News Archive

Presidential final set at Meadowlands
January 22, 2009
If Boulder Creek can pull off the upset in the $125,000 Presidential Saturday night, driver Dan Dube will have the distinction of winning the race with the two richest male pacers of all time.Dube won the 2003 edition of the Presidential with Gallo Blue Chip, who retired as the leading money-winning
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Ferraras Girl pulls off upset at Pompano
January 22, 2009
Even after a bold first-over move at the three-quarter pole, Ferraras Girl ($28.40), a 13-1 long shot, was able to win in a romp Wednesday at the Isle Pompano Park in the feature trot.   The $8,500 seventh race trot saw Better By Design (Bruce Ranger) go right after the early lead with Rovas
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USTA's David Carr to receive Messenger Award
January 22, 2009
David Carr, the United States Trotting Association’s Director of Information and Research for the last 24 years and an inexhaustible source of information in that role, has been named the 2009 winner of Harness Tracks of America’s Stan Bergstein Messenger Award, the track association’s highest honor
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Field set for Prix d'Amerique; watch Moni Maker's historic win
January 22, 2009
The field has been finalized for the 1 million (euro) Prix d'Amerique, which will be contested Sunday at the Vincennes racetrack in Paris.  Offshore Dream, who has won the race the last two years, is among the starters this year.   No horse has won three consecutive Prix d'Ameriques si
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2009 Online Stallion Station now available
January 22, 2009
The Horseman And Fair World's 2009 "Breeders Book" Stallion Directory is now online. All of the 2009 stallions that were advertised in the December printed edition and in the Breeders Book Supplement are now available here on our website. The Online Stallion Station features a searchable databa
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Terry named LBJ general manager
January 22, 2009
The board of directors of the Delaware County Fair approved Phil Terry to be general manager of the Delaware County Fair and the Little Brown Jug. Terry, who has served as interim manager of the fair since July of 2008, will also continue as director of marketing.“I look forward to continu
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Balmoral Park readying for 2009 season
January 22, 2009
With live racing set to resume at Balmoral Park in less than one week on Wednesday, Jan. 28 (post time 7:20 p.m. central), another exciting year of stakes filled action at the Crete plant has been announced with the first stakes event of the season on Saturday, April 4 with the $15,000 Taurus Bomber
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Dr. Melvyn Aylor in serious condition after training accident
January 22, 2009
Dr. Melvyn Aylor, a prominent Florida horseman and mainstay of the Florida harness racing community, was seriously injured in a training accident at the Gilcrest training center on Tuesday.   “It was a freak accident. Melvyn was jogging a 2-year-old filly,” said friend and partner Dr. Mark W
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Florida horsemen say 2009 racing meet will end 3 months early
January 22, 2009
The Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association (FSBOA) has issued a press release stating that the Isle Casino at Pompano has asked the state of Florida to approve a reduction in the number of Standardbred racing days for the 2008-2009 race meet from 160 to 140. In addition, the
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