News Archive

Trotter gets no respect, but he's irresistible
February 24, 2009
Irresistible Mel has become the Rodney Dangerfield of the Big TARP, a series for 3- and 4-year-old trotting colts and geldings at The Meadows. He won his third series start Monday in as many legs, but in none of those races was he sent off as the favorite. On Monday, Irresistible Mel got away four
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SBOANJ negotiates NJSS purse enhancement
February 24, 2009
The Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ) has successfully negotiated a $400,000 purse enhancement for the New Jersey Sire Stakes events contested at the Meadowlands in 2009 as well as a $1.2 million supplement to overnight purses to benefit New Jersey-owned or bred h
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One division goes to post in Ontario Boys Series leg
February 24, 2009
Windsun Twister and driver Luc Ouellette successfully navigated a bulky field of 12 to win Monday’s single $20,000(C) division in the second leg of the Ontario Boys Pacing Series for 4 year olds at Woodbine Racetrack. The hulking son of Camotion-Buena Hanover, who stands 17 hands tall, left
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Goodell/Green sweep Dover features; Tetrick wins five
February 24, 2009
The Eric Goodell-Josh Green combination accounted for both top class winners on the Monday program at Dover Downs.   Gary Minner and Pete Richardson's Sharky Osborne made it two in a row in the $40,000 feature. With three horses leaving the gate, Goodell took the altered son of Cam's Card S
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Empire reigns at Pompano Park
February 24, 2009
With a quick brush to the lead after the half mile marker, Keystone Empire ($9.40) and driver Richard Simard were able to score their second victory of the year with a 1:56.3 triumph Monday in the $16,000 Open Handicap Trot at the Isle Pompano Park.   The fifth race feature saw Karpathos (Wa
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WEG drivers meet with ORC senior judge
February 24, 2009
On Saturday night at Woodbine, just prior to racing, members of the WEG driver colony met with Ontario Racing Commission senior judge Patti Webb to go over a number of issues. The ORC judges have committed to more stringent enforcement of drivers keeping holes filled and maintaining a reasonable p
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NJ horse racing interests to meet with Christie
February 24, 2009
Representatives of New Jersey’s racing interests will be meeting on Tuesday night with former U.S. attorney Christopher Christie who is making a bid to be the Republican gubernatorial candidate. Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey president Tom Luchento and first vi
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Michigan's Boyd sends letter to governor to save industry
February 24, 2009
Michigan Harness Horsemen's Association president Brett Boyd has written a letter to the state's governor, Jennifer Granholm, in the hope she will reconsider her 2010 budget proposal that shifts state funding in a way that will likely lead to decreased purses and the possible extincti
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