News Archive

Average handle up double at Scioto; Keno to be added
July 09, 2008
Through the first half of the 2008 season, the average total bet per program at Scioto Downs is up 104.3 percent, according to figures from the Ohio State Racing Commission. “I’m very pleased with the total bet during the first half of our 50th anniversary meet,” says Stacy Cahill, general manager
[read more]

Fastest Reynolds split won by Caviar Forthelady
July 09, 2008
Caviar Forthelady posted the fastest winning time among eight divisions of W.N. Reynolds Memorial Stakes for 2-year-old trotting fillies on Tuesday afternoon at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Each of the divisions carried a purse of $20,000. The Reynolds races are the highlight of Grand
[read more]

Allamerican Phoebe scores in Wohlmuth opener at The Meadows
July 09, 2008
Allamerican Phoebe, who cut her teeth on New Jersey Sire Stakes, effectively used that experience on Tuesday at The Meadows when she captured the $8,000 opening leg of the Mary Wohlmuth Trot, a series for freshman fillies. While she finished no better than fourth in her two stakes, those race
[read more]

Delaware's Brown Jug restaurant has closed
July 09, 2008
The Brown Jug restaurant in Delaware, Ohio,  which first opened in 1946,  moved to its present location in 1970,  and has been operated by its current owners since 1977, has closed its doors after being sold to the Columbus-based Hoggy’s Restaurant & Catering.   Known for i
[read more]

Racino is now a proper word
July 09, 2008
The word “racino” has been added to Merriam Webster’s new edition of the Collegiate Dictionary, noting that it found its first usage in an English-language publication in 1995. The dictionary notes the meaning of “racino” as: “racetrack at which slot machines are available for gamblers.”
[read more]

Buck I St. Pat leads field in Perretti Matchmaker
July 09, 2008
The fourth annual Perretti Matchmaker Stakes will bring together a classy field of top older trotting mares competing for a large purse check and breeding to one of the farm' elite stallions on Saturday night at the Meadowlands. Buck I St. Pat, the leading money winner among older trotters this sea
[read more]

Million-dollar winner Dexter Nukes dies
July 09, 2008
Dexter Nukes, the winner of the 1989 Meadowlands Pace and a sire in Canada for many years, has died at Winbak of Canada at the age of 22. He was euthanized due to multiple infirmities caused by old age.   Dexter Nukes made just won start as a 2 year old but made up for lost time at age 3, win
[read more]