News Archive

OG's Si Bon earns a win at Cal-Expo
March 26, 2010
After a string a fine efforts, OG's Si Bon finally got through the door she had been knocking on. Conditioned-claimers were featured at Cal-Expo on Thursday night (March 25), on which OG's Si Bon never looked back. Leaving, but while out-left, driver James Kennedy accelerated his mare to the first
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Celebrity Playboy in Horse & Groom shocker
March 26, 2010
A photo was needed to declare the winner in both stakes races contested Thursday night at Meadowlands Racetrack.Celebrity Playboy stopped the pacesetter Impel Hanover by a nose to pull off a 32-1 upset in the $96,000 Horse & Groom Final.  Driver Ron Pierce and Celebrity Playboy drafted behi
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Cats Meow wins Damsel Final
March 26, 2010
Cats Meow survived a close four-way photo to win the $80,000 Damsel Pacing Series Final for three and four-year-old fillies and mares on Thursday night at Woodbine Racetrack.With Randy Waples in the driver’s seat, the four-year-old daughter of Goliath Bayama - Cataclysm got away second in the first
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Sir Churchill wins at Hoosier
March 26, 2010
The 17th  season of Standardbred racing got underway Thursday, March 25 at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino over a sloppy track surface with a newcomer to Indiana taking the first race of the night. Sir Churchhill, driven by Dan Shetler, won the season opener in a time of 2:01.2 to break his ma
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Announcer Huston heading to Truro
March 26, 2010
The Truro Harness Horse Owners Association (THHOA) has announced that Roger Huston, voice of The Meadows and the Little Brown Jug, and one of the most recognizable voices in harness racing history, will serve as guest speaker at its upcoming banquet on Saturday, April 24, at the Truro Horsemen's Clu
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More action on proposed Red Mile plan
March 26, 2010
Lexington's Urban County Council approved an ordinance Thursday that established the Red Mile Development Area, allowing the developer to apply to the state for $54 million in tax-increment funding.   Last spring The Red Mile began the process of having the zoning of its property changed
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Harness Eye Giwner's picks sharp at Big M Thursday
March 26, 2010
Harness Eye editor Derick Giwner got the weekend off to a good start at the Meadowlands with a three-win night on Thursday. Giwner started fast when an exacta box using his top three horses in the first race was a winning ticket returning $148.40, and he added five more exactas to his successful car
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Tioga approved to reduce takeout rates
March 26, 2010
Tioga Downs’ application to reduce the take-out on all wagers to the minimum allowable by New York State statute for the 2010 live racing season was approved at the New York State Racing & Wagering Board’s monthly meeting. The reduction for each pool is as follows: WPS from 18 percent to 15 perc
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Purse increase at Freehold
March 26, 2010
The month of March roars to a conclusion at Freehold Raceway with the second purse enhancement in six weeks, bringing the total increase to 60 percent, it was announced today by the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey and Freehold Raceway.   Effective with the March 3
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Nominations up at Tioga, Vernon
March 26, 2010
The number of horses nominated to stakes at Tioga and Vernon Downs suggest a reversal to current industry trends, as indicated by the March 15 payments.   The inaugural Bettor’s Delight “Bred in New York to take on the World” for open pacers has commanded a response that will see the race excee
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Youthful action for 3YOs at Woodbine
March 26, 2010
Recent Apaches Fame Series winner Lil Bit Lil Bit extended his win streak to four with a narrow decision in one of two $25,000 splits in the first leg of the Youthful Pacing Series for 3-year-old colts and geldings on Friday night at Woodbine Racetrack. Legal Justice posted a huge upset victory in t
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Larry Baron on Big M show Saturday
March 26, 2010
Two-time Meadowlands leading owner Larry Baron will sit In The Sulky on Meadowlands Racetrack's Saturday pre-card television show. Fans can e-mail questions for Baron to answer on-air to racing@thebigm.com. The broadcast begins at 6:30 pm.   Can't make it to the track? Watch the live video at
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Wrenn ready for marathon--literally!
March 26, 2010
Racing fans at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino got very familiar with Peter Wrenn’s new role as The Challenger Friday, March 26. Wrenn pulled in six wins on the 11-race program to catapult himself into the early lead among all drivers. Tagged as The Challenger to the popular Fab Five promotion from
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Daughter, mother both bred to Rocknroll
March 26, 2010
Me and My Baby, a longtime staple in the Brooke Nickells barn and a favorite at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino, proved to be too tough for her opponents in the sixth race Friday, March 26. Now six, the daughter of Artiscape rolled to the top and never looked back, winning in a time of 1:54.1. Bu
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Ford sweeps first leg of Matchmaker
March 26, 2010
The opening round of the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series attracted 21 of the finest pacing mares in training, perfectly proportioned in three, $40,000 events.  A full third of the starters came from the Mark Ford Stable and his harem won them all.   Ubetterthink Think (Brandon Simpson) beat
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Broadway Schooner in foal to Muscle Hill
March 26, 2010
Broadway Schooner, queen of the 2009 three-year-old trotting filly class, and 2009 trotting king Muscle Hill, last year's Horse of the Year and Trotter of the Year, are now working on a joint production. Broadway Schooner, a daughter of Broadway Hall, has been pronounced in foal to Muscle
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Portland Meadows GM hopes to win "Clover"
March 26, 2010
Racetrack executives give out hundreds of stakes trophies each year, but few ever stand on the receiving end in the winner’s circle. Will Alempijevic, the 31-year-old general manager of Portland Meadows in Oregon, could experience that thrill if Alexie Mattosie wins the $132,000 Four Leaf Clover Fin
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Enough Talk scores in 1:52.2
March 26, 2010
Enough Talk made a strong statement in his return to the racetrack on Friday night at the Meadowlands. The 2008 Older Trotter of the Year crushed the field in the $32,000 invitational trot in his first start off an eight-month layoff, scoring in 1:52.2.   With regular pilot Ron Pierce at the
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Big M Pick 4 pays record $70,446
March 26, 2010
The Meadowlands Pick 4 paid a record $70,446 on Friday, March 26. The winning ticket, which was purchased at New York City OTB, correctly chose was LR Dancing Dream [$16.40], Ms Maggie [$28.40], Captain Primeau [$50] and Gottogetoutmore [$9.60] to take down the entire $83,364 pool.   Offered
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