News Archive

Starsel shines in Dover open
January 07, 2010
In his second straight start. Starsel turned in an impressive victory winning the $26,000 Open Handicap Trot at Dover Downs on Wednesday.   In the feature, Daryl Bier waited until the half to pull Starsel to the outside and the Angus Hall-Super Sally gelding taxied up to battle classy veter
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Isle of Capri could manage four Vegas casinos
January 07, 2010
Isle of Capri Casinos, which owns Pompano Park, earlier this week reached an agreement to operate the bankrupt Greektown Casino in Detroit, and on Wednesday the company announced it could soon also manage four Station Casinos-owned properties in Las Vegas--Red Rock Resort, Palace Station, Bould
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Ashcroft hot on cold Pompano night
January 07, 2010
Gate-to-wire winners were a very rare sight on the Wednesday evening program at The Isle Pompano Park due to the cold temperatures plunging to record threatening lows of just above the freezing mark. One exception to the strong bias for closers on the 10-race card was Ashcroft.   Se
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OHHA shuts down Hiawatha Horse Park simulcasting
January 07, 2010
Due to a contract impasse with the Ontario Harness Horse Association (OHHA), Hiawatha Horse Park in Sarnia, Ont., has closed for simulcasting.  The OHHA website has a notice posted that states: “Due to the unsigned agreement, OHHA has decided to close down all simulcast and HPI wagering through
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Eagle Luck to stand at Kendal Hills
January 07, 2010
Campbellcroft, Ont.'s Kendal Hills Stud Farm has announced that millionaire Eagle Luck p,2, 1:54s, 3,1:50f, 1:48.3-1:51.1h ($1,159,774)(C) will be standing stud at its nursery for the 2010 breeding season.   The son of Camluck-Duncans Artsplace raced throughout his career for trainer Gregg M
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Bunny Lake, Varenne new Hall of Famers
January 07, 2010
Stan Bergstein, chairman of the Living Horse Hall of Fame nominating committee of the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame, has announced the results of recent balloting that determined the 2010 members of the Harness Racing Living Horse Hall of Fame. Annual members (in good standing) voted for
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President's Award winners announced
January 07, 2010
The United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) is proud to announce a trio of Tri-Staters will be honored with the 2009 President’s Award. Yonkers Raceway vice-president and general manager Bob Galterio, Meadowlands Racetrack statistician Bob “Hollywood” Heyden, and leading drug expert in equ
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Tioga adding new $200,000 FFA for pacers
January 07, 2010
Tioga Downs has announced the addition of the $200,000 (e) Bettor’s Delight “Bred in New York to Take on the World” open pace to its 2010 stakes schedule. The fans of Tioga Downs will be given the opportunity to see some of the best free-for-all pacers in the world come through Nichols, NY,&nbs
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Bartlett to be honored with NY athletes
January 07, 2010
Champions past and present will be honored at the 30th anniversary Thurman Munson Awards Dinner, remembering the late, great New York Yankees catcher and captain on Tuesday night, Feb. 2, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. Yonkers Raceway’s two-time champion driver Jason Bartlett will join a
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Trotting great Joie De Vie dies
January 07, 2010
Trotting stallion and multiple stakes winner Joie De Vie died on Monday, Jan. 4 at Le Fonpanette farm near Torino, Italy.   Through two seasons of racing, 1982 and 1983, the son of Super Bowl won $1,017,251. As a freshman Joie De Vie won four of five races and $9,546. The next season, owned
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NY out-of-competition testing on hold
January 07, 2010
Just last week the New York State Racing and Wagering Board announced it would begin out-of-competition testing, but now the plan has already been halted by a court.   On Thursday afternoon, New York State Supreme Court Justice Eileen Rakower granted the Standardbred Owners Association o
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