News Archive

Pompano opens 2nd level
May 25, 2007
South Florida’s newest gaming destination, the Isle Casino & Racing at Pompano Park, opens the second level of its new 157,000 square foot casino and new poker room Friday afternoon.   “The Isle is now a complete gaming and dining destination,” corporate vice president of
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Ill. slaughter bill signed
May 25, 2007
In an exciting win for opponents of horse slaughter, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Thursday signed a bill permanently banning horse slaughter in Illinois.   The legislation comes three weeks after Cavel International—the state’s notorious horse slaughterhouse, and the only one still operat
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Tintabella aims for five
May 25, 2007
Tintabella N will look to continue her dominance of the Pompano Park female pacing division when the New Zealand-bred mare attempts to capture her fifth consecutive victory in Friday’s $18,000 Fillies and Mares Handicap Pace at the South Florida oval.   After beginning her sea
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Dan Patch champ in Classic
May 25, 2007
Artzina gave a giant boost to the career of young trainer Dylan Davis when he took home the Dan Patch Award as the 2006 Two-Year-Old Colt Pacer of the Year. The defending champion looks to take Davis to even greater heights this season, beginning in Saturday’s eliminations for the $500,000 Anth
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Palone nearing return
May 25, 2007
Dave Palone, who ranks third on harness racing's career win list, said today his rehabilitation from a serious leg injury is weeks, if not months, ahead of schedule, and that he expects to resume driving shortly.   Palone said he's been working horses for his brother, trainer Mike Palone. "Th
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Mohawk qualifiers Saturday
May 25, 2007
Horsemen are reminded that Friday morning's qualifiers at Mohawk Racetrack have been moved to Saturday, May 26, to coincide with a pair of 2-year-old-in-training races. Saturday's 12-race qualifying program will get underway at 10 a.m. There will also be additional, non-charted 2-year-old tra
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Let's play Jug Fantasy
May 25, 2007
The first races for this year’s Little Brown Jug Fantasy Contest are Saturday, June 2, so if you want to get in on the fun and start earning points from the start, your deadline is 10 a.m. that day.  There is no entry fee and it’s easy to sign up at www.jugbarn.com.  And if by chance you m
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Moiseyev eyes threepeat
May 25, 2007
When the 2007 Molson Pace eliminations turn to the gate on Friday night at Western Fair, driver Jack Moiseyev will be attempting a feat that only one other driver has accomplished before him in the 35-year history of the London track’s signature Free For All event--and that’s to win the Molson
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Awinbythenumber at Vernon
May 25, 2007
Artachebythenumber saved the best for last, posting a 1:55 tally in the $4,500 ninth race at Vernon Downs on Thursday night. Competing in the final event of Vernon’s 16th program, Artachebythenumber cut out the entire mile and had enough left in the tank at the finish to defeat the closing Bookie by
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Sutton suspended in Indiana
May 25, 2007
Driver Josh Sutton has been indefinitely suspended by the Indiana Horse Racing Commission (IHRC) because the judges at Hoosier Park ruled that he brought the horse Staley Lane back to the paddock after a May 19 race with "four lacerations on its underside."   On Saturday night, May
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Dr. Richardson to speak
May 25, 2007
First Choice Marketing and the Hambletonian Society announced today plans to host the eighth annual Continuing Education Seminar for Equine Veterinarians, to be held in conjunction with the 82nd Hambletonian Festival of Racing, taking place on Friday, Aug. 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at&nb
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A repeat in NJ Classic?
May 25, 2007
The conditions certainly seem ripe for a New Jersey Classic repeat: trainer Scott Bell, owner Wayne Whebby and a modestly priced son of Artiscape named Watta Hotshot. One year after Feelin Friskie’s stakes record 1:49.1 score in the $500,000 Anthony Abbatiello New Jersey Classic, Bell and Whebby ar
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Vivid Photo wins in 1:54.4
May 25, 2007
Vivid Photo showed why he is one of the best at what he does on Friday morning in a qualifier at Tioga Downs, trotting through soft early fractions before finishing off his mile in 1:54.4.   The 5-year-old son of SJ’s Photo trotted to fractions of: 30 and :59.1 before throwing the trot t
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