News Archive

TSM Scar Face finds Dover winner's circle
January 12, 2009
Ron Pierce and trainer Josh Green scored one of their two wins Sunday at Dover Downs when TSM Scar Face flashed down the stretch in 1:53.3 to win the $25,000 claiming allowance pace. The Jake And Elwood-Tyler Ridge gelding is owned by Ellis Freedman and Nate Epstein.   Forever Good (Mike Cole
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Vernon to host 2009 New York Sire Stakes Night of Champions
January 12, 2009
Vernon Downs is proud to announce that it will host the 2009 New York Sire Stakes Night of Champions on Saturday, Sept. 26, with a post time 6:55 p.m. (EDT). Vernon Downs, the largest pari-mutuel track in New York State, will be hosting the best freshmen and sophomores for each sex and g
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Grand Circuit announces 2009 schedule
January 12, 2009
The Grand Circuit will once again make 20 stops during its 2009 racing season according to the schedule announced Monday by Grand Circuit president Tom Thomson. The Grand Circuit has been in existence since 1871, when representatives from three racetracks in different states met to create a r
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Tetrick scheduled to co-host Big M in-house TV show Friday
January 12, 2009
Harness fans will be able to find out if Tim Tetrick is as good at picking winners as he is in driving them as the sport’s record-breaking driver is currently scheduled to serve as guest co-host on the Meadowlands’ in-house TV show Friday night, Jan. 16.   Tetrick, just a couple of
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New Vocations seeking donations
January 12, 2009
New Vocations needs all kinds of items for its 11th annual Silent Auction held in conjunction with the Blooded Horse Sale February 9 and 10 in Delaware, Ohio. This Sale attracts buyers from 28 states and throughout Canada.   The crowd appreciates New Vocations' m
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Shark St. Partners retired from stud duty in Michigan
January 12, 2009
Snow Ridge Farm located in Clarklake, Mich., is sad to announce the retirement of their stallion Shark St. Partners p,3, 1:50.4 ($347,194).   One of Michigan's more popular sires, he recently was discovered to have a large internal growth that was soon to be diagnosed as a very large bla
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SC's inaugural Media Excellence Award finalists announced
January 12, 2009
Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the inaugural Media Excellence Awards, with the finalists in the Outstanding Written Work Category Dave Briggs, editor of The Canadian Sportsman and Tony Saxon, a sports writer from The Guelph Mercury. Horse Racing Alberta and W
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