News Archive

Seven draw into $421,950 Rooney Pace
June 10, 2009
Post positions have been drawn for both of Yonkers Raceway's Saturday night stakes finals, with the draw for the $421,950 Art Rooney Pace, with seven 3-year-old colts in a "one-dash-for-the-cash" event, like this:           1--Fireintheshark (Jason
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My New Dawn scores in Egyptian Grande
June 10, 2009
After a dynamite performance by a state-bred freshman pacing colt here on Sunday night it was the girls turn to shine on Tuesday night as a field six Illinois conceived and foaled 2-year-old fillies went toe to toe in the $5,000 Egyptian Grande Stake.   Although the final time race was nowhe
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Donteventrytopass defies odds
June 10, 2009
Most trainers are excited to get their horses to the races, and trainer Jim Shelton is just glad to have Donteventrytopass among the 30-plus horses in his barn this summer.   Last year, while prepping for the summer stakes series in Indiana, Donteventrytopass had an unfortunate incident that
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Dial Or Nodial favored in New Jersey Classic
June 10, 2009
Dial Or Nodial, one of the top earning 2-year-old colts last year, was installed as the prohibitive 6-5 morning line favorite in the $500,000 Anthony Abbatiello New Jersey Classic on Saturday night at the Meadowlands. The event for 3-year-old colt pacers headlines a card featuring $1.1 millio
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Burgess hopes to master Classic with Passmaster Hanover
June 10, 2009
Passmaster Hanover may have his trainer puzzled, but one thing is certain: when big money is on the line, Blair Burgess is sure to he heard from. Burgess, the leader in earnings per stakes starter in Meadowlands history, will send out his first finalist in the $500,000 SBOA/Anthony Abbatiello New
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Lady Liberty rescheduled day earlier to June 26
June 10, 2009
The $200,000 (est.) Lady Liberty for free-for-all mares has been re-scheduled to Friday, June 26, at the Meadowlands. Eliminations will be raced Friday, June 19. The Lady Liberty was originally slated for Saturday, June 27. (Meadowlands)
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Book signings on July 5 at Harness Racing Museum
June 10, 2009
Recently published authors Dave Brower and Kim Rinker will be on hand for a book signing and meet-and-greet as part of the Hall Of Fame Day celebrations at the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 5.  They will be available at the Museum from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (post time next
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Classic Series finals on tap Saturday at Mohawk
June 10, 2009
Mohawk Racetrack will host the $1.4 million(C) finals of The Classic Series (TCS) on Saturday night.   The Trotting Classic (race two) kicks off the Series with a field of seven racing for $353,710, the purse for each of the four finals. Corleone Kosmos returns to defend his 2008 ti
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NA Cup hopefuls have to get through Burlington first
June 10, 2009
Over 100 colts and geldings on the eligibility list have now been whittled down to 72, and with two weeks to go to the $1.5 million Pepsi North America Cup at Mohawk racetrack (Saturday, June 27), a clearer picture of the serious contenders is finally starting to emerge. This coming Saturday, Moh
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Somebeachsomewhere tribute at Mohawk
June 10, 2009
In 2007 and 2008, Mohawk racetrack was the home track for Somebeachsomewhere, and now the track is honoring the great pacer and his trainer, Brent MacGrath, with a wall-sized pictorial collage of his amazing career, just inside the main entrance to the grandstand. The Somebeachsomewhere tri
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