News Archive

James wins Mich. title
August 02, 2006
Jeff James won the Michigan Legends Driving Competition at Hazel Park Raceway Tuesday night, winning the first of three races with Crossing Jordan, a horse trained by Paul Kennedy Jr., who James drove for while he competed full time. James, who won his 4,811th career race, edged Chris Boring and Ron
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Beckwith purse raised
August 02, 2006
With the completion of this Saturday’s U.S. Pacing Championship at the Meadowlands, the top free-for-all pacers in North America will be managing to grab a breather. It could have the big names in the sport fresh and ready to compete in New England’s premier harness racing event, the Bert Beckwith M
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VD wants to open Aug. 26
August 02, 2006
The Oneida Dispatch is reporting that officials at Vernon Downs hope an agreement that is currently being negotiated will allow them to open the harness racing track by the end of the month. Doug Tudman, regional marketing director for Vernon Downs, said the track's ownership group has set Aug. 26 a
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From China to New Jersey
August 02, 2006
It was just a year ago that 20-month-old Cami Willinger was in an orphanage in southern China, but on Saturday, July 29, she found herself in the Meadowlands’ winner’s circle with her father, Andy, who co-owns Breeders Crown Open Pace champion Lis Mara. Willinger and his wife, Reggie, already had
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No racing at Meadows Tues.
August 02, 2006
A combination of technical problems caused by lightning and the high heat and humidity led to the cancellation of The Meadows’ Tuesday night race program. Track announcer Roger Huston said Wednesday morning that a lightning strike Sunday night caused problems to the TV system was the first problem,
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Two mares in Nat Ray
August 02, 2006
There are two mares entered in Saturday’s $300,000 Nat Ray Trot at the Meadowlands, both hoping to follow the hoofsteps of three-time champion mare Moni Maker. Peaceful Way drew post nine for driver Trevor Ritchie while Mystical Sunshine, coming off her upset win over Peaceful Way in the Breeders C
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Heat cancels Pocono
August 02, 2006
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs has canceled its Wednesday afternoon program due to the extreme heat that is gripping most of the country.
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Adios Sale videos available
August 02, 2006
Videos of the Hanover Shoe Farms yearlings selling in the farm's Adios Sale are now available at www.hanoverpa.com. The Adios Sale will be conducted at The Meadows Race Track, Meadow Lands, PA, on Friday, Aug. 11 at 1 p.m.
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Gurfein signed by CBS
August 02, 2006
Three-time Hambletonian winning trainer Ron Gurfein, inducted into harness racing’s Hall of Fame in early July, has been signed on as an analyst for the CBS-TV broadcast Saturday afternoon of the Hambletonian at the Meadowlands. Gurfein will be working with host Gary Seibel and analysts Caton Bredar
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