News Archive

An open field blitz
June 12, 2007
Arty Foster Jr.'s Village Blitz ($5, Tim Tetrick) earned his fourth win of the meet Monday at Harrington Raceway by capturing the $20,300 Open Pace in 1:52.3. The 7-year-old Village Jiffy gelding sat behind pacesetting Redford Hall throughout the mile and fractions of :26.3, :55.4 and 1:24.3. Tetri
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3 of 4 for Pompano trotter
June 12, 2007
With one swift move off the gate, the fate of the Monday feature race at Pompano Park was sealed as Guy Gets Girl breezed to a front-end victory in the $18,000 winners-over handicap trot, stopping the clock in a seasonal-best 1:55.2.   Driven aggressively from post four by Pompano Park’s lea
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260-1 winner at Rosecroft
June 12, 2007
Although the toteboard could only flash 99-1 odds, it was 260-1 longshot Chef Tommy D ($523.60) who trotted to a new lifetime mark of 2:01.1 in a $3,000 preliminary division of the Maryland Sire Stakes for 3-year-old colts and geldings at Rosecroft Raceway on Monday.   The Go Get Lo
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Pierce CAN drive in NA Cup
June 12, 2007
Although Ron Pierce’s nine-day suspension for his driving actions behind Mr Muscleman in the Elitlopp in Sweden last month began June 10, and he could have driven Kenneth J in the North America Cup Saturday at Mohawk, Brian Sears has been named to drive that colt in the $1.5 million race.
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MR-Stga VGM's progressive
June 12, 2007
Monticello and Saratoga have announced they will introduce a progressive slot machine linking players at both sites beginning June 12, with the jackpot beginning at $50,000 and increasing “progressively” until it is won, which will then reset the jackpot at $50,000.   "This is a history-makin
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Adios doubleheader Aug. 11
June 12, 2007
The Meadows Racetrack & Casino has set the $450,000 Coors Delvin Miller Adios XLI for Saturday, Aug. 11, with the race serving as a continuation of the grand traditions started by Delvin Miller and as a departure into promising new territory. It will be the first edition of the Adios cond
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North America Cup draw held
June 12, 2007
There were two major announcements made at the Tuesday afternoon draw for Saturday's Pepsi North America Cup, the first being the change from driver Ron Pierce to Brian Sears behind Kenneth J and the second being the scratch of The Quiet Mon, which resulted in also-eligible Reserve Forces movin
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Blockbuster Classic finals
June 12, 2007
Mohawk Racetrack will play host to the four $250,000 (US) finals on Saturday night; part of a blockbuster card that will offer purses in excess of $3.5 million. All four of the Classic races will be contested at the route distance of a mile and three-eighths.   The Pacing Classic fields just
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Pierce can drive NJ stakes
June 12, 2007
Ron Pierce’s nine-day, Sweden-imposed suspension that currently runs through June 18 is reciprocal in New Jersey, although he will be able to drive in stakes events in that state during that period. New Jersey Racing Commission executive director Frank Zanzuccki told harnessracing.com Tuesday aftern
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Big numbers at Meadows
June 12, 2007
On the heels of two successful "charity nights" at the new slots area at The Meadows, the Pennsylvania racetrack opened to the public Monday morning and, according to track officials, approximately 1,000 persons were on hand for the opening and the daily expected average of 10,000 was reached in abo
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Toscano explains decision
June 12, 2007
Although Ron Pierce has been cleared to drive in stakes events at Mohawk Saturday night, a decision had been made by the connections of leading contender Kenneth J to switch to Brian Sears, and trainer Linda Toscano has revealed the process behind that decision. Pierce had been approved
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