News Archive

Swan For All sets 1:54.3 2YO trotting colt mark
September 17, 2008
After last week’s elimination battles produced a pair of new track records, Tuesday’s rich American-National Stake finals for 2 year olds at Balmoral Park figured to be heated affairs from start to finish, but the winners were Musical Mystery (1:58.2) and Swan For All (1:54.3).   Mu
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Classic Lane wins Buckette
September 17, 2008
Pennsylvania Sire Stakes champion Classic Lane led wire to wire to win the $82,830 Buckette for 3-year-old filly trotters Wednesday afternoon at the Delaware, Ohio fairgrounds. Driven by David Miller, Classic Lane crossed the finish line a length in front of Charged Freight and Ray Paver in a nation
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Ideal Morning scratched from Jugette
September 17, 2008
Trainer and owner Peter Kleinhans has scratched Ideal Morning "sick" out of Wednesday's $300,475 Jugette for 3-year-old filly pacers at the Delaware, Ohio fairgrounds. Power is fully restored at the fairgrounds after strong winds from Hurricane Ike darkened the area for a couple of days, a
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Art Official to race in Bluegrass following Jug
September 17, 2008
Trainer Joe Seekman told harnessracing.com Wednesday morning that any reports that there is a chance Art Official won't be racing at The Red Mile during the Grand Circuit two-week stand are inaccurate and the 3-year-old colt pacer will be entered in the Bluegrass Sept. 27 at the famed clay oval. &n
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Little Brown Jug directors meet
September 17, 2008
H.C. “Chip” Thomson became the third generation of his family to serve as a director of the Little Brown Jug Society. Thomson replaces the late William Millhoan.  Thomson’s grandfather Henry “Hank” Clay Thomson and father W.D. “Tom” Thomson have served as directors of the Little Brown Jug Soc
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Snow White turned out for year
September 17, 2008
Co-owner Curtis Larrimore told harnessracing.com Wednesday afternoon that world champion filly trotter Snow White has been turned out for the year but will return to the races for her 4-year-old season in 2009.   By missing the Oct. 3 Kentucky Filly Futurity at The Red Mile, Snow White will
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Sugarcane Yankee wins Standardbred
September 17, 2008
John Campbell sent Sugarcane Yankee three wide around the final turn and the daughter of Windsong's Legacy went on to a 2:01 victory in the $60,047 Standardbred for 2-year-old filly trotters Wednesday afternoon at the Delaware, Ohio fairgrounds.   Under urging from Campbell down the stretch,
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Magician dies at age 13
September 17, 2008
Magician, winner of $3.5 million and 49 races with a mark of 1:52.2, including most of harness racing’s prestigious events, died early Wednesday morning at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center at the age of 13. Magician’s owner, Leslie McLaren, who first came to know the hor
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Standupnkissmee, Somethinsgotagive take OBC splits
September 17, 2008
Standupnkissme won the fastest of two $34,388 Ohio Breeders Championship divisions for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers Wednesday afternoon at the Delaware, Ohio fairgrounds, touring the half-mile oval in 1:54.4. Somethinsgotagive won the second OBC split in 1:55.1.   David Miller was in th
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Good News Lady wins opening heat of Jugette
September 17, 2008
It was good news for Good News Lady as the 3-year-old filly pacer won the first heat of the $300,475 Jugette Wednesday afternoon at the Delaware, Ohio fairgrounds, in 1:53.1, the first win of the year for the daughter of Western Ideal.   A field of nine lined up behind the gate--Ideal Morning
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One Awesome Master awesome n OBC
September 17, 2008
One Awesome Master was one awesome trotter Wednesday afternoon as the 3-year-old gelding romped to a 1:54.3 victory in the $43,376 Ohio Breeders Championship at the Delaware, Ohio fairgrounds. With Sam "Chip" Noble driving, One Awesome Master coasted to an easy score, equaling the track record and j
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Sprig Hanover forces Jugette race-off
September 17, 2008
After posting her first win of the year in the first heat of Wednesday's Jugette at the Delaware, Ohio fairgrounds, Good News Lady made a break at the start of the second heat which took her far out of contention. After the dust settled, it was Sprig Hanover, under a savvy drive from John Campbell,
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First race-off in 11 years decides 38th Jugette
September 17, 2008
Good News Lady paced an individual final quarter of :26.3 to outsprint Sprig Hanover down the stretch to win the 38th renewal of the $300,475 Jugette for 3-year-old filly pacers in a two-horse race-off Wednesday afternoon at the Delaware, Ohio fairgrounds.   After winning the first
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Manzi hoping for October return
September 17, 2008
Hall of Fame driver Cat Manzi, who broke his clavicle and two ribs in a spill on August 17, is pointing toward a return to racing in early October. “He is doing great and plans on being back to work in about three weeks,” said Manzi’s wife, Ellen, via an email on Sept. 17 from their Freehold, NJ ho
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