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Has An Attitude captures series final
May 13, 2008
Has An Attitude survived a late scare but remained undefeated this season with a narrow 1:52.4 victory in Monday's $49,300(C) Ontario-sired Spring Series final for 3-year-old fillies at Mohawk Racetrack. The daughter of No Pan Intended-So Fresh was riding a perfect five-for-five streak in 2008 in
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Card shark all-in at Harrington
May 13, 2008
Winbak Farm's Classic Card Shark ($13.20, Jim Morand) earned his fifth win of the year Monday over a "sloppy" track in 1:55 in the featured $21,000 Junior Open at Harrington Raceway. The 5-year-old Cam's Card Shark gelding battled gamely first-over before clearing pacesetting Chewy Gross in the s
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NHL prospect Stamkos named NA Cup drawmaster
May 13, 2008
Woodbine Entertainment Group has announced that Steven Stamkos--expected to go first overall in the 2008 NHL entry draft next month--will be the official "drawmaster" for this year's 25th edition of the $1.5 million(C) Pepsi North America Cup at Mohawk. The native of Unionville, O
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Illinois Racing Board vacates positive test rulings
May 13, 2008
The Illinois Racing Board (IRB) has vacated the stewards’ rulings regarding positive tests on Jereme’s Jet and Holborn Hanover dating back to 2006, allowing the horses to remain as the winners of the races affected and exonerating their respective trainers. The rulings were made due to an IRB rule a
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Monticello announces second purse increase
May 13, 2008
On Tuesday, Monticello Raceway announced a purse increase effective Thursday, May 15, the second rise in purses the past two months.   "We’ve increased our purses by about 15 percent across the board and it follows a 10 percent increase that we initiated on April 1,” noted Eric Warn
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Hoosier Park race secretary Mack suspended
May 13, 2008
According to reports, Hoosier Park race secretary Kevin Mack has been temporarily suspended by the track’s parent company, Centaur Inc., pending a review of racing office procedures.   Indiana Downs’ race secretary Scott Peine, who had been working in the race office at the new Running Aces H
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