News Archive

Beegle new Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen's president
February 05, 2010
Sam Beegle, a 37-year veteran of the Standardbred industry, has been elected president of the Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen’s Association (PHHA) by its board of directors. He will begin serving immediately.   Beegle is an owner, trainer and driver and has served on the PHHA’s b
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Five-win night for the Green Hornet
February 05, 2010
Capital Blue Chip, one of five Gingras winners. (Lisa Photo)
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Pelling to testify in Brooks trial this month
February 05, 2010
Brett Pelling will be back in the US next week after being subpoenaed to give evidence at the trial David Brooks and will use the time to further explore a possible return to training. Speaking from his home in Perth, Australia, Pelling said after four years out of training, he had the hun
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Miss Vera Bars Series continues
February 05, 2010
Slimsplace and Pebble Creek were both off-the-pace winners in Thursday night’s second leg of the Miss Vera Bars Pacing Series for 3-year-old fillies at Woodbine Racetrack.   Slimsplace watched Cams Cupid do most of the front-end road work in the opening $20,000(C) contest and then rallied i
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Dead heat in Dover feature
February 05, 2010
There were two winners in the $14,000 feature pace at Dover Downs Thursday night when Inflation Hanover and Life Up Front finished in a dead heat for win.   In the feature, the photo finish camera could not separate Bobby Reeser, Stan Rosenstock and Only Money Inc.'s Inflation Hanover,
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Maywood's 'quick start' producing big payoffs
February 05, 2010
The new “Quick Start” in which horses are turned loose about 175 feet before the old starting point, thus giving horses saddled with outside post positions a better shot of being a factor in races, appears to be having an immediate impact on the results of the races at Maywood Park.   Ov
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Michigan horsemen now being urged to not sign gaming petition
February 05, 2010
The Michigan Harness Horsemen's Association on Friday posted the following on its website for its membership in regard to ongoing negotiations regarding revenue sharing for possible expanded gaming in the state: As of today (Feb. 5) we are urging horsemen NOT to sign the Racing to Save Michigan peti
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Meadows cancels Friday card
February 05, 2010
The Meadows has canceled its Friday afternoon race card due to a winter storm. Live racing is scheduled to resume at The Meadows on Monday, Feb. 8, at 12:55 p.m. Although the Friday program was canceled, the track will remain open for simulcasting.  
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Karp testified he received checks from Brooks
February 05, 2010
According to a source involved with the David Brooks trial, horse agent Charlie Karp took the stand this past Wednesday, Feb. 3, as a prosecution witness in the continuing trial of United States v. Brooks.  Karp was shown and questioned about a check in the amount of $10,000 that he receiv
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Harness Eye helps with handicapping the Big M
February 05, 2010
Help has arrived in handicapping the races at the Meadowlands in the form of Harness Eye editor Derick Giwner, whose picks are now available by clicking the Harness Eye icon located midway down the home page of harnessracing.com.   The weekend races at the Big M are tough enough to handi
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