News Archive

Watta Hotshot wins 1st of year, Arts Mattjesty surprises
December 04, 2007
Watta Hotshot found the winner's circle for the first time in 2007 while longshot Arts Mattjesty pulled a surprise to win their respective $35,287 Matron 3-Year-Old Colt Pace eliminations Monday at Dover Downs.   Before his Matron elim, Watta Hotshot, second in the Breeders Crown
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Master Pine trots to lifetime best at Chester
December 04, 2007
Master Pine ($2.80), driven by Tim Tetrick, found the lead early and never looked back, holding off all competitors in the Liberty Bell late-closing series for trotters Monday afternoon at Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack. Leaving aggressively for early contention, as did nearly the entire f
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Gale warning post in Pompano winner's circle
December 04, 2007
After having a four-race winning streak snapped last week when beaten a half-length by top local trotter Tweedle Dum, Gale Warning returned to his winning ways on Monday when scoring impressively in the featured $14,000 Open Handicap Trot at Pompano Park, covering the mile in 1:55.3.  
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Down Under trip possible for Total Truth
December 04, 2007
Trainer George Teague Jr. confirmed to harnessracing.com Tuesday morning that he is considering accepting an invitation to bring Total Truth to Australia to compete in the Inter Dominion Series that begins next February and runs through the final on March 1.   “I was approached by a represent
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Trotting colt Laddie going to Sweden
December 04, 2007
Laddie, the third-place finisher in the 2007 Hambletonian, was recently examined in Canada by Swedish trainer Olle Goop and approved for purchase by Knutsson Trotting AB of Sweden.   Laddie, a son of Angus Hall and the Valley Victory mare Victory Dreamer, has a record of 1:53
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Entries still being taken for Meadowlands mixed sale
December 04, 2007
Entries are being taken through Friday, Dec. 7, for the Jan. 21 Meadowlands Select Mixed Sale. On Monday the Garden State Sales Company announced that its Jan. 14 Harrisburg Super Sale was cancelled, so the Meadowlands Select Mixed Sale is now the only mixed auction scheduled for January. &nbs
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Tetrick's year makes New York Times
December 04, 2007
Tim Tetrick’s record-breaking year in the sulky--most wins, most earnings and most drives, just to mention three--has already garnered him national attention that included ESPN, Sports Illustrated and USA Today, and in Tuesday’s New York Times writer Bill Finley profiles the 26 year old’s
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Georgian Downs cancels Tuesday
December 04, 2007
Because of snow and ice that have blanketed the region the past three days, Georgian Downs has announced it has canceled its Tuesday night program because of poor track conditions. The track will also remain closed for training Wednesday. The next live program is scheduled for Saturday night.
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Woodbine's Autumn Series 2FP rescheduled for Friday
December 04, 2007
Woodbine’s $39,600(C) Ontario-Sired Autumn Series for 2-year-old filly pacers was not contested Monday night after the card was canceled due to poor track conditions, but the race has been rescheduled for Friday night. The post positions will remain the same:   PP Horse (driver
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