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Meadowlands, Freehold, Monticello, Yonkers cancel Thursday
February 25, 2010
The Meadowlands, Freehold Raceway, Yonkers Raceway and Monticello Raceway have announced their Thursday cards have been cancelled due to the winter storm in the Northeast.   The Meadowlands will remain open Thursday for simulcasting. Racing is scheduled to resume Friday night at 7 p.m.,
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Trotter was the chosen one at Dover
February 25, 2010
Chosen Voyageur proved much the best cruising to a 1:54 victory in the $21,000 feature trot at Dover Downs on Wednesday.   With meet leading driver Corey Callahan at the controls, Chosen Voyageur took command just before reach the quarter and then raced easily in front to win by five length
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Gingras wins 3,000th
February 25, 2010
Yannick Gingras took the pressure off himself right away when he picked up career driving win No. 3,000 in the first race Wednesday night at Meadowlands Racetrack.   Gingras, who was one win shy entering the card, wired the field with 2-1 favorite Income De Vie for the milestone. The 30-
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Aldrich reaches 3,000 at Monticello
February 25, 2010
Bruce Aldrich Jr. entered the Wednesday racing program at Monticello needing just one more victory to reach 3,000 career wins. And he didn’t waste any time in procuring that milestone triumph when he subbed for an absent Zeke Parker and reined Belle Amor Stables' Sweet Love Roknrol to a 2:03.3&
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Vivid Photo third in 2010 debut
February 25, 2010
Voila American was parked to the quarter and later shuffled to fourth, but the 10-1 outsider completed his unorthodox path to the winner’s circle by tracking down Vivid Photo in the stretch in Wednesdays $25,000 Preferred Handicap trot at The Meadows.   Tony Hall sent Voila American to the le
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Pompano increases purses; out-of-competition testing to begin
February 25, 2010
Starting with the Friday evening, Feb. 26 program, increases to the purse structure affecting almost all classes of races will be in effect at the Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park.   "This is our final purse increase for the 2009-2010 meet through to May 22," the Isle's director of racing oper
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Exclusive--Interview with Brooks, Bulletproof attorney
February 25, 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, spoke exclusively to attorney Andrew Goodman, who represents plaintiffs Jeffrey Brooks and Bulletproof Enterprises in the
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Swan For All's book full and closed
February 25, 2010
Kentuckiana Farms is pleased to announce that Swan For All’s book for 2010 is now full and closed. Swan For All is standing his first season at stud at Kentuckiana Farms of Indiana, located at Victory Hill Farm in LaGrange, Ind.   At two, he won four of five starts, establishing a mark of 1:5
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Pennsylvania Stallion Series returns in expanded form
February 25, 2010
All of Pennsylvania’s major horsemen’s associations, along with the state Racing Commissions, are proud to announce the continuation--and expansion--of the Pennsylvania Stallion Series, designed for horses just below the top level of Sire Stakes horses.   The hard work of the Pennsy
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