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Five divisions of First State-breds go at Dover
April 04, 2008
Man Of Science and Aggressive Command won the trots while Big Heart, Frog Juice and Moosehead Jack were the winning pacers in the second and final Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) preliminaries for 3 year olds at Dover Downs on a rainy Thursday.   The Givens team of
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Captain Cambest, Free De Vie win opening-round splits
April 04, 2008
Captain Cambest was the best in the first of two $19,000 opening-round divisions of the Fox Sportsnet New York Series Thursday night at the Meadowlands, with Free De Vie finding the winner’s circle in the second split. John Campbell was in the bike behind Captain Cambest as the 4-year-old son of Ca
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Hewaz up to the challenge at The Meadows
April 04, 2008
More than eight lengths back at the half and stuck on the outside, Heza Challenger launched a sustained move to capture the $20,000 Open Preferred Handicap Trot on Thursday at The Meadows. Randy Tharps ducked Heza Challenger from the gate, strategy that looked as if it might backfire when the
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Meadowlands numbers continue increase in March
April 04, 2008
After posting strong business numbers for February, the Meadowlands has followed that up with even more gains in March as all sources wagering on the Meadowlands harness races during the month was $57.2 million, up 18 percent over the 2007 March total of $48.5 million. That figure covers a
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Stakes season ready to get underway at Balmoral
April 04, 2008
With the harsh Chicago winter finally starting to give way to more spring-like temperatures, the action on the one-mile oval at Balmoral Park will definitely be heating up starting Saturday as the 2008 stakes season gets underway with the $15,000 Taurus Bomber Stake for Illinois conceived and foal
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