News Archive

Lear Jetta flies to PASS victory
September 13, 2007
Prohibitive 1-5 favorite Lear Jetta cleared for the lead just past the half and never looked back in a track record performance Wednesday in Pennsylvania Sire Stakes (PASS) at Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack. The 2-year-old son of Lindy Lane held a two-length margin over Manhattan (G
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Twilight Mist sets Harrington mark
September 13, 2007
Mist Stable's Twilight Mist ($5.60, Corey Callahan) set a track record for 3-year-old trotting fillies Wednesday at Harrington Raceway in 1:58.2. The Jim Thompson trainee surged by pacesetting Sandys Attitude late to earn the milestone win. The CR Commando filly has banked more than $111,000 this
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Mya Tri runs record to eight straight
September 13, 2007
Freshman Mya Tri raised her record to eight wins in as many starts Wednesday, Sept. 12 with a six-length victory at Indiana Downs. Driven by Walter Haynes Jr., the trotting filly captured her $12,000 Indiana Sires Stakes division with a lifetime best 1:58.3 performance. The contest was one of four I
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Hoosier Park to host community outreach event
September 13, 2007
Hoosier Park at Anderson will host a Community Outreach event Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007. A reception will take place at 4:30 p.m. in the Hall of Fame Room at Hoosier Park followed by the formal program at 5 p.m. The program will offer an overview of projects, timelines, and guidelines to be included i
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Green Day favored in NJSS final
September 13, 2007
Yonkers Trot winner Green Day carries a two-race winning streak into the $85,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes final for 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings on Friday at Freehold Raceway.  The gelded son of Enjoy Lavec, driven by Cat Manzi and trained by Jim Raymer, has been installed as the 6
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World Cup face-off in Maple Leaf Trot
September 13, 2007
Corleone Kosmos and Equinox Bi, tied in the World Cup Trot standings with 74 points each, will face off in the final leg of the series, the $750,000(C) Maple Leaf Trot, to be raced Saturday at Mohawk Racetrack. After the race, the top seven point leaders in North America will be invited to compete i
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Breeders Crown champ on target for Delaware
September 13, 2007
Trainer Doug Miller told harnessracing.com Thursday morning that Breeders Crown champion Charley Barley, fresh off recent throat surgery and a 1:52.2 victory at Harrah’s Chester on Wednesday, is heading to Delaware, Ohio, for the 62nd renewal of the pacing classic on Sept. 20.   “We are headi
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Red Mile cancels Saturday night
September 13, 2007
The Red Mile, which was scheduled to race its first Saturday night card of the 2007 fall meet this Saturday, has canceled that program due to insufficient entries. Although the entry box has been overflowing since the track in Lexington, Ky., opened in early August, only approximately 50 horses were
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Southwind Tempo to race in Jugette
September 13, 2007
Trainer Steve Elliott told harnessracing.com Thursday afternoon that his top-ranked 3-year-old filly pacer Southwind Tempo will be entered in next week’s Jugette and not in the Little Brown Jug against her male peers.   “I talked it over with the owners and I don’t really think she should be
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Ontario Commission joins with Crime Stoppers
September 13, 2007
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has announced it has signed a partnership agreement with Crime Stoppers in order to help it maintain the honesty and integrity of horse racing. The release reads as follows: In order to maintain the honesty and integrity of horse racing, the Ontario Racing Commis
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NJSS final loaded with spice
September 13, 2007
Spice Queen repelled a challenge from Victoria Volo for a length-and-a-quarter victory in the $85,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes final for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Thursday afternoon at Freehold Raceway.   The daughter of Yankee Glide–The Big Enchilada trotted the sixth-race
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Will Sportsfancy dominate on Super Night?
September 13, 2007
While one “chalk” after another went down to defeat in most Super Night eliminations last weekend at Balmoral Park, a dominating performance by Sportsfancy reestablished her as the likely heavy fan favorite in Saturday’s Grandma Ann championship, and perhaps one of the more solid plays on the card.
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Golf scramble planned for Sept. 24 in Lexington
September 13, 2007
The Horsemen’s Unicorn Foundation, a non-profit organization which helps horsemen in need, is holding a charity golf tournament on Monday, Sept. 24, at the Golf Club of the Bluegrass in Lexington.   The 4 person team scrambles will begin play with a shotgun start at 1 pm. The cost is $125 per
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May June Character heading to Jug off PASS win
September 13, 2007
May June Character, who won the Adios and a division of the Battle of the Brandywine earlier in the season, is headed to the Little Brown Jug in fine form after taking a division of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers in wire-to-wire fashion on Thursday, sto
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Trotting filly has made her way to NYSS final
September 13, 2007
Fillies can be finicky; trotting fillies even more so while 2-year-old trotting fillies require the patience of a saint. Pascal Beaulieu and his wife Sandy aren’t saints yet, but they have figured out Makeherownway, Robert Rosenheim’s homebred trotting filly they broke and trained on Rosen
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