News Archive

Backstretch with Gordon on Wednesday
October 01, 2008
The air conditioning in my car has been temperamental (pun intended) but it didn’t matter Wednesday morning as I needed the heat as it was barely 50 degrees out as I headed to The Red Mile. Things aren’t supposed to warm up much the next few days with the outlook for Saturday’s Kentucky Futurity/Tat
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Rocketop runaway in Lincoln Land
October 01, 2008
The biggest stake of the season for Illinois conceived and foaled 2-year-old trotting colts turned into nothing more than a stroll in the park for division leader Southern Rocketop as the Balmoral Park track record holder completely dismantled eight rivals en route to a 14 3/4-length victory in the
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No match-up again for SBSW, Art Official in Tattersalls
October 01, 2008
There will be no Red Mile showdown between Somebeachsomewhere and Art Official as the two heavyweight 3-year-old colt pacers once again drew into separate Tattersalls divisions on Saturday afternoon. Art Official landed post one in one split, with Share The Delight drawing post two. SBSW will s
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Ten entered in Saturday's $684,000 trotting jewel
October 01, 2008
Deweycheatumnhowe overcame post 10 to win the Canadian Trotting Classic last month at Mohawk and he'll have to do the same in Saturday's $684,000 Kentucky Futurity at The Red Mile as the 3-year-old colt trotter landed the outside post at the post-position draw held at the famed racetrack Wednesday a
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Indulge Me, West Of LA, Twist N Clout take ISS divisions
October 01, 2008
Indulge Me sprung an 18-1 upset in the first of three divisions of the $320,900 International Stallion Stake for 2-year-old filly pacers Wednesday afternoon at The Red Mile. Mike Lachance was in the sulky behind the daughter of Bettor's Delight for trainer Ed Lohmeyer and owners Bob and Lauren Tucke
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Monticello cancels 2008 Little Grey Jug
October 01, 2008
Monticello Raceway’s Little Grey Jug, a race exclusively for gray and roan colored pacers, filled but had to be scrapped due to being non-competitive. “We attracted 11 entries but of them three were Ray Baines’, to were Bucky Angle’s and two were trained by Dennis Watson,” said Eric Wa
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Kennie Blue Chip takes NJSS Green Acres final
October 01, 2008
Jim Marshall III tipped Kennie Blue Chip off the pylons on the turn for home and passed by the breaking Winters Jewel in the stretch to win the $35,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes–Green Acres final for 2-year-old trotting fillies Wednesday at Freehold Raceway. Kennie Blue Chip ($3.40, $2.20, $2.10) tro
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Muscles Yankee-Pizza Dolce colt tops sale at $415,000
October 01, 2008
The Lexington Selected Yearling Sale got underway Wednesday night and a total of 98 yearlings were sold for an average price of $89,846, a 2.3 percent increase over the 2007 average of $87,824.   The strongest segment of the market was the trotting colt sector as 25 colts brought an average o
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