News Archive

Record-breaking win number moves to 1,189
April 30, 2008
Five months into 2008 and it seems Tim Tetrick can’t stop winning races—last year. Because of various positive tests on horses in 2007 that have since altered some previously-noted official finishes, Tetrick’s record-breaking win total of 1,188 is now recorded at 1,189 victories.   Overall, T
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Sixteen Candles flaming at Harrington
April 30, 2008
Bob Kinsey Jr. and Bill Oberle Jr.'s Sixteen Candles ($10.80, Kinsey) improved to two-for-two at Harrington Raceway this year with a 1:54.3 triumph in a division of the $21,000 Mares Junior Open on Tuesday. The 5-year-old Tune Town mare found room in the stretch and surged by pacesetting Pop
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Took Hanover morning-line choice in Levy
April 30, 2008
Took Hanover, owner of the fastest local mile of the season, drew post position six and was made the 5-2 morning-line favorite for Saturday night's $390,000 final of the George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series at Yonkers Raceway. Post time for the 12-race card is 7:40 p.m., with the Levy--r
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Joe Putnam likely out for months after race spill
April 30, 2008
Trainer and driver Joe Putnam could find himself on the shelf for the next four months after a racing accident at Hoosier Park. The veteran shattered his right wrist Thursday, April 24 at the Anderson oval when the filly he was driving abruptly fell, launching the driver into the air.   The i
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Twenty more tracks drop Belmont simulcasts
April 30, 2008
The Southern Racing Cooperative, which is comprised of 20 racetracks including Northfield Park, Hazel Park, Northville Downs, Sports Creek Raceway and Lebanon Raceway, has announced it will no longer simulcast races from Belmont Park since a fee agreement could not be reached with the New York Racin
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Kentucky International Equine Summit concludes
April 30, 2008
The two-day Kentucky International Equine Summit held in Lexington ended Tuesday, with the session including a presentation by Ken Jackson regarding the limiting of stallion books and another by Tom Crouch regarding major sire line concentration in Standardbred pedigrees.   Jackson said the U
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Hogies Cam ties 25-year Monticello win mark
April 30, 2008
It took 25 years but when Hogies Cam paced to a 1:58.2 victory on Tuesday the Monticello Raceway track record of nine consecutive victories was equaled. The victory by Hogies Cam tied the mark established in 1983 by pacer Don Torpid and driver Walter Case Jr. And coincidently
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Strangles positive at Sports Creek
April 30, 2008
A 3 year old brought in to the south barn at Sports Creek on Thursday, April 24, who displayed symptoms of Strangles on Friday morning, has tested positive for the disease.  All horses belonging to that trainer have been removed from the grounds. Horses housed in the south barn that were entere
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That's just a lady in The Meadows' winner's circle
April 30, 2008
The redoubtable I'm Justa Lady, whose form had slipped in recent weeks, showed that she remains a force to be reckoned with, moving uncovered to take the $18,000 Filly & Mare Open Trot on Tuesday at The Meadows. The victory for the daughter of Inquirer sent her over the $300,000 mark in car
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Mucho Sleazy, Art Official favorites in Berry's Creek elims
April 30, 2008
Shortly after the dust settles in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, harness racing's 3-year-old colts start their stakes season in the eliminations for the $225,000(est.) Berry's Creek at the Meadowlands, with Mucho Sleazy and Art Official installed the morning-line choices in their respective splits
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Canadian wagering conference concludes
April 30, 2008
Standardbred Canada's Wagering Conference concluded its panel discussions Wednesday morning and then went into a private session involving 24 industry "stakeholders" that afternoon to formulate a strategic plan for trying ways to increase betting on harness racing in Canada.   Discu
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Harrah's CEO not keen on sharing with harness racing
April 30, 2008
In his remarks to those in attendance at the Canadian Gaming Summit in Montreal on Wednesday morning, Gary Loveman, chairman and CEO of Harrah's Entertainment, said his company's business at Harrah's Chester has to "prop up the horse racing industry," and added that horse racing's plight is "not my
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Standardbred Canada announces
April 30, 2008
Following two days of panel sessions and industry meetings, late Wednesday afternoon Standardbred Canada announced the development of a Standardbred Wagering Action Plan.   The plan, which was discussed and agreed upon by a wide range of industry stakeholders, is the culmination of month
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Final list of NA Cup eligibles
April 30, 2008
The owners of 66 three-year-old pacers have made the April 15, 2008, sustaining payment for the $1.5 million Pepsi North America Cup, with the 25th anniversary of the race set for June 14 at Mohawk Racetrack. Eliminations will take place Saturday, June 7, with the final one week later. The horse
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Tetrick youngest to drive 4,000 winners
April 30, 2008
Tim Tetrick became the youngest driver to reach 4,000 career wins in the eighth race on Wednesday night at the Meadowlands, driving Cheyenne Barry to victory.Tetrick, 26, supplanted Walter Case Jr. as the youngest driver to reach 4,000 lifetime triumphs; Case was 29. No other driver was under the ag
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