News Archive

Dr. McDreamy stars in Iggy Magoo split
May 06, 2009
The 2009 summer racing schedule at Balmoral Park kicked off with the Iggy Magoo stake for 3-year-old trotting colts on Tuesday night, with Windy Joe and Dr. McDreamy capturing their respective $11,500 divisions.   In the first division, Kay Willis and Brandy Pinske Stable’s Windy Joe came cha
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Ladyfield wires field in Harrington feature
May 06, 2009
Joyce and Kathleen Keeler and Linda Keeler's Ladyfield ($3, Tony Morgan) was a wire-to-wire winner Tuesday in the featured $17,000 Mares Junior Open at Harrington Raceway. The 6-year-old Armbro Cadet mare earned her second win of the meet with a decisive one-length triumph over Madges Lil Fort
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Robin I Scoot becomes fastest Hoosier State-bred ever
May 06, 2009
Robin I Scoot and driver Peter Wrenn turned in a sizzling performance to become the fastest Indiana-sired horse ever at Hoosier Park Racing and Casino Tuesday. The duo turned in a time of 1:49.3 in the $25,000 Invitational Pace, which is only the second time a race has dipped below the 1:50 time bar
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HTA/TRA seeking submissions for best simulcast production
May 06, 2009
The award to honor the racing industry’s best simulcast production again will be presented at the 17th annual International Simulcast Conference held this year in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The deadline for all entries is Friday, Aug. 21. The International Simulcast Conference is co-sponsored by the
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Arcadia Bluffs wins Wyoming Valley Trot final
May 06, 2009
Arcadia Bluffs passed six horses in the final quarter to get up in time and win the $35,000 final of the Wyoming Valley Trot Late Closer for 3-year-old colts and geldings on Tuesday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Leaving from the outside post in a field of nine trotters and let go
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New York-sired Giacometti wins 2009 debut
May 06, 2009
Last year Giacometti was a force to be reckoned with on the New York Sire Stakes circuit and after his eye-opening 1:56.3 victory in his first seasonal start at Monticello Raceway on Tuesday, where the altered son of Bettor’s Delight cruised to a nine-length triumph, it again appears he’ll be a
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Delaware says no to sports betting
May 06, 2009
On Tuesday, Delaware house lawmakers failed to pass a bill reauthorizing a sports betting lottery in Delaware. The bill had the support of Governor Jack Markell, but was opposed by the gambling industry. The measure fell two votes short of the three-fifths majority needed for approval, wit
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Jugbarn.com just days away
May 06, 2009
It is now just days until this year’s Jug Fantasy Stable contest gets underway on Jugbarn.com and Barry Pon, a retired insurance underwriter from Edmonton, Alberta, and defending champion of the Jug Fantasy Stable contest, gives some do’s and don'ts to prospective players.  Mr. Pon rallied
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