News Archive

It's a wonder the winner paid $9.60 at Monticello
March 31, 2010
Neither wind, nor rain, nor gloom of day could keep DJ Wonder away from the winner's circle at Monticello raceway on Tuesday afternoon. With Bruce Aldrich Jr. once again at the controls the veteran Space Shuttle 7-year-old gelding rambled down the homestretch to collar the leaders and then draw
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Three straight March wins for Jessalilmixup
March 31, 2010
Jessalilmixup made it three straight in the month of March as the 6-year-old mare won the featured pace of the Wednesday card at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The mare's winning time was 1:54.   The track’s leading driver and trainer also continued on their winning ways. George Napol
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Shady Sabrina shines in the rain at Dover
March 31, 2010
Shady Sabrina, second last week and overlooked this time at 9-1, became Tim Tetrick's fifth consecutive victory on a rain-drenched Tuesday card, winning the $30,000 Mares Open Handicap at Dover Downs.   As a strong field of feature-race pacing distaff turned for home, Shady Sabrina had not
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First-leg Levy winners all return for round 2
March 31, 2010
Stakes action remains very much in vogue this weekend, with Yonkers Raceway offering 16 series events Friday and Saturday nights. Saturday night, it's round two of the popular George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series. As was the case in last week's opener, a happy half dozen of $50,000 Free-For-All
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New York-based horseman Richard Ingrassia dies
March 31, 2010
After a four-month mysterious debilitating illness, Monticello Raceway trainer-driver Richard M. Ingrassia, died at his home in Hurleyville, N.Y., on Tuesday, March 30. He was 45.   At the time of his death, he was also employed as an assistant trainer for Ray Schnittker, 
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Butler Bulldog--the trotter--wins in Indy
March 31, 2010
As the Butler Bulldogs prepare for the upcoming NCAA Final Four games in Indianapolis, Butler Bulldog, the equine representative in the state of Indiana, was doing a little prep work of his own. Butler Bulldog, a 3-year-old trotter, set the winning tone Wednesday 31 at Hoosier Park Racing &
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Briteolive longshot winner in DSBF prelim at Dover
March 31, 2010
The 95-1 shot Briteolive lit up the toteboard while winning one of six $20,000 first leg Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) at Dover Downs Wednesday.   Briteolive put on a late race burst to overtake battling leaders Iosmio (Bryan Truitt), second, and race favorite Model Legs (Montrel
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Wallis closing in fast on 9,000 wins
March 31, 2010
Over the course of the past week it's looked a lot like Kevin Wallis doesn't want to waste any time getting to his next major career milestone. After a three-win performance on the Wednesday program at the Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park, the 53-year-old driver stands at 8,983 wins. At the rate
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