News Archive

Local star hopes to shine in Hoosier Cup
May 28, 2010
The 14th  annual Hoosier Cup is scheduled to take place Saturday, May 29. The host track, Hoosier Park Racing and Casino, looks forward to yet another exciting, competitive, and let us not forget lucrative racing day in Anderson, Ind. Racing Secretary Kevin Mack compiled the final lineup Wednes
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Shoeing change pays off for Pilgrims Taj
May 28, 2010
Wrapping up 2009 with a one-length victory in the $600,000 Breeders Crown at Woodbine, Pilgrims Taj ($3.20) picked up right where he left off, taking a 1:55.4 victory in a $52,387 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes division on Thursday afternoon at Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack.   The 3-ye
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Persuade Me convincing at Cal-Expo
May 28, 2010
A much happier lead than the week before equaled happy results for Persuade Me.Filly & Mare claiming pacers were in the Cal-Expo spotlight on Thursday night (May 27) over a track listed as 'good,' on which Persuade me got back on the winning track to record her fifth win in her last six outings.
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Shackleton Hanover dazzles in Scioto win
May 28, 2010
Shackleton Hanover, a 4-year-old son of Real Artist, ignored post 10 in the second tier to overwhelm in his rivals on Thursday night at Scioto Downs. He won by 8-1/2 lengths in 1:57 over the rain-soaked surface.The gelded pacer was still eighth after the first half-mile, but driver Jack Dailey had
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Molson Pace quick stats
May 28, 2010
Some quick stats about the 2010 Molson Pace: -no favorite has won since Ponder in 2005; -this year's favorite, Won The West, has the highest life's earnings in the field at over $2.2 million -the driver of Won The West, David Miller, is the WORLD's top earning driver since the turn of
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Artiscape making progress following surgery
May 28, 2010
Brittany Stallion Management has announced that its stallion Artiscape, who stands stud at Winbak Farm of New York, has made steady progress following his colic surgery to remove 10 feet of his small intestine on Monday, May 24. On Thursday Artiscape had normal gastrointestinal responses and ap
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Watch the Elitlopp on RTN! Final heat at 11 am
May 28, 2010
Harnessracing.com has reached an exclusive agreement with AB Trav och Galopp to provide video coverage of the Elitlopp Sunday morning, May 30, from Solvalla Racetrack in Stockholm, giving fans the chance to see the U.S. hopefuls Lucky Jim and Enough Talk compete in the famed trotting race. The two E
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Kelly Spencer Golden Pen Award winner
May 28, 2010
The Standardbred Media and Marketing Association (SMMA) on Friday announced Kelly Spencer was its Golden Pen Award recipient, given annually to a member of the organization who makes outstanding contributions to harness racing publicity and marketing.   Spencer is the manager of marketing and
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Won The West edges Foiled Again in Molson
May 28, 2010
Won The West edged his stablemate Foiled Again by a head to win the $312,000 Molson Pace at Western Fair Raceway in Canada Friday night. With David Miller in the sulky, Won The West scored in 1:52 for his third victory of the season in five starts.   Won The West caused a recall, which Miller
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Malicious to start from post one in EBC
May 28, 2010
Malicious and David Miller have been given the nod as the 2-1 morning line favorites for the $217,250 Empire Breeder’s Classic Final for 3-year old colt pacers on Sunday night at Tioga Downs (Post Time 6:30 pm).   Malicious, a 3-year old son of Bettor’s Delight-Silky, won his initial sop
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Hannah Isabel pays $77.50 to win at Yonkers
May 28, 2010
Hannah Isabel (Cat Manzi), an outsider in both post position and pari-mutuel proposition, upset the Friday night apple cart, winning Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $37,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.   Leaving to the right of her six rivals (in one notch after a defection), "Hannah" wat
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Change in draw schedule at Yonkers
May 28, 2010
Yonkers Raceway is reminding horsemen that after the Saturday and Memorial Day programs (usual first post of 7:10 pm), the track will not race again until Saturday, June 5, and a different draw schedule will also take place. The entry box will close at 9 am as opposed to the customary
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Temple Of Doom's 1:54.3 win fastest in NJSS
May 28, 2010
Hambletonian eligibles swept all three divisions of the opening round of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings Friday night at Meadowlands Racetrack.   One of last season's top freshman, Break The Bank K won his first start for new driver and trainer Trond Smed
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Tomorrowpan takes Scioto feature in 1:53.4
May 28, 2010
Tomorrrowpan took the featured Open Pace for fillies and mares at Scioto Downs on Friday night with a hard-earned 1:53.4 win over Kay’s Yankee Lou and Mexicali Rose. Chris Page drove for trainer Virgil Morgan, Jr. and the Peter Pan Stables.   Jeff Nisonger left alertly with Kay’s Yankee Lou t
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Western Silk scores OSS Gold title
May 28, 2010
Western Silk, a daughter of Western Terror, may have ended her 2-year-old season on a disappointing note, but that hasn’t stopped her from returning this year in very impressive fashion as shown by Friday night’s (May 28) performance in the $130,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Final for 3-year-ol
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