News Archive

Lucky Jim, Lanson score in Maxie Lee Memorial elims
May 25, 2009
Lucky Jim extended his win streak to 11 with an effortless performance in his elimination of the Maxie Lee Memorial Trot on Sunday afternoon at Harrah's Chester, tying the overall track record for trotters of 1:52.2 held by Gabby Glide and Buck I St. Pat.   Favored at 1-20 odds, the 4-ye
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Ruffian Equine Medical Center nears opening
May 25, 2009
Dr. Patricia Hogan VMD, ACVS, has announced the Ruffian Equine Medical Center, which she designed and will be chief surgeon, is scheduled to open later this week on Long Island near Belmont Raceway. The project took four years of planning and construction at a cost of $18 million.   According
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Nick Hans dies at age 20
May 25, 2009
Nicholas Roger “Nick” Hans, 20, of Westminster, Md., died Friday from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident in Littlestown, Pa. Born May 8, 1989 in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of Cheryl Martin Miller of Brattleboro, Vt. and Roger Hans Jr. of Westminster. He was the stepson of Ken
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My Back Pages makes NJSS front-page news at Meadowlands
May 25, 2009
While the harness world awaits the debut of early Hambletonian favorite Muscle Hill, trainer Greg Peck appears to have another solid prospect for harness racing's $1.5 million prize with My Back Pages. The son of Revenue wired the field with a sharp 1:54 effort in the first of two $54,400 New Jersey
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BV's Sister wins Christy Memorial Trot at Scioto
May 25, 2009
BV’s Sister came from behind to win the $15,000 Todd Christy Memorial Trot at Scioto Downs on Memorial Day. The 5-year-old mare scored for driver Chris Page in 1:55.4. The race was named in honor of veteran Ohio horseman Todd Christy, who died late in 2008 at age 71. He was particularly fond
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