News Archive

Morgan trainee aims for 10th straight in American National
October 31, 2008
Mister Big brings a nine-race winning streak into Saturday’s $200,000 American National at Balmoral Park, and trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. has told harnessracing.com that the 5-year-old pacer will then wrap up his season Nov. 15 in the Gold Cup Invitational at Woodbine. Mister Big’s current 2008 earnin
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More honors announced in Pennsylvania
October 31, 2008
Tim Tetrick, Joe Offutt, Howard Taylor, and Julie Davis–a very diverse foursome united in the outstanding abilities they show on the Pennsylvania racing scene–have all been selected to receive awards at the second annual Celebration of Pennsylvania Harness Racing at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs 
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Thunder rolls in Dover feature
October 31, 2008
Big Sky Thunder closed with a rush for a 1:57 victory in the $15,000 feature trot while Kuai Diam N took the $12,000 co-feature at Dover Downs on Thursday.   Roger Plante played a waiting game as rivals battled until the final turn. He sent Big Sky Thunder four wide entering the stretc
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Crazed being syndicated; to stand at Blue Chip
October 31, 2008
Lindy Racing Stables, along with partners, Gary and Ellen Hoffman, and Robert Rudolph have announced that their world champion trotter Crazed will stand at Blue Chip Farms in New York in 2009. He will join his sire, Credit Winner, in Blue Chip's stallion barn.   Out o
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Wilma Wagner dies at 89
October 31, 2008
Wilma Wagner, the widow of horseman Earl Wagner and the mother of John Wagner, died Wedneday at age 89 in Glenn Dale, Maryland. Her husband died in 2007.   Wilma spent many evenings in the clubhouse at Rosecroft watching her son John race his horses. She is survived by daughter, Pat
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Stillings/Goldberg ask Whybabywhy at The Meadows
October 31, 2008
Whybabywhy used a strong first-over move to capture the $25,000 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap trot Thursday at The Meadows in a career-best 1:55.3.   Sitting third down the backside, Whybabywhy unleashed an uncovered bid for Dick Stillings that carried her past the leader, Tom’s OK Lady
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The Principle rules at Vernon Downs
October 31, 2008
The Principle made his presence felt with a bold 1:57.3 victory in Thursday night’s $7,000 featured eighth event at Vernon Downs.   Trainer Dan Daley did the driving as The Principle raced on the front end throughout the week’s top division of the Miracle Mile trotting class and defeated
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Supreme Victor dominates at Maywood
October 31, 2008
Supreme Victor passed his first Maywood Park test in flying colors with a dominating 7 3/4-length victory in Thursday night’s $12,500 Life’s A Holiday stake for state-bred 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings.   Nicely rated by driver Sam Widger, Supreme Victor dashed out from the one s
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2009 World Cup canceled
October 31, 2008
Reluctantly, the New South Wales Harness Racing Club (NSWHRC) has withdrawn from conducting the World Cup of Harness Racing next year at Menangle Park. The decision announced on Thursday is based primarily on the upheaval in the world financial markets. “It is unfortunate that we will not
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Voelz Hanover captures OSS Gold
October 31, 2008
One year and five days after she captured her last Gold final trophy, Voelz Hanover earned a second piece of Ontario Sire Stakes hardware with an impressive 1:52 score at Woodbine Racetrack on Thursday evening.The 3-year-old filly paced into the history books one year ago--Oct. 25, 2007--when she&nb
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Equine Industry Advisory Task Force created in Ohio
October 31, 2008
Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Robert Boggs on Friday announced the creation of an 11-member Equine Industry Advisory Task Force designed to discuss strategies for promoting and strengthening Ohio’s equine industry. More than 307,000 horses make up the Ohio horse industry that prod
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