News Archive

Little Miss Dragon WR at DD
November 05, 2006
World records were re-written in 2006 Matron Stakes eliminations at Dover Downs on Saturday, Nov 4, as Little Miss Dragon (1:52.2) and Adrian Chip (1:55.3) are the new additions to the all-time fastest freshman class in the filly pace and colt trot categories. Last November, My Little Dragon, ow
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Smoky Bonz wins VD feature
November 05, 2006
The swift-footed pacer Smoky Bonz extended his tender winning streak to two with a 1:53.1 victory in the $8,000 featured ninth race at Vernon Downs on Saturday night. Owned by the Purple Haze Stable LLC and George Wyman, the favored Smoky Bonz traveled on the outside from last at the quarter, adv
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Putnam drives MPM two-fer
November 05, 2006
Carl Putnam drove both winners of the Michigan Pari-Mutuel Stakes Saturday night at Northville Downs: Shoe In in the $98,400 final for 4-year-old colt trotters in 1:59.2 and Do Me Good in the $99,050 final for 4-year-old mare pacers in 1:57.3. Shoe In, a gelding by Keystone Nordic also trained by
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Dillander double in Am-Nat
November 05, 2006
Four American National eliminations were contested Saturday night at Balmoral Park, with driver Jason Dillander piloting two of the divisional winners. In the $22,300 American National elim for 2-year-old trotting fillies, Jason Dillander guided Sweet Alabama to victory in 1:59.1, giving the daughte
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Campbell has surgery
November 05, 2006
News filtering around the Harrisburg yearling auction on Sunday afternoon included an update on the condition of Hall of Fame driver John Campbell, and confirmation that Cammie Haughton will not be the presiding judge at the Meadowlands when the track opens it harness meet on Nov. 17. Horseman Ji
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Chewy Gross in record 1:51
November 05, 2006
Seven-year-old Chewy Gross sat a pocket trip for driver Ron Pierce, then edged away late from RJ’s Wild Card to capture Sunday’s featured open handicap at Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack in a track-record 1:51. The Josh Green trainee established a new pacing mark for aged geldings. “We sat
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