News Archive

A winner at The Meadows after 19 tries
March 30, 2010
Global Winner K, an 18-race maiden entering Monday’s Triple Diamond Series, picked an opportune time to get his act together, as he captured a $28,200 race for 3- and 4-year-old colt and gelding trotters at The Meadows.   Global Winner K had come close to graduating before, losing a win to d
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Longtime Ohio breeder-owner Elbridge Moxley dies
March 30, 2010
Northfield Park Wall of Fame inductee Elbridge Moxley of Westfield Center, Ohio, and Boca Raton, Fla., died Saturday, March 27, at his home in Florida. He was 96.   Mr. Moxley's early professional business career was forged with his uncle at Earl Gibbs Automobile Agency, and later he and
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Trips for Three Of Spades
March 30, 2010
Three Of Spaces made it three $40,000 Preferred Handicap Pace victories in a row while Solano, also leaving from an outside post, won the $37,000 Delaware Special on a rainy Monday at Dover Downs.   It apparently is getting to be a habit for Bill DeLodovico and Bib Roberts' Three Of Spades.
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Say there, Kleinhans joins Passover Pace
March 30, 2010
On Monday, April 5, when the marshall calls the pacers for Monticello Raceway’s 12th annual Passover Pace,  Peter Klienhans will be among the participants.   “I wanted to drive last year,” Kleinhans recalled ,” but I called in too late and all the mounts were promised to others. But
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Applications for 'Dewey Degree' due May 31
March 30, 2010
The Upstate New York Chapter of the U.S. Harness Writers Association is looking for eligible high school seniors (or returning college students) from families of licensed owners, trainers, or drivers who participate full or part time in harness racing. They can now log on to www.upstatenyushwa.com&n
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Penn National to ban sellers for slaughter
March 30, 2010
Penn National Gaming Inc., North America’s largest pari-mutuel operator, Monday announced a company-wide policy addressing individuals competing at its pari-mutuel facilities who sell their horses to brokers for resale and slaughter.   The Company’s policy states “Any horsemen stabled at
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Gefilte Fish off the Passover Pace menu
March 30, 2010
A week ago the Monticello Raceway publicity department got a call from Canadian Sheldon Rose who asked if he entered his pacing mare, Gefilte Fish, in the track’s annual Passover Pace would he be able to participate  in the event relegated to drivers of Jewish  descent. He was told in no u
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TrackMaster to text re: post times
March 30, 2010
TrackMaster, the leading provider of electronic harness racing information in the United States and Canada, announced on tuesday that it has upgraded its Virtual Stable™ service. Virtual Stable™, a free service available at trackmaster.com, alerts users via e-mail when horses they are tracking
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Handicapping championship on April 24
March 30, 2010
The National Harness Handicapping Championship, harness racing's only tournament to feature $50,000 in prize money, will bring together the nation's top handicappers on Saturday, April 24, at Meadowlands Racetrack.   Players who have not qualified through a satellite tournament may buy d
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John Campbell on Thursday Big M show
March 30, 2010
John Campbell will talk about his Four Leaf Clover-Night Styles stakes double and more on Meadowlands Racetrack’s Thursday night pre-card broadcast.   Fans can e-mail questions for harness racing’s all-time leading driver to answer on-air to racing@thebigm.com.
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Pocono cancels due to snow
March 30, 2010
Due to heavy snow and deteriorating racing conditions, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs management made the decision to cancel the remainder of Tuesday night’s live harness racing card at the completion of the 6th race.  There were 13 races scheduled   Live racing is scheduled to resume on We
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Expensive Toy takes Meadows series final
March 30, 2010
Expensive Toy found the Lightning Lane just in time, charging through to erase a two-length deficit and capture Tuesday’s $25,600 final of the Wheel of Fortune series for 3- and 4-year-old colt and gelding pacers at The Meadows.   Expensive Toy was racing in third when Up Front Mustang launch
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