News Archive

Brandon's Secret inherits ISS victory
July 26, 2007
Brandon’s Secret may have raced second to ABC Mercedes in a $12,000 Indiana Sires Stakes contest for two-year-old trotters Wednesday, but the gelding made it to the winner’s circle as judges disqualified the winner. The victory was the first for the CJ’s Secret freshman, who was making his second ca
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Monster of an effort in Sunshine State Stakes
July 26, 2007
Pompano Park hosted six non-wagering second-round divisions of the Sunshine State Stakes for Florida-bred trotters on Wednesday, with Trot Monster putting forth the top performance of the evening when prevailing in his division for juvenile colts and geldings.   Driven from post three by Wa
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Phyleon upsets in Ted Leonard Memorial final
July 26, 2007
Lightning Stable’s Phyleon parlayed a first-over trip in what turned out to be a rather eventful first edition of the $37,400 Ted Leonard Memorial final for 3- and 4-year-old distaff pacers at Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack on Wednesday.   Sent off at odds of 16-1, Phyleon left nice
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Adrian Chip jogs under the Meadowlands' lights
July 26, 2007
Hambletonian hopeful Adrian Chip jogged under the lights after the last race on Wednesday night at the Meadowlands. The colt has not raced since winning the Ulf Thoresen Memorial in Norway on July 15.   Adrian Chip will go postward in Saturday's eliminations for the $1.5 million Hambleto
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**NEW**Wire To Wire
July 26, 2007
In this week's Wire to Wire, Andrew Cohen gives his props to owners Bob and David Anderson, who entered their filly Pampered Princess in the Hambletonian, where she goes into the elims as the second favorite behind Donato Hanover instead of having her in the Oaks, where she would be the odds-on
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She's So Hot sets Hawthorne mark
July 26, 2007
James and Donna Crebs She’s So Hot established a new Hawthorne track record Wednesday night when she won her second consecutive leg of the Broadway Tax Series in 1:52.4, knocking four-fifths of a second off the old 2-year-old filly mark of 1:53.3 set by Loyal Opposition in 2002.   Dave Magee
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13-year-old Jared Seekman wins at Michigan fair
July 26, 2007
Thirteen-year-old Jared Seekman became the youngest driver in harness racing history to win a purse race on Tuesday when he guided trotter Wallstreet Victory to a two-length triumph over Misty Mae Lane in an amateur race at the Ottawa County Fair in Holland, Mich. Seekman, the son of trainer
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Mighty M was 'Trot Town USA' on Wednesday
July 26, 2007
Monticello was “Trot Town USA” Wednesday when the Raceway presented nine trots on the 13-race afternoon card, highlighted by a new track record for aged trotting stallions when Ray Schnittker guided Armbro Barrister to a 1:57.3 triumph in the $13,000 Preferred Trot. That clocking was one tick f
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Mr. Aviator lands in Governor's Cup day winner's circle
July 26, 2007
More than $600,000 in purses were distributed over 12 races Thursday at Harrington Raceway during Governor's Day of racing during the Delaware State Fair. The annual event showcases the First State's top owned and/or bred racehorses, headlined by four Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF)
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Snow White romps again
July 26, 2007
Two-year-old fillies--pacing and trotting--squared off in eliminations for the Merrie Annabelle and Sweetheart Thursday night at the Meadowlands, and the star of the action was most certainly the trotting filly Snow White, who romped home a 6 3/4-length winner in 1:56.4.   Snow White, a filly
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1:53.2 miles give pacing fillies wins
July 26, 2007
Worldly Treasure, a full sister to Worldly Beauty, captured one of two eliminations for the Sweetheart Thursday night at the Meadowlands, taking her split by two lengths in 1:53.2. Wall Of Art took the first elim, also in 1:53.2.   Worldly Treasure, the betting favorite, was ba
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