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St Lads Popcorn takes OSS Gold
September 20, 2008
Ontario Sires Stakes sweetheart St Lads Popcorn kept a firm hold on her Gold Final crown with an impressive 1:52.3 victory in Friday’s $120,000 battle at Mohawk Racetrack. After Shacked Up brought the filly’s win streak to a halt in last week’s elimination round, even trainer Jack Darling wondered
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Elusive Prey, American Lane in Yonkers Opens
September 20, 2008
A pair of favorites, American Lane (Dan Dube) and Elusive Prey (Stephane Bouchard), shared Yonkers Raceway's Friday night marquee by winning their respective $40,000 Open Handicaps. American Lane won the weekly trotting feature, working out a pocket trip from post position six. He then outgam
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SBOA/NJ adopts resolution on sports wagering at tracks
September 20, 2008
The Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey has adopted a formal resolution in support of efforts by NJ State Senator Raymond J. Lesniak (D-20) to legalize sports wagering at racetracks. The resolution pledges the SBOANJ’s active support of appropriate legal and policy measures
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Arch Madness dominates in Mohawk stake
September 20, 2008
After sitting fourth with Enough Talk setting wicked fractions, Arch Madness and Brian Sears poured on the steam down the stretch to win Saturday’s $728,600(C) Maple Leaf Trot at Mohawk in a stakes record 1:52.   Enough Talk (Luc Ouellette) lead the field to a :26.2 opening quarter with Corle
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NJSS record set by Dial or Nodial
September 20, 2008
Dial Or Nodial drew off to a 6-1/2 length victory, setting a stakes record of 1:53.4, in the $85,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Sept. 20 at Freehold Raceway.   Owned and bred by Arlene and Jules Siegel of New Hope, Pa., the Jim Campbell trainee swe
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Chancey Lady cruises in OSS Gold
September 20, 2008
Chancey Lady equaled her lifetime mark of 1:51.1 when she cruised to victory on Saturday evening in the C$120,000 Ontario Sire Stakes Gold Series Final for 3-year-old pacing fillies at Mohawk. Voelz Hanover (Mario Baillargeon) and Ms Goliath (Sylvain Filion) dueled for the early lead, through frac
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Darlins Delight, My Little Dragon win Milton elims
September 20, 2008
My Little Dragon fulfilled her 1-5 sendoff by surging to victory in the first of two $50,000 eliminations for the Milton Stakes for pacing fillies and mares three and up, Saturday at Mohawk.O’Brien Award winner, Hana Hanover, with Randy Waples in the bike, strolled through early fractions of :27.0,
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2CP OSS Gold elims to Millionaire Cam, Nebupanezzar
September 20, 2008
Favourite Millionaire Cam prevailed in a tense stretch battle with Shady Cam to take the first of two Ontario Sires Stakes Gold eliminations for two-year-old pacing colts and geldings tonight at Mohawk.Longshot Windsong Fortune took command off the gate with LH Remachable pocketing up and Millionair
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Brothers finish 1-2 in Indiana Downs feature
September 20, 2008
It’s not often that siblings compete on the same card, let alone in the same race. Brothers Rebelman and Freddyscooter not only battled in Indiana Downs featured contest, a $20,000 invitational pace, Saturday evening, September 20, but only a neck separated the two at the finish. Seven year old Rebe
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