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Trainer takes top 3 spots in Sweden's Olympic Trot
April 19, 2008
Swedish trainer Ake Svanstedt swept the top three spots of the Olympic Trot final in Gothenburg, Sweden, Saturday as he horse Torvald Palema won the race, and his other horses, Adams Hall and Finders Keeper, finishes second and third, respectively, giving a net of over $420,000 to the stable.
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Idle Hour wins Suslow final by head in 1:51.2
April 19, 2008
Idle Hour maneuvered around tiring horses and soared down the stretch to win the $68,900 Robert J. Suslow Final by a head in 1:51.2 on Saturday night at the Meadowlands.Driver Tim Tetrick moved Idle Hour three-wide to get around his struggling entry-mate Major Duke and closed in a brisk :27.2 to cat
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Kentuckiana bringing top Down Under sire to North America
April 19, 2008
Through a move unprecedented in Standardbred breeding industry history, Kentuckiana Farms announced on Saturday that Australasian super sire Christian Cullen will stand at Kentuckiana in North America in 2009 for a fee of $10,000. Stallion location details are still being determined.   "
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Up Front Peyton, Wigwam Baby capture Hoosier Park features
April 19, 2008
Up Front Peyton and driver Ricky Macomber proved to be the best in the end of the $23,000 Invitational Pace Saturday, April 19. The duo used a perfect second-over journey to nab the top spot in a time of 1:52.2. Macomber placed Up Front Peyton near the back of the pack from the start before getting
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Took Hanover, Tarver Hanover victorious in Levy Series splits
April 19, 2008
A big surprise and a no surprise won Saturday night's pair of $50,000 divisions in the fourth preliminary round of Yonkers Raceway's George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series. The death and taxes detail was again Took Hanover, who ran his winning streak to four races with his third series win as man
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Bono Bests upsets Tigerama to take Battle of Lake Erie
April 19, 2008
Keith Kash, Jr., steered 3-1 Bono Bests three-wide at three-quarters, and the five-year-old son of Pro Bono Best drew off in the stretch to win Northfield Park's $100,000 Battle of Lake Erie by three lengths in 1:52.2 over a sloppy track caused by a downpour just prior to the race. Bono Be
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