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Indiana pacer scores in Pompano feature
November 08, 2007
The Indiana-bred pacer Long Life made his Pompano Park debut a winning one on Wednesday, leading at every call en route to victory in the featured $6,400 conditioned claiming pace, stopping the timer in 1:54.   Guided from post one by Anthony Napolitano, Long Life outfought an aggressively d
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Valley Sport wins 10th of the year at Dover
November 08, 2007
Valley Sport made the winner's circle for the 10th time this season winning the $26,000 Open Trot at Dover Downs on Wednesday, while Elvis Cole returned after a three-month vacation in top form to take the $23,000 Jr. Open Trot. Tony Morgan took Valley Sport, owned by Lloyd Arnold, right to
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85 yearlings bring six-figure prices
November 08, 2007
The Standardbred Horse Sales Company's annual yearling auction at Harrisburg concluded Wednesday night with the 1,045 horses sold generating a gross of $42.7 million for an average price of $40,922, up 10.4 percent from last year's sale.   The trotting colt segment of the market gave the
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Donato Hanover leads star-studded qualifiers Friday
November 08, 2007
Trainer Steve Elliott has entered Donato Hanover in a qualifier at Gaitway Farms in New Jersey on Friday as he prepares the 3-year-old colt trotter for the upcoming Breeders Crown at the Meadowlands. A perfect 11-for-11 this year, the Hambletonian and World Trotting Derby-winning Donato Hanover has
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Perretti Farms big buyer of broodmares
November 08, 2007
The Standardbred Horse Sales Company’s annual mixed auction got underway in Harrisburg, Pa., Thursday morning, and Perretti Farms was a big buyer, bidding six-figure prices to purchase three notable broodmares for a total of $635,000.   Perretti’s purchases included:   Lovely Shark (hi
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