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Freehold cuts purses, Meadowlands could be next
January 22, 2008
Freehold Raceway has released a reduced purse structure and the Meadowlands is expected to follow with drastic purse cuts if the New Jersey legislature does not quickly fulfill promises to provide a purse supplement. Freehold issued a statement to its horsemen on Tuesday which said:
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It's Winnie The Who, that's who
January 22, 2008
After suffering two close losses in the preliminary legs, Winnie The Who turned the tables with a sharp off-the-pace win in Monday night's $55,200(C) Lifetime Dream Trotting Series final at Woodbine Racetrack. Keith Oliver picked up the catch-driving assignment on the daughter of Emile Angus-Sunr
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Lucky NZ repeats at Dover
January 22, 2008
Twenty-degree temperatures could not stop Lucky NZ from winning his second straight $35,000 Preferred Handicap in a stunning 1:50.1 while Fox Valley Armor needed a 1:51 clocking to take the $26,000 Open. Mr. Apples' 1:52.2 clocking was good enough to win the $32,500 Delaware Special on a cris
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Guy Gets Girl wins Williams Memorial Trot
January 22, 2008
Guy Gets Girl led every step of the way en route to his second consecutive victory at Pompano Park on Monday, taking the featured $14,000 Lew Williams Memorial Trot in 1:56. Driven from post four by Bruce Ranger, Guy Gets Girl trotted immediately to the front to seize control of the race o
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Total Truth sells for $900,000
January 22, 2008
The 5-year-old pacing stallion Total Truth, who won the 2006 North America Cup, was sold for $900,000 at the Tattersalls Mixed Sale at the Meadowlands early Monday evening, setting a record for a price for a male pacer at a public auction. George Teague Jr., who trained the horse and shared own
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Woodbine, Mohawk announce 2008 stakes schedule
January 22, 2008
Woodbine Entertainment Group has announced its lucrative 2008 Standardbred stakes schedule, which includes the 25th renewal of the $1.5 million(C) Pepsi North America Cup at Mohawk. The stakes calendar, worth more than $20 million in stakes finals this year, is the richest on the continent.
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Seeking all Adirondack horsemen
January 22, 2008
Harness Racing Communications (HRC) is on a search mission to find horsemen who have horses in the Adirondack National Park. HRC is asking: "Are you raising or training horses within the boundaries of the Adirondack National Park? If you are currently breeding, raising or training your horses within
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