News Archive

Laugh A Day dies
April 13, 2005
Laugh A Day, the most expensive yearling filly ever sold at public auction, died April 3. The 23-year-old mare died shortly after she foaled a Badlands Hanover filly at Winbak Farm in Maryland. In 1983, Lloyd Arnold bid a record $625,000 to buy Laugh A Day, a daughter of Most Happy Fella out of T
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Huge win by Scarlet Knight
April 13, 2005
Scarlet Knight won his first start back after a layoff in huge fashion at the Solvalla track in Stockholm Wednesday night, scoring by about 25 lengths in 1:53.4. He'll now meet Mr. Muscleman in the Elitlopp on May 29. Scarlet Knight was retired from racing earlier this year to exclusively stand a
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Ill. detention change
April 13, 2005
On Tuesday, at the regular meeting of the Illinois Racing Board, it was decided that effective Saturday, April 16, the current 5-hour detention time for horses will be moved back to a 4-hour detention time. It was also decided that Horsemen will now also be allowed to increase the dosage of Salix
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Baby wins Mighty M Open
April 13, 2005
Bayonne Baby, who was claimed Feb. 2 at Monticello Raceway for $4,000, captured that track's Open Pace Tuesday afternoon in 1:57. Since being claimed, Bayonne Baby has now won six times in eight starts as he rose through the ranks. "I guess you could say we made a good claim," said trainer-driver
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No veto in NY
April 13, 2005
The deadline for New York Gov. George Pataki to veto any part of the state's budget bill, which included new legislation for video lottery terminals at the state's racetracks, has come and gone without the VLT bill being changed. All of the details are not yet known, but this should pave the way for
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Illinois champ returns
April 13, 2005
Mini Me is set to return to the races Saturday night, with the now 6-year-old gelding scheduled to line up behind the gate in the $9,000 Open Pace at Pocono Downs. Although Mini Me has 17 wins in 67 career starts and more than $1.1 million in purses, he hasn't won since pacing to a career-best 1:49
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Shanghai Phil about ready
April 13, 2005
Shanghai Phil, the 3-year-old colt pacer who was placed in the top five by all six pacing panelists in The Horseman's ratings panel published in the April 6 issue, is reportedly close to qualifying. Trainer and co-owner Dustin Jones told the Woodbine media department that he hopes to qualify the son
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Perretti teams with Big M
April 13, 2005
Romance as well as riches await the winner of the inaugural Perretti Matchmaker Stakes on July 15 at the Meadowlands. The newest addition to the Meadowlands stakes schedule is for older trotting mares and will carry an estimated purse of $100,000 plus a date for the winner with one of the elite tro
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Opposition to meet Blue
April 13, 2005
A match-up of Loyal Opposition and Rainbow Blue is guaranteed Monday, April 18, as only seven older mare pacers were entered into the opening round of the Classic Series scheduled for the five-eighths mile track in Delaware. Defending older mare pacer divisional champ Loyal Opposition is riding a f
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Runover Feeling wins qua.
April 13, 2005
Trainer Kelly O'Donnell won a pair of qualifiers at Spring Garden Ranch in Florida Tuesday morning, April 12, with a pair of highly-regarded 3-year-old colt pacers. Pennsylvania Sire Stakes champion Runover Feeling was a 1:58.1 winner while Woodrow Wilson runner-up Up Front Charlie scored in 1:59.3.
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Titans to meet in Classic
April 13, 2005
A match-up of Loyal Opposition and Rainbow Blue is guaranteed Monday, April 18, as only seven older mare pacers were entered into the opening round of the Classic Series scheduled for the five-eighths mile track in Delaware. Defending older mare pacer divisional champ Loyal Opposition is riding a
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