cheyenne Adr
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Smedshammer's pacer wins
April 07, 2005
Legend Hall, the lone pacer residing with 54 trotters in trainer Trond Smedshammer's overflowing stable at White Birch Farm in New Jersey, won his first race since July 2003 last Sunday afternoon at the Meadowlands, scoring in a $20,000 claiming event. The 6-year-old son of Cambest will try to dupli
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Mare prepping for Lotteria
April 07, 2005
While Mr. Muscleman's connections are prepping for a possible start in the May 29 Elitlopp at Solvalla in Stockholm, the 4-year-old Angus Hall-sired mare McCall Magic is getting ready to head to Naples, Italy, for the May 8 Lotteria. McCall Magic sports a mark of 1:55.1 taken at Woodbine last yea
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Jackson sale approved
April 07, 2005
Michigan's Acting Racing Commissioner Christine C. White today approved MTR Gaming Group Inc.'s purchase of a 90 percent interest in the Jackson Trotting Association, which operates Jackson Harness Raceway in Jackson, Mich. Commissioner White said, "After careful review of the purchase agreement
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