News Archive

New Jersey voters disagree with Hanson report
August 20, 2010
New Jersey media outlets are reporting that voters in the Garden State want state government to stay involved in the horse racing industry and to keep out of Atlantic City. A poll by Quinnipiac University revealed voter sentiment on the two subjects addressed lasts month by the Hanson Commission, wh
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Chris Page scores 1,000th driving victory at Scioto
August 20, 2010
Chris Page, driving champ last season at Scioto and leading driver this year, passed the 1,000-win milestone on Thursday night when he won the fourth race with Launch Angle.Page, 26, a native of nearby Mt. Vernon, Ohio, didn’t hit the board in his first three drives of the evening, but then sent Lau
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OSS Gold elims at Mohawk
August 20, 2010
On Thursday night at Mohawk Racetrack four Ontario Sires Stakes Gold eliminations took place for two-year-old trotting fillies. The top two finishers from each elimination advance to the $130,000 final plus two third place finishers.A mild upset occurred in the first elimination at Beach Party As st
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New Canadian Hall of Famers inducted
August 20, 2010
Ten inductees joined the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame as part of the induction ceremony that took place Thursday night at the Mississauga Convention Centre in Mississauga, Ont. The Standardbred class of 2010 is headlined by racehorse Mister Big, the second richest pacer of all time. He is joi
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Another twist in the Brooks trial
August 20, 2010
Newsday.com is reporting that the newest twist in the ongoing saga that is the trial of Bulletproof Enterprises David Brooks is that Brooks was transferred Thursday from a Jamaica jail cell to an isolation cell in the Nassau County jail for security reasons, according to several sources. Newsday's
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2011 World Driving Championship dates announced
August 20, 2010
The best harness drivers in the world will be coming to America in 2011 to compete in the 25th World Driving Championship. The U.S. Trotting Association, which will host the event, has announced the dates and tracks at which the historic, prestigious and rich competition will be conducted.  
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Con Game hustles to Fox victory
August 20, 2010
Con Game won the $47,685 Fox Stakes for 2-year-old colt pacers Friday afternoon at the Indianapolis, Ind. fairgrounds, crossing the wire in 1:54.2 for driver Todd Warren and trainer Perry Smith. Four Starzzz Z, driven by Travis Seekman and trained by his father, Joe Seekman, finished second, 1 1/4 l
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Don Codey pleads guilty in Jersey court
August 20, 2010
The Asbury (NJ) Park Press has reported that Donald R. Codey, former president and general manager of Freehold Raceway and brother of New Jersey Senator and former Gov. Richard Codey, has pleaded guilty to stealing $3,045 in racetrack promotional vouchers and helping two patrons cash more than $1.3
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Costa Rica wins Helen Smith in 1:57.1
August 20, 2010
Millionairess Costa Rica drew off to a four-length victory on Friday at Freehold Raceway, adding the $70,000 Helen Smith Trot to her list of stakes credits.   The daughter of Muscles Yankee, driven by Ron Pierce, took the lead early and retained it at every call to finish four lengths ahead o
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It's (David) Miller time at Meadowlands
August 20, 2010
David Miller was in the second-over zone and it worked perfectly as his mounts got up in the nick of time to capture the $402,400 Sweetheart and $473,00 Woodrow Wilson on Friday night at the Meadowlands. Miller won the Sweetheart with Honky Tonk Woman, a 60-1 shot who eked out a nose win over Ms. M
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Shark Gesture snags second Haughton
August 20, 2010
Shark Gesture won his second straight William Haughton Memorial at the Meadowlands, taking the 2010 edition, worth $702,500, Friday night with an off-the-pace rally that put him at the wire first in 1:48.2.   George Brennan was in his usual spot in the sulky behind Shark Gesture and tuck
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Tug River Princess gives connections big night
August 20, 2010
Eric Cherry's Let It Ride Stable and Robert Cooper had a big Friday night at the Meadowlands, and all it took was a nose. Their filly Honky Tonk Woman won the Sweetheart Pace for 2-year-old fillies by a nose, and their older pacing mare Tug River Princess, who they own with Jerry Silva, won the
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