News Archive

Glidemaster works on a half
November 16, 2006
Trainer Blair Burgess told harnessracing.com Wednesday he finally decided to supplement Glidemaster to the Yonkers Trot after he worked the colt behind the gate at Flamboro Downs in an effort to see how he’d do on a half-mile track. The workout came late last week, and although Burgess declined to r
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Truth is, tuff field in Matron
November 16, 2006
There is no rest for the $348,900 Progress Pace winner Total Truth as he leads a strong field of nine 3-year-old colt pacers in a single-division $71,275 Matron elimination on Monday at Dover Downs. Owner-trainer George Teague enters a powerful two-horse entry in the Matron elim. Total Truth, wi
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Jake's Nordic in Dover open
November 16, 2006
Jake's Nordic rolled to a 1:57.1 victory in the $24,000 Open trot on a sometime fog-shrowed Wednesday at Dover Downs, while in the $21,500 sub-feature, Musclesextrodinair won for Tim Tetrick. Michigan-bred Jake's Nordic took the lead as the field of seven marched in front of the grandstand and Ti
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Battleshoe won at PPK
November 16, 2006
Battleshoe Victor ($3.80) was the 4-5 betting favorite and raced that way at Pompano Park Wednesday in the $10,000 Open Handicap Trot, leading gate to wire to win in 1:55.4. With driver Wally Hennessey handling the lines, Battleshoe Victor left swiftly from post seven and had the lead before the
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Champion horse cloned
November 16, 2006
A champion barrel-racing horse has been cloned—at a cost of $150,000 to his owners—and except for some white markings between his eyes the now 3-month-old foal is nearly identical. Associated Press is reporting Scamper, a 10-time world champion who helped propel Charmayne James to status as the s
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Will Shark bite 3 times?
November 16, 2006
What you see isn't necessarily what you might get, as trainer Erv Miller said Thursday he likely won't be starting Shark Gesture in both the Messenger and Matron, two major stakes at two different tracks scheduled two days apart, that the colt has been entered into. Three-year-old colt pacer Shar
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A classic Big M opening
November 16, 2006
A quartet of $85,000 Classic Series divisions for older horses on Saturday highlights opening weekend of the Meadowlands’ fall harness meet. The 21-date meet opens Friday evening and runs through Saturday, Dec. 30. Live racing is scheduled Wednesday through Saturday nights, post time 7:30 p.m. Dark
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Campbell begins recovery
November 16, 2006
John Campbell has told Harness Tracks of America’s Stan Bergstein he expects to be sidelined several months as he recuperates from a broken left leg suffered in a race accident in the Breeders Crown eliminations at Woodbine last month. Campbell has undergone several operations since the spill, and i
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Casino underway at Mea
November 16, 2006
Signaling a new beginning, representatives of The Meadows and its parent company, Cannery Casino Resorts, broke ground today on The Meadows Racetrack & Casino, a $450 million project that will provide a fully integrated gaming and racing experience. Local and state officials participated in the cere
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Mighty M win with pepper
November 16, 2006
For the third consecutive week Lemon Pepper soured the hopes of the other preferred trotters on the grounds when Jimmy Devaux guided the 7-year-old Cumin gelding to his third straight victory in Monticello Raceway’s $15,000 Preferred Trot Wednesday afternoon. Sent off at odds just over 1-2, Devau
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160 days at Big M in 2007
November 16, 2006
The Meadowlands has been granted 160 dates of Standardbred racing in 2007 by the New Jersey Racing Commission. Harness racing will take center stage at the Meadowlands from Jan. 5 through Aug. 4 (137 dates) and Nov. 16 through Dec. 29 (23 dates). The harness racing schedule will run on Wednesdays
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USTA committees meet
November 16, 2006
The Executive and Finance Committees of the U.S. Trotting Association met in Columbus, Ohio this past weekend to discuss the status of several projects and issues. The Executive Committee, which is comprised of one representative from each of the USTA's districts, plus some of the association's elec
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Terry Tucker dies at 57
November 16, 2006
Funeral services for Kentucky horseman Terry Tucker, 57, who died in Florida Thursday after a short battle with cancer, will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Gary Panoch Funeral Home in Boca Raton. Burial will be in his hometown of Campbellsville, Ky. For many years Tucker trained and drove horses
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Knox promoted at HoP
November 16, 2006
Tammy Knox has been promoted to director of marketing and publicity at Hoosier Park. Knox previously had been director of publicity for the Anderson pari-mutuel racetrack. Knox, a graduate of Murray State University, has been employed by Hoosier Park since its inaugural season in 1994. She began
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