News Archive

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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