News Archive

Broom out in trot series
April 24, 2007
Conway Maid completed the sweep of the Celias Counsel Trotting Series for 3-year-old fillies with an impressive, never-in-doubt victory in the $49,200(C) final Monday night at Woodbine. Paul MacDonell drove the daughter of Conway Hall to the 2 1/4-length win in 1:59 for trainer Mike Keeling and
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Possible to win by a nose
April 24, 2007
The 5-year-old Florida-bred gelding Railee Possible had the lead when it mattered most in Monday’s $10,000 Isle Mile I Trot at Pompano Park, thrusting his nose in front in the final yards to prevail by a nose in 1:56.4.   Starting from post four with David Ingraham at the lines, Railee
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A blowout win at Harr
April 24, 2007
Three Point Acres' Blowout Hanover ($6) made a successful debut with Open company with a wire-to-wire 1:52.4 win  in the $17,500 Junior Open Monday at Harrington Raceway. Driven by Tony Morgan, the 5-year-old Cam's Card Shark gelding was sent hard for the front with fractions of :27.3, :5
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No Derby on Youbet?
April 24, 2007
Youbet announced late Monday that unless TrackNet Media--the new joint venture between Churchill and Magna--drops its requirement that Youbet forego other premier races to carry the 2007 Kentucky Derby and other TrackNet controlled content, customers of the industry's a
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Injured horse wins qual
April 24, 2007
BB Bunny Bell, the Precious Bunny colt who suffered a serious skull injury and nearly died before the efforts of Barb Hartman and her Miracle Farm Horse Rescue raised enough money to save his life, won a qualifier last Friday at Northfield in 1:59.4, in line to Brett Miller. It was just his second t
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Searches held at Pocono
April 24, 2007
Anton Leppler, executive secretary of the Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission, has announced that in an effort to further strengthen the Commission's integrity program ensuring a level playing field on the racetrack, several searches were carried out at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs by Commiss
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Willis's barn quarantined
April 24, 2007
Harnessracing.com has learned four of veteran Illinois-based trainer Nelson Willis’s horses have tested for equine herpes (EHV-1) and his barn at Balmoral Park has been quarantined. Willis had two horses scratched last Saturday at Balmoral and another three on Sunday.   Willis qualified some
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