News Archive

Manzi pilots Manningly to milestone
July 10, 2008
Hall of Famer Cat Manzi drove his 13,000th winner in the third race on Wednesday night at the Meadowlands, with only Herve Filion driving more winners (15,174).   Manzi piloted 2-year-old trotter Manningly to the 1:59.4 milestone victory in the $10,000 Kindergarten Classic for
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Campbell takes two $175,000 NJSS finals
July 10, 2008
John Campbell drove the winners of both $175,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Championships for 2-year-old fillies on Wednesday night at the Meadowlands, coming from off the pace to win with the trotter I Wanted Wings (1:59.1) and Twist N Clout (1:54.1), who both started from post 10.I Wanted Wings,&
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Honorable Daughter fastest NYSS 2YO trotting filly winner
July 10, 2008
Six divisions of New York Sire Stakes  for 2-year-old trotting fillies, each racing for a purse of approximately $34,000, were showcased on Wednesday's card at Monticello Raceway, and when the action was over Naughty Nana, Beachcomber, Sister Marcy, She’s So Savvy, Honorable Daug
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Diva Diva upsets males in Pompano Open
July 10, 2008
Diva Diva ($22.80), the lone mare in the field against seven male rivals, upset the field at odds of 10-1 in winning the $12,000 Open Trot at the isle pompano park Wednesday. Driven by Andy Santeramo, Diva Diva took full advantage of a pocket-trip behind pacesetter Guy Gets Girl (Bruce Ranger)
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Bob Watts serves notice at Scioto
July 10, 2008
The 2-year-old pacer Bob Watts served notice that heʼs got a lot of potential on the track with a 1:57.2 victory at Scioto Downs on Wednesday evening. The son of Real Desire won by 12 1/2 lengths with a final quarter in :27.3.   Bob Watts went to the front from post seven and never looke
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Mesquite Heat breaks 33-race losing streak at Saratoga
July 10, 2008
Mesquite Heat halted a 33-race losing streak on Wednesday when visiting the winner’s circle in his Saratoga Gaming and Raceway debut, taking the featured $5,500 non-winners pace in a lifetime-best 1:55.1. Starting from post six with Brian Allen at the lines, Mesquite Heat settled comfortably in t
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Ryan Anderson undergoes surgery to repair race-accident injuries
July 10, 2008
Chicago-based driver Ryan Anderson has reportedly undergone successful surgery to repair a broken elbow and fractured wrist and ankle suffered in a race accident at Hawthorne Race Course Sunday, July 6. Anderson, 28, had seven screws inserted into his elbow by doctors at Loyola Medical Center a
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Judge says Seminoles can keep offering games
July 10, 2008
The South Florida Sun Sentinel has reported that a federal judge said he's powerless to block the Seminole Tribe from offering blackjack at its casinos, rejecting a lawsuit by The Isle Casino & Racing at Pompano Park.   The Sun Sentinel said lawyers for The Isle and its parent compan
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Reminder re: Adios entries
July 10, 2008
Declarations for this year's Adios, to be held at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, close at 10 am on Saturday, July 26, and the Pocono race office will be open from 8-10 am that morning.   If eliminations are necessary, they will be drawn on Tuesday, July 29, and then be held on Fr
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Field of nine to race for $90,000 in Dygert at Hawthorne
July 10, 2008
For as long as Hawthorne Race Course has conducted a harness meet, the Erwin F. Dygert Memorial Trot has been its featured racing event. And though times have changed and purse structures slightly altered, the race continues to attract some of the best trotters in the land, evidenced by the $3,668,1
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