News Archive

Muscatine trots to Cardinal elim win
May 27, 2010
Miranda Lyon and Paula Smith’s Muscatine was on his best behavior for Wednesday nights $7,000 Cardinal Stake elimination which is something most of his competition could not say. Combine that with a perfect drive from Dale Hiteman and the end result was a 1 ¼ length triumph in 1:58.3 for the gelded
[read more]

Mac Martini a longshot winner at Pocono
May 27, 2010
Mac Martini, one of two daughters and a son of Mac’s Only Iris racing Wednesday (May26) at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, was a 45-1 longshot winner in a $15,000 claimer for fillies and mares.The four-year-old pacing mare, driven by Howard Parker and trained by Clarence Martin Jr., came from off the p
[read more]

Zeke Parker wins 6 at Monticello
May 27, 2010
On May 17   Billy “Zeke”  Parker, Jr. became one of just nine drivers in the history of the sport  who have driven  10,000 or more winners in their careers.Parker reached that milestone at The Mighty M  in a week when he needed just four more victories. But from the 35,
[read more]

Summer Previews at Du Quoin, Springfield now matinees
May 27, 2010
The Summer Previews at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds (May 29) and Illinois State Fairgrounds (June 5 and 12) have been cancelled. Because of the State of Illinois’ budget impasse, the events have been reclassified as matinees.
[read more]

Total Truth recognized during Hoosier Cup night
May 27, 2010
Total Truth took Hoosier Park Racing & Casino by storm in 2006, winning both his elimination and the final to establish a new stakes record of 1:50.1 in the Hoosier Cup. The son of Jenna’s Beach Boy was coming into the Hoosier State fresh off a victory in the $1 million North America Cup and sil
[read more]

Pocono adds Friday Qualifiers for 2 year olds
May 27, 2010
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs will be holding qualifying races on both Thursday and Friday mornings during the month of June.Saul Needle,  director of racing at the Northeastern Pennsylvania racetrack, noted that Friday morning qualifying races will be for two-year-olds only on June 4-11-18 and 2
[read more]

Pacer does Trigger impersonation at Monticello
May 27, 2010
One of Zeke Parker’s six wins on Wednesday at Monticello Raceway was with Cynthia Lynn Massari’s 3-year-old Artiscape gelding Takemewithyou. Parker guided the pacer to a 1:58.2 wire–to-wire triumph over Texas Treasure much to the pleasure of Cynthia and her husband Peter who went
[read more]

Rock N Roll Heaven, Put On A Show favored in NJSS
May 27, 2010
Rock N Roll Heaven and Put On A Show, both by Rocknroll Hanover, have been installed as the morning line favorites in their respective $200,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes final for 3-year-old pacers on Saturday afternoon at the Meadowlands Racetrack.   Rock N Roll Heaven, the winner of the $
[read more]

Tioga to hold scholarship race
May 27, 2010
Tioga Downs, the Southern Tier Harness Horsemen’s Association (STHHA), and the Harness Horse Breeders’ of New Yord State are joining together to host a scholarship race for high school seniors.   Tioga Downs, the STHHA, and the Harness Horse Breeders are working with five local area high
[read more]