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R. Wayne Prior dies
December 11, 2006
R. Wayne Pryor, a Delaware-based owner whose horses included Peter Haughton Memorial winner CC's Chuckie T, Cam's Fortune, Breeze Hill Will, Poppy Lustre N and Gold Rocket A, died Saturday in his home in Dover. He was 75. Mr. Pryor had a lifelong passion for attending harness races. In 1998, he
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Tetrick on a winning roll
December 11, 2006
Tim Tetrick, who won eight races Saturday and 28 races since Monday, made Wardog Hall one of his five winners in a 1:52.3 victory in the $22,000 Three-and-Four-Year-Old Pace on Sunday at Dover Downs. IIn addition to his five-win night, Tetrick won four races Monday, three on Tuesday, four on Wednesd
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Lather up at Chester
December 11, 2006
Lather Machine unleashed a track record and career-best mile of 1:50.1 to capture the $27,250 final of The Battling Brad late-closer series Sunday at Harrah’s Chester. Under the guidance of driver Tim Tetrick, Lather Machine capitalized on an early break by The Real One And Only to capture the lead
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MM and LT set new records
December 11, 2006
LaDainian Tomlinson set an all-time NFL record for touchdowns in a single season Sunday, and on the same day driver Mark MacDonald set an all-time Canadian record for wins in a single season. MacDonald, who turned 28 on Saturday, established the new mark with his 693rd win, the milestone effort comi
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Campbell is Driver of Year
December 11, 2006
Jeff Gural has been voted the 2006 Proximity Achievement Award by members of the U.S. Harness Writers Association (USHWA), while John Campbell was named by the USHWA directors as Driver of the Year. Other award winners announced Monday were Mickey Burke as Trainer of the Year, Brittany Farms as Owne
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Macomber wins 1,000th
December 11, 2006
Driver Ricky Macomber earned his 1,000th career victory Monday evening, Dec. 11 at Pompano Park. The 36-year-old piloted Cam’s Card Shark gelding Poker Hanover, trained by his father, Dick Macomber, to a narrow 1:57.3 win in the night’s ninth race. Macomber collected the milestone win Monday at t
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