News Archive

NJ Gov signs order
July 08, 2006
Racing resumes at both the Meadowlands and Monmouth Park today. With the passage of a 2007 fiscal year budget, New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine signed Executive Order 19 at approximately 6 a.m., ending the shutdown of state government that resulted in the furloughing of thousands of state employee
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Nine OHSS at Northfield
July 08, 2006
Funtime Filly made a break while taking the lead at the half, but recovered quickly, took the lead and went on to post a 3 3/4-length victory in 1:57.3 in one of five Ohio Sire Stakes divisions for 2-year-old filly pacers at Northfield Park Friday night. The evening’s 15-race card also included four
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Favs win Dancer elims
July 08, 2006
Harness racing returned to the Meadowlands early Saturday evening with three eliminations for next week’s $375,000 Stanley Dancer Memorial 3-year-old colt and gelding trot. There were no surprises as Here Comes Herbie, Mr. Pine Chip and Chocolatier scored convincing victories. The elims were orig
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Passionate Glide scores
July 08, 2006
Two divisions of 3-year-old filly trotters met in $25,000 non-wagering eliminations Friday night for next week’s $375,000 Delvin Miller Memorial. Last year’s Dan Patch winner, Passionate Glide, stretched her winning streak to five with a commanding 1:54.2 victory and Queen Serene also drew off for a
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Grand Circuit at Pocono
July 08, 2006
Two-year-old trotting fillies and three-year-old pacing colts and geldings took center stage at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Saturday afternoon, as they competed in the W.N. Reynolds Memorial Stakes to kick off Grand Circuit week at the track. Pocono-based driver Mike Simons managed a win in bo
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Haughton final set
July 08, 2006
Defending William R. Haughton Memorial champion Dr. No and Ponder captured their respective $50,000 Haughton eliminations Saturday night at the Meadowlands in 1:48.4 and 1:48.2, respectively. In the first elim Dr. No and Cat Manzi took the early lead with a :26.4 opening quarter, then relinquishe
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Sand Vic sets record
July 08, 2006
Sand Vic continued his hot streak with a stakes record 1:51.2 victory in the $200,000 Titan Cup at the Meadowlands Saturday night over Elegant Man with Corleone Kosmos third. The time for the mile was a lifetime mark for the winner and was just one-fifth of a second off Varenne’s world mark. He’s
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Artistic Fella in 1:48.4
July 08, 2006
Artistic Fella found the competition a little tougher in the second $50,000 Meadowlands Pace elimination Saturday night, but the son of Pacific Fella responded brilliantly with a career-best 1:48.4 victory, which equals the fastest Pace elimination record. In the first elim Perfect Union went wire t
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