News Archive

Jamieson sweeps Damsel splits
March 19, 2010
Dance With Me Dee and Village Java, both driven by Jody Jamieson, captured their respective $35,000(C) divisions in Thursday’s second leg of the Damsel Pacing Series for 3 and 4 year olds at Woodbine Racetrack.   Dance With Me Dee was making her first start of the season in the opening
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Frog Juice squeezes out Dover victory
March 19, 2010
Frog Juice picked up his first win of the year while Puppetandmee N made it two wins in a row in the $16,500 and $16,000 twin features at Dover Downs on Thursday. Jim Morand had a driving triple.   Gary and Barbara Iles' homebred Frog Juice, one of a handful of older horses in the George T
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Speed Bomb holds off Vivid Photo at The Meadows
March 19, 2010
Speed Bomb wrested the early lead from Vivid Photo, then held off his celebrated rival in a stirring, stretch-long duel to capture Thursday’s $25,000 Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows.   Vivid Photo shot to the lead for Roger Hammer, leaving Speed Bomb and Dave Palone parked be
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Lucky Jim's debut, Overbid on tap at Big M
March 19, 2010
The $115,000 Overbid final and season debut of Lucky Jim in the $32,000 invitational trot highlight the Friday night card at Meadowlands Racetrack.   After a dominant victory in round two of the series, Ginger And Fred was installed the 9-5 morning line in the Overbid final for free for all
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Illinois House votes to fire all Racing Board members
March 19, 2010
The Illinois state House on Wednesday voted 89-24 in favor of a bill that would fire all 11 members of the state’s Racing Board over its handling of a labor dispute at Fairmount Park Thoroughbred racetrack earlier this year. The bill now goes to the Senate, and if approved in that chamber, the 11 Bo
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Cam Fella final set for Saturday at Woodbine
March 19, 2010
He did everything he needed to in Alberta, so the owners of Sixdaysontheroad, a live contender in Saturday’s $80,000 Cam Fella Stakes final, sent him to local trainer Gord Remmen to chase after the rich Woodbine purses.   Clearly, that decision has paid off. "He’s made quite a bit of money
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Ontario commission warns about alkalizing agent
March 19, 2010
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) is advising all participants to be aware of the properties of calcium propionate. The white, powdery substance is used as a preservative in a wide variety of products, and is an alkalizing agent similar to baking soda.   Use of calcium propionate cou
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Bill Napier dies in Kentucky at 63
March 19, 2010
Bill Napier, the longtime executive secretary of the Kentucky Harness Horsemen's Association (KHHA), died late Friday afternoon, March 19, at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington after a battle with cancer. He was 63.   Mr. Napier was a veteran Lexington police detective when he became involved
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5YO Ramona Disomma wins Overbid final
March 19, 2010
Ramona Disomma, a 5-year-old mare by Pacific Fella, gained the lead on the final turn and held off a pack of challengers in the stretch to win the $115,000 Overbid Final for older pacing mares Friday night at Meadowlands Racetrack.   Ramona Disomma and driver George Brennan slid int
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