News Archive

Charity chariots return to Hoosier
June 17, 2010
Following a successful kickoff with the Fab Five drivers in 2009, Charity Chariots is back at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino. The event will get underway Saturday, June 19, allowing racing fans to experience a seat behind a real racehorse. Fans will take a spin around the seven-eighths mile oval a
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A superbad effort at Harrington
June 17, 2010
Kostas Tsanakos’ Superbad Hanover ($3.20, Ross Wolfenden) equaled the track record for 3-year-old pacing colts Wednesday with a blistering 1:52.2 triumph in his $20,000 divisional elimination of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) stakes.   The Badlands Hanover colt assumed command
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Omen Hanover top gal at Pocono
June 17, 2010
Omen Hanover came from last to first to win the $24,000 open handicap pace for fillies and mares Wednesday (June 16) night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.Down the backstretch, Omen Hanover (Matt Kakaley) was shuffled back to last with Makerbark (Roger Hammer) taking the seven-horse field of fillies
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War Boots marches on at The Meadows
June 17, 2010
Trailing by 6-1/2 lengths at the half, War Boots worked out a textbook second-over trip that carried him to victory in Wednesday’s $25,000 Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows. War Boots picked up the live cover of Armbro Billow before trainer/driver Ray Paver sent him wide for the stretch dr
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Showmeyourstuff solves Mikes A Mystery
June 17, 2010
Taking full advantage of miscues by several of the top contenders in Wednesday’s featured $9,000 Mikes A Mystery Stake, Sue Phillips and Jerald & Donna Viviani’s Showmeyourstuff trotted to his third victory of the year as he reported home with a half-length triumph in 1:57.1. Sent right to the f
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21 Jug eligibles in NA Cup
June 17, 2010
Little Brown Jug Fantasy Stable Contest players have until 10 a.m. Saturday, June 19, to activate five horses from their 10-horse stables to be eligible to earn points in Saturday’s three $50,000 Pepsi North America Cup eliminatons at Mohawk Raceway. Twenty-one of the 30 three-year-old colt and geld
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The road traveled in the Burlington divisions
June 17, 2010
If you think Ideal Matters and Kyle Major paced their miles in 1:50.1 to win their respective Burlington divisions last Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack, think again. If you think Keystone Raptor paced his mile in 1:50.3 to spring his 39-1 upset, think again.   All three Burlington winners
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Brennan, Campbell left out of 2010 NA Cup
June 17, 2010
With six of the top-10 dash leaders competing on the North America Cup elimination card at Mohawk Saturday night, the drivers’ colony at the Meadowlands has been left a bit sparse. Interestingly, two of those drivers still at the Big M on Saturday and without an NA Cup mount this year are the track’
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Metro 6 Shooter rolls into week 3
June 17, 2010
The Metro 6 Shooter, the pick six wager teaming races from Yonkers Raceway and the Meadowlands on Saturday nights, is gaining popularity and momentum among horseplayers. In its first two weeks, the $1 wager has returned $43,000 and $50,000, each to one lucky winner in the first two weeks. The w
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8 repeat in Big M baby races; 11 sires score
June 17, 2010
It was a big Thursday morning for trainer George Teague Jr. has his stable sent out seven winners among the 16 baby races held at the Meadowlands. Eleven different sires were represented among the winners, with eight making repeat trips to the winner’s circle.  Speed-badge honors on the day we
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Cotton Candy favored in Filly Maywood Pace
June 17, 2010
One of Maywood Park’s signature events, the $100,000 Filly Maywood Pace, highlight’s Friday’s 14-race program. Also on tap is a $10,000 Maywood Pace elimination. The $100,000 final of that stake will be contested on Friday, June 25th. Friday’s Filly Maywood Pace has been carded as the 11th race on
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Action-Broadway Meets Poof She’s Gone
June 17, 2010
On Friday night, June 18, at Mohawk, 3-year-old trotting fillies step out in a pair of $35,000 (C) eliminations for the Elegantimage Stakes. The center of attention could well be 2009 divisional champ Poof She’s Gone, who won her June 11 Casual Breeze split at Mohawk by a mere head in 1:54.4,--the s
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NA Cup handicapping, TV news
June 17, 2010
In addition to a trio of Pepsi North America Cup eliminations this Saturday night, Mohawk Racetrack will play host to the first of four Extreme Handicapping Challenges with advance registration still available up until 11:00 p.m. Friday night.   Also, there will be full television coverage of
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