News Archive

A winner for Foreman
March 31, 2006
Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion George Foreman won his first race as harness horse owner. Future Destiny, a highly promising but lightly raced 3-year-old pacer, romped to a 1:55.1 victory at Dover Downs on Thursday, March 30. Foreman and Wayne Chrebet, former pass catching star of the Ne
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Big Charmer three-peats
March 31, 2006
Big Charmer rattled off his third straight win in the $9,900 Preferred Handicap at The Meadows Thursday night, trotting in 1:56.2. Coming out of the nine hole, Dave Palone took the 6-year-old gelding back to sixth off the gate as Mysterious Speed (Tom Davis) and Rose Run Elvis (Don Rothfuss) foug
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Seven wins for Manzi
March 31, 2006
Cat Manzi put together a six-win Thursday afternoon at Freehold, and then added one more at the Meadowlands that night. Manzi won with Blissfull Winds (1:58.2), Wyvern Hanover (1:56.2), Aster Hanover (1:59.3), Heza Gambler (1:58), Armbro Dictate (1:56.3), and AG's Legend (1:59.2) at Freehold. The
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Commission confirms search
March 31, 2006
According to reports, the New Jersey State Police were at Showplace Farms early Friday morning, entered the barn of trainer Seldon Ledford and told all of those inside to exit the barn. The State Police then began a search of the barn. A spokesperson for the New Jersey Racing Commission, which wa
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Investigation in NJ
March 31, 2006
Horses trained by the Seldon Ledford Stable--the leading stable at the Meadowlands--were scratched off of the Meadowlands program, starting Friday night, March 31. The Ledford Stable currently leads the Meadowlands' standings with 48 wins. The New Jersey Racing Commission ordered the scratches ba
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Top mare injured again
March 31, 2006
The Delaware News Journal has reported that Rainbow Blue, the 2004 Horse of the Year, has been retired. Trainer and co-owner George Teague Jr. said today that the now 5-year-old daughter of Artiscape re-injured her leg in training earlier this week. Rainbow Blue, sidelined with a torn tendon in h
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Youthful Woodbine winners
March 31, 2006
Three divisions of the first leg of the Youthful Pacing Series for 3 year olds were held at Woodbine Friday night and in the final split Master The Art broke the four-race win streak of Denim Jeans. Master The Art, a gelding by Real Artist trained by Duane Marfisi, won by 2 ¼ lengths over Jake
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Irvine in car accident
March 31, 2006
According to a story published in the Anderson Herald Bulletin Thursday, March 30, Don Irvine Jr., Hoosier Park's six-time leading driver, was involved in a bizarre series of events March 26 that left his 2002 Dodge embedded in an Anderson residence. Alcohol was a factor in the crash. The story s
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