News Archive

Marcus Miller drives King Of Kings to upset in Maywood Pace
June 14, 2008
King Of Kings, with 19-year-old Marcus Miller at the lines, swept up the passing lane and scored a 1:53.2 upset win in the $100,000 Maywood Pace Friday night. The move left Froggy Turner and Ryan Anderson second with Determine this and Brent Holland third.   Miller and King Of Kings grabbed t
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NYSS raced in slop at Buffalo
June 14, 2008
It was not your average night at Buffalo Raceway on Friday: Post time was put back about one-half hour due to torrential rains that hit the Hamburg area at 6:15 p.m. (EDT), making the track sloppy.   When racing resumed, veteran reinsman Jim Morrill, Jr. put on a driving clinic, which include
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Jersey announces big fines, suspensions in EPO case
June 14, 2008
New Jersey's Asbury Park Press has reported that trainer Ernest Adam and owner-veterinarian Stephen C. Slender must pay a total of $68,000 each for violating New Jersey State Racing Commission rules in connection with positive tests for EPO. Their licenses have also been suspended for 13 1
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Bartlett update: injured, but no broken bones
June 14, 2008
Jason Bartleet, who was injured in a second-race accident at Yonkers Raceway Friday night, was released (with crutches) from Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, NY, early Saturday morning, and was en route back home to Maine early Saturday afternoon. Bartlett, driving Hurricane Mike, was rac
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Ideal Newton captures James Lynch Memorial in 1:50.3 at Pocono
June 14, 2008
Ideal Newton, getting a perfect trip by Ron Pierce, never left the rail in winning the $250,792 James M. Lynch Memorial Pace Saturday afternoon at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Getting away from the No. 2 post, Ideal Newton took the nine-horse field to the first split in :26.4 before giving way
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Coldheartedrevenge wins New Hampshire Sweepstakes in 1:50
June 14, 2008
While dismissed by the crowd at 15-1, Coldheartedrevenge exacted retribution in winning the $50,000 New Hampshire Sweepstakes at Rockingham Park on Saturday while equaling the track and New England records for aged pacing geldings.   The seven-year-old son of Art's Conquest, trained and driv
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Clerk Magistrate draws off to 1:54 win in Goodtimes
June 14, 2008
Clerk Magistrate endured a long overland trip to the head of the stretch, then drew off  and handily captured the $279,786 Goodtimes final for 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters  in 1:54 Saturday night at Mohawk   B Strike Three and Rick Zeron took the field through a pedestrian o
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Chancey Lady takes Fan Hanover final in 1:51.1
June 14, 2008
Chancey Lady sat a pocket trip behind the pace setting A And G’sconfusion into the lane then swept past the leader and held off a late rally by Artimittateslife to win the $773,031 ( C ) Fan Hanover final in a casreer-best 1:51.1 Saturday night at Mohawk. Tug River Princess finished third, suffering
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Sophomore superstar captures $1.5 million NA Cup
June 14, 2008
In yet another dazzling performance Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack, Somebeachsomewhere won his ninth straight race--and his biggest--with a 1:49 effort in the $1.5 million Pepsi North America Cup. Winning driver Paul MacDonell said afterward he had chills hearing the ovation given by t
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Godiva Hall sets world record in Miss Versatility leg
June 14, 2008
Godiva Hall and Jimmy Marohn Jr. established a new world record on Saturday night at Tioga Downs in the second leg of the Miss Versatility trotting series. The mile of 1:53.3 erased the previous world record held by Windylane Hanover (Ron Pierce) of 1:53.4 for a 4-year old trotting mare on a five-ei
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Sweden's Lantern Kronos captures Elegantimage final in 1:54.3
June 14, 2008
Driver Paul MacDonell picked up his second big win of the evening at Mohawk Saturday, driving Lantern Kronos to an impressive 1:54.3 victory in the $588,706 ( C ) Elegantimage final. Warrawee June was second for Rick Zeron while John Campbell brought Sarose home third.   Warrawee June took th
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Get Out Of Dodge, Scape Ghost win NJSS at Big M
June 14, 2008
Get Out Of Dodge drew off to a 3-length victory in the first of two $38,900 New Jersey Sire Stakes divisions for 3-year-old colt pacers on Saturday night at the Meadowlands.   With Yannick Gingras in the sulky, the son of Artiscape coasted wire to wire in 1:51.2 and paid $3.40 to win the nigh
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