News Archive

Snow Angels at Big M
December 01, 2006
Heavenly Beauty and Enhance The Night, both trained by Erv Miller, accounted for victories in two of the three $15,000 divisions of the opening round of the Snow Angel Series on Thursday night at the Meadowlands. The top 10 money-earners in the first two rounds of the series for 3-year-old pacing fi
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Records set at Chester
December 01, 2006
Trotters and track records were in the spotlight Thursday at Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack as Sir Perseverance and Party Lad took first leg divisions of the Richie Prospect, and Solveig and Stonetag captured second leg divisions of the Shep’s Pride late-closer series. Libfeld, Katz, and Go
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Hodes leaving Meadowlands
December 01, 2006
Meadowlands’ director of media relations Carol Hodes has told harnessracing.com she will be leaving the track sometime early in 2007 after taking the buyout offered by the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority. Hodes, a graduate of George Washington University with a BA in journalism, has work
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Calling all 14 year olds
December 01, 2006
Last year, for the first time in over a decade, Monticello Raceway was able to secure enough 14 year olds to present a race strictly for harness racing’s senior citizens just days before they turned 15 years old and were forced into mandatory retirement. Called the Au ReVoir Pace, despite the fac
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Mares to meet at Pompano
December 01, 2006
Two of the top mares to have raced at Pompano Park this year, Chip And Gale A and Evere’s Connection, square off in the $10,000 Mares Open Handicap Pace Friday, with both coming off victories in their last start. Chip And Gale A starts from post five for driver Daryl Bier and last week won the Op
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Move on into winner's circle
December 01, 2006
Move On, handled by Allan Davis, posted a 16-1 upset in Thursday's $40,000 claiming allowance feature at Dover Downs. Claimed a week ago by Davis and trainer Andy Fulton, Move On came through with a 1:53 front-end win. This is the 5-year-old Artsplace gelding's third ownership change in three weeks.
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Pacer goes to bus stop
December 01, 2006
Trainer Greg Peck promised his 8-year-old son, Brendan, that if Palone Ranger won the Messenger last Saturday night at Yonkers he would bring the colt pacer to Brendan’s school bus stop. Palone Ranger did win the $546,830 Messenger, and Peck showed up with the victor at Brendan’s bus stop Thursday a
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Sharky Spur hits $1 million
December 01, 2006
Sharky Spur, a $19,000 yearling purchase, reached $1 million in career earnings Thursday night at The Meadows after a second-place finish in a conditioned pace. A winner of the Dan Patch Invitational, the 10-year-old son of Cam's Card Shark has started 232 times in his racing career and finished on
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Winbak Farm stud news
December 01, 2006
Winbak Farm has added the pacer Quik Pulse Mindale p,3, 1:48 to its stallion roster. Also, Winbak’s stallion Holy Guacamolie, a trotter with a mark of 1:52.3, will be moving to Winbak of Canada for the 2007 breeding season. Quik Pulse Mindale, one of the fastest 3 year olds in harness history, jo
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New scholarship winners
December 01, 2006
Cornell University pre-vet student Ariana Peluso was selected the $15,000 Gallo Blue Chip Scholarship winner for 2006 and will receive her check from sponsor Martin Scharf in the Meadowlands winner’s circle on Saturday night, Dec. 2. Three sons of New Jersey racetrack employees were also named recip
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Horner appointed at WEG
December 01, 2006
Woodbine Entertainment Group has announced Clay Horner, a longtime owner whose horses include this year's Ontario Sire Stakes-standout Doonbeg and top filly pacer Lady Mattgalane, was elected vice-chairman of the board of directors. Also, Nick Eaves was elected a director of the corporation and also
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Manzi is 'Mr. Monticello'
December 01, 2006
John Manzi, Monticello Gaming & Raceway’s longtime director of publicity and public relations, was recently honored by the management of Empire Resorts, Monticello Gaming & Raceway’s parent company, for his outstanding work over the past 26 years. “I was absolutely floored; it felt so good,” Manz
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Harder suspended 30 days
December 01, 2006
Trainer Mark Harder has received a 30-day suspension and $500 fine after a positive test on his horse, 2005 Indiana Sire Stakes champion Alittlemore Action, at Harrah's Chester Downs Oct. 16. Harder received the penalties from the Pennsylvania State Harness Racing Commission after Alittlemore Action
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Frosh gear up for finals
December 01, 2006
Sutter Hanover, possessing the fire of the dragon within him, rates as one of the favorites in Saturday night’s $450,000 Governor’s Cup at the Meadowlands. "I've never had a bad Dragon Again,” said trainer Mark Harder, referring to the sire of Sutter Hanover. “They've all done well--good attitude, g
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