News Archive

SBSW, Shadow Play lead field for Triple Crown jewel
October 15, 2008
World champion Somebeachsomewhere and Adios/Little Brown Jug/Windy City Pace winner Shadow Play lead a small--but very select--field of a half-dozen for Yonkers Raceway's $559,070 Messenger Stakes. The six-pack of pacing colts means the Messenger, final leg of the Pacing Triple Crown, goes as a
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Southern Rocketop delivers Cardinal knockout
October 15, 2008
State-bred trotting colts were back in the spotlight on Tuesday night as a field of nine 2-year-old colts and geldings slugged it out in the $47,850 Cardinal Stake. Had this been a prize fight it would have been stopped early on as the heavyweight champ of the division Southern Rocketop knocked out
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Nifty Norman cruises in Belote Memorial final
October 15, 2008
Richard Macomber’s Nifty Norman completed a near sweep of the Hal Belote Memorial late-closing series with a dominant win in the 1 ¼-mile final Tuesday night at Colonial Downs. Nifty Norman finished fourth in the second leg but won the first and third legs by a combined 11 ¼ lengths to est
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DSBF elims held at Harrington
October 15, 2008
Four $20,000 divisions of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) stakes were contested Tuesday at Harrington Raceway for 2-year-old fillies. Bobby Myers and Carter Racing Stable's Rusty's Joy (Eddie Davis Jr.) broke Tug River Princess' track record with a 1:55.4 win in the second division
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Fagliarone named Freehold race secretary
October 15, 2008
Karen Fagliarone has been named racing secretary at Freehold Raceway, effective Oct. 28. Fagliarone, 47, becomes one of only a small handful of women to occupy the racing secretary position at a North American racetrack. A member of the racing staff at Freehold for nearly two decades,
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Buckeye Nation's win is Palone's 500th stakes at Meadows
October 15, 2008
Unnerved by the sight of construction workers and equipment, Buckeye Nation nevertheless held it together long enough on Tuesday to take a division of the $136,000 Keystone Classic for freshman colt pacers and give Dave Palone his 500th stakes victory at The Meadows. The Keystone Classic was
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Drivers to compete without whips for one race at Indy Downs
October 15, 2008
Indiana Downs will play host to four $80,000 Indiana Sire Stakes finals Saturday but the most intriguing race on the card is an $8,000 event where the drivers will compete without the use of whips. It is carded as the seventh race on the 13-race program, attracting a full field of 10.
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New Jersey 2CP Futurity rescheduled
October 15, 2008
The New Jersey Futurity for 2-year-old pacers, originally scheduled for Friday, Oct. 24, has been rescheduled to Saturday, Oct. 25 at Freehold Raceway. The draw for the race will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 22. The New Jersey Futurity, sponsored by the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Associ
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New York State Racing & Wagering Board sets steroid rules
October 15, 2008
In a major step aimed at strengthening the integrity of horse racing, New York Racing and Wagering Board Chairman John D. Sabini announced Tuesday that the Board is moving to enact tough new rules restricting the administration of anabolic steroids to both Thoroughbred and Standardbred race horses.
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No-whipping race changed so drivers can tuck whips for safety
October 15, 2008
What was at first billed as a "novelty" non-whipping race Saturday at Indiana Downs will now be contested with drivers carrying whips but with the stipulation they be tucked and used only if the situation dictates. The race is the seventh on the 13-race card, an $8,000 event with a full field of 10
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Mister Big draws post five in Quillen Memorial final
October 15, 2008
Mister Big drew post five for Saturday's $317,000 Bobby Quillen Memorial final at Harrington Raceway, bringing an eight-race winning streak into the contest against seven other older pacers.   Owned by Joe Muscara, Mister Big won his Quillen elimination last Saturday in 1:51.1. Palone Ranger,
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Sylvester trainees sweep NJ Futurities
October 15, 2008
A pair of Chuck Sylvester trainees, both from the first crop of the ill-fated Windsong’s Legacy, swept the New Jersey Futurities for 2-year-old trotters on Wednesday at Freehold Raceway. In the $35,000 event for fillies, Southwind Wasabi, driven by John Campbell, won while Lou’s Legacy ext
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