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Opening round for KYSS
August 21, 2006
Main Stage shipped west after winning six of seven starts on the East Coast and the trip paid off when the son of Like A Prayer won his $25,000 opening-round division of the Kentucky Sire Stakes for 2-year-old colt trotters at The Red Mile Sunday night. Winning the first split was Safari Hall, anoth
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A well-designed KYSS win
August 21, 2006
Designer Gal posted a career-best 1:52.4 effort while Grandiose Gal needed just 1:54.4 to capture their respective Kentucky Sire Stakes eliminations for 3-year-old filly pacers at The Red Mile Sunday night. Marcus Johansson was in the sulky behind Designer Gal as she defeated Bare Legs (Dan Shet
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Cole wins 3 at a price
August 21, 2006
Although the continent's leading driver in 2006 Tony Morgan won three races on Sunday's program at Harrington Raceway, he had to share the spotlight with Mike Cole who notched a driving triple of his own, including 48-1 longshot Patrolling. Cole drove Patroling ($99) to his first win of 2006 with
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A banner win in PEI
August 21, 2006
Banner Yankee won the $60,000(C) Gold Cup & Saucer at Charlottetown Driving Park in Prince Edward Island Saturday night with a 1:54.1 effort for trainer-driver Carl Jamieson. Silent Swing finished a long neck back in second with Zooka third. Jamieson shares ownership of Banner Yankee with Arthur
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Lonesome Day retired
August 21, 2006
The 2005 Sweetheart winner Lonesome Day p,2, 1:52.4 ($400,172) has been retired from racing after fracturing a sesamoid bone, owner Eric Cherry announced today. The 3-year-old daughter of Cambest from the Jate Lobell mare Swifty But Nifty was the winner of $356,272 in her brilliant freshman campai
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Engel 6th in IHHA voting
August 21, 2006
Current Illinois Harness Horseman’s Association (IHHA) president Marty Engel finished sixth in voting by its membership for its board of directors Saturday, Aug. 19, with only the top five earning seats. With 477 valid votes cast, Dave McCaffrey was the leading vote-getter with 326 votes. Terry
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