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Blacks A Fake's career may be over
July 05, 2010
The racing career of Down Under’s greatest pacer Blacks A Fake may be over. Tests this week will decide whether the rising 10-year-old megastar son of Fake Left graces a racetrack again.   The four-time Inter Dominion champion sent shockwaves across the country when he dropped out a
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Justice prevails at Tioga on July 4
July 05, 2010
In front of a packed house of more than 5,000 fans, Tioga Downs hosted a special Sunday night race card, with a post time of 6:30 p.m. for the Fourth of July.   In the $15,000 featured Open Handicap Trot, Mike Simons and All About Justice left from post position four and as the field pas
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Goodtimes winner Sing Jesse Sing upset in OSS
July 05, 2010
Wolf Creek Ted ruined Sing Jesse Sing’s Ohio homecoming by upsetting the favorite in a division of the Ohio Sire Stakes at Scioto Downs on the July 4 holiday matinee program.   Sing Jesse Sing was coming off a win in the $375,390 Goodtimes at Mohawk Raceway and was clearly the star of the sho
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Michigan probe leads to Wallis suspension
July 05, 2010
The Michigan Gaming Control Board last week indefinitely suspended driver Kevin Wallis, which in turn led to reciprocity by the Ontario Racing Commission over the weekend. Wallis, who last drove at Hiawatha Horse Park on July 1, was listed to drive eight horses at that track on Saturday, July 3, but
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Illinois breds produce holiday fireworks
July 05, 2010
A bevy of state-bred stakes action provided plenty of fireworks at both Maywood and Balmoral Park over the Independence Day weekend.    The action kicked off on Friday, July 2, at Maywood with a full field of eight state-bred pacers slugging it out in the $30,000 Cook County Stake.
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