News Archive

Double flip winner at Harrington
June 27, 2007
Winbak Farm, John Wagner and Earl Wagner's Double Flip ($3.20, Tony Morgan) was the fastest of five Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) winners Tuesday at Harrington Raceway. Among the $20,000 eliminations, two were for pacing fillies and three for trotting fillies. The Manley Brown-traine
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Goshen ready to move into motion
June 27, 2007
The little town of Goshen, N.Y., will come alive with multiple delights for harness racing fans starting this Saturday. Events center around the adjacent Historic Track and Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame.   Grand Circuit racing at Historic Track begins Saturday and run
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Meadows hosts 3 Classic 3CP splits
June 27, 2007
It was called the Keystone Classic, but the $72,995 stake Tuesday night at The Meadows could just as easily have been titled “The Ben Stafford Show.” Trainer Ben Stafford and his son, driver Ben Stafford Jr., scored doubles in the event with their horses Big Business and Hennessy Hanover.   P
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Western Tsunami wins gate to wire at Vernon
June 27, 2007
Western Tsunami, recently purchased by trainer Dennis Whittemore, produced a quick return on the investment with a 1:53.1 victory in the $3,400 ninth race at Vernon Downs on Tuesday night.   With son Jimmy Whittemore doing the teaming, Western Tsunami made every station a winning one en r
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Weller holding on to Hoosier training title
June 27, 2007
Working in a factory for 16 years, Mike Weller knew there had to be a more enjoyable way to earn a living. While punching the time clock each day, he began working with colts and found a passion. Years later, Weller is the leading trainer at Hoosier Park with one week remaining in the 2007 season.
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Astronomical sets free-legged world record
June 27, 2007
Astronomical became the fastest free-legged pacer in history with a 1:50 victory Tuesday night at Georgian Downs, an effort that also established a new all-age track record at the Ontario five-eighths mile oval. The former world mark for free-legged pacers was 1:50.1, set by Luvm N Leavem at Hawthor
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Laddie wins, San Pail ties Canadian mark
June 27, 2007
After finishing fourth in his Goodtimes elimination and consolation in his first two starts of the year, the 2006 William Wellwood Memorial winner Laddie notched his first victory of 2007 with a career-best 1:55.4 effort in one of three Ontario Sire Stakes Gold elims for 3-year-old colt trotters at
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Tattersalls taking supplements
June 27, 2007
Supplemental entries for the upcoming Tattersalls July Mixed Sale close July 6. The sale will be held at the Meadowlands on Sunday, July 15—the weekend of the Meadowlands Pace and Stanley Dancer Memorial and Delvin Miller Memorial trots.   Tattersalls has already mailed the July sale catalog,
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Road to the Meadowlands Pace
June 27, 2007
Tell All is resting on his North America Cup laurels for now. The son of 2001 Meadowlands Pace winner Real Desire will either train or qualify at the Meadowlands. Blair Burgess will try to become the fourth trainer to win the North America Cup and the Meadowlands Pace with the same horse, and w
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Was trespasser involved in death of horse at Monticello?
June 27, 2007
A man has been charged with trespassing at Monticello Gaming and Raceway and authorities are investigating whether he let several horses out of their stalls that led to one being killed when struck by a car traveling on the nearby highway.   Published reports state Phillip Lobosco, 45, of Mon
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Tioga recognizes trainers on July 4th
June 27, 2007
The trials and tribulations of the race horse trainer will be rewarded at Tioga Downs on the Fourth of July when the track presents a $500 bonus check to the winning trainer of each race on the card. Horsemen will also be treated to a Bar B Q during the fireworks display after the races.   “T
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Omen Hanover sets Monticello track record
June 27, 2007
Southwind Tempo, fresh off her world-record performance in the Lynch final, posted her sixth straight win in the the third of three Lady Catskill eliminations at Monticello Raceway Wednesday afternoon, while Omen Hanover set a new local standard for 3-year-old filly pacers in the first split. Those
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Ontario Racing Commission expands testing
June 27, 2007
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has issued a directive stating it is expanding its medication control program to include off-site drug testing. Any horse racing in the province must now be available to be tested at any time or place and without notice.   The following is the general direc
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