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Solano wins 7th of year at Harrington
May 25, 2010
Johnny Waite and Wade and Kathleen Wyatt's Solano ($3.80, Corey Callahan) timed his charge perfectly to win Monday's $20,000 Open at Harrington Raceway.   The 5-year-old No Pan Intended stallion settled last early in the short field of five, before pulling second-over and grinding his wa
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Illinois horsemen told to wait until November
May 25, 2010
The Illinois Harness Horsemen's Association has reported that horse racing industry leaders met with Illinois Senate President John Cullerton for 90 minutes on Monday, May 24, and Cullerton announced that he would not be calling the “slots at the tracks bill” this week. But according to an IHHA noti
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It's time to play Jug Fantasy Contest!
May 25, 2010
The first race in this year’s Little Brown Jug Fantasy Contest is Saturday’s Hoosier Cup Final at Hoosier Park. If you want to start earning points from the start, your deadline is 10 am Saturday, May 29.   Just go to www.jugbarn.com to create your own stable of 10 horses and to sel
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NFL's Super Bowl to Meadowlands in 2014
May 25, 2010
The Meadowlands will be the stage for one of the greatest spectacles in sports in 2014. Late Tuesday the NFL announced that the 2014 Super Bowl will be held at the New Meadowlands Stadium even though the game will be played outdoors in the winter.   The New York-New Jersey
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More on the Elitlopp, from Meadowlands
May 25, 2010
Meadowlands-based trotters Lucky Jim and Enough Talk will take on the world’s top trotters in Sweden’s famed Elitlopp this weekend. In this video feature, North America’s top drivers and trainers discuss how racing styles differ overseas.   You can watch the latest Meadowlands video on M
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War Boots scores in 1:50.3 at The Meadows
May 25, 2010
War Boots, the venerable Meadows star who had been unable to win in the top class this year, showed the upstarts that these boots are made for pacin’ still as he captured Tuesday’s $25,000 Preferred in 1:50.3. It was his fastest winning mile since 2008.   Owned by Shirley Mitchell of Indiana,
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