News Archive

Rock N Roll Heaven could be headed to Perretti
October 07, 2010
It appears that Rock N Roll Heaven will be joining his sire Rocknroll Hanover at Perretti Farms in New Jersey. Owner Frank Bellino and Perretti Farms have been talking for weeks and while a deal has not been finalized, Rock N Roll Heaven could be the latest son to join a successful father in the sam
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Boo’s Boy wins Pocono's Wednesday feature
October 07, 2010
Boo’s Boy, driven by George Napolitano Jr., won the Wednesday night featured race at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.Trained by Carmine Fusco, the nine-year-old gelding was winning the $20,000 claiming pacers for horses, colts and geldings with a time of 1:54 over a sloppy racing surface.It was the seco
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Sir Caviar repeats in Meadows top trot
October 07, 2010
Abandoning the pocket before the five-eighths, Sir Caviar opened a daylight lead and cruised to victory — his second straight — in Wednesday’s $22.500 Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows. Brian Zendt guided Sir Caviar, the 4-5 favorite, to the pocket from post 6. But with a handful of trotte
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Bergstein writes about Jersey for DRF
October 07, 2010
Writing for the Daily Racing Form, Harness Tracks of America's Stan Bergstein has painted Jon Hanson, chairman of the New Jersey commission calling for the Meadowlands Racetrack to be closed, as a bear who finally came out of the cave for last week's Democratic-led Summit on
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Maintenance completed at Spring Garden
October 07, 2010
The annual project to rejuvenate the racetracks at Spring Garden Ranch Training Center in Florida has been completed. Track manager Greg Coon explains the process.   "Every fall, two to three weeks are spent removing the grass from the tracks," said Coon. "The mile clay track is then scarifie
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Black Book 2 now online
October 07, 2010
The 2010 edition of The Black Book 2 can now be found on Standardbred Horse Sales Company's website www.theblackbook.com. Hard copy volumes of the catalog are expected to be available on October 16.   The mixed portion of the Harrisburg sale begins on Friday, Nov. 12 and ends on Saturday, Nov
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BC starter Swan In A Million a late bloomer
October 07, 2010
The 2-year-old colt trotter Swan In A Million finished second behind Broad Bahn in the first of three Breeders Crown eliminations last Friday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, and placed in the open draw among the group of non-winners, landed post nine for Saturday’s $600,000 final. Althou
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World of Rocknroll to stand in Indiana
October 07, 2010
World of Rocknroll (Rocknroll Hanover – Worldly Beauty – Artsplace) is coming back to Indiana. Deo Volente Farms, LLC, Flemington, NJ has reached an agreement with Victory Hill Farm, Lagrange, IN, where World of Rocknroll will stand stud beginning with the 2011 breeding season.World of Rocknroll was
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The ones to beat in BC Open Trots?
October 07, 2010
In both divisions of the Breeders Crown for older trotters – the $250,000 Mare Trot and the $600,000 Open Trot – the two horses many consider the ones to beat are Buck I St. Pat and Lucky Jim. Each horse was a handy winner in their 2009 Crown races and each went on to divisional honors.But driver Ro
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Dan Coon putting finishing touches on new track
October 07, 2010
Charles E. Coon & Sons Inc., the leading builder of Standardbred tracks in North America, is putting the finishing touches on Palema Trotting, a 58-acre training facility in Vero Beach, Fla., which hopes to attract young horses for the winter training months. Dan Coon is scheduled to p
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Beer-drinking pacer fav of Mohawk track crew
October 07, 2010
Evidently, Art N Charm lives up to his name. He seems to have made an art of charming everyone around him. “He’s spoiled rotten,” owner/trainer Kathe Troy said. “Everybody at Mohawk loves him. He’s got more fans over there. He’ll drink beer with the boys and begs for candy. He’s a real ham.”  
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