News Archive

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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