News Archive

Jackpot on Swedish wager now $3.5 million
November 30, 2007
The Swedish V64 wager, which is currently available in the US at the Meadowlands and Freehold Raceway, had no payout for races held Wednesday, Nov. 28, so the carryover increases the jackpot to $3.5 million for next Wednesday's (Dec. 5) races.   V64 races are held every Wednesday at the Solva
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Clayton Delaney wins Dover's top trot
November 30, 2007
The resurrected Clayton Delaney won the $13,000 Delaware Trot at Dover Downs on Thursday, while Mike Cole and Jim Morand won three races. Cole again pinch-hit for regular driver Allan Davis and drove veteran trotter Clayton Delaney from off the pace to an impressive 1:57.4 victory in the fe
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Basketball star Bowie's trotter wins 18th of year
November 30, 2007
Before He Cheats, after winning four consecutive races on the Chicago circuit, made his Harrah's Chester debut a winning one on Thursday afternoon, trotting to a three-length victory in a $40,000 Chester late-closing series division, stopping the timer in 1:54.2.   The 3-year-old gelde
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Freedom rings in with $150 show price at Mighty M
November 30, 2007
A racing rarity occurred in the first race at Monticello Raceway on Thursday afternoon when Freedom Fry, a pacer driven by Jimmy Marohn Jr., finished third and paid a whopping $150 for each $2 show ticket. The race was won by Wise Guy, driven by the track's leading driver, Jimmy D
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Filion to have rotator cuff surgery
November 30, 2007
What hopefully is good news for driver Eddie Davis came when the cause of his serious pain following a racing accident last spring at Harrington was finally identified as a chip in his ninth vertebra. Meanwhile, Davis's son, Allan, also injured in a racing accident at Dover Downs, is recoveri
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Helen Looney dies
November 30, 2007
Helen Looney, 81, died at her family farm in Harrington, Del., on Nov. 28. Looney, who owned more than 120 horses during her five decades in harness racing, was the wife of the late trainer/driver Elmer Looney and played a major behind-the-scenes role in the success of the Looney Stable.
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Smedshammer settles for 35 days, $18,000 fine for Hambo drive
November 30, 2007
Trond Smedshammer has finally reached a settlement agreement with the New Jersey Racing Commission (NJRC) stemming from his drive in the 2006 Hambletonian that will have him serve a 35-day suspension and be fined $18,000. Smedshammer’s suspension will begin Dec. 5 and run through Jan. 8.   Sm
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Miss Color Chip wins in 1:56.1
November 30, 2007
Miss Color Chip burst through an opening in the stretch and rocketed past 9-5 favorite Windsun Lane to win the $49,500 Charles Singer Memorial on Friday night at the Meadowlands.Driver Tim Tetrick hustled Miss Color Chip to the lead around the first turn, then yielded to Windsun Lane down the backst
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2008 dates set for Jersey
November 30, 2007
The Meadowlands and Freehold Raceway will offer a combined 343 Standardbred racing dates in 2008. The schedule of 192 dates at Freehold and 151 dates at the Meadowlands was approved by the New Jersey Racing Commission at its November meeting in Trenton. The Meadowlands will host 133 dates, startin
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