News Archive

Trotter makes it two straight at The Meadows
April 16, 2008
Casperdfrendlyhors was fully extended but won his second straight $13,000 leg of the South Strabane Trot for 3-year-old colts and geldings on Tuesday at The Meadows. Making his first start for new owner J.D. Snyder Jr. and trainer Rich Gillock following a private acquisition, Casperdfrendlyho
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Court held again in Pocono open
April 16, 2008
Conway Court captured the $22,000 Open Trot for the second straight week at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Tuesday afternoon. Leaving from post seven in a field of nine, Conway Court sat third early while the 7-5 favorite, Snazzy Millie, set the opening fraction of :27.4. Driver Dan Dube sent
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Took takes post two in Levy split Saturday at Yonkers
April 16, 2008
The penultimate preliminary leg of the George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series--round four for the uninitiated--goes Saturday night at Yonkers Raceway, with the pair of $50,000 events going as races eight and nine. Took Hanover, who took last week off after a snappy 1:51.1 ef
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Buck I St Pat's owners explain why mare won't be in Elitlopp
April 16, 2008
Dr. Ron Fuller, who bred Buck I St Pat and still owns an interest in the mare, has traveled to many European trotting events and says he wanted to race the mare in Sweden's Elitlopp, but "with a partnership, I didn't have the only vote."   The 5-year-old mare is also owned by E
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Tigerama the 7-5 favorite in Battle of Lake Erie
April 16, 2008
Canadian invader Tigerama, a winner of five straight races, has been named the 7-5 favorite in Saturday’s $100,000 Battle of Lake Erie, a by-invitation pace, in a field that will also include Bono Bests and Western Ace. It is the 23rd edition of the race at Northfield Park.   Tiger
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Lis Mara's book full at 175 mares
April 16, 2008
Kentuckiana Farms has announced that Lis Mara's book for 2008 is full and closed at 175 mares, and it includes such notables as Lifetime Member (1:50.2, $472,721), Little Miss K (1:52.2, $530,089) and Worldly Beauty (1:49.3, $1,900,255).   Lis Mara is standing his fir
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Campbell to drive Giant Diablo
April 16, 2008
World champion trotter Giant Diablo will make her 2008 debut Friday at the Meadowlands in the opening round of the Su Mac Lad Series, and John Campbell will get the first-time drive after David Miller opted off to direct Swan Image.   Coming off a 1:54.3 win in a qualifier April 10 at the Mea
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Surtees Hanover raced conservatively, third in debut
April 16, 2008
Lord Capar, the top European 2-year-old of 2007, beat Surtees Hanover at the Solvalla racetrack in Stockholm on Wednesday night. Lord Capar, a son of Varenne, was timed in a mile rate of 2:02.1 over the 2,140 meters.   Lord Capar started from post three with Swedish d
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Steinlager wins again, this time in Stockholm
April 16, 2008
Steinlager is back in business on the track as the 2005 Elitlopp champion won his second straight race after a long layoff at the Solvalla track on Wednesday night, defeating a field that included Citation.   With Bjorn Goop driving, Steinlager took the early lead from post six and
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***New***Wire To Wire
April 16, 2008
Instead of lamenting the challenges facing harness racing, in this week's Wire To Wire Andrew Cohen suggests that one way for the sport to be seen--and distinguish itself--is to begin producing broadcasts of races in HD--high definition.   "Here is a no-brainer for the industry
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