News Archive

Little Brown Jug, Adios winner Shadow Play returns to races
May 08, 2009
Trainer Ian Moore told harnessracing.com that he believes the 2008 Little Brown Jug and Adios winner Shadow Play is ready for his 4-year-old debut following an impressive workout mile and that the pacer will make his debut Sunday at Mohawk. Sunday's race comes eight days after the pacer pu
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Little Bit Country rocks at Cal Expo
May 08, 2009
Conditioned ladies, racing for a $4,200 purse, were featured at Cal-Expo on Thursday night, in which Little Bit Country showed her class. Prior to starting from post position seven in the field of the same number, trainer Steve Hyman had good reason to be upbeat. "I liked the whole situation this
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Beegle hoping to be a warrior in Berry's Creek
May 08, 2009
Although it took a lot of hard work over the winter, trainer Sam Beegle has Arctic Warrior relaxed and ready to do battle in the $230,000 Berry’s Creek Saturday night at the Meadowlands.  Arctic Warrior is rated at 8-1 on the morning line from post six in the Berry’s Creek, the first major
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Strong 1-9 entry in Friday's Ontario-sired spring series final
May 08, 2009
Trainer Tracy Brainard has a trailer-ful of pacing colts to bring to the $54,700(C) final of the Ontario-Sired Spring Series Friday at Mohawk–and all three have produced impressive results so far. The star of the show is Oscar Oscar, a son of Western Terror who relocated to Brainard’s barn
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Slave Dream, Pine After Pine take first splits
May 08, 2009
With a big stretch rally Slave Dream captured the first of two $18,000 Hiram Woodruff Trot divisions Thursday night at the Meadowlands. Driver John Campbell and Slave Dream left the pylons at the top of the stretch and flew past tiring leaders John Paul’s Legacy and Rompaway Alvin to win the ni
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Bath Beach cruises to Princess Series final win
May 08, 2009
Bath Beach lived up to her even-money status this evening at Mohawk, blasting to a three-length victory in the $67,000(C) final of the Princess Pacing Series for 3-year-old fillies. Paul MacDonell positioned the strapping daughter of Life Sign comfortably in third through the early fractions, whi
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George Teague a happy dad as Montrell wins first
May 08, 2009
Montrell Teague earned his first driving win Thursday at Harrington Raceway, piloting Jason Johnson and Stanley Johnson's Mememe ($4) to a one-length win in the seventh race in 1:57.2. Teague had five previous starts but made his sixth career start a winning one aboard the 4-year-old Dragon Again m
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Angus Hall's 2009 book full and closed
May 08, 2009
Winbak Farm of Canada has announced Angus Hall, the number-one sire in the Ontario Sire Stakes program in 2008, is booked full and closed for the 2009 breeding season. Angus Hall, out of the Hall of Fame mare Amour Angus, as well as the full brother to both Andover Hall and Conway Hall, wa
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Saratoga hat trick for Clement
May 08, 2009
Trainer Ed Clement recorded a hat trick on Thursday night at Saratoga as he climbed into a third place tie in the trainer standings. It was favorite night as nine of the evening's 13 races were won by the public's choice and there was a pick three that returned a record low $2.80. Clement teamed u
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Meadows mark for Jans Luck as Palone starts fast to 14,000
May 08, 2009
Absent from The Meadows' winners’ circle for an uncharacteristically long spell, Jans Luck made amends Thursday when she captured the $25,000 Filly and Mare Preferred Handicap Pace in 1:51.3, equaling the track record for older mares. Jans Luck had won 21 races—most of them at The Meadows—ove
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Trotter takes top prize at Vernon Downs
May 08, 2009
Sir Prize Hall earned top money after a 1:58.2 victory in the $5,500 featured sixth race at Vernon Downs on Thursday night. Leaving from post three, Sir Prize Hall raced as if he was the best and then proved it with a strong gate-to-wire victory during the initial Thursday program of the track’s 5
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NJSS finals boosted to $200,000
May 08, 2009
The New Jersey Sire Stakes will begin 2009 with its Premier Division on May 15 at the Meadowlands with increased purses, including a boost in the eight NJSS Championship Divisional finals from $175,000 to $200,000 each. And there is a slight change from 2008, when the NJSS hosted a “Night of Champ
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Delaware says ‘no’ then ‘yes’ to sports betting
May 08, 2009
Just a few days after a bill that would have allowed sports betting failed to pass the Delaware House by just two votes; an amended version of the  bill was presented and passed. Under the new bill, which passed with a vote of 30-4, Delaware would become the only state east of the Mississippi t
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