News Archive

1:52.2 world record by Enough Talk in Classic Trot
April 08, 2008
Artistic Fella won his first start of the season, My Little Dragon handed Southwind Tempo her first setback of the season, Enough Talk pulled off an upset, and Buck I St Pat rolled on in $85,000 Classic Series openers on a chilly Monday, April 7, at Dover Downs.   Tim Tetrick won four races a
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55 wins for Abbey Road C
April 08, 2008
The ageless Abbey Road C turned in another flawless effort for driver Keith Jones in winning Monday night's $45,000(C) Open Trot at Woodbine Racetrack and, in the process, equaled his lifetime record of 1:52.4. The 9-year-old gelding followed the pacesetting Starsel through fractions of :26.2, :5
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Celias Counsel gets underway at Woodbine
April 08, 2008
Only Lonely and Sophisticat both used similar front-end tactics to deliver victories in Monday's opening leg of the Celias Counsel Trotting Series for 3-year-old fillies at Woodbine Racetrack. In the opening $18,000(C) split, Luc Ouellette fired Only Lonely straight to the top from post five in t
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Barlett just a pair away from 2,000 wins
April 08, 2008
Jason Bartlett, Yonkers Raceway's leading driver, won five races Monday night and now stands just two victories away from 2,000 in his career. Bartlett, particiapting in all but one of the dozen races, swept the  $54.50 "deuces wild" early daily double with the pacer Build a Fire ($7.80) and
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A grande victory at The Meadows
April 08, 2008
Sent on a seemingly hopeless first-over mission, Vesuvio Grande paced a remarkable back half in :55.2 and captured the $20,000 Open Preferred Handicap Pace on Monday at The Meadows. Fox Valley Armor, the 3-5 favorite, got to the half in a comfortable :57.1, leaving Vesuvio Grande with little
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Gingrich suffers minor injuries in Pocono spill
April 08, 2008
Driver Mark Gingrich was injured in a fall during the third race at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Monday afternoon. Gingrich was helped into an ambulance after the accident and taken for further observation. The accident occurred when Hipo Final Combat, the horse Gingrich was driving, tripped ove
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Fifth filly for Moni Maker
April 08, 2008
The great international trotter Moni Maker 1:52.1 ($5.5 million) has given birth to another filly, delivering a bay daughter by Chocolatier on Monday night at Lindy Farms in Connecticut, and will next be bred to 2007 Horse of the Year Donato Hanover.   The filly is Moni Maker's
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Harrah's Chester hosts first qualifiers of 2008
April 08, 2008
Four qualifying races were contested on Tuesday morning at Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack as the track prepares for its third season of live racing. Tim Tetrick, Tony Morgan, and Cat Manzi—three of the sport's top drivers—were all on hand for the first of three pre-meet qualifying card
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Hogies Cam wins sixth straight; Parker involved in spill
April 08, 2008
Hogies Cam won his sixth consecutive race at Monticello Raceway on Tuesday afternoon in a time of 1:56.1. A recent $5,000 claim by trainer Bob Beauregard’s patron Charles Strukel, the pacer scored his third victory in a row for his new owner, all in the $10,000 claiming ranks. Jordan “The K
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