News Archive

NA Cup winner Well Said headlines field for $1 million race
July 08, 2009
Well Said, the North America Cup winner, headlines the list of 17 three-year-old colts now in pursuit of the $1 million Meadowlands Pace on Saturday, July 18.    One of three horses entered by trainer Steve Elliott, Well Said tops the field for the first of the two $50,000 eliminatio
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Reynolds action gets underway at Pocono
July 08, 2009
Tim Tetrick and McGibson (McArdle-Armbro Althea) opened Grand Circuit Week at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Tuesday night with a wire-to-wire victory in the first of four divisions for 3-year-old pacing fillies of the W.N. Reynolds Memorial Stake. In the first race of the 16-race card, McGibson,
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Biletnikoff continues his winning drive at The Meadows
July 08, 2009
Biletnikoff found the seas stormy in the Battle of Lake Erie, but he righted the ship Tuesday, capturing his fourth consecutive $27,500 Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows. Saddled with post position eight for the Battle, Biletnikoff was parked the entire mile, finishing a creditable fifth. He
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Distinctive wins at Vernon on Family Night
July 08, 2009
The pacer Prettyasapageant and trotter L’argent Hall each raced with distinction during Tuesday’s Family Night program at Vernon Downs. Prettyasapageant captured the $5,000 featured seventh race in 1:54.3 and tied fellow side-wheeler My Girl Lora at five for most equine victories after 34 programs
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Dr. Jerome Rini dies
July 08, 2009
Dr. Jerome M. Rini, who once operated Mac-Jay Stables in partnership with Jack MacDonald, died Thursday, July 2. He was 84. Dr. Rini was associated with such stars as Castle Knight p,4,1:59.4f ($140,209); Bye Time p,6,2:01.1f ($173,180) and Phyllis Diller 4,2:04.2f ($28,756). He rec
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Yonkers' promotions manager indicted for fixing contests
July 08, 2009
Yonkers Raceway's promotions manager has reportedly been indicted on charges of grand larceny and scheming to fraud after allegedly arranging for friends and relatives to win contests that included cash prizes.   Donna Cronin, 44, was indicted on allegations that she and two co-defendants at
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NJSEA to open second OTW in Bayonne
July 08, 2009
The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA) has announced plans to open a new off-track wagering facility in Bayonne, located directly across the Bayonne Bridge from Newark International Airport, south of Jersey City and with a view of the Statue Of Liberty on its eastern border
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Fox Valley Lover rallies late to win Balmoral feature
July 08, 2009
Division leader Fox Valley Lover continued her incredible start to the 2009 racing season on Tuesday night at Balmoral Park as she came flying down the lane to capture the $12,000 Sorce Ann Stake by a neck in a lifetime-best 1:55.   Showing supreme confidence in this 3-year-old daughter
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Eighteen entered in Friday's Zweig Colt Trot at Tioga
July 08, 2009
Eighteen sophomore trotting colts have entered into the $303,340 Zweig Memorial Trot on Friday night at Tioga Downs. Sixteen of the eighteen trotters are eligible to the $1.7 million dollar Hambletonian on Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Meadowlands.   In the first $151,670 division, the entry of Cr
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Zweig Filly Trot draws 27, split into three divisions
July 08, 2009
Co-featured on the Friday night card at Tioga Downs is the Zweig Memorial Trot for 3-year old filly trotters, with 27 seven sophomore fillies split into three nine-horse fields going for $45,447 per division. Fifteen of the 27 are eligible for the Hamletonian Oaks, seven of which
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No Meadowlands Pace deal for Dial Or Nodial
July 08, 2009
One prominent name missing among the entries for the upcoming $1 million Meadowlands Pace is two-time New Jersey Sire Stakes champion Dial Or Nodial, who suffered a bruised right hind foot while finishing fifth in the $1.5 million Pepsi North America Cup June 27 at Mohawk. Trainer Jim Campbell told
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