News Archive

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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