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:26.2 last quarter wins it for Stately's Hoss
October 31, 2007
Read Racing’s Stately’s Hoss exploded down the center of the long Colonial Downs stretch to win Tuesday's $22,400 Virginia Aged Breeders Pace by a neck over Cool Flying Fun. Stately’s Hoss was content to rate patiently in sixth down the backstretch for trainer-driver Dean Collins while Racing Na
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It's all yada, yada, yada at Dover
October 31, 2007
Overlooked at 8-1, Yada Yada Yada A came on strongly in the stretch for a 1:52.1 victory in the $23,000 filly and mare Jr. Open pace on Tuesday at Dover Downs. The sport's leading driver Tim Tetrick made the winner's circle three times, bringing his seasonal total to 974 wins. Racing far back in
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Faraldo answers about Vernon's closing
October 31, 2007
Shortly after Vernon Downs' owner Jeff Gural reiterated his decision in a statement Tuesday to close Vernon Downs and not race the last four days of the race meet in November, Joe Faraldo, attorney for the Harness Horseman's Association of Central New York issued a statement that reads: "This is jus
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Seven Matron elims also on Dover's Sunday card
October 31, 2007
Southwind Lynx, a $1.3-million winner this season, leads one of two $35,000 Progress Pace eliminations Sunday at Dover Downs, with the card also featured three Matron filly and two colt trots, and two Matron Filly pace divisions.   Southwind Lynx (Tim Tetrick), the North American Cup a
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Brooks denied bail, remains imprisoned
October 31, 2007
Perfect World Enterprises' David Brooks was denied bail by a federal judge in New York Tuesday afternoon, keeping him in prison after being arrested last week on several charges including tax and securities fraud and insider trading.   According to reports, Brooks appeared in court wearing an
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Report: slots would increase NJ purses, hurt casinos, lottery
October 31, 2007
According to a study made on the impact of slot machines at the Meadowlands, Freehold and Monmouth Park in New Jersey, purses would more than double but business at the Atlantic City casinos and New Jersey Lottery sales would suffer. The results of the study were printed in Tuesday’s Asbury Park Pre
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Vernon situation explained by NY Racing Board
October 31, 2007
Harnessracing.com was told Wednesday morning by a New York State Racing and Wagering Board spokesman that Vernon Downs' request to cancel its last four days of racing was not approved by the Board, and that the Board is continuing to monitor the situation.   In an email from the Boa
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Veteran's career over after record 16 sub-1:50 wins
October 31, 2007
Co-owner Andy Willinger told harnessracing.com Wednesday morning that Lis Mara has been retired from racing after posting 27 victories—a record 16 in 1:50 or better—and earning $2,122,376 over his four-year career. Although it was first hoped Lis Mara would make his final start in Saturday's Am
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Noel prompts Pompano to cancel Wednesday's card
October 31, 2007
Due to intense winds and a forecast for heavy rain associated with Tropical Storm Noel, the Wednesday live racing program at Pompano Park has been canceled. The racetrack will be open for full-card simulcasting, and the casino will remain in full operation.   Racing will resume at
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Slots have brought Pennsylvania horsemen $103 million
October 31, 2007
Pennsylvania Act 135 of 2004 was widely hoped for by slot machine players and management alike, but another group also hailed that Act’s passing–the Standardbred and Thoroughbred horsemen of Pennsylvania, who receive a percentage of the “win” generated by slots at their venues, which have been terme
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**NEW**Wire To Wire
October 31, 2007
In the newest Wire to Wire Andrew Cohen takes a look at some of the issues concerning sales, including an insight into pending legislation being discussed in Kentucky and Florida that would open up the doors for information about the horses and sellers to be made readily available to the buyers. Sev
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Allegations of Northfield draw manipulation lead to suspensions
October 31, 2007
The Ohio State Racing Commission has issued a one-year suspension and $1,000 fine to trainer Sean Gilbraith and Tabitha Elmore, who is registered as a groom and also as the back-up outrider at Northfield Park, for allegedly manipulating the draw for post positions at Northfield Park. Gilbraith
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Railee Possible wires field in Pompano open
October 30, 2007
Railee Possible returned to the Pompano Park winner’s circle for the second time in his last three starts when leading throughout to capture Monday's featured $14,000 Open Handicap Trot in 1:56.   Driven from post five by Dan Clements, the Florida-bred son of Anythings Possibl
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A noble victory in Monday's Dover special
October 30, 2007
Noble Tess overpowered seven rivals to win the $32,500 Delaware Special pace in 1:50.3 Monday at Dover Downs, while Ron Pierce drove six winners, Jim Morand, Tony Morgan three each, on a fast 15-race card. Driver Morand took no prisoners piloting Noble Tess to the early lead with
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Stately's Hoss favored in Colonial feature
October 30, 2007
Colonial Downs will close its penultimate week of harness racing Tuesday with a 12-race card highlighted by the $22,400 Virginia Aged Breeders Pace. Drivin’ Miss Rudee and Racing Naked combine to form a powerful entry for owner William M. Camp Jr. and trainer John Sumner. Both are former Vi
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Joe Hennessey dies at 82
October 30, 2007
Joe Hennessey, the father of Hall of Fame driver Wally Hennessey, died Monday in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island at the age of 82. Mr. Hennessey was the patriarch of one of the province’s most well-known harness racing families.   Mr. Hennessey drove his first winner in 1943 at Summerside
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See Grand River's 'Thriller' here
October 30, 2007
On the eve of Halloween, horsemen and staff at Grand River Raceway had the world premier of their short film "Thriller" Monday night, a three-minute spoof of Michael Jackson’s video that was released 24 years ago. Grand River’s video was shot in one night, with the 17 participants gloriously choreog
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Bank vice president named to Pennsylvania Harness Commission
October 30, 2007
Philadelphian Richard Welsh, a senior vice president at Wachovia Bank, has been named by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell to fill the third seat on the state's Harness Racing Commission, joining chairman Roy Wilt and accountant and former Pocono Downs general manager Arthur Manuel.   The Har
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Award-winning writer Izzy Katzman dies
October 30, 2007
Izzy Katzman, a multiple award-winning reporter including the United States Harness Writers Association and Delaware Sports Hall of Fame, died at the age of 90 Tuesday in Wilmington, Del. Mr. Katzman spent 36 years at The Wilmington (Del.) News Journal before retiring in 1986. Twice, he
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Hoosier Park gets $1 billion finance package
October 30, 2007
The parent company of Hoosier Park announced Tuesday that it had closed on a $1 billion financing package that includes more than $400 million that will go toward the gaming site at the track in Anderson, Ind. Centaur Inc. received the funding in part from MH Equity, Indiana's largest private e
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Gural re-states reasons behind decision to close Vernon
October 30, 2007
Vernon Downs owner Jeff Gural has issued a second letter stating the reasons behind his decision to cancel the last four days of racing at the New York track, with the letter reading: "All of us at American Racing and Entertainment regret the circumstances that have forced us to cancel the last two
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A Golden win in OSS Gold final
October 29, 2007
Golden Seven came up with a much-needed upset victory in Sunday night's $130,000(C) Ontario Sire Stakes (OSS) Gold final for 3-year-old colt pacers at Woodbine Racetrack as he stopped the clock for driver Mark MacDonald in 1:51. The 50 points for the win moved the son of Camluck-Silver Seven
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Sport'n Cami takes Dover's opening feature
October 29, 2007
Sport'n Cami, one of two winners driven by Corey Callahan, won the opening night $14,500 filly and mare pace feature of Dover Downs 39th meet on Sunday. Owned and trained by Joe Skowyra, Sport'n Cami recorded her fifth win of the season to go with six seconds and a third in 16 career starts.
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Valley Speed, Chugwater Gal take Hanovers
October 29, 2007
Freshman trotters took center stage on Sunday night as a pair of Hanover Stakes shared top billing on the 12-race card with Valley Speed and Chugwater Gal winning their respective divisions.   In the first of the two stakes events a field of seven diagonally gaited colts was sent postward for
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Fans to decide Chester's Drivers' Challenge players
October 29, 2007
On Sunday, Nov. 18, eight of the nation's most popular drivers will take to the stonedust stage at Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack for the $60,000 Harrah's Chester Drivers' Challenge. Eight races will be designated for the challenge, with driver assignments made at random. However, each driver
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Colonial feature gives in to temptation
October 29, 2007
Robert Cooper Stables Temptation rebounded from his first loss at Colonial Downs with a late-rallying victory over Megabucks N in a $10,000 winners-over handicap Sunday afternoon at the one-turn mile.  Temptation started the Colonial meet with four straight gate-to-wire scores but tire
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Elliot named Good Guy, Carr voted Unsung Hero
October 29, 2007
Trainer Steve Elliott has been voted the William Haughton Memorial Good Guy Award, and USTA data guru David Carr has been voted the LeeAnne Pooler Memorial Unsung Hero Award, in recent balloting conducted among the directors of the U.S. Harness Writers Association. In addition, the directors sel
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Government applies to freeze Brooks's assets
October 29, 2007
The United States Attorney General’s office has announced the government has filed an application to restrain approximately $130 million of identifiable assets held by David Brooks, including bank accounts and brokerage accounts, following the Standardbred owner’s arrest last week on several charges
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Oosting hits 3,000 on Am-Nat elim night
October 28, 2007
After posting four wins on Friday night’s Maywood Park card to draw within one victory of the coveted 3,000 career win plateau, driver Mike Oosting wasted no time reaching that milestone as he led off the Saturday night Balmoral Park program with a dead-heat victory behind Demack’s Quick.   T
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Hennessey stars on Fla. Super Night card
October 28, 2007
Hall of Famer Wally Hennessey visited the Pompano Park winner’s circle seven times on Saturday’s $576,057 Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association (FSBOA) Super Night program. Hennessey won four Florida Breeders Stakes, headlined by the 11th straight win for the unbeaten Alice
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Always A Virgin wins Messenger
October 27, 2007
Always A Virgin won his second Triple Crown race, capturing the $725,480 Messenger at Yonkers Raceway Saturday night with a wire-to-wire romp in 1:52. Always A Virgin won the Cane, the first leg of the Triple Crown, in early September and finished third in the second leg, the Little Brown Jug. &nbs
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Escape The Wind prevails at windy Woodbine
October 27, 2007
On a night when a strong wind played havoc with racing, Escape The Wind had no trouble beating free-for-all heavyweights Lis Mara, Boulder Creek and Silent Swing and top 3-year-old colt Tell All in the $100,000 Gold Cup Invitational at Woodbine Saturday night.   Trainer-driver Roger Mayo
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Snow White wins Goldsmith Maid
October 27, 2007
One week after she broke stride in her elimination, Snow White trotted to a 1:57.4 victory in the $652,950 Goldsmith Maid final, but the filly didn't look as pretty as she has in previous victories.   AFter the race driver John Campbell confirmed that Snow White became rough gaited
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Another big win for A And G'sconfusion
October 27, 2007
John Campbell crafted a second-over trip for A And G'sconfusion and the 2-year-old filly won the $660,200 Three Diamonds Saturday night at Woodbine, giving her victories in both of Woodbine/Mohawk's signature races for freshmen pacing fillies. Earlier this year she won the She's A Great Lady at Moha
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Dewey wins Valley Victory, still undefeated
October 27, 2007
The $666,050 Valley Victory Trot was a walk in the park for Deweycheatumnhowe, who stayed undefeated with a 1:58 victory over his stablemate Make It Happen.   Trainer-driver Ray Schnittker took control of the race with "Dewey" just past the first quarter and no one got close to the
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Governor's Cup to Santanna Blue Chip
October 27, 2007
The Art Major colt Santanna Blue Chip used a second-over trip to win the $731,700 Governor's Cup at Woodbine Saturday night, turning in a 1:53.1 effort on the windy night. Roberts Rage finished second, giving trainer Carl Jamieson a sweep of the top two positions. But it ws a bittersweet n
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Mega casino proposed for southwest Ohio
October 26, 2007
Almost a year after Ohio voters rejected a ballot issue for slot machines at racetracks and two Cleveland casinos, two businessmen have proposed a casino located off I-71 near Wilmington, Ohio. They plan to circulate a petition to ask for approval for the casino in the November, 2008 election. &nb
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Yonkers four-bagger for Pat Lachance
October 26, 2007
A night after Pat Berry and Larry Stalbaum each drove four winners at Yonkers Raceway, Pat  Lachance picked up the gauntlet and escorted home four of his very own on Thursday. All four were wagering favorites. Lachance, who drove in all but one of the evening's 10 races, had an early consecut
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FSBOA Super Night on tap Saturday at Pompano
October 26, 2007
Pompano Park will present its most lucrative night of racing on Saturday as the South Florida oval hosts the $576,057 Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association (FSBOA) Super Night, featuring eight Florida Breeders Stakes finals, including a quartet of events for the juvenile trotting
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New freshman filly record set at Hiawatha
October 26, 2007
Voelz Hanover set a new world record for 2-year-old filly pacers on a five-eighths mile track Thursday night at Hiawatha Horse Park, capturing the $130,000(C) Ontario Sire Stakes Gold final with a 1:51.3 effort for trainer-driver Rick Zeron. The time lowered the previous mark set last month at Harra
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Joan Cruise dies
October 26, 2007
Joan Cruise, the wife of Hall of Fame horseman Jimmy Cruise, died Thursday following a long illness at the age of 80. Mrs. Cruise was the mother of horsemen Jimmy Cruise Jr. and Earl Cruise.   Mrs. Cruise also bred and owned Standardbreds, including the $651,000-winning Kash Minbar and the $4
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Muggings reported at Pompano Park
October 26, 2007
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office has reported the robbery and muggings of four people in three separate incidents in the past month at the Isle of Casino and Racing at Pompano Park, including one attack that left a woman with a broken ankle and fractured eye socket.   According to the
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Happy Dreamer, Dear Mac win NJ Futurities
October 26, 2007
The heavily favored Happy Dreamer continued her dominance of New Jersey-sired 2-year-old pacing fillies with a lifetime-best 1:55 victory in the $37,500 New Jersey Futurity Friday afternoon at Freehold Raceway. The daughter of McArdle, with Andy Miller driving, led from start to finish, winning
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Luchento re-elected SBOANJ president
October 26, 2007
Longtime Standardbred horseman Thomas F. Luchento of Freehold has been re-elected to a third one-year term as president of the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey.   Other officers elected for 2007-2008 were: Ed Razzetti, an owner from Hasbrouck Heights, first vice pres
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Laddie takes Gold at Woodbine
October 26, 2007
Laddie turned in one of his most impressive efforts of the season to capture a $130,000 Ontario Sire Stakes Gold Final for 3-year-old colt trotters in a stakes-record equaling time of 1:54 at Woodbine Friday night.   Driven by Paul MacDonell, the son of Angus Hal -Victory Dreamer&nb
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Battleshoe Victor wins Levesque Memorial in 1:56.1
October 25, 2007
Michael Polansky’s Battleshoe Victor had the lead when it mattered on Wednesday, as the 5-year-old son of Valley Victor charged to the front in the shadow of the wire to capture the featured $14,000 Gerard “Lucky” Levesque Memorial Open Handicap Trot at Pompano Park in 1:56.1.   Starting
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David Brooks arrested for tax and securities fraud
October 25, 2007
Standardbred owner David Brooks (Perfect World Enterprises) was reportedly arrested Thursday morning at his home in Manhattan by FBI and IRS agents for tax and securities fraud in connection to an investigation into his company DHB Industries. Bloomberg News is reporting that the FBI alleges&nb
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Purse increases coming to Cal-Expo
October 25, 2007
The Sacramento Harness Association has announced that on Friday, Oct. 26, purses will increase at Cal-Expo.   "We are pleased to offer a well-deserved purse increase for our claiming horses competing in the lower classes," said Dick Feinberg, general manager of Sacramento Harness.  "Thes
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Silva purchases 20-percent interest in Snow White
October 25, 2007
Snow White co-owner Curtis Larrimore said Thursday afternoon that New York-based owner Jerry Silva has purchased a 20-percent interest in the world champion 2-year-old trotting filly after negotiations that had begun a few weeks ago in Lexington were finalized.   “I sealed the deal in Lexingt
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Brooks Wells dies
October 25, 2007
Former chairman of the board of directors of the United States Trotting Association Brooks Wells died Thursday morning at the age of 90.   Mr. Wells, of Ashland, Ky., had a wide and varied career in the sport and industry he loved. He for nearly 40 years he served as a stockholder and le
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Breeders seminar to be held Saturday at Morrisville
October 25, 2007
A seminar for breeders focusing on “Your Better Business Plan” will be held at Morrisville College Equine Institute on Saturday with speakers discussing ways to enact a more efficient and effective plan for your farm.   Ken Jacobs, a New York yearling purchaser who has found succes
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Year In Review wins NJ Futurity
October 25, 2007
Year In Review, the even-money favorite, rolled to an easy victory in the $45,000 New Jersey Futurity for 3-year-old trotters on Thursday afternoon at Freehold Raceway, with the Self Possessed colt, driven by Steve Smith and trained by Karen Garland, claiming the lead before the three
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CR Commando's take both DSBF trots
October 24, 2007
Trainer George Teague swept both $110,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund finals (DSBF) for 2-year-old pacers, while Les Givens-trained horses won both trotting finals on closing night at Harrington Raceway Tuesday. The Teague-trained Badlands Nitro was victorious in 1:
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Always A Virgin draws post one in Messenger
October 24, 2007
Always A Virgin, who won the faster of last week's two elimination races, drew the inside post position and was made the 9-5 morning-line favorite for Saturday night's $725,480 final of the Messenger Stakes at Yonkers Raceway.   Eight 3 year olds are set to contest the final jewel of the Paci
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Virginia Harness Day of Champions set for Colonial
October 24, 2007
Guienne Hanover and Southern Myles got the glory last Saturday with record-setting miles in elimination races but still must get the money as the headliners in the Virginia Harness Day of Champions Saturday at Colonial Downs. Ross Stables LLC’s Guienne Hanover became the fastest 3-year-old
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New York SOA releases Vernon statement
October 24, 2007
Shortly after Vernon Downs' officials announced it was canceling the final four days of racing following this weekend due to what track owner called "dire financial shape" after legislation to lower the tax rate on video gaming gaming machines was defeated, the Standardbred Owners Association of New
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Year In Review favored in NJ Futurity
October 24, 2007
Year In Review, who has finished in-the-money in 12 of 15 starts this year, has been installed as the 2-1 morning line favorite in the $45,000 New Jersey Futurity for 3-year-old trotters Thursday at Freehold Raceway.   The Self Possessed colt will be attempting to improve on 2006 w
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Rosecroft sale approved by Maryland commission
October 24, 2007
The Maryland Racing Commission on Tuesday approved the sale of Rosecroft Raceway to Penn National Gaming, issuing a license to Penn Maryland LLC to conduct racing at the track once the sale is finalized sometime next month. Penn Maryland, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Penn National Gaming, is purchas
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Will it be war in Cal Expo feature?
October 24, 2007
An evenly-matched field of trotters will do battle in Wednesday’s $4,900 headliner at Cal Expo, and NV Warlord should have his share of backers after posting solid efforts in his last two tries while going off at healthy odds.   Set to match strides with that one are Easter Call, who
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Laddie returns to Gold competition
October 24, 2007
When Laddie lines up behind the Woodbine Racetrack starting gate on Friday, almost four months will have passed since his last Gold final appearance, and driver Paul MacDonell says the sophomore trotting colt has made maximum use of his opportunities outside the OSS program."He's been right at the r
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***New*** Wire To Wire
October 24, 2007
In his latest Wire To Wire, Andrew Cohen responds to a letter from USTA president Phil Langley. Langley's letter addressed questions recently raised in Wire to Wire columns about harness racing's need for uniformity and centrality. Click here to read both the Wire To Wire column and Langley's l
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Michigan to begin out-of-competition testing
October 24, 2007
Michigan's Office of Racing Commissioner (ORC) has announced it will begin out-of-competition testing in the state on qualified horses, horses with a current timed workout or who have raced within 60 days. The ORC issued the following release:   The Office of Racing Commissioner (ORC) is resp
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$140,000 raised at Jack Kopas roast
October 24, 2007
A sellout crowd of more than 400 people attended the Jack Kopas Roast to support the Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society Tuesday night in the Carousel Room at Western Fair Raceway in London, Ont. The appreciative crowd were enthralled by the evening's excellent roasters Doug McIntosh, Dr
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Gingras paints a great drive from outside post
October 23, 2007
The Yannick Gingras-driven Maltese Artist overcame post eight to win the inaugural $345,500 Bobby Quillen Memorial final Monday night at Harrington Raceway in 1:52. After Maltese Artist won his Quillen elim last week at odds of 6-1, he drew the outside starting slot in the final--the riche
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Older Virginia-breds in Colonial spotlight Tuesday
October 23, 2007
Virginia-bred trotters will take center stage Tuesday at Colonial Downs when a field of eight, including four Virginia-bred champions, dispute the $22,700 Virginia Breeders Aged Trot. I’m A Cool Breeze is the 2-1 morning line favorite off a gritty half-length victory in 1:56 last Monday at
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Tetrick now second on all-time earnings list
October 23, 2007
Tim Tetrick has now earned $14,453,487 in purses this year, the second highest all-time amassed by a driver. Tetrick, who is chasing Brian Sears’ record $15,085,992 earned in 2005, surpassed Ron Pierce’s $14,439,087 in purse earnings last year. John Campbell is the only other driver to reach the $14
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Stallion auction to benefit Florida scholarship
October 23, 2007
Dick and Barbara Bailey, owners of the top Florida-bred trotting filly Baileysirishdream, have donated two breedings to her sire, Matchem Hanover, to benefit the Lester and Eunice Vance Scholarship Fund.   The breedings will be auctioned off as hip numbers #96A & #96B at th
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Gural says action taken with track in 'dire financial shape'
October 23, 2007
Officials at Vernon Downs have announced—including a memorandum from track owner Jeffrey Gural that can be read below—that it will close its doors for racing in 2007 following this weekend, an action that comes as a result of legislation that would have lowered the tax rate on the video gaming machi
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Monticello's leading driver Devaux taken off drives
October 23, 2007
Monticello Raceway's leading driver, James Devaux, and his wife, trainer Tammy Devaux, have been temporarily barred from competing at that racetrack pending an investigation into alleged numerous medication violations, according to Monticello general manager Shawn Wiles.   James Devaux is Mon
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Tell All to meet Lis Mara in Woodbine invitational
October 23, 2007
For the harness racing aficionados that yearn for star 3 year olds to compete against older horses, their wish will be granted Saturday as North America Cup and Little Brown Jug winner Tell All will take on his elders—including Lis Mara—in the $100,000(C) Gold Cup Invitational at Woodbine. The Blai
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Tinys Million shocks in OSS Gold elim
October 22, 2007
In The Irons turned in a scintillating effort while Tinys Million pulled off a shocking upset in Sunday night's pair of Ontario Sire Stakes (OSS) Gold eliminations for 3-year-old colt pacers at Woodbine Racetrack. Tinys Million lit up the tote board in the opening $61,715(C) split, scoring f
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Morgan takes Harrington dash title
October 22, 2007
Driver Tony Morgan won five races Sunday and was presented with a plaque as Harrington Raceway's leading driver. Morgan has 296 wins this year, nearly 100 ahead of second-place Tim Tetrick (198). "I've gotta thank all the trainers that I've driven for," said Morgan, whose 378 wins in 2006 set an
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Megabucks hits Colonial jackpot
October 22, 2007
Megabucks N capped his remarkable comeback with a record-tying 1:49.3 mile to upset Temptation and Crazy For Ever in a $10,000 winners-over handicap Sunday afternoon at Colonial Downs and match the track and world record for aged gelding pacers on a greater than one mile track.  Megabucks N
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Lis Mara coasts in Montreal invitational
October 22, 2007
Rebounding off a disappointing fifth-place finish in his Winbak Pace division at the Delaware, Ohio fairgrounds on Little Brown Jug day, Lis Mara coasted to a 2 1/2-length victory in the $100,000(C) Rendez-Vous Des Champs Invitational Sunday at Hippodrome de Montreal. With Brian Sears driving, Li
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Equinox Bi to stand at Blue Chip Farms
October 22, 2007
Equinox Bi, the 2007 Breeders Crown Open Trot winner, will stand at stud at Blue Chip Farms in Wallkill, NY, in 2008.  With more than $1.3 million in earnings between North America and Europe, he brings Valley Victory line blood and international flair to New York.   n addition
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Campbell directs Gerri's Joy to Tully score
October 22, 2007
Driver John Campbell charged up the passing lane with heavily-favored Gerri’s Joy to win Monday afternoon’s $337,500 Phil Tully Memorial Trot for 3-year-old fillies at Monticello Raceway in track-record time. The daughter of Enjoy Lavec got a bob-and-weave trip from Campbell heading into the final t
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Booze Cruzin start to finish in ISOBA
October 20, 2007
Just as he did a week ago in the Windy City Pace, Booze Cruzin led from start to finish in Friday night's $15,000 first division of the Illinois Owners and Breeders Association Stakes for state-bred 3-year-olds, with Sam Widger at the lines, winning in 1:53.4.   Unlike seven nights ago when h
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Dontloseyourdayjob takes Babic Memorial
October 20, 2007
Dontloseyourdayjob captured the $145,000 Lou Babic Memorial and Happy Dreamer coasted to victory in the $80,000 companion filly event, both on Saturday afternoon at Freehold Raceway. The Babic Finals for New Jersey-sired 2-year-old pacers, worth a combined $225,000, are named in memory of one
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Keystone Matt takes The Albertan
October 20, 2007
The closing race on the Northlands Park Saturday card was the C$134,500 Albertan Final for three-year-old pacing colts.  Keystone Matt, a 30-1 longshot, upset the race favorite to win by five lengths in 1:52.1.   Donald Monkman, Jr. and Keystone Matt got away third as race favorite Betto
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Schnittker takes both Valley Victory elims
October 20, 2007
Trainer/driver Ray Schnittker took both C$23,000 Valley Victory eliminations Saturday at Woodbine.  Deweycheatumnhowe took the first elimination under wraps in 1:56.4, and Make It Happen won the second elimination in 1:58.2.   The 55-1 longshot Celebrity Secret (Trevor Ritchie) set a sof
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NJSS to St Pete Star
October 20, 2007
St Pete Star won the New Jersey Sire Stakes for three-year-old colts Saturday afternoon at Freehold in 1:52.3.  The $50,800 race was the third leg of the NJSS.   After a :26.2 first quarter, Daniel Dube pulled St Pete Star going to the half, flushing out Idealic Life (Stephane Bouchard).
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Jack Flanigen hits win 3,000
October 20, 2007
Reinsman Jack Flanigen notched career win 3,000 when he guided Townline Powerful to victory in the third race on Friday Night at Batavia Downs Gaming.   The 41-year-old Flanigen was able to workout a textbook, second-over trip with Townline Powerful. He then tipped his charge three deep at th
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Records abound at Colonial
October 20, 2007
Guienne Hanover went a 1:51.2 mile to smash the world record for three-year-old filly trotters and win the Virginia Breeders Elimination by 13 and a half-lengths Saturday at Colonial Downs. Guienne Hanover obliterated the track and world record of 1:54 and also bested Queen Serene's North American
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Goodell takes both Pocono pacing series divisions
October 20, 2007
Driver Eric Goodell won both divisions of the Duke-North Carolina Pacing Series at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Saturday afternoon. Goodell cashed in with a pair of favorites in the first leg of the series for pacers eligible to be claimed for $15,000. Jack Q, trained by Joe Hundertpfund, Jr., w
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Ouellette and Jamieson take Governor's Cup elims
October 20, 2007
It was no surprise in the Governor’s Cup eliminations Saturday at Woodbine – Dali took the first elim in 1:51.1.  Santanna Blue Chip pulled a mild upset in the second elim with a 1:51.4 victory.   Luc Ouellette put Dali to the front after the quarter, letting Four Starz Moxie and Legacy
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Always A Virgin, Hot Rod Mindale take top honors
October 20, 2007
A who’s who of three-year-old colt pacers turned out for the Messenger eliminations Saturday at Yonkers.  Always A Virgin and Hot Rod Mindale proved to be on top of their game as they took their respective divisions in 1:53.1 and 1:54.   Brian Sears and Always A Virgin got away fourth, p
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ORC dismisses Woodbine's appeal of Sunday racing
October 19, 2007
The Ontario Racing Commission has denied the appeal of Woodbine Entertainment Group regarding its prior request to cancel eight Sundays of racing in November and December, thus the racetrack will have to race on those days. A hearing was held Oct. 15 and the decision was announced Thursday.
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Holliday out indefinitely after Batavia spill
October 19, 2007
Batavia Downs' leading dash-winning driver Ken Holliday will be out indefinitely after breaking both wrists in a four-horse accident during the fourth race Wednesday night at the racetrack. “Doc” Holliday, as he is commonly called, currently leads Keith Kash Jr. in the 2007 drivers' standings b
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Devil just a delight at Vernon
October 19, 2007
Devil’s Delight pleased her few backers with a career-best 1:53.2 victory in Thursday night’s featured ninth race at Vernon Downs. Making just her second Vernon appearance, Devil’s Delight went off as the fourth wagering choice in the select field of six. With Jeff Tallarino doing the steerin
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Casinos pledge $30 million but Corzine seeks more
October 19, 2007
Published reports state that New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine has received a financial committment from the Atlantic City casino owners to subsidize purses at the racetracks in the state, although the agreement currently calls for a committment only $30 million over the next three years, far less tha
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Strong field set for rich Tully Memorial 3FT final
October 19, 2007
Originally advertised to be raced for an estimated $240,000, Monticello Raceway’s Philip Tully Memorial Trot for 3-year-old fillies, slated to go to post on Monday afternoon, will end up going for a total purse of $418,000, of which $80,000 was already consumed by four elimination legs. Howev
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Pro Bono Best moving to Indiana
October 19, 2007
The connections of Metro Pace winner Pro Bono Best p, 2, 1:51s ($509,717) are pleased to announce that the 9-year-old Cambest stallion will be leaving New York State and will be standing at Schwartz Boarding Farm LLC in slots-approved Indiana for the 2008 breeding season. Owned by John Levy Racin
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Two year olds aim for $225,000 in Babic finals
October 19, 2007
A pair of Linda Toscano trainees will be battling it out with six others in the $145,000 Lou Babic Memorial Saturday afternoon at Freehold Raceway. Eight fillies, including Green Acres champion Happy Dreamer and Cheyenne Trish, who has a two-race winning streak, will meet in the $80,000 Lo
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Princetonian wins CI Smith Memorial
October 19, 2007
Princetonian commanded the lead at every call and drew off to a 6 1/4-length victory in the $100,000 Charles I Smith Memorial Trot Friday afternoon at Freehold Raceway. The Dream Vacation gelding trotted the mile in 1:57 flat, a stakes record, on a track rated "sloppy." &n
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Bella Dolce takes Goldsmith Maid from Snow White
October 19, 2007
Bella Dolce took a Goldsmith Maid elimination Friday at Woodbine in 1:57 after race favorite Snow White broke at the three-quarter pole.   As expected Snow White and John Campbell took the field through early fractions with Timeless Winner (Yannick Gingras) in the garden spot.  Bella Dol
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OSS Gold Elims to Laddie & Arch Madness
October 19, 2007
Heavy favourites Laddie and Arch Madness both captured their respective OSS Gold eliminations tonight at Woodbine Racetrack.Laddie scored narrowly for Paul MacDonell in 1:54.3 while Arch Madness dominated his rivals in his contest for Steve Condren in 1:55.2.In the opening split, Laddie took advanta
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A&G, Diva take Three Diamonds Split
October 19, 2007
A and Gs Confusion prevailed over a strong headwind as well as a solid field of rivals to take the first of two $23,000 eliminations for the Three Diamonds Stakes for two-year-old pacing fillies tonight at Woodbine Racetrack. Sent off as the 3-5 favourite, A and Gs Confusion seemed to enjoy being
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Helens Colt, Muscles Joy win NJ Futurities
October 18, 2007
Helens Colt and Muscles Joy turned in winning performances in their respective $30,145 divisions of the New Jersey Futurity for 2-year-old trotters on Wednesday at Freehold Raceway.   In the colts and geldings division, Helens Colt ($13.40) caught Ocean Front, a son of Muscles Yank
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Badlands Jaden fastest in DSBF splits
October 18, 2007
Crystal Ball Stables and Newman Racing Stables Badlands Jaden was the fastest of three Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF ) divisional winners for 2-year-old pacing colts Wednesday. Badlands Jaden and driver Tim Tetrick set the fractions in his 1:55 score over B Bad and West
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Baileysirishdream coasts in Fla. Breeders
October 18, 2007
Baileysirishdream established herself as the horse to beat in next week’s Florida Breeders Stakes final for 2-year-old trotting fillies when scoring effortlessly in Wednesday’s second $7,846 elimination at Pompano Park, coasting home to an uncontested victory in 2:03.3.   Driven from po
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***New***Wire To Wire
October 18, 2007
In his latest Wire To Wire, Andrew Cohen debates the issue of testing for steroids. The subject has been on the radar screens in three states recently, and Cohen has a few ideas about ways to proceed to make steroid regulation a reality in horse racing. And for those who say that steroid use in hors
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Charlie Norris injured in accident at The Meadows
October 18, 2007
Trainer-driver Charlie Norris was injured when he was unseated in a four-horse, chain-reaction accident in the 10th race of Wednesday's card at The Meadows. He was transported by ambulance to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment.   John Marshall, general manager of Meadows Racing, sa
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11 aim for third jewel of pacing's Triple Crown
October 18, 2007
Drivers were finalized for Saturday night's pair of $40,000 eliminations for the $725,480 Messenger Stakes final at Yonkers Raceway, the richest event in the race's history and final jewel of the Pacing Triple Crown. In the first elimination for 3-year-old colts and geldings, Brian Sears, who was
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Stratton brings in Yonkers longshots
October 18, 2007
The Jordan Stratton "Longshot Legion" was in attendance Wednesday night at Yonkers, as the 20-year-old driver brought home four winners in nine drives on the 10-race card. Stratton wasted no time making friends, sweeping the $106.50 early daily double with Vixen Hanover ($3.30) in the $5,000 d
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Drivers unseated in Batavia spill
October 18, 2007
Drivers Kevin Cummings, Ken Holliday, Mike Pokornowski and Kirk Desmond were involved in a nasty looking spill in the fourth race Wednesday night at Batavia Downs Gaming.   The drivers were all unseated when Make Me Money with Vern Smith made a break and caused a chain-reaction
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Maplegrove Natalie wins Violet for Mullins
October 18, 2007
The homebred freshman Maplegrove Natalie eked out her first state-bred stake championship Wednesday night at Balmoral Park when she held on and won the $52,500 Violet final for 2-year-old trotting fillies with driver Brandon Simpson.   Sent off as the 7-2 second choice, Maplegrove Natalie
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Armbro Deuce to Winbak of Canada
October 18, 2007
Winbak Farm of Canada in conjunction with Robert Burgess, Karin Olsson Burgess, Neal Cooper and Richard Kostoff, are pleased to announce the addition of Armbro Deuce to Winbak's Canadian stallion roster in 2008. "Were excited about the addition of Armbro Deuce, who was an impressive winner in the
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Marshall recovering from Freehold spill
October 18, 2007
Driver Jim Marshall III is home nursing an assortment of fractures from a recent spill at Freehold Raceway but is hoping to be back to work in a couple of weeks.   “I broke four or five ribs and fractured my left wrist but what really bothered me was my right ankle,” Marshall said, when
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Two horses supplemented to Messenger
October 17, 2007
Eleven 3-year-olds--eight colts and three geldings--were entered for the 2007 edition of the Messenger  Stakes at Yonkers Raceway, the final jewel of the Pacing Triple Crown.   The total purse of the 52nd Messenger is a stakes-record $805,480, thanks in large part to a pair of $60,000 s
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Valley Speed fastest in Cardinal final
October 17, 2007
Fresh off a dominating 17 3/4-length romp in his Cardinal elimination for Illinois-bred 2-year-old colt trotters last week, Judith Lunsford and Lynne Lindsey’s Valley Speed was equally impressive in Tuesday night's $56,000 final at Balmoral Park, making every a call a winning one in a care
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Eliminations held for Virginia Day of Champions
October 17, 2007
Virginia-bred 2 year olds prepped for the $350,000 Virginia Harness Day of Champions with six eliminations Tuesday night at Colonial Downs, with the splits for freshman colt and gelding pacers won by First Rate and Boss Outlaw. Pot Luck Stable’s First Rate went off at 1-20 in the first elimi
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Debs Lady Fortune equals Harrington mark
October 17, 2007
Robert Aerenson and Wendy Crissman's Debs Lady Fortune equaled the track record for 2-year-old pacing fillies with a 1:56 victory Tuesday in a $20,000 division of the second leg of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies at Harrington Raceway. The
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Buffalo hires race secretary/announcer Burns
October 17, 2007
Long-time announcer and racing official Robin Burns has been hired by the Buffalo Trotting Association to take over the duties as race secretary and announcer for the upcoming meet that will begin in February.   Burns, who has called over 65,000 races in his career at such tracks as Holl
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Jereme's Jet draws inside in Quillen Memorial
October 17, 2007
The draw for the Bobby Quillen Memorial final for aged pacers was completed Wednesday at Harrington Raceway as eight of the sport's top free-for-all pacers will go postward for the track's richest all-time purse of $345,500. Final driver changes and morning line odds will be made available Thursday
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Western Ace, Maltese Artist lead way to $345,500 final
October 16, 2007
Western Ace and Maltese Artist each won their respective $30,000 Bobby Quillen Memorial eliminations at Harrington Raceway Monday. Sylvia Burke, John Howard and James Koran's Maltese Artist received a perfect two hole trip behind pacesetting favorite Mister Big, who set fractions of :27
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Lennon Blue Chip upsets in OSS Gold final
October 16, 2007
Lennon Blue Chip pulled off a mild upset in winning Monday night's $130,000(C) OSS Gold final for 2-year-old colt pacers at Woodbine Racetrack and, in the process, just missed the stakes record with his 1:51.1 clocking. Luc Ouellette got the strapping son of No Pan Intended-Dark Fiber away i
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Clinton no longshot in Colonial victory
October 16, 2007
Clinton Longshot made an impressive Colonial Downs debut Monday, setting sizzling fractions en route to a 3 1/4-length score in 1:51. Clinton Longshot, sent off at 8-5 in defiance of his name and 12-1 morning line odds, left alertly from post nine but was beaten to the early lead by Ethical Hano
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No elims needed for Lady Maud Pace
October 16, 2007
Eight 3-year-old fillies have been entered for the $291,050 Lady Maud Pace at Yonkers Raceway which means the 48th ediition of the race will go as "one-dash-for-the-cash" a week from Saturday night (Oct. 27). Elimination races, which had been scheduled for this Friday night (Oct. 19),
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WEG to begin common pool wagering with New Jersey
October 16, 2007
It was announced earlier today that as of Thursday, Woodbine Entertainment would begin common pool wagering on racing from the state of New Jersey. Harness racing from Freehold Raceway will be the first opportunity for fans to take advantage of the common pooling.Common pool wagering on Thoroug
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Windsong Espoir captures OSS Gold Final
October 15, 2007
When you are sitting on the kind of horsepower Steve Condren was in the $130,000 two-year-old trotting colt Gold Final at Windsor Raceway on Sunday, you can afford to be patient. Condren guided Windsong Espoir to his eighth consecutive victory with a 1:57.3 score, winning by nearly three lengths at
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Big Bam Ray draws away in Elite final
October 15, 2007
Big Bam Ray once again blew away the competition Sunday in the $35,000 Quebec Plus Elite final for 2-year-old pacers. The Yankee Cam colt followed the same script as the Coupe de L’Avenir, engaging pacesetter Reconciliation early on, drawing clear and widening the margin from there for his sixt
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Open house held for new retirement facility
October 15, 2007
On Oct. 14 more than 200 people traveled to Hamilton, NJ, to celebrate the grand opening of the Standardbred Retirement Foundation’s (SRF) new facility. Horse lovers of all ages were treated to a barn full of happy Standardbreds, all of which feasted on lots of apples and carrots.   Humans at
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Rich finals for Maine horses at Scarborough
October 15, 2007
The first legs of the 3-year-old division of the Maine Standardbred Breeders Stakes were contested at Scarborough Downs on June 30 with the ensuing 3 1/2 months dedicated to winnowing out the best of the best through repeated heats and trials of elimination. Sunday, Oct. 14, the
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Dancer Memorial splits at Freehold
October 14, 2007
Millionaire Southwind Lynx added to his already stellar credentials Saturday, October 13 by winning a division of the James B. Dancer Memorial for sophomore pacers at Freehold Raceway. The George Teague trainee stopped the clock in 1:52.3 while Tivoli Hanover collected the second division in 1:52.
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ISS champions crowned at Indiana Downs
October 14, 2007
Four freshman champions were crowned at Indiana Downs Saturday evening, October 13 as the track played host to a quartet of $80,000 Indiana Sires Stakes finals. Favorites Mya Tri and ABC Mercedes swept the trotting contests while the pacing events were won in upset fashion by Blueridge Finance
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Booze Cruzin wins Windy City Pace in stakes record
October 13, 2007
Booze Cruzin took advantage of Maywood Park's coveted one-slot and went on to post a wire-to-wire victory in Friday night's $220,000 Windy City Pace in 1:51.3, a new stakes record for the 25th edition of the meet's showcase stake for three-year-olds colts and geldings. The victory was driver Sam Wi
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Vivid Photo sets world record at Colonial
October 13, 2007
Vivid Photo found another burst of speed in deep stretch to repel challenges on both flanks to win the $100,000 Patriot Invitational Trot in track and world record time for the second straight year Saturday at Colonial Downs. Vivid Photo trotted the mile in 1:50.4, two-fifths slower than his 2006 P
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Another World Record for Green Day
October 13, 2007
Green Day broke his own world record for a three-year-old gelding on a half-mile track when he drew off to a widening 11 length victory in the first $65,000 Galt Trot Friday evening at Maywood Park with a 1:55.1 clocking for driver Andy Miller. Green Bay ($2.20) sat third through the first hal
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Artcotic scores second NJSS title
October 13, 2007
Artcotic coasted to a three length victory and captured her second $85,000 New Jersey Sires Stakes Final on Saturday (October 13) at Freehold Raceway. Sent off as the 1-5 favorite in the seventh race, the daughter of Artiscape–Pumped did not disappoint, posting her seventh win of the year in a time
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Toscano tandem takes Babic Memorial elims
October 13, 2007
A pair of pacing colts trained by Linda Toscano swept the two $15,000 eliminations for the Lou Babic Memorial on Saturday (October 13) at Freehold Raceway. The two -- Artic Stretch and Meant To Be Me -- will be among the eight New Jersey-sired 2-year-old colts and geldings advancing to the final of
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Jugette champion wins by a nose
October 13, 2007
Western Graduate ($6.00) won the $128,000 Courageous Lady Pace at Northfield Park Saturday night, defeating Michelle’s Power in the tightest finish in stakes history. Only a nose separated the pair in the 1:53 mile. Yannick Gingras drove Western Graduate for trainer Mickey Burke and owners Sylvia Bu
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Florida Sale Stakes at Pompano Park
October 13, 2007
Donald Soderstrom’s homebred Sody’s Moonshine rebounded from his first career defeat on Saturday, October 13, putting forth an impressive performance to capture a $19,225 division of the Florida Sale Stakes for juvenile colt and gelding pacers at Pompano Park. Driven from post four by Kevin Wallis,
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Track record overlooked at Vernon Downs
October 12, 2007
A track record performance by Jacob’s Winner was overlooked last Friday at Vernon Downs. The 1:56.1 effort produced by the brown son of Credit Winner in capturing Vernon’s ninth race on Oct. 5 turned out to be the fastest mile by a 3-year-old trotting gelding in the track’s 54-year history
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Jans Luck pulls upset in Trillium
October 12, 2007
Jans Luck posted her second consecutive win in the Trillium Series with an upset victory in Thursday night's $73,373 contest on opening night of the fall meet at Woodbine Racetrack.Steve Condren guided the 3-year-old daughter of Camluck- Jans Scooter to an off-the-pace score in 1:54.1 over
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Lis Mara to stand stud in Ontario
October 12, 2007
Kentuckiana Farms has announced that Lis Mara, last season's Older  Pacer of the Year in both the U.S. and Canada, will stand the 2008 breeding season at Kentuckiana Farms of Ontario, located at Emerald Ridge Farm of Rockwood, Ont. Kentuckiana Farms will serve as syndicate manage
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Cheyenne Trish wins Babic Filly elim
October 12, 2007
Cheyenne Trish nipped Happy Dreamer at the wire to capture Friday’s $10,000 elimination for the Lou Babic Filly Memorial and will join seven others on the gate for the final on Oct. 20 at Freehold Raceway.   Eight of the nine 2-year-old pacing fillies in the elimination will advance to t
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World Record for Merited Victory at Northfield
October 12, 2007
Ohio’s top county fair performers wrapped up their campaigns Friday at Northfield, contesting eight rich Night of Champions Finals, but that was overshadowed by a World Record performance. The two-year-old colt trot saw Merited Victory ($4.20) establish a new freshman trotting gelding World Record
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Rich contest attracts top sophomore filly trotters
October 11, 2007
Thirty 3-year-old filly trotters have been entered for the inaugural $400,000 Phillip Tully Trot at Monticello Raceway, with the entries split into four eliminations on Monday to determine the finalists--the top two from each race--for the rich final on Oct. 22.   Some of the finest
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Rain continues in Pompano winner's circle
October 11, 2007
Mark Rorabeck’s Southern Rain visited the winner’s circle for the fifth straight time on Wednesday when coasting to an impressive victory in the $25,000 Florida Sale Stakes for 2-year-old colt and gelding trotters at Pompano Park.   Driven from post two by Bruce Ranger, Southern Rain settled
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Armbro Emma takes Green Acres final
October 11, 2007
Armbro Emma caught Box Of Dreams and scored a half-length victory in the $35,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Green Acres final for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Wednesday at Freehold Raceway.   Armbro Emma, driven by Stephen Smith and trained by Ben Stafford, trotted the mile in 1
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Four track records fall Wednesday at Harrington
October 11, 2007
Four new track records were set or equaled Wednesday at Harrington Raceway with the most impressive mark set by John Celii and Brenda and George Teague's Badlands Nitro (Wayne Long), who reeled off a scorching 1:53.4 win in a $20,000 division of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fu
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Currier & Ives stay extended at Kentucky Horse Park
October 11, 2007
There’s still time to catch the highly acclaimed presentation “The Story of Harness Racing By Currier & Ives and The Kentucky Connection” at the Kentucky Horse Park outside Lexington. Originally scheduled to close on Oct. 21, this exceptional display has been extended until Sunday, Oct. 28.
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Meadows casino construction on schedule
October 11, 2007
Meadows Racetrack & Casino officials today provided a construction update on its $155 million casino, which includes a 200-room hotel and luxury spa. The permanent 350,000 square-foot casino, which will create 1,200 jobs, is slated to open in early 2009.   “We recently finished all w
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**NEW**Wire To Wire
October 11, 2007
After being in Lexington for the Kentucky Futurity and seeing Donato Hanover win in straight heats in dominating fashion, Andrew Cohen is pumped up about post-race talk about a possible match-up near year's end at the Meadowlands between that 3-year-old star trotter and the veteran standou
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Woodbine appeals ORC decision regarding Sundays
October 11, 2007
Woodbine Entertainment Group has appealed the decision by the Ontario Racing Commission to decline its request to cancel eight Sundays of racing in November and December. A hearing has been scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 15, which is open to the public.  
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Artcotic favored in New Jersey Sire Stakes final
October 11, 2007
Artcotic, the New Jersey Sire Stakes champion at Freehold last year, will attempt to repeat in the $85,000 final for 3-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday at Freehold Raceway.   The daughter of Artiscape–Pumped has been installed as the 2-1 morning line favorite in the seventh race feat
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Babic elims to be raced Saturday at Freehold
October 11, 2007
New Jersey Sire Stakes winners Dreamlands Latte, Happy Dreamer and McArdle Park are among the 2-year-old pacers competing in elimination races this weekend at Freehold Raceway which will determine the fields for the finals of the Lou Babic Memorial on Oct. 20.   The Babics are raced in the m
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Drive All Night motors to PA fair final victory
October 10, 2007
Three of four favorites continued their winning ways in the second of two days of the $80,000 PA Sire Stakes Fair Championship races conducted at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, with the fourth winner on this “all-colt” day a name well-known by Pennsylvania sports fans, if not particularly well-backed
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Freshman colt trotters set for Cardinal final
October 10, 2007
State-bred trotting colts were back in the spotlight on Tuesday night as 15 diagonally gaited 2 year olds battled in a pair of $7,500 Cardinal Stakes eliminations at Balmoral Park. The top five finishers in each division will be back next week to slug it out for $56,000.   In the first elimin
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2-year-old filly trotter Locksweeper wins in 1:54.3
October 10, 2007
Locksweeper demolished the Colonial Downs' track record and world record for 2-year-old trotting fillies on a greater-than-one-mile track Tuesday night with a 6 3/4-length win in 1:54.3 that swept 1998 Breeders Crown winner Musical Victory out of the record books. Locksweeper was dominant from s
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Snatch The Fortune fastest in DSBF splits
October 10, 2007
Five $20,000 divisions of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund Stakes (DSBF) for 2-year-old pacing fillies were contested Tuesday at Harrington Raceway, with Clayton Goad and John Brown's Snatch The Fortune (Roger Plante Jr. 1:56.1) the fastest winner. Trainer George Teague won two divisions wi
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New Thoroughbred track proposed for metro Detroit
October 10, 2007
Michigander Jerry Campbell, a Thoroughbred owner who purchased Muskegon Harness Racecourse after it had closed several years ago and turned it into Great Lakes Downs Thoroughbred track, has submitted an application to build a new $142 million Thoroughbred racetrack and retail center outside metro De
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Meadows has new draw schedule
October 10, 2007
Tom Leasure, director of racing at The Meadows, has announced the following draw schedule for the racing that is scheduled to start at the Pittsburgh-area track on Wednesday, Oct. 17:    DRAW--RACE DAY Monday--Thursday Tuesday--Saturday Wednesday--Monday Thursday--Tuesday Fr
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Delaware not ready to test for anabolic steroids
October 10, 2007
The Delaware Harness Racing Commission (DHRC) held a meeting Wednesday morning to consider the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium’s (RMTC) model rule on anabolic steroids. After researching the topic, and attending conferences on the matter, the commissioners decided to not
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Reminder for Pennsylvania breeders
October 10, 2007
Pennsylvania breeders are reminded that they must send in a "180 Day Registration Form" to the Pennsylvania State Harness Racing Commission for every mare, every year, in order to have the mare’s foal eligible to generate Pennsylvania Standardbred Breeders Development Fund awards from the larger poo
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Field set for Courageous Lady at Northfield
October 10, 2007
Jugette champion Western Graduate headlines an outstanding field of nine 3-year-old filly pacers in Saturday’s Courageous Lady at Northfield Park. Western Graduate, who drew post 5 and will be driven by Yannick Gingras, is the 2-1 morning line race favorite, according to Director of Racing Gregg Kei
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Purse money withheld in Michigan Sire Stakes 'Goose Race'
October 10, 2007
Purse money for the $120,550 Michigan Sire Stakes final for 2-year-old filly trotters, which state officials had ordered re-raced after the first race was declared “no contest” when geese bothered two of the starters, has been withheld pending an appeal by the owners of the horse that won the f
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Two elims for Quillen Memorial at Harrington
October 10, 2007
Fifteen of the sport's top older horses have been entered for the $345,500 (est) Bobby Quillen Memorial Pace at Harrington Raceway, with two eliminations scheduled for this Saturday night prior to the Oct. 22 final. The final will offer the highest purse ever at Harrington and second highe
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Woodbine's request to cancel Sundays denied
October 10, 2007
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has denied Woodbine Entertainment Group’s request to cancel eight Sundays of racing in November, although it said it would re-consider the final four Sundays after examining what transpires the first three Sundays that the track remains open in November. A s
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Vivid Photo favored in Colonial's Patriot Trot
October 09, 2007
The 2005 Hambletonian winner Vivid Photo will make his annual pilgrimage to New Kent in seeking a new track and world record for the third straight year in the second annual $100,000 Patriot Invitational Trot Saturday at Colonial Downs. Vivid Photo won the inaugural edition of the Patriot l
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Favorites win in OSS 2CP Gold elims
October 09, 2007
The big guns delivered impressively in Monday night's pair of $55,156(C) Ontario Sires Stakes Gold eliminations for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers at Mohawk Racetrack as Keystone Horatio won in 1:51 and Deuce Seelster scored in 1:53. Both were heavily favored in their respective spli
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Temptation breaks Colonial mark; Braden wins three
October 09, 2007
Robert Cooper Stables LLC’s Temptation shattered one of Colonial Downs’ oldest track records with sizzling frontstepping score in 1:49.1 Monday. Temptation’s time bested Mr. Mikey’s 1:49.3 clocking, the track and world record for 4-year-old gelding pacers on a greater than one-mile track since July
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No faking this win in Harrington Open
October 09, 2007
Martin Scharf's Fake Denario N, driven by Tim Tetrick, made his Harrington Raceway debut a successful one Monday with a 1:52.3 win in the $26,000 Open. Trained by Josh Green, the 7-year-old Fake Left gelding earned his ninth win of the year as his seasonal earnings ballooned to more than
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Flanigen nearing 3,000 wins
October 09, 2007
He was just a kid when he broke into the harness racing business and after two years of driving reinsman Jack Flanigen only had won eight races, but 23 years later the 41-year-old native of Buffalo is nearing a milestone most drivers can only dream of: 3,000 lifetime wins.   “Jackie
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Average price climbs by 15.2 percent
October 08, 2007
The Lexington Selected Yearling Sale closed out its 2007 auction on Sunday and the final numbers revealed a gross of $35.6 million and an average price of $45,068, both increases of approximately 15 percent.   The sale gross climbed 15.9 percent while the average price increased by 15.2
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Quillen nominations due Wednesday
October 08, 2007
The entry box for the inaugural Bobby Quillen Memorial Pace closes at 1 p.m. this Wednesday, with the race scheduled for Monday, Oct. 22, 2007 at Harrington Raceway in Harrington, Del, The estimated final purse is $300,000 plus and is for pacers, 3 year olds and older. The Harr
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LT's Best sets new Hazel Park trotting mark
October 07, 2007
In the closing week of racing at Hazel Park Harness Raceway, the Invitational Handicap Trot on Friday proved to be a track record-setting performance by LT’s Best, a 4-year-old son of Davanti owned and trained by Thomas Barrett of Novi, Mich. The 1:55.1 mile is a new record for 4-year
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Backstretch with Gordon--Futurity Day
October 06, 2007
It's Kentucky Futurity day at The Red Mile, the last day of racing at the historic racetrack in 2007, and after walking through the backstretch I now sit in the press box overlooking the racetrack, and with everyone leaving town I am hoping that after a pretty hectic two weeks it isn't too much of a
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McArdle Park wins Green Acres final
October 06, 2007
McArdle Park powered by Dontloseyourdayjob in the stretch to win the $35, 000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Green Acres final for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Friday afternoon at Freehold Raceway.   The son of McArdle paced the mile in a lifetime best of 1:54.4, two-
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Alice Springs wins ninth straight in Sunshine final
October 06, 2007
Alice Springs left little doubt that she is the class of the Florida-bred 2-year-old filly pacing division on Friday when capturing the $14,000 Sunshine State Stakes final at Pompano Park to sweep the six-race series and remain unbeaten in nine career starts.   Driven from post five by Wall
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The Meadows to switch to afternoon racing
October 06, 2007
After being closed since Adios day while the grandstand was demolished to make way for a new grandstand, slots area and hotel, The Meadows will re-open Oct. 17 with an afternoon post time. Because the power source to the lights was removed due to the construction, the track will go to a 12:15 post t
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Armbro Dancer wins Allerage Farms Mares Open
October 06, 2007
On yet another hot and muggy Saturday afternoon at The Red Mile, Armbro Dancer won the $60,000 Allerage Farms Mares Open Pace in 1:48.4. Driven by Ron Pierce, the 4-year-old daughter of Blissfull Hall was victorious for the fifth time in 14 starts while lowering her previous career best by four-fift
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Marcus Johansson to open own stable
October 06, 2007
Marcus Johansson, who has been working as second trainer for his father-in-law, Jimmy Takter, told harnessracing.comFriday afternoon at The Red Mile that he is in the beginning stages of opening his own stable, which will be based in New Jersey. Johansson, a 29-year-old native of Malilla, Sweden, sa
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Giant Diablo wins in world record 1:50.1
October 06, 2007
Giant Diablo became the fastest trotter in history with a 1:50.1 victory Saturday afternoon at The Red Mile in the $108,500 Allerage Farms Open Trot, as the Swedish-owned 7-year-old mare defeated five male rivals to earn her spot in the record books. The time lowered Tom Ridge's previous all-age mar
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Yankee Skyscape, Won The West, Tell All take Tatt splits
October 06, 2007
Yankee Skyscaper won the first of three divisions of the $575,000 Tattersalls for 3-year-old male pacers Saturday afternoon at The Red Mile, and Tell All took the last split with an off-the-pace rally that resulted in a 1:48.3 score.   Driven by Dave Palone, Yankee Skyscaper moved to the lead
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Donato, Flirtin Man take Futurity eliminations
October 06, 2007
Donato Hanover and Flirtin Man won their respective eliminations of the $742,000 Kentucky Futurity Saturday afternoon at The Red Mile, with each leading the top five finishers in those elims into a second heat under hot and muggy conditions.   Flirtin Man won the first elim after a third-over
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Donato trots 1:50.1, equals world record
October 06, 2007
Donato Hanover made easy work of the 115th edition of the Kentucky Futurity, trotting to an open-lengths victory in a world-record equaling 1:50.1 in the second and deciding heat. With regular driver Ron Pierce aboard, Donato left from the rail, yielded to John Campbell and Flirtin Man in the first
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Mystical Sunshine trots 1:50.3
October 06, 2007
Mystical Sunshine, with Daniel Dube in the sulky, trotted to a 1:50.3 victory in the Allerage Open Mare Trot at The Red Mile, and thetime would have set a world record if Giant Diablo had not won in 1:50.1 earlier in the afternoon.   Mystical Sunshine, a 6-year-old mare by Yankee Glide,
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Mister Big wins Allerage Pace in 1:48.1
October 06, 2007
With a fast early pace, Mister Big used a stretch rally to win the $169,000 Allerage Farms Open Pace in 1:48.1 to close out the Kentucky Futurity Day program at The Red Mile Saturday afternoon.   Palone Ranger was leading the field at the top of the stretch, but several pacers were stacked u
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Cantab Hall colt brings $350,000
October 05, 2007
A Cantab Hall half brother to the accomplished filly Passionate Glide topped the second night of the Lexington Selected Sale at $350,000, bringing a bid of $350,000 from trainer Erv Miller, who was acting as agent on behalf of John Carver. Carver has raced many horses over the years, including
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Justice Hall to stud in Quebec
October 05, 2007
Justice Hall, a 6-year-old stallion by Garland Lobell, will begin a stud career in the 2008 breeding season at Les Ecuries SOS Bedford, Inc. in Stanbridge Station, Quebec.  The announcement was made jointly by the stallion’s owners and Monalisa Pagliericci and Francine Morrissette of Ferme
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Backstretch with Gordon--Friday
October 05, 2007
I am pretty sure the weather forecast for Lexington Friday was a slight chance of scattered thunderstorms, but it started pouring around 9 o’clock and continued that way for close to an hour and because I only had my child’s umbrella that I got Meadowlands Pace night and really didn’t want to get so
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Another world mark by Gabby Glide
October 05, 2007
Not only did Tim Tetrick drive six winners on Thursday's (October 4) 12-race program at Harrah's Chester, he partnered Gabby Glide to yet another record-breaking performance, this time orchestrating a 1:52.2 mile by the 4-year-old trotting gelding. Last week Gabby Glide, a 4-year-old Yankee Glide
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Dali, On The Brink take ISS 2CP divisions
October 05, 2007
The Duane Marfisi-trained horses Dali and On The Brink captured the first two $92,500 divisions of the International Stallion Stakes for 2-year-old colt pacers Friday afternoon at The Red Mile. Dali won the opening split in 1:51.1 while On The Brink scored in 1:52, with that division raced during a
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Vulcanize, Flash Lightning win Filly Futurity elims
October 05, 2007
Vulcanize brushed off a second-over trip to win the first of two eliminations for the $377,000 Kentucky Filly Futurity Friday afternoon at The Red Mile, while Flash Lightning took the lead at the quarter pole and led the rest of the distance to capture the second elim.   In the first elim, Ge
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Michelle's Power, Hana Hanover take Garnsey divisions
October 05, 2007
Michelle's Power parlayed a two-hole trip from driver Jody Jamieson into a victory in the first of two divisions of the $301,500 Glen Garnsey Memorial Pace for 3-year-old filly pacers on Friday afternoon at The Red Mile, while Hana Hanover won the second division.   Jamieson left from post se
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Falls For You forces Filly Futurity race-off
October 05, 2007
There will be a race-off for Kentucky Filly Futurity honors after Falls For You won the second heat in 1:53.2 Friday afternoon at The Red Mile. Falls For You will join elim winners Vulcanize and Flash Lightning in the race-off, but with Vulcanized scratched by trainer Bob McIntosh just two will
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Race-off decides 43rd Kentucky Filly Futurity
October 05, 2007
Falls For You won the $377,000 Kentucky Filly Futurity race-off Friday afternoon at The Red Mile in essentially a walkover as Flash Lightning made a break shortly after the start of the two-horse race-off. With Brian Sears in the sulky, Falls For You coasted through fractions of :28.3, :57.2 and 1:2
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$300,000 yearling tops opening session
October 04, 2007
With multiple bids on yearlings flying around the newly redecorated auction ring at the Fasig Tipton Sale Pavilion, the Lexington Selected Sale opened on Wednesday night with strong prices, with the average price of $87,824 a 22.7 percent increase from last year’s opening session. The average at l
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Backstretch with Gordon--Thursday
October 04, 2007
And the beat goes on in Lexington—and the heat goes on as it’s expected to reach 90 degrees on Thursday, temperatures about as hot as the opening night of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale yesterday out at Fasig-Tipton. Before I talk about my Thursday morning walk through the barn area, I have to
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Colt trotters extend win streaks in ISS splits
October 04, 2007
Deweycheatumnhowe trotted to his sixth straight victory in as many starts in the fourth and final $90,500 division of the $362,000 International Stallion Stake for 2-year-old males Thursday afternoon at The Red Mile. The son of Muscles Yankee crossed the wire in 1:54.2 with trainer-driver Ray S
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Ponder moving to Kentucky for 2008
October 04, 2007
Ponder, a world champion son of The Panderosa, will be relocating to Kentucky for the 2008 breeding season and will stand at Peninsula in Kentucky, where the state’s sire stakes program will feature $300,000 finals for each class beginning next year. His stud fee will remain at $6,000. In 2007
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Backstretch with Gordon--Wednesday
October 03, 2007
We’re just three days away from the Kentucky Futurity and there are 17 entered, including Donato Hanover, Pampered Princess, Green Day and Val Taurus, the $50,000 supplemental Montreal invader who I went straight to see Wednesday morning when I arrived at The Red Mile’s backstretch.   Bob Ste
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Tetrick wins big stakes in Chicago
October 03, 2007
Driver Tim Tetrick went home to Chicago Tuesday night, drove in six races, and snagged the big one on the card, taking the $120,000 Lady Lincoln Land Stakes Final with Gloria Wyoming, a 2-year-old filly trotter sired by Wilson Wyoming.   Owned by Joe and Guy Dimaggio and Shaun Phill
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3,000 wins for Eric Goodell
October 03, 2007
Eric Goodell, one of the hottest drivers at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs during the 2007 season, collected his 3,000th win Tuesday afternoon. The milestone victory occurred with Jack Q in a $12,500 claiming pace.   Jack Q, trained by Ross Croghan, tripped the timer in 1:53. Goodell,
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Donato, Val Taurus, Pampered Princess meet in 2nd elim
October 03, 2007
It won't take until the second heat of Saturday's $742,000 Kentucky Futurity at The Red Mile for Donato Hanover, Val Taurus and Pampered Princess to meet up as the three sophomore trotters drew in together in the second of two eliminations. Although the three standouts will line up behind the starti
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Freshman filly pacers blaze to ISS victories
October 03, 2007
Jody Jamieson moved Beachy Girl to the lead shortly past the :55 half and from there she absolutely cruised to a 1:51 victory in the first of four divisions of the $386,000 International Stallion Stake for 2-year-old filly pacers Wednesday afternoon at The Red Mile.   There was no doubt as to
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Fox Valley Barzgar to stand at Walnut Hall Ltd.
October 03, 2007
Fox Valley Barzgar p,2, 1:50.2, will stand at Walnut Hall Ltd. in Lexington, Ky., beginning with the 2008 breeding season. The announcement was made by Alan J. Leavitt, president and general manager of Walnut Hall Ltd., which is owned by his wife, Meg Jewett.   One of the fastest 2-year-old p
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Filly to take on colts in Kentucky Futurity
October 02, 2007
Trainer Jimmy Takter told harnessracing.com Tuesday morning that he and owners Bob and David Anderson have decided to start Pampered Princess in Saturday’s $600,000(est) Kentucky Futurity against the colts at The Red Mile and pass on Friday’s Filly Futurity.   “David and Bob Anderson mad
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Park'em Out Missy wins Monticello open
October 02, 2007
For two consecutive seasons Park’em Out Missy has been among Monticello Raceway’s best pacing mares. After earning  $51,179 here during the 2006 campaign this season the  6-year-old daughter of Park Place has amassed a $62,000 bankroll for the Durazzano Stable Associates, an
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Paul Buer to open public stable
October 02, 2007
After working as private trainer for Joie De Vie Farm and Lindy Farm the past six years, Paul Buer has told harnessracing.com he is opening his own public stable. The Norwegian born Buer, 35, came to the United States in 2001 after being hired by Joie De Vie Farm, which had been advertising the job
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Filly trotter wins in record 1:52.4
October 02, 2007
Snow White set a new world record for 2-year-old trotters Tuesday afternoon at The Red Mile, easily scoring a 1:52.4 victory in her $81,250 International Stallion Stake division. The time shattered the previous mark for freshman filly trotters of 1:54.2 set by Possess The Magic and equaled by S
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Hazel Park to remain open as Michigan budget passed
October 01, 2007
A 4 a.m. vote in the Michigan Senate this morning averted a possible shutdown of state government, including the closing of Hazel Park Raceway and all the other racetracks in the state. When Lt. Gov. John Cherry cast the deciding vote on a budget package for a 20-19 outcome, it was the min
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Tim Tetrick at Balmoral Tuesday night
October 01, 2007
Tim Tetrick will be piloting horses at Balmoral on Tuesday night, deciding to return home to drive Gloria Wyoming in the $120,000 Lady Lincoln Land Stakes. The 2-year-old filly has post six in the featured fifth event for Illinois-bred trotting distaffs. “The owners are from Fairfiel
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Yonkers Trot winner joins Val Taurus as supplemental entries
October 01, 2007
Trainer Jim Raymer said Monday morning that he plans on supplementing Yonkers Trot winner Green Day to Saturday’s $600,000 Kentucky Futurity at The Red Mile, setting up a possible match-up with Hambletonian winner Donato Hanover, and published reports also state the connections of Mon
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Tattersalls accepting entries for Jan. sale
October 01, 2007
The Tattersalls Sales Company is now accepting entries for the Meadowlands January Select Mixed Sale, to be held on Monday, Jan. 21, in the Meadowlands race paddock. Tattersalls recently signed a long-term agreement with the Meadowlands to continue the sport’s top winter sale at that venue.  
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