News Archive

Green Day fastest in NJSS
June 08, 2007
Green Day, the trotter not the band, stole the show in the first of three $25,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes divisions for 3-year-old trotting colts on Thursday night at the Meadowlands, posting a 1 3/4-length victory in 1:54.1.   Driven by Cat Manzi, Green Day surged past the tiring leader Alter
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Palone rolls a 7
June 08, 2007
Just nine days after his return to driving following a serious leg injury, Dave Palone drove seven winners on Thursday's 13-race card at The Meadows. In 10 assignments on the card, Palone also had one place finish along with two out-of-the-money efforts. Five of the victories were for trainer
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Line breaks for Moiseyev
June 08, 2007
John Campbell had it happen to him a couple of weeks ago at the Meadowlands and now Jack Moiseyev went through the same experience at Mohawk: a broken line that resulted in a runaway horse and the declaration by the stewards for the race to be “no contest.” The incident occurred in Thursday night’s
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Ginger is hot at Vernon
June 08, 2007
Ginger Girl made the most of an ideal journey to capture the $8,500 first race on Thursday night at Vernon Downs. With Claude Huckabone III doing the teaming in the week’s Open Handicap Trot, Ginger Girl followed the pacesetting favorite Splendid Les until the stretch drive and then accelerated
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Sweet honey in MSRF
June 08, 2007
Four exhilarating divisions of the Maryland Standardbred Race Fund for 3-year-old pacers were held during a special Thursday night card at Rosecroft Raceway, and both the weather and the pace were blazing. In race four, Honeyland ($22, $6.80, $4.20) set a sharp lifetime mark, winning a $16,10
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Masters nominees revealed
June 08, 2007
Georgian Downs has announced the list of nominees for the first leg of the Master Series, which begins Tuesday, June 26. The Masters Series is open to Ontario-sired trotters and pacers, 4 years old and upward.   The horse and gelding pacing division will be the first to hit the track wit
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NJ slots case stated
June 08, 2007
A majority of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA) board have reportedly stated their cases for the addition of slot machines at the Meadowlands before what one supportive state senator said would put the track “out of the racing business very shortly.” Acording to published repor
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Northfield vs. Cal Expo
June 08, 2007
Northfield Park and Cal-Expo are proud to announce the inaugural Northfield vs. Cal-Expo Pro-Am Driver’s Challenge, a first-of-its-kind team competition featuring top professional and amateur drivers in the same races at both venues.Northfield will host the first leg of the series on Friday, Ju
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