News Archive

NA Cup post-draw thoughts
June 11, 2008
Somebeachsomewhere, last year’s champion 2-year-old colt pacer in Canada and the United States, will leave from post two as the 8-5 morning line favorite when he puts his undefeated record on the line in Saturday’s $1.5 million Pepsi North America Cup at Mohawk Racetrack. Post positions were dete
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Snow White to qualify Thursday
June 11, 2008
Snow White, the 2007 Two-Year-Old Trotting Filly of the Year, will make her first qualifier appearance on Thursday morning at the Meadowlands, according to trainer Kevin Lare. Snow White became the fastest (1:52.4) and richest ($1,252,646) freshman filly trotter in history, punctuating her 11
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Morgan wins six at Harrington
June 11, 2008
Harrington Raceway's leading driver, Tony Morgan won six races Tuesday to give him 109 for the meet.   Morgan won the feature with Joe Muscara's Cruzinforalivin N ($3.80) who made her first start at Harrington a winning one, with a front stepping score in 1:54.3. The race was marred by a mi
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3-year-old colt trotters set new marks
June 11, 2008
Lear Jetta continued his dominance over the Pennsylvania trotting ranks, but Photo Bear stole a little bit of his thunder. as the two trotters took aim at a 7-year-old track record at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs during Pennsylvania Sire Stakes action on Tuesday afternoon. Just two races after Lear J
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Meadowlands Pick-4 bettors got a bonus from track
June 11, 2008
Meadowlands players benefited from a $7,147 bonus contributed by the track last Saturday when the Pick 4 pool fell short of the $75,000 guarantee. “It was pretty surprising to see the total Pick 4 pool was just under $68,000,” said assistant vice president of racing development and distribution A
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Youth dominates at Monticello
June 11, 2008
Last Saturday Goshen Historic Track held its annual Youth Day in conjunction with the matinee racing program there and though it wasn’t listed as such Monticello Raceway had a youth day of its own Tuesday when young drivers Jordan Stratton, Jason Bartlett and Jimmy Maro
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Is The Matrix wager the bet of the future?
June 11, 2008
New and innovative horse-racing wagers are rare but Churchill Downs has announced it will begin offering on Wednesday “The Matrix,” which gives bettors a package of all 15 win, exacta and trifecta plays on three horses for a minimum of $9, which works out to 60 cents per wager. Bettors—who can bet
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Update on New Jersey sales
June 11, 2008
Entries have closed for the 2008 New Jersey Classic yearling sale, while entries for the Tattersalls July Mixed Sale will close on Friday, June 13.   The New Jersey Classic will be held Sunday, Sept. 7, at the New Jersey Horse Park. The catalog is comprised of 225 yearlings, and catalogs will
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Insurance now in place to cover Americans racing in Canada
June 11, 2008
The USTA is partnering with racing groups in the United States and Canada to provide insurance to American horsemen who compete north of the border, with USTA president Phil Langley announcing Wednesday that Van Gundy would, in 2008, be providing a $250,000 policy for trainer and drivers w
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Horsemen injured at Pocono
June 11, 2008
Horsemen Irwin Lubar and Rocco Vinci were injured Wednesday morning in a pre-qualifying mishap involving three horses at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Lubar, of Tamarac, Fla., who just celebrated his 64th birthday yesterday, and Vinci of Chillicothe, Ohio, along with Vinci employee James M
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Handle at Scioto up 117.2 percent
June 11, 2008
After the first month of its 2008 racing season, Scioto Downs is up 117.2 percent in total betting and that makes Stacy Cahill, general manager of racing operations, extremely pleased.   “We’re certainly off to a strong start this year in total handle,” Cahill says. “You always worry about th
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Davis wins Billings division at The Meadows
June 11, 2008
Brent "The Zanesville Clipper" Davis won the CKG Billings Amateur circuit Midwest Regional contest Wednesday afternoon at The Meadows, driving Colonel Talbot to a 2:02.1 victory over longshot Tropicante, who was in rein to "Trader Bud" Hatfield, with Spit Happens and "Chicago George" Bon
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Native Bride looking for fifth in a row in Lynch Memorial
June 11, 2008
Native Bride, a winner of four straight at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, has drawn post four for the $250,792 James M. Lynch final set for Saturday at the northeastern Pennsylvania racetrack.   The 3-year-old AllAmerican Native filly produced the fastest time of the three Lynch elim
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Horseman Clarence Walters dies
June 11, 2008
Horseman Clarence Walters, 58, was killed Wednesday morning when he was kicked by a horse while working in the Mike Palone Stable at a private farm near The Meadows racetrack.   Walters reportedly entered the stall of a horse and was kicked in the chest by the animal. The Observer-R
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