News Archive

A true blue victory
April 05, 2007
The Hambletonian-eligible trotter True Blue Lindy recovered from an early break to score his third consecutive victory of the season when defeating a field of older rivals in the ninth race at Pompano Park on Wednesday in 2:00.3. Driven from post two by Bruce Ranger, True Blue Lindy went offstrid
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Pompano changes conditions
April 05, 2007
After meetings and discussions with horsemen and the Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association (FSBOA), Pompano Park is altering the conditions of its races, effective Friday, April 6. "Our race secretary, Greg DeFrank, and his assistant, Anthony Clark, have done a great job in redesig
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Timothy pays dividends
April 05, 2007
Armbro Timothy won the week's top trot, the $27,500 Open Handicap on Wednesday at Dover Downs while Tony Morgan drove four winners. Swissonian and Outreatgeous won $20,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) soph trot prelims. After being idle from mid May until early this year, Armbro
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NJ impact study presented
April 05, 2007
A new study released by the Rutgers University Equine Science Center says the New Jersey equine industry is valued at more than $3.5 billion and generates $1.1 billion annually in positive impact on the New Jersey economy, with $502 million of that amount coming from the racetracks alone. the data w
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TCS openers set for Dover
April 05, 2007
The first of three preliminary legs of The Classic Series (TCS) will be raced at Dover Downs on Monday, with all four 2006 TCS final winners will compete on the card. The first of two Classic Oaks divisions kicks off the action in race two, led by last year’s TCS final and Breeders Crown winner M
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ORC on Waxman case
April 05, 2007
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has confirmed that owner Daniel Waxman, who has raced such prominent horses as the pacing mare Loyal Opposition, could be facing a five-year suspension, $100,000 fine, and disqualification of horses that raced under his ownership. A spokesperson for the ORC has
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Scioto loses $4.4 mil in '06
April 05, 2007
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting Scioto Downs filed documents that reported it spent $3.1 million last year in its unsuccessful quest to pass a referendum that would have allowed slot machines at the track, resulting in total losses of $4.4 million in 2006. The documents were filed with the Sec
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Glass Pack qualifies
April 05, 2007
Glass Pack, the 3-year-old Cole Muffler gelding purchased by R. Peter Heffering and Jerry Silva in January, qualified at the Meadowlands Thursday morning, finishing second for David Miller by 2 1/2 lengths to Pop Z Pop--a 3-year-old Riverboat King colt--and Andy Miller in a 1:55.1 mile.
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Robert Fahy dies
April 05, 2007
Robert Fahy, a veteran horseman and the father of trainer-driver Billy Fahy, died Wednesday at a care facility in McMurray, Pa., not far from The Meadows racetrack, where he had raced horses over the years. Fahy, who was 75, had been battling cancer. A native of western New York, Fahy also raced
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Ledfords receive probation
April 05, 2007
Driver Eric Ledford has been sentenced to one-year probation and $15,000 fine by a New Jersey county judge after pleading guilty to one count of possession of a controlled substance. Ledford, his father, Seldon, and three others were arrested March 31, 2006, after a raid on their stable at Showplace
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April 05, 2007
How much should government be involved in the business of horse racing? In his latest Wire To Wire, Andrew Cohen refers to a recent speech by Bennett Liebman, coordinator of the Racing and Wagering Law Program at Albany Law School, about that subject. Cohen wants your thoughts about government’s inv
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