News Archive

Record lowered twice in Oakville elims
September 11, 2007
The Canadian record for 2-year-old filly trotters was lowered twice on Monday night at Mohawk Racetrack, first by Snow White (1:55.2) and then by Bella Dolce (1:55). The miles came in eliminations for the Oakville Stakes. The former mark of 1:55.3, set by Syrinx Hanover in October of 20
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Michelles Power equals Mohawk mark
September 11, 2007
Michelles Power equaled her own track record with another scintillating 1:50.1 victory in Monday night's single $115,000(C) Ontario Sire Stakes Gold elimination for 3-year-old filly pacers at Mohawk. After a recall had been issued initially, the field got away cleanly the second time around
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A Bouchard hat trick at Yonkers
September 11, 2007
The $48,300 Goalie Jeff, a New York-bred late-closer for freshman pacing fillies, went as a quintet Monday night at Yonkers Raceway with Stephane Bouchard, the Raceway's leading driver, having his picture taken after three of the events. Bouchard won the firsr ($9,700) event with od
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Harrah's Chester celebrates anniversary with Pocohantas
September 11, 2007
One year ago Monday, Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack opened its doors to the return of harness racing to the Delaware Valley. In Monday's one-year anniversary program, two divisions of the Pocahontas late-closing series for 2-year-old pacing fillies went postward, with Saymynamesaymynam
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Windows steamed up at Harrington
September 11, 2007
Kenny Wood, William Taylor and Roy Adams' Steam The Windows (Tim Curtin, $28.80) was the longest shot on the board and scored a 1:52 win in the featured $26,000 Open Monday at Harrington Raceway. The 6-year-old Park Place gelding fought hard first over to overtake pacesetting Redford Hall on the
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Johansson wins seven at The Red Mile
September 11, 2007
With Dave Palone deciding to rest a sore shoulder suffered in a race accident at Scioto Downs on Saturday, and Tony Hall also out of action as a result of being hurt in that spill, Marcus Johansson took full advantage and won seven of the 15 races on the Monday night card at The Red Mile.   J
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Burgess tells all about Tell All going to the Jug
September 11, 2007
Trainer Blair Burgess told harnessracing.com Tuesday morning that although he is leaning toward entering North America Cup winner Tell All in the Little Brown Jug, he is still not completely sold on the idea. Burgess said he also plans on shipping Tell All to The Red Mile for Grand Circuit action, a
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Billings travels to Prince Edward Island
September 11, 2007
Eight Billings Series road warriors took harness racing's greatest traveling sideshow to Canada on Saturday and Sunday, competing at Charlottetown Driving Park and Summerside Harness Raceway.   On Saturday, the amateur drivers received a cordial Canadian welcome and competed in two
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Harvey aiming for NYSS title with Lislea Phia
September 11, 2007
Fifty-four years after becoming the youngest driver to win the Hambletonian, you’d think that Hall of Fame trainer Harry Harvey had seen about everything there is to see on a racetrack, but even he was surprised when Lislea Phia, the 3-year-old homebred pacing filly he trains for Yonkers Racewa
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Alexabeth upsets EJ's Copperstone in ISS debut
September 11, 2007
EJ’s Copperstone has fallen from the ranks of the undefeated. Looking to extend her streak to seven straight, the freshman filly pacer was upset by first-time starter Alexabeth in the $12,000 second round of Indiana Sires Stakes action Tuesday afternoon at Indiana Downs. Driven by Ricky Macomber, th
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