News Archive

Judge Joe, Copy Catch capture Zweig colt splits
July 11, 2009
Judge Joe and D.R. Ackerman captured the $151,670 first division of the Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial on Friday night at Tioga Downs, with Copy Catch and John Campbell scoring in the second split. Judge Joe got away in the pocket spot as Ray Schnittker and Citation Lindy cut through a torrid op
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Nicole just misses Vernon mark in NYSS
July 11, 2009
Nicole came within one-fifth of a second of the Vernon Downs record for 2-year-old trotting fillies during a division of Friday night’s $178,605 New York Sire Stakes.   With the track’s defending driving champion Josh Marks teaming for trainer-owner George Teague Jr. and his partner
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Reynolds four-bagger for Morrill
July 11, 2009
Jim Morrill Jr., won four W.N. RReynolds Memorial Stake races Friday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, including all three for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings. Morrill won his first Reynolds win in the first race with 3-year-old Prescious Medal with a first-up trip, stopping th
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Batalj Launcher one of five wins for Bartlett at Yonkers
July 11, 2009
Batalj Launcher (Jason Bartlett, five winners on the 13-race card) caught pacesetting rank outsider Stonebridge Diablo (Stephane Bouchard) at the wire Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $48,000 Open Handicap Trot. Batalj Launcher won by a head in 1:57.3. Celebrity Playboy, Tell Me
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Nash Gram rocks early, rolls on to Maywood victory
July 11, 2009
Taking full advantage of their inside starting spot in Friday’s $10,000 Fox Valley Barzgar Stake at Maywood Park, driver Josh Sutton sent Nash Gram right to the front and the issue was never in doubt as the youngster strolled to a very easy 2 1/4-length victory over eight rivals in 1:56. Whisked a
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Dead-heat finish in OSS division at Scioto
July 11, 2009
Two talented pacing fillies battled through the Scioto Downs stretch in an Ohio Sire Stakes on Friday and when they hit the wire, the camera couldn’t separate them. Holdzmfromfloppin and Best Of Ball dead heated in 1:54 to share the victory.   Best Of Ball took the lead for trainer-
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Next Adventure wins 11th at Harrah's Chester
July 11, 2009
Beating top company two starts back, Larry Baron's Next Adventure ($5) made his 11th trip to the winner's circle in the $30,000 Valiant Bret for 4- and 5-year-old pacers on Friday evening at Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack. The 5-year-old Real Artist entire rated a sensible first
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Shark Gesture vicious in Haughton
July 11, 2009
Shark Gesture worked hard to make the lead before the half and dug in gamely for a 1:48.2 victory in the $688,000 William R. Haughton Memorial forolder pacers Saturday night at the Meadowlands.Driven by Tim Tetrick, Shark Gesture assumed command in a swift 53.1opening half and held off the late char
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Well Said, Hypnotic Blue Chip win Pace elims
July 11, 2009
Well Said made a strong statement as he rolled to a decisive 1:49.2 score in his elimination for the $1 million Meadowlands Pace Saturday night.The colt stamped himself the one to beat in the track's signature event on Saturday, July 18 in the first of the evening's two $50,000 elimination dashes. R
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Tetrick wins 5,000
July 11, 2009
Tim Tetrick, 27, became the youngest driver in harness racing to reach the 5,000-win plateau in the fourth race on Saturday, July 11 at the Meadowlands. Tetrick guided Trade Editor to a 1:50 upset victory in the $15,000 conditioned event and paid $19.20 to win. Tetrick's career benchmarks
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Cross doubles up in Indiana Sires Stakes action
July 11, 2009
Who’s Unreal and driver Jay Cross chose all the right moves to win the $150,000 Indiana Sires Stakes Championship Saturday, July 11 at Hoosier Park Racing and Casino. The three-year-old trotting gelding earned a new lifetime mark of 1:58.1 for the event. Starting from post five, Cross placed Who’s
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