News Archive

Colt by The Panderosa wins in 2:03.1
May 20, 2009
Picture Me, whose third dam is the great filly Amneris p,2, 1:53.1 ($974,141), became the second-fastest 2 year old winner of the season when he hit the wire first in a qualifier in 2:03.1 at Scioto Downs Wednesday morning. On April 4 at Bluegrass Downs in Kentucky, Natty Lite won a qualifier i
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8-horse field for $101,700 Courageous Lady
May 20, 2009
Paint Creek Farms’ Palazzo Princess, undefeated in 2009, has been installed as the even-money morning line favorite in Saturday’s $101,700 Miller Lite Courageous Lady for 3-year-old filly pacers at Northfield Park. She drew the rail in the eight-horse field. The daughter of Jate Lobell is four-for-f
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Hiram Woodruff kicks off Memorial Day weekend at Meadowlands
May 20, 2009
Live racing resumes Thursday night at the Meadowlands with a nine-race card headlined by the $46,500 Hiram Woodruff Final for trotters.  Post time is 7 p.m. Slave Dream bids for a series sweep as the 2-1 morning line favorite from post 10 for driver John Campbell and trainer Pierre Couture
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Callahan wins 1,000th career race
May 20, 2009
Driver Corey Callahan notched his 1,000th win at Harrington Raceway Tuesday aboard Nick Callahan, Dylan Davis and Erica Hanley's Scootin Delta A ($2.40) in 1:54.4. Callahan, who has established himself as a top driver in the region the last few years, is currently the 11th leading driver in North A
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Major In Art sidelined with hind suspensory injury
May 20, 2009
Last week the news surfaced that the 3-year-old pacing colt Nebupanezzar had been sidelined with an injury, and now Major In Art, who edged Nebupanezzar in last year's Metro, is out for at least three months.   The Harness Edge has reported that Major In Art, a son of Art Major trained b
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Dial Or Nodial debuts in NJSS at Meadowlands
May 20, 2009
Dial Or Nodial, the 2008 New Jersey Sire Stakes Horse of the Year as a two-year-old, makes his 2009 debut Saturday night (May 23) at The Meadowlands in NJSS competition for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings.The son of Western Ideal will make his first start in a $61,400 Sire Stakes Premier Di
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Meadowlands moves Breeders Crown to one day later
May 20, 2009
Meadowlands Racetrack will now close out its 2009 Harness Meet on Saturday, August 22 with $1.7 million in Breeders Crown Championships for older horses.   Along with the $350,000 Woodrow Wilson and $400,000 Sweetheart, the Breeders Crown events were originally slated for Friday, August 21
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Sheer Desire draws post 8 in Hempt final
May 20, 2009
Post positions are set for Saturday's $300,140 Max Hempt Memorial at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, and world champion and Hempt elim winner Sheer Desire has drawn post eight in the field of nine. The race is the 10th on the Pocono card, with post time tentatively set for 3:33
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Kentucky racing 'in serious jeopardy'
May 20, 2009
Under the backdrop of an empty paddock at Churchill Downs, officials of Kentucky racetracks--including The Red Mile's president and CEO Joe Costa--gathered for a press conference Wednesday afternoon to plead their case for expanded gaming in the Bluegrass State.   In making his comments at th
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