News Archive

Sportsbook cell-phone ban lifted in Vegas
August 22, 2008
The Nevada Gaming Commission has lifted the decade-old ban on the use of cell phones and other electronic devices inside sports books in the state for a one-year test period. Commission chairman Pete Bernhard was quoted as saying that regulators realize there is a lot of “purely innocent use of cell
[read more]

Son of Muscles Yankee-Scully FBI captures Mohawk feature
August 22, 2008
Federal Flex delivered as expected in Thursday night's $50,000(C) Bridger Trotting Series final for 2 year olds at Mohawk Racetrack, establishing a new stakes record of 1:56.4. With Jody Jamieson in tow, the son of Muscles Yankee-Scully FBI got away third in the field of five and watche
[read more]

Dandy dominates in Saratoga open
August 22, 2008
The 5-year-old pacing mare Dandy’s Jewel halted a rare five-race losing streak on Thursday when dominating five foes to take the featured $15,000 Fillies and Mares Open Pace at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway in 1:55.4. Guided from post five by conditioner Brian Allen, Dandy’s Jewel settled briefly i
[read more]

Hay Goodlooking, whatcha been doin? Winning a NYSS
August 22, 2008
On Thursday New York-breds were showcased at Monticello Raceway with five $41,110  divisions for 2-year-old pacing colts in the New York Sire Stakes and three $10,700 splits for freshmen trotting colts in the NYSS Late Closer program. Though all the Sire Stakes winners went notable tri
[read more]

Racing for more than money
August 22, 2008
When the 8-year-old trotter Cello Hanover scored by three-quarters of a length in a $21,000 trot at Yonkers earlier this month, he and his owner-driver Steve Markoff did not get his driver's fee:  more than 160 other horses did. That’s because Markoff has pledged all of his 2008 drivi
[read more]

Epic stretch duel in $50,000 KYSS
August 22, 2008
Thursday night was the last chance for Kentucky-sired 2-year-olds to earn points and punch their tickets into the $2.4 million night of champions coming up on Sunday, Aug. 31 at The Red Mile.   There were plenty of great races on the 18-race stakes filled card, and the $50,000 third leg of th
[read more]

Morand trifecta in Maryland Standardbred races
August 22, 2008
There were six Maryland Standardbred Fund races with total purses of $75,100 for 2 year olds at Ocean Downs on Thursday, and the 43-year-old veteran driver Jim Morand logged three wins with some talented young horses, including one with his own Nice Dream to set a new Race Fund record for a 2-y
[read more]

David Myers triples on Scioto card
August 22, 2008
Driver David Myers demonstrated his skilled hand with young horses on Thursday night at Scioto Downs as he guided a pair of sophomores and a juvenile to the winner's circle.   His first win came with the 3-year-old trotting colt Vega Lavec (dam: Vega Venus by American Winner) to a three-lengt
[read more]

Meadville fair closes with 3-year-old colt pacers
August 22, 2008
Three-year-old pacers were in action on Thursday, the final day of racing at the Crawford County Fairgrounds in Meadville, Pa.   Two $5,101 divisions of the PA Sire Stake filly pace opened the day. Peak-And-Boom earned her first victory of the season with a 2:05.1 mile. Steve Schoef
[read more]

Rockingham strangles restrictions lifted at Pompano, Plainridge
August 22, 2008
Pompano Park has announced that all strangles testing requirements have been lifted for any horses shipping to that track from Rockingham Park, while Plainridge Racecourse has announced effective Aug. 31, that track will accept entries on horses that were stabled at and/or raced at Rockingham on or
[read more]

American Nationals feature 3-year-old trotters at Balmoral
August 22, 2008
Some of North America’s finest 3-year-old trotters will be on display Saturday night at Balmoral Park as a pair of prestigious American National Stakes share top billing on the 14-race program.   Sophomore trotting fillies will get the action underway in race four as a field of 10 ladies batt
[read more]

Ontario Commission to conduct inquiry into Georgian workout
August 22, 2008
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) is conducting an inquiry into the circumstances of the qualifying race involving the horse Anderlecht, held on August 13, 2008 at Georgian Downs. The role played by all officials in the staging of the race will be part of this inquiry.   Concerned over the
[read more]

PASS announces changes to championships
August 22, 2008
The Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission has announced changes in the dates and location of some of its Sire Stakes Championships, due to construction at The Meadows that would inhibit owners and others to experience the full “thrill of victory.” The 3-year-old pari-mutuel Championships (and con
[read more]

Nine George Ford Morris offerings added to 31st auction
August 22, 2008
In a hugely significant art development for harness racing and art collectors, and a giant boost for Harness Track's of America's (HTA) College Scholarship Fund, the upcoming October 4 HTA art auction at the Tattersalls Sales Pavilion in Lexington, Ky., has had nine original paintings and drawings b
[read more]

ORC confirms strangles outbreak near Barrie
August 22, 2008
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has issued a release that there has been an outbreak of Strangles at a horse training center near Barrie, Ont. Strangles is a highly contagious and serious infection of horses and other equines caused by the bacterium Streptococcus equi.   Local veterinaria
[read more]

Additional books available for sale at Harness Racing Museum
August 22, 2008
Due to recent generous donations from museum members and friends, The Peter Haughton Research Library has announced an updated online listing of used harness racing books, including John Hervey’s Lady Suffolk: The Old Grey Mare, Chester’s Complete Trotting and Pacing Record, and a complete
[read more]

PA Preferred sale on Sunday
August 22, 2008
The second annual PA Preferred Yearling Sale will take place at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg this Sunday, August 24,  beginning at 1 pm.
[read more]