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Sophomore now a millionaire, gives Teague back-to-back winners
July 05, 2008
Badlands Nitro rallied three wide and then held off an inside challenge by Santanna Blue Chip to win the $538,270 Art Rooney Pace final at Yonkers Raceway Saturday night in 1:52.4, catapulting the 3-year-old son of Badlands Hanover to millionaire status and giving trainer George Teague Jr.
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Mister Big, Mr. Feelgood take Haughton elims
July 05, 2008
Mister Big and Mr. Feelgood each coasted to victory in their respective $50,000 elimination of the William R. Haughton Memorial for free-for-all pacers on Saturday night at the Meadowlands.   In the first elimination, defending divisional champion Mister Big moved to the lead off the ga
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A thief and a dragon win Summertime divisions
July 05, 2008
Little Thief and Sams Dragon both emerged victorious in Saturday's second leg of the Summertime Pacing Series for 3-year-old colts and geldings at Mohawk Racetrack. Little Thief, who was a runner-up in leg one of the series, was the faster of the two winners by virtue of his 1:51.2 clocking for d
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O'Mara drives a winning Cadillac to Hoosier victory
July 05, 2008
The duo of Hoosier Cadillac and Mark O’Mara pulled away from the competition down the stretch to win the $23,000 Invitational Trot Saturday at Hoosier Park. Hoosier Cadillac has earned three wins in six races this season. Hoosier Cadillac raced quickly out of the gate to take the lead over the fiel
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A dynamic win at Pompano before races canceled
July 05, 2008
Armbro Dynamic lived up to his name on Saturday at Pompano Park, with a dynamic performance in the Open Pace, leading from start to finish in a lifetime-best clocking of 1:51.4. The third-race feature saw Armbro Dynamic and driver Wally Hennessey move right to the lead fro
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Grand Circuit action in full swing at Pocono
July 05, 2008
Native Bride continued her winning ways with a victory in a W.N. Reynolds Memorial Stakes race on Saturday afternoon at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The Reynolds races are the featured part of Grand Circuit Week at Pocono, which runs through next Friday. Native Bride (Allamerican Native-
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Five-bagger for Parker at Tioga
July 05, 2008
Howard Parker put on a driving performance for the fans on Saturday night at Tioga Downs, making his way to the winner’s circle five times on the night’s 10-race card. The checks are all so important as the cutoff date for the leading money-winning driver at Tioga Downs for the second an
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