News Archive

Cheyenne Umberto in fastest PA Stallion Series win
August 25, 2010
Cheyenne Umberto, making only his second career start, won by a whisker over Voice Of Truth (Mark Lewis) in a thrilling stretch drive between the 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings Tuesday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The stretch duel between the freshman pacers came in the eighth and fin
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PASS championship draw schedule
August 25, 2010
Horsemen are reminded to be aware of the draw schedule for Pennsylvania’s Sire Stakes Championships and Consolations and Stallion Series Championships, with $2,320,000 at stake over the extended Labor Day weekend.   The Meadows will host the 3YO Sire Stakes Championships ($200,000 each) and C
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Four Starz Molly wins Harrington debut
August 25, 2010
Four Starzzzz Stable’s Four Starz Molly ($11.40, Montrell Teague) made her Harrington Raceway debut a winning one Tuesday, capturing the $20,000 Mares Open in 1:54.2.   The George Teague trainee found room up the back stretch approaching three quarters and charged home through the stretch to
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Obituary for Dr. Ken Seeber
August 25, 2010
Dr. Kenneth P. Seeber, 66, of Glenfield, N.Y., died Monday, August 23, with his four children by his side.   Dr. Seeber, son of Kenneth and Evelyn Seeber, was born on October 14, 1943, on Oneonta, New York. Dr. Seeber was raised in Glens Falls, N.Y., and graduated from Glens Falls
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Soph fillies featured in NYSS
August 25, 2010
A night after the freshmen came to play, Yonkers Raceway welcomed their immediate elders. Tuesday  evening's $281,050 New York Sire Stakes Scarsdale Trot for 3-year-old fillies went in five divisions.Munis Blue Chip (Ray Schnittker) did nothing to diminish her standing in the sire stakes sewing
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Blue Rock out for year; Burke still with 3 Jug eligibles
August 25, 2010
With the first of two Little Brown Jug Future Wagers available beginning Thursday, trainer Ron Burke has four entries among the 23 horses listed. However, Blue Rock (#5) has been scratched out of the Jug Future, with Burke telling harnessracing.com Wednesday morning only that a decision was made to
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No conflicts on PASS 3CT leaderboard
August 25, 2010
Four of the eight 3-year-old male trotters at the top of the leaderboard for the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes (PASS) championship, scheduled for Sept. 4 at The Meadows, competed in the recent $1.5 million Hambletonian final, including elimination winners Cassis and Pilgrims Taj (the 2009 PASS 2-year-old
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Lexington Selected Yearling Sale catalog
August 25, 2010
The catalog for this fall's Lexington Selected Yearling Sale is now available on the company's website, www.lexingtonselected.com. The printed version will mail early next week and should be in buyers' mailboxes by the end of August.   Those wishing to view the online catalog should click on
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Final figures for Meadowlands meet
August 25, 2010
The Hambletonian’s global impact continued to grow in 2010 as record European wagering helped produce the third-highest handle in harness history on Aug. 7. Total wagering for the 2010 harness meet was $284,540,800 for 121 racing dates, a $2,351,576 average per card (vs. $2,399,856 per card for the
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Three byes for Cane Pace final
August 25, 2010
With BG’s Folly, Delmarvalous and One More Laugh receiving byes directly into the $300,000 Cane Pace final on Labor Day at Freehold Raceway, just five of the eight sophomore male pacers going postward in a single $100,000 elim this Saturday afternoon will advance. Meanwhile the Lou Babic for freshma
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Am Nat 3YO Trots Saturday at Balmoral
August 25, 2010
The first round of American-National Stakes at Balmoral Park outside Chicago gets underway this weekend with races for 3-year-old male and female trotters.   Hambletonian third-place finisher Wishing Stone, who has $250,389 on his card this year and has yet to win a race in seven starts,
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Creme De Cocoa surges to Kentuckiana win
August 25, 2010
Homebred Creme De Cocoa and trainer D.R. Ackerman gutted out a narrow victory in the $161,800 Kentuckiana Stallion Management Stake for freshman filly trotters Wednesday, August 25 at Indiana Downs. The Chocolatier 2 year old slugged it out with Angelette Hanover and Brian Sears in the stretch
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