News Archive

A story of horsemen helping horsemen
December 08, 2009
Dot Morgan of New Vocations Horse Adoptions wrote the following account about horsemen helping horsemen after the tragic fire at Lebanon Raceway early Saturday morning. Below is her story.   It’s 8:30 pm Monday evening.  I hear from my brother-in-law Eddie Morgan that Jim Valiente in H
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Stratton, Bowden USHWA award winners
December 08, 2009
Jordan Stratton and Adam Bowden, two young individuals fast making an impact at the topmost reaches of the sport of harness racing, have been honored with the Rising Star Award and the Lew Barasch Breakthrough Award, respectively, in voting by active members of the United States Harness Writes Assoc
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Sparky Mark rallies to win Autumn final
December 08, 2009
Sparky Mark used last-second stretch heroics to pull down the $39,800(C) Autumn Stake final for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers Monday night at Woodbine Racetrack.   Paul MacDonell picked up the catch-drive behind the son of Astreos-Luckbealadytonite and had him sitting seventh from post
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A new beach opens in Florida
December 08, 2009
Although he's a transplant from the snow and cold in his home state of Michigan, it hasn't taken trainer Eric Beach very long to reach the conclusion that he's found a permanent setting for a home base.   "I'd only been here a few times before to race in the Florida Breeders' events but this
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Gottaservesomebody wins photo at Dover
December 08, 2009
Gottaservesomebody won a three-horse photo in the $26,000 Open pace feature on Monday at Dover Downs, while Malosi N and Sandro Hanover won sub features. Ron Pierce drives five winners.   The lead changed hands several time during the early stages, but Tony Morgan steered Gottaservesom
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Aldrich scores six-bagger at Mighty M
December 08, 2009
Bruce Aldrich Jr. put on a driving clinic at Monticello Raceway on a snowy Monday afternoon when he reined six winners on the card. And had Aldrich’s pacer Romi Mystic  had one more final surge near the wire in the 10th race, he would have had seven wins.   Aldrich started his
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Verruso wins Miller Gold Cup amateur final
December 08, 2009
Tony Verruso and My Victory Song worked out a cozy pocket trip, then charged through the lane to capture the Delvin Miller Memorial Gold Cup in the finals of the C.K.G. Billings Amateur Driving Series on Monday at The Meadows. The championships featured two other trophy races, with Robert Miller (St
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Names of Standardbreds killed in Lebanon fire released
December 08, 2009
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association has compiled the list of the 42 Standardbreds that died in fire in the early morning hours of Saturday at Lebanon Raceway, located on the Warren County Fairgrounds in southern Ohio. The fire also killed Ronnie Williams and James “Turtle” Edwards, two workers f
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Caretaker of the Year nominations due Dec. 31
December 08, 2009
Nominations are still being accepted for the 2009 “Groom of the Year” Award. The award, sponsored annually by Harness Tracks of America and Hanover Shoe Farms, recognizes the unsung heroes of the sport, the grooms who maintain the health and welfare of the sport’s horses.   All that is needed
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The Pres to Kentuckiana of Ontario
December 08, 2009
Kentuckiana Farms has announced that The Pres 3, 1:55.1f ($140,871) will stand the 2010 breeding season at Kentuckiana Farms of Ontario, located at Emerald Ridge Farm of Rockwood, Ont.  Kentuckiana Farms will serve as Stallion Manager and along with Emerald Ridge Farm will manage his breed
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