News Archive

Analysis of Brooks, Bulletproof complaint against USTA
February 24, 2010
Steve Kallas, a New York attorney, longtime Standardbred owner, and correspondent for The Horseman and Fair World magazine who is covering the  trial of David Brooks, offers his analysis of the complaint in Jeffrey Brooks and Bulletproof Enterprises v. the United States Trotting Association et
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Boots Place finds Dover winner's circle
February 24, 2010
The spotlight was on the distaffs in Dover Downs' Tuesday features as Boots Place won the $30,000 Mares Open Pace and Keystone Rhythm the $24,000 Mares Jr. Open over a "sloppy" track.   Boots Place, piloted by Eric Goodell, took the lead from favorite Gabrielles Girl (Corey Callah
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East-West amateur challenge set for April
February 24, 2010
The 2010 installment of the East-West Amateur Driving Challenge will take place on April 9
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Dobson, Aldrich continue Mighty M battle
February 24, 2010
The battle ensues. Both Billy Dobson and Bruce Aldrich Jr. are in a dog fight for top driving honors over the first two months of the season at Monticello Raceway and the battle figures to go on until the curtain comes down on the 2010 campaign in late December.   At the beginning of Tuesday'
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Cooke reelected as CSOA president
February 24, 2010
Veteran horse owner and breeder Tom Cooke has been elected to a third consecutive term as president of the Cloverleaf Standardbred Horsemen's Association (CSOA). Cooke noted that among his goals for 2010 are: 1) Supporting CEI (owner of Rosecroft Raceway) in its efforts to emerge from bankruptcy as
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DSOA's Case retires
February 24, 2010
James Case Jr. has stepped down after 36 years of service to Delaware and Maryland horsemen and women. During the span, Case served as an association director on both the Cloverleaf SOA (CSOA) and Delaware SOA  (DSOA) boards.   Case, a Dover, Del. resident, served as president for a comb
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Post time switch at Monticello
February 24, 2010
Beginning March 1 and continuing with just one exception through Oct. 28, post times at Monticello Raceway will be at 12:50 pm. The exception occurs on Saturday night, July 3, when post time will be at 7:30 p.m. to allow for the annual fireworks extravaganza after the races.   During the mont
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Book full and closed for Muscle Mass
February 24, 2010
Kentuckiana Farms is pleased to announce that the 2010 book for Muscle Mass is now full and closed. Standing his second season at stud, his first crop of foals are highly anticipated to arrive this spring. Mares in his first exciting season include the dams of Sand Vic ($2.1 million), Pure Ivory ($1
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Monticello cancels Thursday
February 24, 2010
Monticello Raceway’s assistant general manager Shawn Wiles announced Wednesday that the scheduled Thursday, Feb. 25, racing card is cancelled.   “After being deluged by 18 inches of wet heavy snow on Tuesday evening and with an impending larger snowstorm predicted to
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