News Archive

Buy a halter, help save Standardbreds
December 17, 2009
Halters For Hope collects worn halters, with engrave nameplates, from the sport’s top racehorses, sires and broodmares, and offers them for sale to benefit horse rescue organizations that cater to saving Standardbreds. 100 percent of the proceeds from these halters go to the rescue groups! Halters
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In PA table games take a small step forward
December 17, 2009
The Pittsburgh Post Gazette is reporting that the Pennsylvania Senate has approved table games, but trouble looms in the house. The article reads as below.   State lawmakers are about to test that theory as House members take up a controversial gaming bill that the Senate approved last night
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Kakaley The "Hat Trick Man"
December 17, 2009
He'd delayed his announcement until December 1st on whether he'd stay in Florida for the entire Winter meet at The Isle Pompano Park, and on the Wednesday evening, December 16 program his decision looked like a stroke of genius for 21 year old driver Matt Kakaley.   Less than s
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Tom Cango goes to Pompano
December 17, 2009
The $13,000 Open Handicap Trot on the Friday evening, December 18 program has a noted new entrant in three year old colt Tom Cango.   The son of Tom Ridge-B Cor Tamgo was the third place finisher to Muscle Hill in October's Kentucky Futurity final at The Red Mile.The career winner of almo
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Heza Challenger has no challengers
December 17, 2009
Heza Challenger asserted his current dominance of The Meadows’ elite trotters once again Wednesday when he cruised to victory — the fourth in his last five starts — in the $27,500 Preferred.   Brett Miller sent Heza Challenger to the front in a contested opening quarter of 27.4, but the 5-yea
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Croghan suspended 6 months, appeals ruling
December 17, 2009
The New Jersey Racing Commission issued a ruling dated Dec. 1 suspending trainer Ross Croghan for 180 days and fining him $2,500 as the result of the horse Cammabis violating the state’s total carbon dioxide (TCO2) regulations on June 6, 2007, at the Meadowlands.   According to the rulin
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New method found to detect Mircera
December 17, 2009
Austrian researchers have successfully developed a new electrophoretic method for detecting MIRCERA® and other erythropoietins (EPO) in the blood. The technique, using SARCOSYL-PAGE, has specifically enhanced sensitivity for MIRCERA, but does not alter the performance characteristics of SDS-PAGE for
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New decision on 2010 Ohio Super Night coming soon
December 17, 2009
Although members of the Ohio Standardbred Development Fund (OSDF) had voted on Dec. 11 to schedule the state’s sire stakes finals for 2010 at Scioto Downs on Sept. 4, with finals estimated at $70,000, the date, location and value of Super Night are all now in question. “All of our races are from Ma
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SRF in search of new home
December 17, 2009
It’s been nearly 21 years since the Standardbred Retirement Foundation helped its first horse, and three years since the move to the farm. Housing 25-30 horses at a time made adoptions and youth programs ideal. But in five months all must be packed and ready to go as the farm is being sold and
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