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Three Of Spades trumps competition
January 26, 2010
Three Of Spades rolled three wide around the final turn to overtake the leaders on the way to a 1:51.2 triumph in the $26,000 Open Pace on Monday at Dover Downs. Jon Roberts put Three Of Spades into high gear turning for home and the Cam's Card Shark-Triple Flip gelding roared down the lan
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Exclusive! First-hand report on David Brooks trial!
January 26, 2010
Steve Kallas, a New York attorney, longtime Standardbred owner, and correspondent for The Horseman and Fair World magazine, attended the opening day of the trial of David Brooks on Monday and has filed the following report. Assistant United States Attorney Richard Lunger stood before 2
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Spring Break arrives at The Meadows
January 26, 2010
Locked in around the final turn and seemingly racing for a minor check, Spring Break threaded her way to daylight and powered home to capture Monday�s $25,000 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows. Spring Break left for position but found herself seriously shuffled as the
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Upsets prevail in Pompano features
January 26, 2010
A pair of 10-1 upset winners highlighted the Monday program at the Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park. Under a room temperature setting of 70 degrees, driver Don Cromer cleverly sat just behind the battling leaders Revington and Tweedle Dum in the card's featured $10,000-$12,500 claiming trot
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2010 Grand Circuit schedule announced
January 26, 2010
The Grand Circuit will make 19 stops during its 2010 racing season according to the schedule announced Tuesday by G.C. president Tom Thomson. The Grand Circuit has been in existence since 1871, when representatives from three racetracks in different states met to create a racing circui
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The Meadows approved to add fifth race day in April
January 26, 2010
The Meadows announced Tuesday that it will extend its schedule of four live cards per week through March 2010, adding a fifth live card beginning in April. The track originally planned to offer five live cards per week starting in February but now will feature its enhanced schedule dur
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What's in the Brooks indictment about horses?
January 26, 2010
Steve Kallas, a New York attorney, longtime Standardbred owner, and correspondent to The Horseman And Fair World magazine recently reviewed the 72-page federal indictment against David Brooks and discusses what facts from Brooks�s harness racing holdings have been deemed relevant by the government i
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