News Archive

Yada etc. takes Dover open
January 31, 2007
Yada Yada Yada A and Steve Warrington shared the spotlight Tuesday at Dover Downs. Yada Yada Yada A made good use of starting from the rail in the $27,500 mares open/handicap pace turning in a 1:51.4 victory while Steve Warrington drove Dance Hall to his 5,000th career win in the $23,000 mares Jr. O
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Yonkers increases purses
January 31, 2007
Yonkers Raceway has announced a purse increase effective Monday, Feb. 5, with the rise being across the board except for the bottom-level claimers and conditioned horses. The trio of weekly Open Handicaps--for trotters, pacers and distaff pacers--will now race for $35,000, a $10,000 jump. When Yo
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NJSEA's Zoffinger resigns
January 31, 2007
George Zoffinger, the president and CEO of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, which operates the Meadowlands, has reportedly resigned his $195,000-a-year position as soon as a replacement is named. The unexpected resignation comes reportedly during an ethics investigation that center
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18 year old to drive in NJ
January 31, 2007
Devan Miller, the 18-year-old daughter of driver David Miller, will make her Meadowlands debut Wednesday night when she climbs into the sulky behind Maltese Malcom, the 5-2 morning-line choice in the eighth-race $12,800 conditioned trot. “Yes, I’m actually nervous, and I haven’t got nervous about
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Witmer pleads guilty
January 31, 2007
Published reports state Dr. John Witmer, arrested last spring along with Seldon and Eric Ledford and Ryan and Ardena Dailey, has pled guilty to the fourth-degree crime of maintaining false medical records. The Ledfords and Daileys earlier reached an agreement with the New Jersey attorney general on
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Monticello miracle dies
January 31, 2007
Don Karkos, who received an inordinate amount of media attention back in December when it was learned that from a bump on the head from a trotter named My Buddy Chimo the sight was restored to his right eye, has died at the age of 82. Pegged the "Monticello Miracle” by the area's biggest local
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