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Street Dancer wins final
March 31, 2007
In a multi-horse charge to the wire, Street Dancer ($7.00, $4.00, $3.40) closed fastest of all to win the $106,700 Overbid Final for open pacing mares on Friday night at the Meadowlands. Street Dancer sat last on the rail as Miss Galvinator led the field through brisk early fractions of :26 and
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Flo Finds Another Win
March 31, 2007
Heavy rainfall and a sloppy racing surface were no obstacles for Flo Found George, who took the featured $10,000 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace at Pompano Park Friday to win for the second time in her last three starts. Starting from post five in the Friday feature with Bruce Ranger at
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Ranger adds five more
March 31, 2007
Driver Bruce Ranger, who won five races at Pompano Park on Wednesday, matched that feat on Friday when visiting the winner�s circle five times on the 11-race program. Ranger closed out the Wednesday card with four straight victories and continued his streak in the Friday opener, guiding Anubis (
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Brunton Tilly handles Yonkers
March 31, 2007
Brunton Tilly, a younger half-brother to world champ Victory Tilly, made a successful debut at Yonkers Raceway Friday night, easily winning the $35,000 Open Handicap Trot. The 9-year-old Lindy's Crown gelding, driven by Jeff Gregory for Sweden's Stall Kompis and trainer Richard Norman, tried th
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Youthful Series Kicks Off
March 31, 2007
The Youthful Pacing Series, a sure sign that spring has arrived, kicked off at Woodbine Racetrack on Friday night with a total of 25 sophomores in town slugging it out in a trio of $20,000 divisions. Tell All turned in a maiden-breaking victory in the opening tilt for trainer Blair Burgess and dr
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Vivid Photo No Go
March 31, 2007
Roger Hammer hoped to get a race under Vivid Photo�s belt before the start of the Classic Series at Dover Downs on April 9, but that will not be the case. Vivid Photo was scheduled to make his first start of the year on Monday at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, but will miss the race because of a so
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He's init to win the Vance
March 30, 2007
Megan Wilson and Travis Betters� Inittogether is the 8-5 morning line favorite in the $7,250 Dave Vance Memorial Trot Final at Buffalo Raceway on Friday night. The race is named after longtime Buffalo Raceway reinsman Dave Vance, who died on Jan. 1, 2002 from leukemia. Dave was especially keen with
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Distaffs in PPk spotlight
March 30, 2007
Female pacers take the spotlight at Pompano Park on Friday when a field of nine assembles for the $10,000 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap, headlined by six-time seasonal winner Hypnotize. In her most recent appearance, Hypnotize scored for the sixth time this season when pacing the mile in 1:53.4
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Two-heater nite for Maier
March 30, 2007
Driver Tim Maier put his name in the record books Thursday night at Cal Expo when he finished in a dead heat for win twice on the program, joining seven others who had previously done so. Maier's first tie for first came with Hope Tu Place in 2:00.3 in the 4th race, later followed by a dead-heat
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Was it an ugly coyote?
March 30, 2007
A coyote caused a recall Thursday night at Woodbine as the large critter crossed the track as the horses were lining up behind the gate for the fifth race. The starter flashed the recall lights as the coyote went on his merry way, and the race went off the second time around, ultimately won by 21-1
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More penalties for Farmer
March 30, 2007
Ray Farmer, who was leading the Windsor Raceway trainers' standings in late January when he received a positive TCO2 test that resulted in a one-year suspension and $2,500 fine, has had an additional six months added and another $2,500 fine tacked on by the Ontario Racing Commission for what it term
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Trio of prelims for 3FTs
March 30, 2007
Ms. Virginia, Twilight Mist and Molly McGuire won the three $20,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund 3-year-old filly trot prelims at Dover Downs on Wednesday. Form held in each of the three DSBF prelims. Ms. Virginia, recently re-acquired by Lloyd Arnold, of Dover, Del., won the fastest divis
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Vivid Photo returns Monday
March 30, 2007
Vivid Photo, a world-class trotter and winner of the 2005 Hambletonian, will be making his 2007 debut at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Monday afternoon. The 5-year-old SJ�s Photo gelding, a winner of more than $2 million in purses, hsd qualified twice in 2007 at The Meadows, winning both wire-to-wire
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Jet wins, Barzgar breaks
March 30, 2007
Although trainer Tom Harmer had hoped to start Jereme's Jet in this weekend's opening round of the George Morton Levy Series at Yonkers, instead he qualified his 4-year-old horse at Pompano Park Friday morning, leading wire to wire to win in 1:55.2. Harmer also started his highly-regarded sophomo
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15-1 upset in Fla. feature
March 29, 2007
Trotting Matrix, a 15-1 longshot, spoiled the seasonal debut of stakes-winner Johnny Muscles while taking the $5,500 featured trot at Pompano Park on Wednesday in a career-best time of 1:55.3. Driven from post two by Donald Dupont, Trotting Matrix settled along the pylons in third place as the ra
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Secret Agent the man at DD
March 29, 2007
Two $20,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund races for 3-year-old colt trotters were contested Wednesday night at Dover Downs with Swissonian and Secret Agent coming up winners. In the first $20,000 prelim, Fred and Layhoon Bruner's Swissonian led from the start for a 1:59.2 victory. The sport
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Sweet kash won at Buffalo
March 29, 2007
Getting a perfect garden spot trip throughout the entire mile, Rosie�s Sweetie and reinsman Keith Kash Jr. won the $8,500 Fillies and Mares Open Pace Wednesday at Buffalo Raceway in a season�s best time of 1:56.4, to register her fourth win of the season for owner Todd Rosenberg of South Euclid, Ohi
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Two supplement to TCS
March 29, 2007
Trotter Elvis Cole and pacer Poppy Lustre N, both early season stalwarts at Dover Downs, have been supplemented to The Classic Series (TCS). Going into the Trotting Classic is Elvis Cole, a 5-year-old gelding who has found his best form in 2007, winning five of nine starts at Dover Downs for Ni
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VD to repay loans to open
March 29, 2007
Vernon Downs owner Jeff Gural has reportedly stated he plans on making $6 million in loan repayments by the New York Racing and Wagering Board's imposed deadline of April 2 and that the track will open on April 6 as scheduled--but with a caveat. Gural added that if the New York legisature does not g
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Gro the Jersey girl to beat
March 29, 2007
Gro aims for a series sweep in the $67,000 Jersey Girls Final for pacing fillies and mares on Thursday night at the Meadowlands. The 4-year-old daughter of Pro Bono Best earned the role of 2-1 morning line favorite in the featured fifth race after capturing both preliminary legs of the series. Tr
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Timesareachanging returns
March 29, 2007
Timesareachanging, who won the 2004 Little Brown Jug and has more than $1.4 million in career earnings, made his first appearance on the racetrack since last June on Wednesday, winning a qualifier at Balmoral Park in 1:58.3 for driver Brent Holland. Timesareachanging last started in a pari-mutuel
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**NEW**Wire To Wire
March 29, 2007
Spring is in the air and Andrew Cohen has plenty of love to spread around in his newest wire to wire column as he points out some of the good things harness racing has to look forward to in the coming weeks, whether it's action on the racetrack or the racetracks themselves, or a behind-the-scenes fe
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Brittany to stand trotter
March 29, 2007
Take the bloodlines of one of the greatest 2 and 3-year-old trotting fillies of all time, and combine that with a truly superior individual. The end result? The newest member of the Brittany Stallion Management roster--Master Glide! It was announced today that Master Glide, the unraced full broth
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Campbell wins in return
March 29, 2007
John Campbell returned to the sulky Thursday morning in three qualifiers at the Meadowlands, five months after severely breaking his leg in a Breeders Crown elimination. All three horses Campbell directed were trotters, including the $856,000-winning veteran Hez Striking. The 8-year-old Hez Strik
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Slots bill passes Ind. Senate
March 29, 2007
A proposal that would allow slot machines at Hoosier Park and Indiana Downs cleared another significant hurdle Thursday, March 29. House Bill 1835, which would permit up to 1,500 machines at each facility, was passed by the full Senate by a 27-21 vote. The measure now moves back to the Indiana House
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Power outage at Big M
March 29, 2007
A power outage at the Meadowlands racetrack forced the cancellation of the Thursday night live racing program. The outage affected just the racetrack at the sports complex as a sold-out Justin Timberlake concert at adjacent Continental Airlines Arena continued. Meadowlands handicapper Dave Brower
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Six splits slated Saturday
March 28, 2007
The George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series, long a Free For All staple in the metropolitan area, returns to Yonkers Raceway Saturday night with five divisions with each going for $50,000 (as does every prelim leg in this event), with some of the finest older pacers in training hitting town in sea
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Givens notches five-bagger
March 28, 2007
Longshots and driver big nights continue at Dover Downs as Riddlemethat, off at 19-1, won the $27,500 Mares Open pace and 32-1 Hopefully N the $23,000 Mares Jr. Open, one of Brandon Givens five winning drives on Tuesday night. Riddlemethat was up to her old tricks. The 6-year-old Ball And Chain h
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Johnny Muscles returns Wed.
March 28, 2007
Johnny Muscles, a sophomore stakes winner in 2006, makes his 4-year-old debut amongst a field of eight trotters that will line up behind the gate for Wednesday�s $5,500 featured trot at Pompano Park, which goes as the third race. Owned by Arden Homestead Stable, Thomas Bertmark and Atos Lombardin
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Birminghim heads to Sweden
March 28, 2007
European correspondent Lars G. Palm reports that the 4-year-old trotting mare Birminghim, who won her 2007 debut Monday at Pompano Park, is expected to head overseas to compete in the Queen's Trophy eliminations April 26 at the Aby-track in Gothenburg, Sweden. Birminghim is owned by Torkil Peders
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Battlefield being assembled
March 28, 2007
Northfield Park's director of racing Gregg Keidel received some good news and some bad news this week in his quest to assemble the best possible field for the 22nd Annual $125,000 Battle of Lake Erie, the track's premier race. The "By Invitation Only" event for the eight best pacers Keidel can attra
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Breeding donated to USHWA
March 28, 2007
Horseman Mal Burroughs has donated a 2007 breeding to Malabar Millennium to the U.S. Harness Writers Association (USHWA) to benefit the Clyde Hirt Sports Media Workshop. The workshop is for college students studying journalism. During the four-day workshop, which culminates on Hambletonian Day, t
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Veteran trotter returns
March 28, 2007
Three-time millionaire Mr. Muscleman returned to the races Wednesday morning, one of four winners harnessed by trainer Noel Daley and driven by Mike Vanderkemp in qualifiers at Spring Garden Ranch in Florida. Mr. Muscleman, making his first appearance since finishing third in the Classic Series f
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Red Mile purse boost axed
March 28, 2007
Legislation that would have brought $500,000 to The Red Mile to use in its purse account died in the waning days of the Kentucky General Assembly. The bill would have also provided about $5 million a year to fund the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority, shifting a large portion of the state's pari-mutue
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Chester's stakes box full
March 28, 2007
Five hundred fifty-nine horses have been nominated to Harrah�s Chester Casino & Racetrack�s six early closing events, track officials announced today. Harrah�s Chester will kick off its 2007 on Monday, July 9, the first day of a 95-day meet that will continue through Thursday, Dec. 20. �It�s a v
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Clinton Longshot repeats
March 27, 2007
Redford Hall won the $37,500 Preferred, Clinton Longshot, the $35,000 Delaware Special again, and Cheyenne Hollywood the $27,500 Open Handicap on a Monday Dover Downs card that featured a hot hand bay Brian Sears with seven wins. A recent acquisition by Lloyd Arnold of Dover, Del., Redford Hall e
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Birminghim wins in return
March 27, 2007
The stakes winning 4-year-old mare Birminghim used a methodical first-over march on Monday to win her seasonal debut, prevailing in the $6,800 fifth-race trot at Pompano Park in 1:57.2. Driven from post three by Trevor Ritchie, Birminghim settled along the pylons in fifth place as Make It Hot (To
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Free admission at Dover
March 26, 2007
It was "free admission "at Dover Downs on Sunday as Free Admission, the Powerful Toy 3-year-old filly, along with Double Flip, won their Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) first leg preliminaries along with Mr. Aviator, Be Bad Bill and Skeleton Key, the colt division winners, in $20,000 pace
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PPk Open ready for battle
March 26, 2007
Michael Polansky�s Battleshoe Victor, a 1 �-length winner two starts ago and the second-place finisher in this year�s $77,800 Mack Lobell Trotting Series final, headlines a field of nine that will assemble for Monday�s $10,000 Open Trot at Pompano Park. Trained by Tom Harmer, Battleshoe Victor cr
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Hall of Famer to qualify
March 26, 2007
Hall of Fame driver John Campbell said Monday morning that he plans on returning to the sulky Thursday morning in qualifiers at the Meadowlands after being out of action since last October after severely breaking a leg in an at-the-finish-line spill in a Breeders Crown elimination at Woodbine. �I
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Indiana slots bill amended
March 26, 2007
Legislation calling for slot machines at Indiana tracks continues to take shape. House Bill 1835 received a second reading before the full Senate Monday, March 26, undergoing yet another set of amendments. HB 1835 could be voted on by the full Senate within the next several days. The Senate Tax a
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March 24 a lucky day
March 25, 2007
A victory in the $121,300 Four Leaf Clover made for a sweet birthday celebration for Crawdad and his co-owner Jennifer Black on Saturday night at the Meadowlands. The night also proved lucky for trainer Erv Miller as his other entrant, Western Shore, took home second-place money. In the night�s
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Moiseyev wins 9,000th
March 25, 2007
Jack Moiseyev, "Jackie Mo" to many harness racing fans, scored career driving win number 9,000 aboard Coast Highway in Saturday's 11th race at Woodbine. The milestone victory came in the evening's finale, a pacing event which carried a purse of $14,000(C). Brett Robinson trained the Western Hano
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Shattered Halo upsets
March 25, 2007
Shattered Halo, at odds of 8-1, returned from a one-month layoff on Saturday to win the featured $10,000 Open Handicap Pace at Pompano Park in 1:52, although it took tight three-horse photo to determine the outcome. Guided from post three by Steve Condren, Shattered Halo emerged from a three-hor
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Four star win for Berry
March 25, 2007
Friday night, Pat Berry guided Delightful Hope to a win in the $64,000 final of the Petticoat Pacing Series for 3- and 4-year-old fillies and mares, which was Yonkers Raceway's richest race of the season to date, until Saturday night, when Berry guided Four Star Tommy to a win in the $70,000 final
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Lavec Dream surprises
March 25, 2007
In a photo finish, Lavec Dream ($41.80) nosed out Muscles Marinara for the win in the $50,000 opening round of the Su Mac Lad Series on Sunday afternoon at the Meadowlands. CR Dream Catcher closed along the pylons to finish third. The only mare in the field, Lavec Dream made a three-wide move at
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Dream dominates in Damsel
March 25, 2007
Fancy A Dream followed up a dominant win in round one of the Damsel Pacing Series with another authoritative victory in Sunday afternoon�s $70,500(C) final at Woodbine Racetrack. With Mario Baillargeon doing the driving, the 4-year-old daughter of Camluck-Fancy Table floated off the gate from pos
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Irvine granted Ind. license
March 25, 2007
When Hoosier Park opens for live racing Friday, April 6 it will do so with the track�s top driver back in action. Don Irvine Jr., who hasn�t competed since late 2005, received a probationary license Friday, March 23, and will be back in the sulky in the near future. The 56-year-old reinsman has earn
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Delight again in Overbid
March 24, 2007
KG Delight rocketed off cover in the stretch and stormed home to a 1:51.3 score in the $50,000 second round of the Overbid Series on Friday night at the Meadowlands. Steered by David Miller, KG Delight notched her second straight win in the series with a half-length tally over Nannywithafanny.
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Trotter rallies for 1:53.3 win
March 24, 2007
Brunton Tilly, a half brother to world champion Victory Tilly, used a final quarter of :26.4 to rally from fifth at the three quarters to win a $31,000 conditioned trot at the Meadowlands Friday night in 1:53.3. It was the first North American start for the 9-year-old gelding who shipped overseas fr
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Bells ring for Kakaley
March 24, 2007
Driver Matt Kakaley turned 19 on Monday, but on Friday Sylvia Burke, King of the World Stable and John Chiovetta and WW Haas's Nells Bells gave him a birthday present--his first local win at Northfield Park in 11 starts. Kakaley, driving for trainer Mickey Burke, put the 8-year-old Dragon Again
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Mare hypnotizes PPK field
March 24, 2007
Hypnotize had the lead when it mattered most, thrusting her nose in front in the final yards of Friday�s $10,000 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace at Pompano Park to score her sixth victory of the season. Driven from post six by Joe Pavia Jr. Hypnotize dropped back to seventh place while Flo
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Woodbine win in the irons
March 24, 2007
In the Irons got up in the absolute last jump to take a thrilling edition of the final in the Apaches Fame Pacing Series on Friday night at Woodbine. Phil Hudon piloted the bay son of Mach Three to the neck tally over Sky Tantrum in 1:53.2. Cam Cool, the 4-5 public choice, was third, beaten three-qu
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Berry has hope at Yonkers
March 24, 2007
If everyone from Illinois has as much success in New York as Pat Berry and Tony Morgan did Friday night at Yonkers Raceway, then Barack Obama should be one happy camper as the two, who made names for themselves in the Land of Lincoln, visited the Land of Loot on this night. Berry grabbed the night's
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Imagianthit kashes at BR
March 24, 2007
In the featured $9,000 Open Trot Friday at Buffalo Raceway, reinsman Keith Kash Jr. made it to the winner�s circle for the fourth time among his five wins steering Imagianthit to his third win in a row in a season�s best time of 1:59, which is the fastest trotting mile of the year at the track. O
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HoP hosts 18 qualifiers
March 24, 2007
Although opening night is still two weeks away, Hoosier Park�s paddock was bustling Saturday morning, March 24. The Anderson oval offered the first qualifying races of the season, attracting 140 horses over 18 races. Heavy rains over the last several days resulted in judges giving a two-second allow
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Driver hits milestone
March 23, 2007
Jeff Gregory drove in one race at Freehold Raceway on Thursday afternoon (March 22) and he made the most of it, capturing his 5,000th career win with Classic Flyer N. The 40-year-old Gregory, who began his driving career in 1983, enjoyed career bests in 2004 in wins (581) and money won ($4,546,739)
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Jersey Girls final up next
March 23, 2007
Gro stamped herself as the �one to beat� in next week�s $67,000 Jersey Girls final as she notched her second win in the series on Thursday night at the Meadowlands. Driven by Andy Miller and trained by his wife, Julie, Gro wired the field in 1:50.4 in the second race, the first of two $20,000 Je
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Strong field in PPK Open
March 23, 2007
Flo Found George, Golden Falcon N and Hypnotize, all separated by a neck in their last encounter, return for the Friday feature at Pompano Park, a $10,000 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace. Owned by the Booff Stable and Steve Goldberg of Glen Ridge, N.J., Flo Found George won for the first tim
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Vernon given deadline
March 23, 2007
The New York State Racing and Wagering Board reportedly ruled Thursday Vernon Downs officials must pay off more than $6 million in loans by April 2 or the track will not be able to continue racing, with owner Jeff Gural adding that unless the legislature makes a change and allows the track to keep a
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Instant racing in Ohio?
March 23, 2007
A bill that would allow an unspecified amount of Instant Racing Machines�video games which use previously-run races and are considered pari-mutuel�has been introduced in the Ohio House of Representative and Senate. The machines were first introduced at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas and met with great suc
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More flexibility in Florida?
March 23, 2007
A Florida legislative bill calls for Broward County slot machine facilities to be open longer and to have ATM machines on their premises. The bill also calls for more machines at the tracks. On Thursday the Florida House Committee on Business Regulation easily approved a bill, sponsored by Rep. J
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Big qualifiers at Pompano
March 23, 2007
South Florida is a spring training headquarters for many horsemen and Pompano Park had a few exhibitions in qualifying races Friday morning. Big efforts were turned in by the 6-year-old pacing mare Glowing Report (a 16 �-length score in 1:54.2), the 4-year-old pacing mare All Night Long (13 �-length
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Indiana star preps for '07
March 23, 2007
Indiana Sire Stakes champion Go On BB picked up where she left off in 2006 as she won a qualifier at The Meadows Friday morning, scoring by 19 lengths in 1:54.4 with Dave Palone aboard. The 3-year-old filly by Dontgetinmyway won seven races and finished on the board in all 10 of her starts last year
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Self Evident wins third
March 22, 2007
The 3-year-old gelding trotter Self Evident defeated a field of older horses in the fourth race trot at Pompano Park on Monday, stopping the clock in 1:58.2 to score his third straight victory. Driven from post three by Wally Hennessey, Self Evident settled along the pylons in third place while M
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Elvis rocks Dover again
March 22, 2007
For the second straight week Elvis Cole had no trouble earning a 1:55.3 victory in the $27,500 Open Trot at Dover Downs Wednesday, while Tony Morgan drove four winners including two from post eight, both owned and trained by Art Brewer. Purchased late in 2006 by Parker Callahan and Nick Callahan
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A fourte win night at YR
March 22, 2007
The hot hand at Yonkers Raceway Wednesday night belonged to driver Mike Forte, who brought home four winners on the 13-race card. Forte won the $5,000 pacing opener with the veteran statebred mare Blusgirlcanthelpit ($8.90) as the 9 year old won her 37th career race in her 197th career start.
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Filly posts Buffalo victory
March 22, 2007
Filly�s Victory and driver Ken Holliday used a different approach but the results were still the same in the featured $8,500 Fillies and Mares Open Pace at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday night. The 5-year-old daughter of Jenna�s Beach Boy posted her fifth win of the year for owner Betty Tauber of East
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Table games in WVa?
March 22, 2007
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin signed legislation on Wednesday that will allow the state�s racetracks to pursue casino table games through local ballot issues, and Wheeling Island Racetrack and Gaming Center has already received local approval to put such a measure on a June 9 ballot. The state's ra
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USHWA awards Jan. 27
March 22, 2007
The United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) will hold its 61st annual Night of Champions awards gala at Dover Downs Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008. "Dover Downs has become an outstanding �destination� for many organizations for meetings and special events," says USHWA president Judy Da
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Qualifiers set for Hoosier
March 22, 2007
Qualifiers will be held at Hoosier Park Saturday morning as opening night for the live race meet is only about two weeks away on Friday, April 6. The barn area at Hoosier was opened for horses earlier this week and the track is available for jogging and trainer. The first qualifiers are scheduled
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Billings showdown on tap
March 22, 2007
The second East- West Amateur Driving Challenge will again take place at California's Cal Expo March 30 amd 31, and by all indications it figures to be a knock down-drag out affair. The Billings Five-four hits and a miss�are ready for action and looking forward to their prey. Headlining the visit
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March 22, 2007
In his latest Wire To Wire column, Andrew Cohen gives his take on why the settlement occurred with the �Ledford Five� in New Jersey. He writes, �In my opinion, however, once the prosecutor bailed on the criminal case against the Ledford Five, last week�s actions by the New Jersey Racing Commission w
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World Cup dates set for '07
March 22, 2007
The 2007 World Cup Trot will be raced at both North American and European tracks and will include six races with purses totaling $4 million. A winner of three eliminations either in Europe or the US earns a bonus of one million euros, which at today's exchange is about $1.3 million. The schedule fol
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Napolitano back in bike
March 22, 2007
Positive tests have kept George Napolitano Jr. out of the bike this winter, but the leading driver-trainer at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs over the past several years was back in the sulky at Pocono Downs this week. He won all five qualifiers at Pocono Downs on Tuesday and came back to win four of th
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Flirtwiththedealer pays off
March 21, 2007
It was more Yada Yada Yada A in the $27,500 Mares Open Pace as Ross Wolfenden piloted the 1:52.3 victory in the Dover Downs Tuesday feature race, while Camturo, one of Tony Morgan's three winners, won the $23,000 Mares Jr. Open. Morgan and Wolfenden had driving triples while Brad Hanners had a doubl
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Balmoral lowers takeouts
March 21, 2007
Balmoral Park is pleased to announce that starting Wednesday the takeout on Pick 3 and Pick 5 wagers will be reduced from the current 25 percent to 15 percent every Wednesday night. The Pick 3 will begin on race three of the Wednesday card while the Pick 5 starts on race seven. In the case of a 1
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Gregory held winless
March 21, 2007
No new developments in the "Jeff Gregory 5,000 Watch," meaning you could cut the tension with a butter knife as on Tuesday night at Yonkers Raceway, Gregory--sitting at 4,999 career driving victories--went 0-for-4 on the 11-race program. Thus, the marching band, glee club, sign maker, proclamatio
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Looking for a cool sweep
March 21, 2007
He's been perfect in four starts this season, and on Friday evening at Woodbine Cam Cool will be looking for a sweep of the Apaches Fame Pacing Series for 3-year-old colts and geldings. Bred by owners Bob McIntosh, CSX Stables and Al McIntosh, the Camluck gelding notched a 1�-length victory in 1:
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Ohio mandates safety reins
March 21, 2007
At its March 16 meeting, the Ohio State Racing Commission enacted rules 3769-6-25.1 and 3769-17-09.1, requiring that horses on the grounds of a facility under the jurisdiction of the commission must be equipped with safety reins. A safety rein is a rein with a wire or nylon cord stitched into the
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Hudon's 10 years thrown out
March 21, 2007
Ontario-based horseman Pat Hudon has had his 10-year suspension and $100,000 fine for the acquisition, possession and use of drugs thrown out by the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC), the result being an immediate reinstatement of his racing license. In its initial ruling in late January, the ORC r
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Roddy packs rivals bags
March 20, 2007
Roddy's Bags Again held off Lather Machine to win the $37,500 Preferred Pace at Dover Downs on Monday, while Clinton Longshot, a close second last week, won the $35,000 Delaware Special and Quick And Deadly took the $27,500 Open Pace. Brain Sears lead all drivers with four wins, Tony Morgan had thre
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Prince reigns at Pompano
March 20, 2007
Sand Prince visited the winner�s circle for the fourth straight time on Monday after taking the $10,000 Open Handicap Trot at Pompano Park in a lifetime-best 1:55.2. Driven from post six by Joe Pavia Jr., Sand Prince was allowed to settle in sixth place through the early stages of the Monday feat
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Gregory reaches 4,999 wins
March 20, 2007
Without the benefit of hanging chads or Supreme Court intervention, driver Jeff Gregory has to wait at least one more evening for a shot at 5,000 career driving victories, coming back after attending the United States Trotting Association directors' meeting over the weekend to escort two winners Mon
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Classic supplements due
March 20, 2007
Supplemental nominations for The Classic Series (TCS) must be received in the offices of the Hambletonian Society by the close of business on Monday, March 26, with the TCS beginning at Dover Downs with the first of three $85,000 preliminary legs on Monday, April 9 and continuing with legs at the Me
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Linscott tribute May 6
March 20, 2007
Jim Linscott, longtime track photographer at Hoosier Park, will be honored in a special memorial service Sunday, May 6. The event will take place at 3 p.m. in the grandstand seating area. The service will be followed by a meet and greet with Linscott�s family, including his four daughters Gretche
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Goodrow fined $1,500
March 20, 2007
Dr. David Goodrow, the Ontario-based veterinarian who scratched three horses he owns at Woodbine earlier this month after stating he did not want to take a chance on receiving a positive test for aminorex, has been fined $1,500 by the Ontario Racing Commission for his actions. "Simple arithmetic
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Whisper silences Wdb foes
March 20, 2007
Whisper Trace took a lifetime mark in taking the lone division in the second leg of the Silver Reign Pacing Series Monday night at Woodbine, with Jack Moiseyev guiding the sophomore daughter of Astreos to a half-length victory over late-closing Stabilo and Tara Artiste, who was another length back i
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MR to require safety vests
March 20, 2007
In an effort to alleviate serious harm, Monticello Raceway will now mandate that all drivers wear safety vests every time they participate. �Over the years I�ve seen some of the fellows I�ve grown up with sustain injuries from racing accidents and since it�s been a proven fact that wearing a safe
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Hambo champ wins qualifier
March 20, 2007
Vivid Photo is back on track and preparing to compete in the Classic Series. He won a qualifier at The Meadows Tuesday morning in 1:59.1, with a :28.1 third quarter and a :30.3 final panel. �That�s where we wanted to be,� said trainer-driver Roger Hammer of Vivid Photo�s time. �We didn�t get to t
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Ind. slots bill moves forward
March 20, 2007
A bill that will allow slot machines at Indiana racetracks passed a state Senate committee Tuesday with a few changes, including reducing the number of machines at each track and substantially increasing the initial fees for each slots franchise. HB 1835 passed the Indiana Senate Tax and Fiscal P
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Longshots prevail at Dover
March 19, 2007
A pair of longshots, 40-1 Yogi Bare and 23-1 Diamond Revenge, lit up the tote board in the $20,000 twin-feature races at Dover Downs on Sunday, while Tony Morgan drove four winners and Tim Tetrick had a triple. Tim Curtin drove Jeff Bartels' Yogi Bare from last to first in the stretch to win a $2
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Trotters ready for battle
March 19, 2007
Michael Polansky�s Battleshoe Victor, a 1 3/4-length winner in his last start, and Albert Lispi�s Sand Prince, who has prevailed in three straight outings, headline a field of eight that will assemble for the $10,000 Open Handicap Trot at Pompano Park Monday. With a career bankroll over $126,000,
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Plainridge opens Monday
March 19, 2007
Plainridge Racecourse ushers in the New England harness racing season on Monday, March 19, with a 13-race program. The call to post is 4 p.m. and features a $7,000 purse for pacers in the 10th race who are non-winners of $600 per start in 2006-07. Jason Bartlett, last year's driving champion, ret
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Spill kills horse at Lebanon
March 19, 2007
A race accident at Lebanon Raceway Friday night resulted in drivers Roy Wilson and Jeremy Smith being taken to the hospital and the death of the 6-year-old pacing mare Iza Can Can. Smith had gotten away third with Iza Can Can when she fell, resulting in a chain-reaction accident with the trailing
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1,000 wins for Josh Kash
March 19, 2007
On Jan. 14, 2006, Keith Kash Jr. received the Peter Haughton Memorial Award for the top up-and-coming driver in Ohio. On Saturday, March 17, 2007, he drove his 1,000th winner behind Shining Art for owner David Slyman of Richfield, Ohio, at Buffalo Raceway. Nicknamed �Josh�, this 27�year-old Ohioa
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License snafu grounds Jet
March 19, 2007
Trainer Tom Harmer and Pompano Park director of operations Steve Wolf confirmed Monday morning that a licensing snafu forced the scratch of Jereme�s Jet out of the $10,000 Open Pace Saturday night by the Pompano stewards. Harmer told harnessracing.com that Jereme�s Jet�s Illinois-based owner, Jol
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117 eligible to Jugette
March 19, 2007
The $332,000 (est.) Jugette has attracted 117 three-year-old filly pacers including the six richest juveniles of 2006 in Isabella Blue Chip, Luck Of Michelle, Appleoosa Hanover, Michelle�s Power, Little Miss Dragon and Calgary Hanover. They headline the large group of fillies eligible to the Sept.
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Miller takes 4 Leaf Clover
March 18, 2007
Trainer Ervin Miller picked up victories in both of the $25,000 divisions in the second round of the Four Leaf Clover series on Saturday night (March 17) at the Meadowlands, winning with Western Shore (1:50.2) and Crawdad (1:51). In the second race, first division, Western Shore ($7.60, $3.40, $3
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Jereme's Jet scratches
March 18, 2007
The scratch of Jereme�s Jet from Saturday�s $10,000 Open Handicap Pace at Pompano Park opened the door for Eleven AM to grab his third win from four starts this year, as the son of Falcon Seelster took the feature in 1:53.3. Driven from post four by Bruce Ranger, Eleven AM was quick off the gate,
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Kindly Poet writes win
March 18, 2007
He may have missed the winner's circle in the opening legs, but Kindly Poet ($9.00, $5.60, $3.60) was game Saturday night at Woodbine in the $67,000 final of the Cam Fella Pacing Series for 3 and 4 year olds. After receiving a second-over trip from pilot Randy Waples, the Murray Brethour-trained
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Tetrick wins another 7
March 18, 2007
For the second straight program, Tim Tetrick, the sport's leading driver in 2007, drove seven winners at Dover Downs on Saturday, March. 17. Jennatron, a 42-1 shot, upset Be Bad Bill in the $14,300 St. Patrick's Day feature while Wishwell Sugarbaby won the top trot. Cory Callahan steered Jenna
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Special Report lowers mark
March 18, 2007
Special Report, who set a track record for older geldings of 1:51.3 last week, lowered his mark a tick Saturday night in the $35,000 Open Handicap Pace at Yonkers Raceway. With regular driver Larry Stalbaum at the the controls, the 5-year-old Keystone Raider gelding was caught four-wide leaving,
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Reason for positives?
March 18, 2007
Freedom Health LLC., the company associated with the SUCCEED conditioning system, recently issued the following release that, in its opinion, sheds light on the recent rash of Aminorex positives. Below is the release: Over the past 2 + years, racehorses (principally Standardbreds) have teste
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Flo Found George scores
March 17, 2007
The multiple-stakes winning mare Flo Found George scored her first victory of the season on Friday when taking the $10,000 Mares Open Handicap Pace from Pompano Park, although it took a tight three-horse win photo to determine the winner. Driven from post two by Bruce Ranger, Flo Found George ro
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Look To Book Again
March 17, 2007
Gerald Goldberg's Look To Book, who posted her first win of the season Friday, March 9, in the $8,000 Mares Open Handicap Pace, made it two in a row last night at Northfield Park. Look to Book, with Todd Jones driving, sat behind M D Jewel after a take-retake at the :28.1 quarter and then waited
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Tracks respond to OHHA
March 17, 2007
In a press release issued by the Ontario Harness Horse Association (OHHA) on March 13, statements below were attributed to Jim Whelan, President of OHHA, which we believe demonstrate both a lack of understanding of our position, and a lack of knowledge with respect to both regulatory and pri
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Trainers face retention
March 17, 2007
An executive from Woodbine Entertainment Group confirmed with Trot Insider Friday afternoon that any new trainers who receive a positive test for Aminorex would have to race out of retention. It is believed there has been another positive test for Aminorex, however, Trot Insider has not been abl
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Cam Cool set to sweep
March 17, 2007
Cam Cool is on course to sweep this year's Apaches Fame Pacing Series thanks to a pair of impressive victories in the preliminary legs of the event. The 3-year-old son of Camluck � Lartesienne sped to a career-best clocking of 1:53.4 last week, and he followed up with a 1:56.1 triumph in Friday n
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Moiseyev nearing 9,000 wins
March 17, 2007
After reaching the winner's circle twice Thursday evening at Woodbine, veteran driver Jack Moiseyev is just 10 wins shy of notching his 9,000th career driving victory. The 47-year-old native of Asbury Park, New Jersey currently sits 10th on harness racing's all time dash winners list and sixth o
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Axelrod new USTA chairman
March 17, 2007
The annual meeting of the board of directors of the US Trotting Association got underway in Columbus Saturday and already the organization has a new chairman, Ivan Axelrod of California, who defeated incumbent Joe Faraldo in a paper-ballot election. Faraldo was one of several directors who were n
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Happy b-day Rich N Elegant
March 17, 2007
Rich N Elegant, the dam of the winners of $7.5 million, including 2005 Horse of the Year Rocknroll Hanover, celebrated her 17th birthday at Hanover Shoe Farms on St. Patrick's Day. The daughter of Direct Scooter-Proven Perfect (by Abercrombie) was bred by Armstrong Bros. of Canada. Rich N Elegant
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Ericskarri takes Gen. Brock
March 16, 2007
Ericskarri, given a razor-sharp drive by Roger Mayotte, established command on the first turn and was never challenged in taking the $52,800(C) final of the General Brock Trotting Series on Thursday night at Woodbine. Lance Hall was in front off the wings, but before the turn Mayotte astutely gui
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McGee win on St. Pats Day?
March 16, 2007
According to trainer Stan Atkinson, Astreos horse Matty McGee is in fine form heading into Saturday evening's $67,000(C) final of the Cam Fella Pacing Series for 3 and 4 year olds at Woodbine. "I would say that over the last year and a half that I've trained Matty, this is probably the fittest an
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Cashall, yes Cashall, wins
March 16, 2007
Cashall won his first race of the year at Dover Downs Thursday night--no, not that Cash Hall, who trotted that world-record 1:51.1 time trial at Delaware, Ohio last year--but a 4-year-old gelding who hails from the same family. Kevin Sizer directed Cashall to Thursday night's 1:59.3 win in an $8,
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Tetrick wins seven at DD
March 16, 2007
Iwannabesedated, the sixth win of a seven-win night for Tim Tetrick, came when he drove the gelding to a second straight victory in the $30,000 claiming feature on a longshot filled card at Dover Downs on Thursday. Tetrick's seven wins is the second time this meet he has done so. Earlier this meet h
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3 more torsemide positives
March 16, 2007
Trainers David Menary, Mary Paulic and Randy Zhok are the latest to receive a fine and suspension from the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) for a positive test for the class 3 drug torsemide on one of their horses. That brings the number of trainers the ORC has announced as having a positive test to
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Tracks cancel, TVG shifts
March 16, 2007
The Meadowlands, Yonkers, Freehold and Saratoga Raceway have canceled their live racing programs for Friday because of the winter storm in the Northeast. Television Games Network (TVG) hosts Gary Seibel and Dave Weaver will now have to handicap the races from Maywood Park as TVG will replace the Mea
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Big names qualify at PPK
March 16, 2007
Several well-known horses won qualifiers at Pompano Park Friday morning, including the $868,875-winning He Wants It All, the first appearance for the 7-year-old son of The Big Dog since finishing fourth in the Isle Of Capri final Feb. 24 in Florida. Trainer Tom Harmer was in the bike behind He W
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New rules in Indiana
March 16, 2007
The Indiana Horse Racing Commission has promulgated a new regulation that prohibits the transfer of a suspended trainer�s horses to his or her spouse, member of the immediate family, assistant, employee or household member. It is believed that Indiana is the first state to impose such restriction
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Viva Las Dover for Elvis!
March 15, 2007
Elvis Cole romped to his fourth win in his last five starts winning the $27,500 Open Trot at Dover Downs on Wednesday, while the $17,500 winners-over trot went to RC Destiny, his second straight win. Tim Tetrick and Ross Wolfenden each had a three-win night. Four horses left the starting gate in
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Jersey Girls Series begins
March 15, 2007
After tangling with the open mares in the Cape & Cutter Series last month, Riley Rose picked up an easy win in the $20,000 opening round of the Jersey Girls Series on Wednesday night at the Meadowlands. Riley Rose put away first-over challenger Faith Leigh halfway down the stretch and held off a
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Grismore wins five more
March 15, 2007
Greg Grismore, quickly making a name for himself since relocating from Ohio, relocated to the winner's circle five times during Wednesday night's 13-race program at Yonkers Raceway. Grismore, who had just seven drives, began the proceedings with Petey's Tweety ($24.60) in the $8,000 pacing opene
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Filly takes a Buff holliday
March 15, 2007
Filly�s Victory and driver Ken Holliday went wire to wire in the featured $8,500 Fillies and Mares Open Pace at Buffalo Raceway Wednesday night in 1:59.3 over a very sloppy track for owner Betty Tauber of East Brunswick, N.J. The 5-year-old daughter of Jenna�s Beach Boy posted a season�s best time,
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Hypnotize headlines at PPK
March 15, 2007
A field of seven will assemble for Friday�s $10,000 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace at Pompano Park, which will go as the first race on the program and is headlined by Hypnotize, who is seeking her sixth victory of the year. Owned by Louis Diffenback, Lisa Diffenback, William Mack Jr. and tr
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Gate, draw changes at Big M
March 15, 2007
The Meadowlands� new stable gate entrance is located on Stadium Road, within the racetrack grounds. The previous location on Paterson Plank Road is now closed. Guests and horsemen are reminded that the speed limit on Stadium Road is 25 miles per hour, which will be strictly enforced by New Jersey S
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TCS format discussed
March 15, 2007
On Sunday, March 11, a meeting of The Classic Series (TCS) Board of Directors was held at the Westin Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood, Fla., called by TCS president Dr. Glen Brown to present a forum for open discussion of the Series. Joining TCS directors at the meeting were several industry leaders incl
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Jereme's Jet returns Sat.
March 15, 2007
Jereme's Jet, the 2005 Two-Year-Old Colt Pacer of the Year, will make his 4-year-old debut in the $10,000 Open Handicap Pace at Pompano Park, the first appearance for the son of Western Hanover since winning the Windy City Pace at Maywood Park last November, an effort that has since resulted in a po
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Changes for Big M racing
March 15, 2007
The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ) has announced that it has negotiated additional racing opportunities at the Meadowlands, a purse increase, and a 20 percent bonus to all New Jersey-sired horses. �We believe these additional racing opportunities will help the
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Morgan wins four at Dover
March 14, 2007
A two-week respite certainly paid off for Yada Yada Yada A in a 1:51.3 victory in the $27,500 Mares Open Pace at Dover Downs on Tuesday, while the $23,000 Mares Jr. Open went to Camturo. Tony Morgan had a driving quadruple. Ross Wolfenden pulled Yada Yada Yada A three wide at the top of the land
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Del. official Bob Clark dies
March 14, 2007
Veteran horseman and racing official Charles �Bob� Clark Jr. of Delaware, died Monday at the age of 70. Mr. Clark served as director of physical education for the YMCA in West Chester, Pa., later as a foreman at General Motors and when time permitted, he spent time breaking and training young hor
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ORC suspends 4 more
March 14, 2007
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has announced the fines and suspensions for four more trainers�Alfred Carroll, Richard Carroll, Todd Clements and Dan McFadden�for the class 3 drug Torsemide, a diuretic that has not yet been approved for use in Canada or the United States. Alfred Carroll was f
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March 14, 2007
In his new Wire to Wire column, Andrew Cohen responds to the New York Racing and Wagering Board�s position on EPO testing, and he calls for �more open debate and discussion� so people will become more informed about the use and testing of EPO. ��the more informed people are about the drug and its im
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A special win with lustre
March 13, 2007
Sharky Osborne won the $37,500 Preferred/Handicap, Poppy Lustre N, the Delaware Special, and Ross The Boss N the $28,500 Open Pace on one of the fastest cards ever at Dover Downs on Monday. Brian Sears left quickly with Gary Minner and Pete Richardson's Sharky Osborne to take the lead and maintai
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Bud light, pays big
March 13, 2007
For the second time in four weeks, Budlightning opened the Monday program at Pompano Park with a strong charge to the winner�s circle, taking the $8,500 feature trot in 1:57.3 at odds of 27-1. Guided from post six by Stephen Lareau, Budlightning settled along the pylons in fifth place as race fa
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Michigan names best of '06
March 13, 2007
Action Figure and Benns Cowboy have been named Michigan's 2006 Pacer of the Year and Trotter of the Year, respectively. Michigan Racing Commissioner Christine C. White made the announcement during the Michigan Horse Council's International Stallion Expo at the Michigan State University Agriculture P
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2nd positive for Wallace
March 13, 2007
Trainer Ben Wallace has reportedly received a second positive for the class 1 drug aminorex, this time coming on his horse Zooka, who won the $45,000(C) Open Pace at Woodbine March 3. The 5-year-old Zooka, with career earnings of more than $626,000, won that race in 1:52.2, edging runner-up Escap
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W-to-w wins in Silver Reign
March 13, 2007
Both Simply Mavelous and Tara Artiste flashed speed and went wire-to-wire in taking divisions in the opening leg of the Silver Reign Pacing Series Monday at Woodbine. Mark MacDonald guided Simply Mavelous to a head-bob win over Twin B Diva in the $17,000(C) first division of the series for 3-year
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Tracks reverse ban decision
March 13, 2007
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has released a joint statement indicating that while investigations will continue, Ontario racetracks have reversed their decision to ban entries from those trainers named in a recent rash of Aminorex positives. The Woodbine Entertainment Group, however, will req
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Georgian cancels Tuesday
March 13, 2007
Georgian Downs has canceled its 10-race program Tuesday night due to poor track conditions caused by rising temperatures. The decision was made following a meeting of racetrack officials and horsemen. Live racing resumes Saturday night at Georgian Downs.
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New Ont. positives emerge
March 13, 2007
Four trainers have been given fines and suspendioins by the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) for positive tests for the class 3 drug torsemide, a diuretic which has not yet been approved for use in Canada or the United States. The ORC recently announced it was in the process of investigating 20 posit
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Cal case set for June
March 13, 2007
Ten months after the incident, on Monday, March 12, Cal Expo driver Jason Maier was cleared of all charges involving an alleged bad race at the Sacramento harness track. But Jason's younger brother Daniel and fellow driver Todd Ratchford will face trial, scheduled to start June 12 in Sacramento Supe
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NJ rules on Ledfords
March 13, 2007
The New Jersey Racing Commission today approved a settlement of an appeal by trainer Seldon Ledford, his son Eric Ledford and stable employees Ardena and Ryan Dailey, along with veterinarian Dr. John Witmer. Ledford and others were arrested by the New Jersey State Police for possession of Aranesp an
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Record in Horse & Groom
March 12, 2007
Two Weeks Notice set a new stakes record of 1:54 in capturing the featured $80,000 Horse & Groom final Sunday afternoon at the Meadowlands. The previous stakes record of 1:54.1 was set by Mohammed Mali in 2005. With driver Ron Pierces at the lines, Two Weeks Notice battled first up around the ba
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Rallies take Dover features
March 12, 2007
Wrangler Sam and NF Signature used similar come-from-behind tactics to win the two $20,000 feature paces Sunday at Dover Downs, while Tim Tetrick continued his multiple-win performances in driving four winners. Tetrick moved Virginia Louthan's Wrangler Sam three wide heading into the final turn
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Brennan, Sears win splits
March 11, 2007
Western Shore and Florida Boy each captured their respective $25,000 division of the opening leg of the Four Leaf Clover Series on Saturday night at the Meadowlands. In the first division, Western Shore rallied late in the stretch and nipped Real Mean Art at the wire to win by a neck in a person
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EST win for Eleven AM
March 11, 2007
Eleven AM took the lead entering the first turn of Friday night's feature at Pompano Park and never looked back, winning the Open Handicap Pace in 1:52.2 to score his second victory in three starts this year. Driven by the track�s leading pilot Bruce Ranger, Eleven AM outfought the New Zealand i
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Inca takes Yonkers' Open
March 11, 2007
A lot of things worked in Allamerican Inca�s favor in Saturday night's $35,000 Open Handicap Pace at Yonkers Raceway and, in honor of daylight savings time, he sprung ahead at just the right time. Leaving from post three after an inside judges' scratch (George At Bigs), Inca and driver Jim Panta
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GE lights Dover win photo
March 11, 2007
GE�s Gilmour set a new lifetime record in one of the $13,800 features while Boo Bugg won another on the Saturday card at Dover Downs. Tim Tetrick drove Bernard and Gary Ewing�s GE�s Gilmour to a new lifetime mark of 1:54.3 in the $13,800 Delaware 3-4-&-5-year-old pace. The Badlands Hanover geldin
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No fib, McGee wins at Wdb
March 11, 2007
Sea Dragon kicked off the second leg of the Cam Fella Series with an upset score in the first $35,000 division of the stakes event for 3- and 4-year-old pacers Saturday night at Woodbine, while Matty McGee cruised in the second split. Phil Hudon guided Sea Dragon, a 4-year-old son of Dragon Again
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Racing convention underway
March 11, 2007
The first joint session of the annual Harness Tracks of America (HTA) and Thoroughbred Racing Associations of America (TRA) took place on Sunday morning in Hollywood, Fla., and three topics were addressed: slots, lobbying legislators, and integrity. The meeting held at the Westin Diplomat, just a
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Spin Rate fastest in Scooter
March 10, 2007
KG Delight rocketed off the live cover of Street Dancer in the stretch and exploded home to capture the $50,000 opening leg of the Overbid, for free-for-all pacing mares, in 1:51.4 on Friday night at the Meadowlands. Street Dancer finished second after a tough first-over trip and it was a length
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Cherry Hills wins at PPK
March 10, 2007
The 11-year-old veteran trotter Cherry Hills returned to the winner�s circle for the first time since June 7, 2000, when taking the sixth race at Pompano Park Friday. Owned by Gerry and Gary LeGault of McTrade Enterprises of Amos, Quebec, Cherry Hills and driver Bruce Ranger assumed control of the r
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Storm brewing at Yonkers
March 10, 2007
When last we saw Always A Stormin', he was doing good things by being forwardly-placed in the high-conditioned trotting ranks. However, his return Yonkers Raceway engagement in Friday night's $35,000 Open Handicap Trot came after a judges' scratch at Woodbine and a gate break at the Meadowlands.
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Giant Hit in Buffalo Open
March 10, 2007
Imagianthit, who scored his third triumph of the 2007 season, put reinsman Keith Kash Jr. just six wins away from 1,000 lifetime wins as the 27-year-old native of Ohio drove the son of Giant Hit to victory in the $10,000 Open Trot at Buffalo Raceway on Friday night Owned by The Inquisitive Stable
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Book that win at Northfield
March 10, 2007
Gerald Goldberg's Look To Book posted her first win of the season Friday in the $8,000 Mares Open Handicap Pace, after posting 13 victories last year. Look to Book won with Todd Jones filling in for injured regular pilot Elliott Deaton, who will undergo shoulder surgery next week. Polo Jenn cut f
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Cam, cool and collected
March 10, 2007
Cam Cool lost the lead twice but had it when it counted most in the first of two $17,000(C) divisions in the first leg of the Apaches Fame Pacing Series Friday night at Woodbine. Randy Waples sent Cam Cool straight to the lead off the wings, but into the first turn Phil Hudon and In The Irons sei
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Two more aminorex positives
March 10, 2007
Trainers Sandra Houghton and Ken Duncan have reportedly confirmed they have become the ninth and 10th trainers in Ontario to receive a positive test for the class 1 drug aminorex. Both trainers confirmed the findings to Standardbred Canada's (SC) Trot Insider. Houghton said A And Gs Rockette test
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Sears starts hot at Big M
March 09, 2007
Brian Sears won four of the first five races at the Meadowlands on Thursday night, including 36-1 longshot Jiffy Girl in the fifth, which helped lead to a Pick 6 carryover of $18,058.60 for Friday. Sears won the daily double with 5-1 Sea Man in the opener and 9-2 Big Switch in race two. He also add
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Express train to Sar circle
March 09, 2007
Whoever said the only certainties in life are death and taxes never saw Express Ball N in action as the 5-year-old mare has raced six times this year, and she has won every single start, the latest coming Thursday night in the $17,000 Fillies and Mares Open at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway. Trainer
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Wdb hosts 3 trotting splits
March 09, 2007
Three $18,000(C) divisions of the General Brock Trotting Series were held Thursday night at Woodbine, with 18-1 longshot Dyna Rail earning speed honors with a 1:56.3 effort. The other two splits were won by Ericskarri and Sharpshootennoris. Jack Moiseyev was in the sulky behind Dyna Rail as the s
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Big M goes to 4 programs
March 09, 2007
The Meadowlands announced Friday that it will be dropping Wednesday nights from its weekly racing schedule beginning March 21 and continuing through May 9. The final decision was made after receiving approval from the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey. Post time Thursday
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Mare wins 2nd series final
March 08, 2007
Up Front Jan-E-Lu added another winter series final to her laurels with a career-best 1:52 effort in the $55,000 Night Styles on Wednesday night at the Meadowlands. Up Front Jan-E-Lu saved ground early, before tipping to the outside on the final turn and charging home to a 1 3/4-length tally over
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A true blue longshot at PPK
March 08, 2007
True Blue Lindy scored the biggest upset at Pompano Park in over a year when taking the second race trot on Wednesday at odds of 103-1 for driver-trainer Rolf Ebener, returning $209 on a $2 win bet. Driven from post eight, True Blue Lindy cleared the field off the gate and trotted right to the le
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Van goes to winner's circle
March 08, 2007
JM Vangogh, one of Tony Morgan's five wins, was at the top of his game winning the $27,500 Open Trot in 1:58.1 on a cold and snowy Wednesday at Dover Downs. Morgan also drove RC Destiny to victory in the $17,500 trot. Ross Wolfenden had a driving triple. JM Vangogh took the lead from the starting
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Devil of a night for Morrill
March 08, 2007
In the featured $7,500 Fillies and Mares pace at Buffalo Raceway Wednesday night, driver Jim Morrill Jr. made it to the winner's circle for the fourth time among his five wins as he steered Devils Delight to her first victory of the season for owners Viola, Venniro and Graham in 1:58.4 over a "good"
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Wallace speaks on positive
March 08, 2007
Ben Wallace, who a few days ago became the eighth Ontario-based trainer to have one of his horses test positive for the Class 1 drug aminorex, has been quoted as saying he had given Tramisol, a sheep wormer, on that filly, the drug Dr David Goodrow has been saying he believes is being picked up by t
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Substances in Robinson van
March 08, 2007
According to reports, Ontario Racing Commission executive director John Blakney has said that a vial containing a substance, some powder and five syringes that contained substances were confiscated from the truck bringing two Bill Robinson-trained horses to Western Fair to race Monday night but was
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**NEW**Wire To Wire
March 08, 2007
In his latest Wire To Wire column, Andrew Cohen questions why a horse that received a black-box positive was allowed to race at two other racetracks, which subsequently resulted in the trainer being fined and suspended. Cohen looks at the rules governing such an occurrence and how this incident happ
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Poke mom, it's a surprise!
March 07, 2007
Riley Rose returned to Dover Downs after a short stay at the Meadowlands to score a 1:52.3 victory in the $27,500 Mares Open Pace Tuesday while Poke Mom pulled a mild surprise taking the $23,000 Mares Jr. Open. Tim Tetrick and Tony Morgan had driving triples, Brad Hanners a double. Driver Jim Mo
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Frinzi re-elected HHI pres.
March 07, 2007
Dominic Frinzi was re-elected president of Harness Horsemen International on Tuesday as part of the organization�s annual convention in Deerfield Beach, Fla., at the Embassy Suites Resort. Also re-elected were first vice president Gene Oldford, second vice president Jerry Brittingham, treasurer Mike
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92 named to NA Cup
March 07, 2007
The ownership connections of 92 three-year-old pacers made the Feb. 15 nomination payment for the 2007 edition of the $1.5 million(C) Pepsi North America Cup, which will have eliminations June 9 and the final June 16. For the first time in the stake�s history, the North America Cup will be contes
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Jug Preview noms down
March 07, 2007
Scioto Downs� Jug Preview, the final prep for the Little Brown Jug, has a sustaining payment of $750 due postmarked by Thursday, March 15. The 38th edition of the stake for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings is slated for Saturday, Sept. 8. Further information about the upcoming meet is availab
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DSBF purses to increase
March 07, 2007
Starting with the Dover Downs 3-year-old Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund races, all eliminations will be increased to $20,000. Finals will increase to $110,000. Starting fees remain the same at $500 per track, not per race. Health requirements must be complied with and all trainers should con
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Pierce took his 10 days
March 07, 2007
Harnessracing.com has learned that driver Ron Pierce, who was given a 10-day suspension in the aftermath of the Breeders Crown elimination race accident that resulted in the broken leg suffered by John Campbell and the death of one horse, took his 10 days beginning at the end of December. Pierce
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St. Paddy drivers are set
March 07, 2007
Barring any unforeseen setbacks the drivers for Monticello Raceway�s St Paddy Pace on Friday afternoon, March 16 are now finalized and waiting to join Hall of Famer Jim Doherty in the race which features the talents of reinsmenof Irish heritage are: John McDermott, John Gilmour, Mike Doherty, Jim Ta
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Robinson
March 07, 2007
A reported "situation" at Western Fair Raceway in London, Ontario Monday night resulted in workers for trainer Bill Robinson being denied entry to the racetrack and the scratching of two Robinson-trained horses from the race card. According to published reports, Ontario Racing Commission executive J
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Yannick posts a five-bagger
March 06, 2007
Yannick Gingras, who never needed a map to find his way around Yonkers Raceway, returned to town Monday night and proceeded to take the fifth on the fifth as he won five races from just eight drives on the wind-driven, dozen-race card. Gingras began his winner's-circle road trips with the 3-year-
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A battle to Pompano circle
March 06, 2007
After a string of defeats to world record holder Tweedle Dum in the Mack Lobell Trotting Series, Battleshoe Victor returned to the winner�s circle on Monday when taking the third-race feature from Pompano Park, a $10,000 Open Handicap Trot. Driven by Bruce Ranger, Battleshoe Victor was handled ag
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DD winner goin to Hollywood
March 06, 2007
Pacing into a strong wind could not deter Lather Machine in the $37,400 Preferred pace, Prince Of Luck takes the $35,000 Delaware Special and Cheyenne Hollywood wins the $28,500 Open on a chilly and windy Monday at Dover Downs. Tim Tetrick pulled Lather Machine to the outside in front of the gra
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Wallace aminorex positive
March 06, 2007
Ben Wallace, Canada's 1999 O'Brien Award winner as Trainer of the Year after his Triple Crown journey with Blissfull Hall, has reportedly received a positive test for the Class 1 drug aminorex and has been barred from racing at Woodbine until the situation is resolved. The Toronto Sun was reporti
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Expert says testing solid
March 06, 2007
Equine testing expert Dr Richard Sams says the science behind the testing for the amphetamine aminorex is solid, and he believes horsemen are unknowingly giving their horses the substance by administering either feed supplements/additives or some sort of pre-race treatment that contains the drug, b
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A bruiser of a win at Wdb
March 06, 2007
Ramegade Bruiser took the early lead and never looked back to take the $53,400(C) final of the Ontario Boys Pacing Series Monday night at Woodbine. Mark MacDonald drove the 4-year-old Rambaran gelding to a half-length win over John Dilinger in 1:54.1. Stonebridge Wish was third, beaten 6 1/4 lengths
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NY board responds to Cohen
March 06, 2007
While the aminorex mystery continues, the New York State Racing and Wagering Board has written a letter in response to Andrew Cohen's Feb. 28 Wire To Wire column. The New York board's letter follows below. To the Editor: I would like to respond to recent columns that were submitted by Andrew Coh
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Churchill buys into HRTV
March 05, 2007
Churchill Downs and Magna Entertainment Corporation (MEC) have announced that Churchill Downs has purchased a 50-percent interest in HRTV, MEC's racing television channel that works in concert with its xpressbet wagering service. According to a joint press release, both Churchill Downs and Magna
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Mohawk qualies postponed
March 05, 2007
A malfunction of the Mohawk Racetrack starting gate Monday morning forced the cancellation of qualifiers after only one race was held. The remained of the qualifying card has been rescheduled for 10 o'clock Tuesday morning.
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Also a four stars winner
March 05, 2007
Likeabatoutahell cruised to a 1:54.3 victory in the first of two $20,000 Horse & Groom Series on Sunday afternoon at the Meadowlands, while Four Starz Robro won the second split in 1:54.2. With Andy Miller at the lines, Likeabatoutahell recorded his first win of 2007 in wire-to-wire fashion. The
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An alert girl in Ontario
March 05, 2007
It was a mild upset in Sunday�s $57,300(C) Ontario Girls Pacing Series final at Woodbine as Alerts Big Girl posted a sharp 1:54.2 victory. Jody Jamieson had the 4-year-old daughter of Albert Albert-Special Alert sitting well off the pace and watched as race favourite Famous Hunch put up strong fr
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Lather up Monday at Dover
March 05, 2007
Lather Machine returns to the $37,500 Preferred Pace, Poppy Lustre N heads the $35,000 Delaware Special and Quick And Deadly is back in the $28,000 Open Pace on a power-packed Monday afternoon card at Dover Downs. After a visit to the Meadowlands, Gary and Barbara Iles' Lather Machine will have T
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TCS nominations announced
March 05, 2007
The Classic Series (TCS) will showcase the cream of the crop for each division of older trotters and pacers when it gets underway in just over a month. The first preliminary leg is set for Dover Downs on Monday, April 9. The Pacing Classic pits 2006 Dan Patch Older Pacer of the Year Lis Mara and
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Frank Ready dies
March 05, 2007
Francis X. �Frank� Ready, who served as the executive vice president of the U.S. Trotting Association from 1982 until 1993, died on March 2 following a brief illness. Since the time of his retirement he had been living in Great Falls, Va. Details regarding funeral arrangements were not immediatel
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Salvi joining Tioga/Vernon
March 05, 2007
Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs are pleased to announce the addition of Nick Salvi, Regional Director of Racing as the newest member to their racing staff. Salvi comes to Tioga & Vernon Downs after serving as race secretary at Pompano Park and at The Red Mile. He also currently serves as the Executive
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148 eligible to Brown Jug
March 05, 2007
The Dan Patch 2-year-old pacing colt champion Artzina, Breeders Crown winner Charley Barley, and the leading juvenile money winner Yankee Skyscaper are the early favorites among 148 eligibles to the 62nd Little Brown Jug. The $575,000-est. Little Brown Jug will be raced Thursday afternoon, Septembe
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Pierce wins 4 Saturday
March 04, 2007
Cheered on by his own �good luck charm," his mom, driver Ron Pierce steered four winners on the Saturday night card at the Meadowlands. Pierce, who averaged a $17.20 payout for the night, has been on a hot streak since his mother, Dolores Brower, arrived from Seattle to visit him. With Saturday�s gr
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Tioga tourney starts June 3
March 04, 2007
Tioga Downs has announced the new Rags to Riches Series, a $100,000 (est.) event for $10,000 claimers, which will mirror the elimination style of the NCAA basketball tournaments. Tioga is trying to capture the excitement the tournament creates, and insert it into harness racing. As is the case with
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Shadow best at Yonkers
March 04, 2007
Week after week of brutal trips might discourage lesser lads, but that hearty Michigan stock--both horse and driver--came to the fore in Saturday night's $35,000 Open Pace at Yonkers Raceway. Shadow's Best Buddy and exclusive escort Larry Stalbaum were first-over winners of the night's big prize, on
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Big M to cut a day
March 04, 2007
Facing a horse shortage caused in part by higher purses being paid at Yonkers Raceway, the Meadowlands has received permission from the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey to cut its weekly schedule of racing by one day. Which day will be dropped is expected to be announced ea
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Burning Point wins by neck
March 03, 2007
Burning Point and Miss Galvinator A squared off at Yonkers Raceway Friday night in a $35,000 feature, and Burning Point, the 2006 Pacing Mare of the Year, walked away the winner. She scored by a slim neck over Miss Galvinator A in 1:54.3. Burning Point, driven by Stephane Bouchard, was making her
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More purse money in NY
March 03, 2007
Tioga and Vernon Downs have announced their projected purse account numbers for the 2007 meets, with both tracks increasing payouts. This year, the Nichols, N.Y. track will pay out a projected $80,000 per card over 57 dates, while Vernon will pay out a projected $50,000 per card in purses over 90 da
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Six-bagger for Tony at DD
March 02, 2007
Tony Morgan won six races including his 11,000th career victory with Fresh Deck to highlight the Thursday card at Dover Downs, while Swing Master and Iwannabesedated won the co-features and the sport's leading driver Tim Tetrick had a triple. Morgan made a great start on course for his next tar
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Lynch out until summer
March 02, 2007
Top Delaware horseman Toby Lynch will be out of action until this summer as he recovers from knee surgery performed last month. Lynch injured his knee last month necessitating an operation and a period of several months with his knee in a cast. Lynch owns two top 3 year olds this season: the outs
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On the ball again at Sar
March 02, 2007
Express Ball N has found the fast track to the winner�s circle at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway, taking the featured $17,000 Fillies & Mares Open Thursday for the second consecutive start. This week, Express Ball N had no problem finding the top, easily grabbing the lead just past the firsty turn.
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Speed badge to Spectacular
March 02, 2007
Speed honors for the fastest mile on the nine-race Meadowlands card Thursday night went to the Illinois-bred Spectacular Cam, who--in direct contrast to her wire-to-wire win last week--rallied from behind to score in 1:53 in a $17,500 conditioned pace. With David Miller in the sulky, Spectacular
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Housewife with a gap
March 02, 2007
She hadn't raced in three weeks and was coming off a break, but that didn't stop the talented Desperatehousewife from getting back on the winning track as she captured the Thursday's Invitational Handicap Trot at Cal Expo in 1:57.1. Before starting from post five in the field of eight, driver Tim
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Zeron:We'll take a polygraph
March 02, 2007
Rick Zeron, who received an aminorex positive from the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) and has subsequently been barred from racing at Woodbine, Flamboro Downs or Georgian Downs, has told Standardbred Canada (SC) he is willing to take a lie detector test to prove his innocence. Speaking on behalf
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Georgian, OHHA settle
March 02, 2007
Officials of Georgian Downs and the Ontario Harness Horse Associati(OHHA) have reportedly reached an agreement that will likely lead to the resumption of racing at that Ontario racetrack March 10. The terms of the agreement, which was reached after two full days of talks presided by a mediator, have
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Jereme's Jet qualifies
March 02, 2007
Trainer Tom Harmer told harnessracing.com Friday afternoon that Jereme�s Jet will make his pari-mutuel debut in two weeks at Pompano Park before he ships the millionaire 4-year-old pacer to Yonkers for the George Morton Levy Series that begins the end of the month. Jereme�s Jet returned to the ra
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Incredible Tempo in TLC
March 02, 2007
As Meadowlands announcer Sam McKee put it, the $60,000 Tender Loving Care Series final for 3-year-old pacing filliies was a "blow out" as Southwind Tempo scored by 11 1/2 lengths in a lifetime best 1:51.4 Friday night at the Meadowlands. The filly by Bettor's Delight has now won three of four starts
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Night also enhanced at Big M
March 01, 2007
It's not too often driver Ron Pierce returns a payoff of $43 when he directs one to the winner's circle, but he did those honors to Captain Holly's backers in the first of two $16,000 Night Styles divisions at the Meadowlands Wednesday night. It was a far different situation in the second split as Y
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Northwest win(d) at Buffalo
March 01, 2007
With Jim Morrill Jr. in the sulky, Northwestern, a 6-year-old daughter of Western Hanover, rallied from off the pace Wednesday night at Buffalo Raceway to win the $8,400 Open Pace for fillies and mares in a four-horse blanket finish in 1:59 over a "sloppy" track. It was the third win in a row for No
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Burning Point returns Fri.
March 01, 2007
Fresh off her acclamation Sunday night as 2006 Older Pacing Mare of the Year, Burning Point returns to the races for her 7-year-old season at Yonkers Raceway Friday night, taking on the highly-regarded Miss Galvinator A in the $35,000 Open Pace for fillies and mares. A winner of more than $2.7 mi
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Hypnotist act at Pompano
March 01, 2007
Hypnotize, the current leader of the female pacing class at Pompano Park, looks for her fifth victory of the season when starting from post six in Friday�s featured $10,000 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace that has attracted a field of eight. A 5-year-old daughter of Artiscape, out of the Fal
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Ontario tracks cancel Thurs.
March 01, 2007
Woodbine has canceled its Thursday night live racing program due to the winter storm, with Friday qualifiers also "scratched," while Flamboro Downs and Kawartha Downs have also canceled their Thursday programs. The three second-leg divisions of the General Brock Trotting Series which were slated
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Witch on trial at Big M
March 01, 2007
Witch Trials is one of the fillies hoping to upset 9-5 morning line favorite Southwind Tempo in the $60,000 Tender Loving Care final on Friday night at the Meadowlands. Co-owned by Delaware-based reinsman Kevin Sizer, Witch Trials is rated at 10-1 from post three in the evening�s featured seven
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