News Archive

Katie Terry to be honored
June 06, 2006
Katie Terry, a volunteer in the marketing and public relations department since 1998 at the Delaware County Fair, will be honored as the 2006 Lady Pace honoree. The $20,000-estimated Lady Pace will be raced for the sixth time Sunday afternoon, Sept. 17 , opening day of Delaware’s five afternoons of
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Vernon gets temp license
June 06, 2006
The New York State Racing and Wagering Board Monday gave Vernon Downs a temporary license to resume racing this year, according to a story in the Syracuse Post-Standard. While the owners of the racetrack, Nevada Gold and Jeff Gural, have set an opening date of Aug. 3, there are still a series of hur
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Next Flight wins Special
June 06, 2006
Next Flight (Ron Pierce) won the featured $16,500 Delaware Special Monday night at Harrington Raceway in 1:53.2. The Del Cote-trainee received a perfect two-hole trip behind pacesetting Ima Rustler Too. Pierce awaited room in the stretch when he surged by Ima Rustler Too late for a narrow win. It
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Battle champ to return
June 06, 2006
Trainer Mickey Burke still believes in older pacer Maltese Artist. So much so, in fact, that he and his wife, Sylvia, recently bought a quarter share of the gelding. "Last year after he lost a race at the end of the season, I told people that if anyone had said he’d win $200,000, we’d have signed
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Palone Ranger sidelined
June 06, 2006
Palone Ranger, considered one of the top contenders for the North America Cup and Meadowlands Pace, will be sidelined for the next two to three months with a heart ailment. “He has arterial premature contractions--an extra heartbeat,” said trainer Chris Ryder. “It's something he picked up throug
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Total Truth owners excited
June 06, 2006
A couple years ago, Delaware resident Patrick Callahan kept reading stories about the sensational filly Rainbow Blue, who won 20 of 21 races in 2004 and earned Horse of the Year honors. The horse’s connections – trainer/co-owner George Teague Jr. and brothers Ron and Kevin Fry – also were from Delaw
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Mr Feelgood aims for NA Cup
June 06, 2006
Mr Feelgood could make his connections feel great if he continues to win races over the next two weeks. Coming off an upset of last season’s 2-year-old champ, Jereme’s Jet, in a division of the Burlington on June 3, the Jimmy Takter-trained pacer now has his sights on the $1.5 million North America
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Equine careers spotlighted
June 06, 2006
High school-aged girls considering a career with horses are invited to meet two women who have made a successful career working with horses on July 6. Boys are also welcome to this free career exploration event, which will be held in central New Jersey. Trainer-driver Jacqueline Ingrassia and eq
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Ponder readies for Battle
June 06, 2006
Ponder tuned up for the Battle Of Lake Erie by qualifiying at Mohawk Tuesday morning in 1:54.1. Driven by Rick Zeron for trainer Bob McIntosh, Ponder made a break before the gate in an Open Pace at Woodbine on June 3. Per Canadian rules, all monies wagered on the favorite were refunded and he was fo
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Brittany buys Western Shore
June 06, 2006
Western Shore, a 3-year-old pacing colt making just his third career start, turned a few heads when he won at Woodbine in 1:51 Monday night with a :26.3 last quarter. Brittany Farms, which bred the colt, was so impressed they purchased an interest in the horse from owner Ron Michelon. “Brittany b
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23 in North America Cup
June 06, 2006
Three $50,000 ( C ) eliminations have been carded Saturday night, June 10, at Woodbine for the Pepsi North America Cup. With 23 three-year-old pacers entered, the eliminations have been divided into two fields of eight and one of seven, with the top three finishers in each split, plus one drawn by l
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Woodbine sets trot fields
June 06, 2006
World champion and 2005 Two-Year-Old Colt Trotter of the Year Chocolatier will make his season debut in the first of two $30,000 ( C ) eliminations for The Goodtimes at Woodbine Saturday night, June 10, on the same card that features the Pepsi North America Cup eliminations. Chocolatier has drawn
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