News Archive

Soph rallies at Hoosier
May 17, 2007
Eden Burst came from last at the top of the stretch to win the $6,000 second leg of the Tubby Trimble Series Wednesday, May 16, at Hoosier Park. Roaring from the outside with driver Don Irvine Jr., the 3 year old paced the mile in 1:56.2, just a tick off of his career best. The race was a non-bettin
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Confetti flies for Concetti
May 17, 2007
The veteran gelding Concetti scored his first win of the year when staying clear of trouble and trotting to a front-end victory in the $6,000 featured trot from at Pompano Park on Wednesday in 1:56.4.   Driven from post three by Daryl Bier, Concetti took control of the Wednesday feature ente
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Purse increase at Pompano
May 17, 2007
On the heels of news of a lawsuit by horsemen over slots revenue sharing, the isle casino & racing at Pompano Park announced Tuesday there will be a significant increase in purse money beginning Friday, May 18. The purse increase announcement comes following news that the Florida Stand
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Harrington mark set in slop
May 17, 2007
Paul Chambers and John Mello's JM Vangogh (Tony Morgan) set a new track record for aged trotting horses Wednesday at Harrington Raceway with a 1:56 victory in the $20,300 Open Trot over a "sloppy" track. The Chambers trainee set all the fractions in his track record setting effort. The 7-year-old
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Dan Patch champ in NJSS
May 17, 2007
Artizina, who won 2006 Dan Patch Award as 2-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year, will start down the road of his 3-year-old campaign in Saturday night’s first leg of the New Jersey Sire Stakes at the Meadowlands. Three divisions, splitting 28 three-year-old pacing colts and geldings, have been carded
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Ill. votes against slaughter
May 17, 2007
On Tuesday the Illinois state Senate voted 39-16 to ban the slaughter of American horses in Illinois for human consumption overseas. The Senate approved House Bill 1711 late Wednesday; the House had previously approved the bill by a vote of 74-41, and it now goes to Governor Rod Blagojevic
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44 entered in Empire Classic
May 17, 2007
The inaugural Empire Breeders Classic for 3-year-old New York-eligible trotters attracted 44 starters for the eliminations to be raced on Saturday, May 19, at Vernon Downs. A total of 16 colts drew into two $10,000 elimination fields and 28 fillies forced four eliminations.   Last year’s 2-y
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Miss Galvinator back at YR
May 17, 2007
Yonkers Raceway's Friday night festivities include a pair of $35,000 Open Handicaps and a visit from the Mildred Williams Driving Series. Post time for the 10-race card is 7:40 p.m., and since they're chronologically first--and we strongly believe in chivalry--we shall begin with the ladies of the
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Tilly favored in Cutler
May 17, 2007
With Mr. Muscleman skipping town for Sweden’s Elitlopp, Brunton Tilly was installed the 9-5 favorite in the $185,000 Arthur J. Cutler Memorial on Saturday night at the Meadowlands. The 9-year-old gelding will start from post seven in the Cutler, which is named for the late New York restaurateur
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Will dice roll in Graduate?
May 17, 2007
Load The Dice will need all the help he can muster to pull off the upset over Lis Mara in the $285,000 Graduate final on Saturday night the Meadowlands. A recent equipment change, the luck of the post position draw and the comfort of being back at his home base may just help the gritty 5-year-old pa
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Royal babies at Winbak
May 17, 2007
A brother to 2004 Horse of the Year Rainbow Blue, a sister to 2005 Hambletonian winner Vivid Photo, and a half brother to Bettor's Delight and No Pan Intended are among the foals born this spring at Winbak Farm in Chesapeake City, Md.   Rainbow Blue's first full broth
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Gerri's Joy wins qualifier
May 17, 2007
Merrie Annabelle winner Gerri's Joy was a three-length winner in 1:56.4 in her 2007 qualifying debut Thursday morning at the Meadowlands. A winner of more than $394,000 last year at two, the 3-year-old daughter of Enjoy Lavec has a career mark of 1:56.2, set in her Breeders Crown elimination; she fi
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Manzi to return Friday
May 17, 2007
After being sidelined for a week by back pain, Cat Manzi is set to resume driving on Friday at the Meadowlands. Manzi had been involved in a spill on Monday, May 7, at Yonkers Raceway, the residual effects of which caused him to remove himself from the rest of his drives after last Friday’s sev
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Age ripens Ripped
May 17, 2007
When trainer Gary Napierala purchased Ripped for $5,000, the horse was a 2 year old who could barely stay on stride; however, that small investment would pay off handsomely as the 6-year-old gelding blossomed into one of the sport’s top older trotters.   Ripped faces his first major test
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Vivid Photo to qualify
May 17, 2007
Vivid Photo is scheduled to qualify Friday, May 18, at Tioga Downs, and on Sunday the 3-year-old pacing colt Kenneth J will make his seasonal debut at the track in the Empire Breeder’s Classic.   Kenneth J, a son of Bettor's Delight, has qualified twice this year at the Meadowl
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