News Archive

Batavia records in jeopardy in NYSS races
August 01, 2007
The stakes season kicks into high gear Wednesday night at Batavia Downs Gaming, with five divisions of New York Sire Stakes 3 year-old colts and gelding pacers set to do battle for total purses of more than $160,000. First race post time is 7:35 p.m.   Six track records have been s
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Paula's Best sets Vernon track record
August 01, 2007
Three-year-old filly pacer Paula's Best broke the Vernon Downs track record Tuesday night when she captured the opening division of the $156,556 New York Sire Stakes in 1:51.2.   Competing in the second race, Paulas Best idled in sixth off the starting gate, advanced to fourth at the hal
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Invitro sets all-time Canadian record
August 01, 2007
Not only did Invitro set a new Georgian Downs track record for older pacing mares Tuesday night in the $113,000(C) Masters Pacing Series final, she also established a new Canadian record for her division with her 1:50.4 effort.   Invitro led at every quarter station for driver Paul MacDonell
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Athena Hanover remains unbeaten in PASS
August 01, 2007
Unbeaten Athena Hanover continued her march to what her connections hope will be a Pennsylvania championship, capturing a division of the $120,115 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for 2-year-old trotting fillies on Tuesday night at The Meadows. The stake, known as the Delmonica Hanover, was contested
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Badlands Nitro explodes off gate to win MSRF split
August 01, 2007
Badlands Nitro showed tremendous gate speed to secure a seat near the front of the field from post eight, winning a $29,100 division of the Maryland Standardbred Race Fund for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers at Rosecroft Raceway on Tuesday.   The Badlands Hanover colt, co-owned by Joh
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Walnut Hall Ltd. buys into Deweycheatumnhowe
August 01, 2007
Walnut Hall Ltd. has purchased a 50 percent interest in the undefeated 2-year-old trotting colt Deweycheatumnhowe. The purchase was announced by Alan J. Leavitt, president of Walnut Hall Ltd., which is owned by his wife, Meg Jewett.   Ray Schnittker, who selected and developed Deweycheatumnho
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Campbell to take his shot with Flirtin Man
August 01, 2007
With an unequaled six Hambletonians to his credit, John Campbell has many favorite moments in the trotting classic--his first win with the great Mack Lobell [1987]; the one trained by his brother, Tagliabue [1995], and the icing on his comeback from injury, the triumph with Glidemaster [2006]. &nbs
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Too Salty would be a sweet winner
August 01, 2007
This Saturday, Donald Bartling hopes to enjoy a sweet victory at the Meadowlands with a colt named Too Salty. Bartling, an engineer for Northrop Grumman in Baltimore, is the sole owner of Hambletonian finalist Too Salty. His colt is rated at 15-1 from post five in the Hambletonian Final on Satu
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