News Archive

Chloes Silver Star shines at Dover
December 09, 2009
Chloes Silver Star turned back eight rivals for a 1:52 victory in the $27,000 Open Pace feature on Tuesday at Dover Downs, while Pacific Philly registered her second win in a row in the $23,000 Mares Jr. Open.   Ron Pierce drove Chloes Silver Star to her second $27,000 Mare Open Pace w
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Hoosier Park to open for harness racing March 25
December 09, 2009
Hoosier Park Racing and Casino recently received approval from the Indiana Horse Racing Commission for dates and post times in 2010. The facility will offer 80 days of Standardbred racing and 63 days of Thoroughbred racing with 26 of those days including Quarter Horse racing action during the 2010 c
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Kentucky Senate seat stays Republican
December 09, 2009
The special election in Kentucky for a seat that the horse industry was hoping would go to a Democrat has instead stayed in Republican hands. Republican Jimmy Higdon defeated Democrat Jodie Haydon in a special Senate election on Tuesday.   The horse industry--and Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear--
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Dougs Fame scores in feature at The Meadows
December 09, 2009
His win streak snapped at five last week, Dougs Fame got back to work Tuesday at The Meadows, notching a hard-earned victory in the $27,500 Preferred Handicap Pace.   Leaving from post eight for Dave Palone, Dougs Fame raced outside for most of a :26.3 opening quarter before finally secu
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Peck, Sears Trainer, Driver of the Year, respectively
December 09, 2009
Trainer Greg Peck and driver Brian Sears, the brains and hands behind the impressive campaign of three-year-old sensation Muscle Hill, have been elected Glen Garnsey Trainer of the Year and Driver of the Year in balloting among active members of the United States Harness Writers Association.  
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Looking for some tens at the big M
December 09, 2009
Meadowlands’ Race Secretary Peter Koch is looking for a few good tens; 10-year-old and older open class pacers that is. With the Meadowlands set to ring in the 2010 harness meet on New Year’s Day 2010, Koch is looking to write an open pace just for pacers who turn 10 or older on January 1, 2010
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Costa Rica NJ Horse of the Year
December 09, 2009
Costa Rica, who dominated 2-year-old trotting filly competition winning both New Jersey Sire Stakes Premier Division championship finals, has been selected overall NJSS Horse of the Year for 2009.   The award, which is voted annually by the Sire Stakes Board of Trustees, is based only on perf
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Contributions growing from Yonkers to aid Lebanon fire fund
December 09, 2009
Driver Greg Grismore told harnessracing.com Wednesday afternoon that fundraising efforts at Yonkers Raceway to benefit the victims of last weekend’s barn fire at Lebanon Raceway in Ohio is off to a fast start and he hopes that the eventual financial contribution from horsemen racing at the New York
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Betfair in Arizona: Shrinking doesn't work
December 09, 2009
The growing presence of Betfair, the changing face of today’s racing fan, and the progress made in racetrack safety and integrity highlighted a busy opening day for the 36th annual Symposium on Racing & Gaming.   Gerard Cunningham, president of Betfair USA, discussed the exchange betting
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Michigan horseman George Davis dies
December 09, 2009
Veteran horseman George Davis, inducted into the Michigan Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 2001, died Tuesday in Ann Arbor. He was 70. Mr. Davis is the father of horseman Steve Davis and Julie Austin, the wife of Ontario-based trainer Mark Austin.   Mr. Davis was a 1957 graduate of Fowlerville
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2010 Hambo set for August 7
December 09, 2009
The $1 million Meadowlands Pace and $1.5 million Hambletonian are the cornerstones of a $17.3 million stakes schedule for the 2010 harness meet at Meadowlands Racetrack.The meet begins with 7 p.m. cards on Friday, January 1 and Saturday, January 2 and runs through Saturday, August 21. The New Year’s
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