News Archive

Tweedle Dum in 1:53.2
February 03, 2007
Tweedle Dum, whose name is already etched in the Pompano Park record books after winning 21 races last year, tied the world record for older geldings on a five-eighths mile track and became the fastest trotter in the Pompano’s 43-year history, winning the $15,000 Mack Lobell Preview Friday night in
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Chalk walks in Count B
February 03, 2007
The opening leg of The Count B Pacing Series for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings kicked off at Woodbine Racetrack earlier tonight, and favorites Heaven Touched (1:57.3) and Ciroc (1:57.3) reigned supreme in their respective $17,000 divisions. Heaven Touched (Artsplace – Fondle) lived up to h
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Whiz a frigid winner
February 03, 2007
Fox Valley Whiz took advantage of a pocket trip given him by driver Dale Hiteman, and shot up the passing lane in time to post 1:58.1 victory in Maywood Park’s $10,300 feature race on a frigid Friday evening. The winning mile time by Fox Valley Whiz, a 7-year-old son of Incredible Finale, may be
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Thirteen straight for Miss G
February 03, 2007
Back in mid-October of 2006 at Monticello Raceway, three horses finished ahead of Miss Galvinator A. No horse has done so since. This femme freak -- and we say that with nothing but love -- returned to Yonkers Raceway for her first visit this season in Friday night's $25,000 Fillies and Mares Ope
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Reynolds Caretaker of Year
February 03, 2007
Henry (Pete) Reynolds, an 88-year-old caretaker who looks after 12 horses at Riverbend Standardbreds in Jonesville, Mich., has been named Caretaker of the Year by Harness Tracks of America and Hanover Shoe Farms. Reynolds, who has been an owner, trainer, driver, breeder and catch driver for almos
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Tetrick, Morgan win 4 at DD
February 03, 2007
Scootin Scholar (1:52.3) and Midnight Express (1:54.2) won the co-feature races on Saturday, Feb .3, at Dover Downs. Tim Tetrick and Tony Morgan each won four races. Scootin Scholar was all alone in the stretch, notching a convincing win in the $15,000 Delaware male pace. Brandon Givens drove the
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Majestic Son wins O'Brien
February 03, 2007
At a sold-out O’Brien Awards gala held at the Delta Meadowvale Hotel in Mississauga, Ont., millionaire Majestic Son, Canada's richest horse for 2006, was voted Canada's Three-Year- Old Trotting Colt of the Year and Horse of the Year for 2006. Mark MacDonald picked up his second consecutive O'Brien t
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