News Archive

It was a girl's nite out at Chester
July 17, 2008
World champion McArdle once held a record for pacing a last quarter of :25.4 and the 2-year-old filly Girls Nite Out performed the same astonishing feat in a June 11 qualifier at the Meadowlands--surprisingly, her first ever charted line. In Wednedsay afternoon's Pennsylvania Sire Sta
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Pompano dead-heat finish sets record
July 17, 2008
Not even the photo finish camera could separate You’re Next ($6.60) and Gale Warning ($2.40) as the two horses finished in a track record fastest dead-heat win finish Wednesday at the isle pompano park.   After a dramatic stretch duel, You’re Next and Gale Warning crossed the finish wire tog
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The heat is on at Saratoga
July 17, 2008
After visiting the winner’s circle just three times in the first 65 starts of his career, the 5-year-old pacer Mesquite Heat has now strung together consecutive victories after taking the featured $5,500 non-winners pace at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway on Wednesday in 1:56.4. Starting from post fi
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Pedigree Snob sets Countess Adios record
July 17, 2008
Pedigree Snob made a late swoop down the stretch to capture the $114,000 Countess Adios Pace for 2-year-old fillies Wednesday night at the Meadowlands.Tim Tetrick drove Pedigree Snob in a stakes record performance of 1:52.2. The previous stakes record was 1:52.4, set by Ladys Special Girl in 2002. R
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Spots still open for Hambletonian charity Golf tournament
July 17, 2008
The 16th Annual Hambletonian Charity Golf Tournament, to be held on Monday, July 28, will return to Montclair Golf Club in West Orange, N.J. It’s a rare opportunity to play one of the most elite private clubs in New Jersey as well as mingle with Hambletonian trainers, drivers, owners and b
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Meadowlands/Hambletonian Society team up for food drive
July 17, 2008
The Meadowlands and the Hambletonian Society have once again joined with Kings Super Markets to collect food items for the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. The promotion will run during the Hambletonian Festival, from Saturday, July 26 through Hambletonian day, Saturday, Aug. 2.   Any guest
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World champion Giant Diablo is retired
July 17, 2008
World champion trotting mare Giant Diablo was retired Friday, three days after a sub-par training mile at a New Jersey farm for trainer Roger Walmann. The 8-year-old mare, who set a world record last fall at The Red Mile with a 1:50.1 victory, last raced in the Elitlopp in late May in Sweden an
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Stars are out for third leg of Classic Series
July 17, 2008
The third preliminary leg of The Classic Series (TCS) will go post ward on Saturday as a part of the Meadowlands Pace card. The stars are surely out in force for the last leg as the 39 horses entered in Classic events have compiled nearly $30 million in career earnings, including 11 with over a mill
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Vivid Photo to qualify Friday at Tioga
July 17, 2008
One of harness racing's favorite free-for-all trotters, the 2007 Older Trotter of the Year Vivid Photo, has been entered to qualify at Tioga Downs on Friday morning. Co-owner, trainer, and driver Roger Hammer will be making the ship up from Pennsylvania to compete in the Tompkins-Geers stake races o
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