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Tetrick wins 7; St. Elmo Hero wins 16th
November 30, 2010
It was nothing short of a banner day for Tim Tetrick on Monday at Harrah's Chester, taking the $32,000 Open Handicap Pace with Hypnotic Blue Chip in 1:49.3. He also laid claim to a second overnight event and three divisions of the I-95 Late Closing Series for older pacers. Most impressively,
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Michigan's Kramer catching on fast at Monticello
November 30, 2010
When Brad Kramer decided to take a chance and pick up stakes and move from the comfort of the racing scene in Michigan and move to New York State, he knew he was taking a chance. After all, he was always among the leading drivers in his home state and his move east was without much power. &nbs
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The Platinum Guy is golden at Woodbine
November 30, 2010
The Platinum Guy scored an upset in tonight’s single $20,000 Autumn Stakes elimination for two-year-old pacing colts.It was a three-horse cavalry charge heading into the first turn with Royal Will, Tribute To Gear and The Platinum Guy all looking for early position. Tribute To Gear (Mark MacDonald)
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Protege Seelster & Roush Hanover score in frosh Autumn Elims
November 30, 2010
Two $25,000 Autumn Stakes eliminations for three-year-old trotting colts took place tonight at Woodbine Racetrack.Protege Seelster scored as the heavy favourite in the first elimination stopping the timer in 1:56.Grande Diablo (Tony Kerwood) flashed the quickest speed off the gate from post seven an
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Three winners in Dover features
November 30, 2010
Front speed held up in the Monday, Nov. 29 tri-features at Dover Downs with Three Of Spades winning the $35,000 Preferred, Solano, the $32,500 Delaware Special and Jeremy’s Successor taking the $27,000 Open paces.A two month vacation was just what the doctor ordered for last season’s Dover Downs Hor
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Marty's Charm triumphant at The Meadows
November 30, 2010
Marty’s Charm made a triumphant return to The Meadows’ elite Monday when he rode a confident quarter-pole move to victory in the $22,500 Winners Over $10,000/Preferred Handicap Pace. A top performer at The Meadows in 2008 and part of 2009, Marty’s Charm last year injured his leg when he kicked
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Helen Boehm dies at age 89
November 30, 2010
Helen Boehm, a self-made businesswoman who the New York Times said was known around the world as the "Princess of Porcelain" for her company’s sculptures, which have become valued by collectors, died Monday at her home in West Palm Beach, Fla.. She was 89.   Mrs. Boehm and
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One More Laugh, Aracache heading to Cleveland?
November 30, 2010
Northfield Park’s executive vice president of racing and simulcasting Dave Bianconi told harnessracing.com Tuesday morning that Saturday night’s $160,000(est.) Cleveland Classic for 3-year-old male pacers could be enhanced by several possible supplements. Bianconi said he has fielded calls from the
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World champ Airzoom Lindy to stand in Indiana
November 30, 2010
The Airzoom Lindy Syndicate, Ivy Lane Farm, and Lindy Farms have announced that world champion Airzoom Lindy 2, 1:59.1; 3, 1:53.1f, will stand at stud in Goshen, Ind., at Dr. Paul Webb’s Ivy Lane Farm.   Airzoom Lindy is a world champion son of Cantab Hall out of the Valley Victory mare True
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Rembrandt Spur Meadows Horse Of Year
November 30, 2010
Rembrandt Spur, owned by Roy Davis and trained by Dick Stillings, has been named Meadows Horse of the Year for 2010 by the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association. A son of Pegasus Spur, Rembrandt Spur now holds three track records at The Meadows, including the top honor -- the fastest trotting
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Put On A Show named NJSS Horse of Year
November 30, 2010
Put On A Show, who won the $200,000 NJSS Championship final and $175,000 Thomas N. D’Altrui Miss New Jersey Pace at the Meadowlands, has been selected as the overall New Jersey Sire Stakes Horse of the Year for 2010.   The award, which is voted annually by the Sire Stakes Board of Trustees, i
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Bruce Aldrich Jr. wins six Tuesday at Monticello
November 30, 2010
Monticello Raceway’s leading driver Bruce Aldrich Jr. put on another clinic  when  he  added six more victories to his win total on Tuesday, Nov. 30. With those triumphs he now has 404 at the current meeting.   Earlier this month-- on Nov. 10-- Aldrich said he had per
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USTA's SOS program a positive force
November 30, 2010
The 12-year-old pacer Give Chrome, with 56 starts in two countries, undoubtedly had tough trips around a racetrack in his life, but none was quite so tough as that taken recently in south central Pennsylvania. What happened there has made him the 23rd horse to benefit from the U.S. Trotting Associat
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Maryland studs must be registered by Dec. 1
November 29, 2010
All stallions standing in Maryland for the 2011 breeding season must be registered with the Maryland Standardbred Race Fund by Dec. 1, 2010, for their foals to be eligibile to the Maryland Sire Stakes.   To ensure receipt, all payments should be sent by certified mail. Please note the ma
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Final DSBF prelims held Sunday at Dover
November 29, 2010
Powerful Mist rang up his ninth win of the season in winning his second straight Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund $20,000 prelim Sunday night at Dover Downs, holding off Three Martini’s easily in a 1:53.1 mile. Jim Morand drove the freshman son of Powerful Toy-Misty Speed for owners Nie
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Southwind, Silva buy interest in Chapter Seven
November 29, 2010
Southwind Farms and Jerry Silva announced Monday that they had acquired an interest in the 2-year-old trotting colt Chapter Seven 2, 1:55f ($211,549) (Windsong’s Legacy – La Riviera Lindy) from owners Richard Gutnick and Gary Cocco.   The colt has won seven of eight lifetime st
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With lower takeout, Tioga, Vernon handle up
November 29, 2010
Tioga Downs and the Southern Tier Harness Horsemen’s Association (STHHA) opted to try a lower takeout rate initiative for the 2010 race season, where all takeout rates were lowered to New York state minimums. The results of the takeout initiative were promising compared to industry standards where m
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Illinois legislature may deal with racino bill
November 29, 2010
The slots at the track debate in Chicago continues to gain momentum, as legislators reconvene on Nov. 30 after a brief hiatus for the Thanksgiving holiday.   “When the senate returns to Springfield this week, we hope that our bill (SB3970) will get called on in committee,” said Illinois Harne
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$50,000 guaranteed pool Monday at Woodbine
November 29, 2010
Woodbine Racetrack presents a $50,000 guaranteed pool for its early Pick-4 Monday night,  and it figures to be another challenging task of weeding out the contenders from the pretenders in races 4 through 7.   Track announcer Ken Middleton scanned through those four races and offers th
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Rock N Roll Heaven wins final career start
November 28, 2010
Rock N Roll Heaven closed out his career with a win on Sunday night at Dover Downs, coasting to a 1:50.1 victory in the $181,913 Matron. He started from post one, took control of the race at the outset and was never threatened.   Driven by Daniel Dube, Rock N Roll Heaven paced to the fir
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Diamond Star loses bid for bonus
November 28, 2010
In a $13,300 division of the FSBOA Sale Stake Saturday night at the Isle Pompano Park, Diamond Star was defeated by a determined Palm Beach Boy. The loss eliminates Diamond Star from the $100,000 bonus offered to the connections of any two year old able to sweep all four events in the state-bred Fal
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Blueridge Western takes Yonkers feature in 1:55.1
November 27, 2010
Millionaire Blueridge Western (Jason Bartlett) rolled from second-over in the winners-over, winning  Yonkers Raceway's Saturday night $33,000 pacing feature.   Jimmie Hanover (Dan Dube) and Southern Allie (Yannick Gingras) were on alert early, with "Jimmie"--the slight 2-1 choice--retaki
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Jamieson doubles in Autumn Series
November 27, 2010
A pair of $25,000 Autumn Stakes elimination for 3-year-old pacing colts took place Saturday night at Woodbine Racetrack with driver Jody Jamieson scoring both victories aboard Rock Me Amastreos (1:52.4) and Sparky Mark (1:51.4).   Rock Me Amastreos posted a mild upset in the first elimination
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Smoken Up beats Blacks A Fake in Miracle Mile
November 27, 2010
The Lance Justice-trained and driven star Smoken Up battled on the outside with legendary pacer Blacks A Fake virtually from the word go and still put his nose on the wire first to win the $500,000 Miracle Mile Saturday night at Tabcorp Park Menangle north of Sydney. The time for the mile was 1
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Dreamfair Eternal scratched from Open
November 27, 2010
Standardbred Canada has reported that Dreamfair Eternal has been scratched from tonight's Open Pace at Woodbine. “She won't go tonight as she has a slight temperature of 101 and she only ate half of her feed,” owner/breeder John Lamers told Trot Insider. “So rather than race her well get her 10
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Rock N Roll Heaven's last start Sunday
November 27, 2010
Rock N Roll Heaven and Delmarvalous, winners of last week’s elimination divisions, lead a select contingent of six starters in the a $181,913 Matron 3-Year-Old Final  on Sunday at Dover Downs. On the strong card are four $20,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) second leg preliminarie
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60 career wins for Escape The Wind; Aracache scores
November 27, 2010
Escape The Wind earned his 60th career victory Saturday night by winning a conditioned pace in 1:51. The 10-year-old gelding was driven by Roger Mayotte, who has also trained the horse throughout his career.   Escape The Wind, a son of Artiscape, has a career bankroll of $1.9 million and a li
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Ford Looks For First $5 Million Season
November 26, 2010
With a Horse of the Year and training facility to his credit, Mark Ford has already achieved what few others in racing have ever done. This year, he looks to reach another milestone.   "We're trying to hit the $5 million mark for the first time, and we're about $260,000 away," Ford sai
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Tell All moving to Ontario for 2011
November 26, 2010
Tara Hills Stud and Brittany Stallion Management announced today that 2007's "Pacer of the Year" Tell All will relocate to Tara Hills Stud in Ontario beginning with the 2011 breeding season. His stud fee for next year has been set at C$5,000. Tell All had previously stood in New Jersey.   "It
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Blacks A Fake chasing Gallo's money mark
November 26, 2010
With a big purse check in Saturday night's $500,000 Miracle Mile, the legendary Australian pacer Blacks A Fake will pull virtually even with Gallo Blue Chip as the world's richest pacer. The Australian dollar is presently worth almost 99 cents in US currency.   The race will be contested over
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Wind Surfer beats Master Pine at Yonkers
November 26, 2010
Breakheart Pass (Yannick Gingras), the timid favorite and one of three, 2-1 propositions, lasted on a  Friday night lead, winning Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $38,000 Filly and Mare Open Pace.   Leaving from position four, Breakheart Pass worked around pole-sitting LR Dancing Dream (Geo
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Thibodeau's Sparky Mark ready for Autumn
November 26, 2010
There will be a pair of Autumn Stakes eliminations for 3-year-old pacing colts taking place tomorrow night at Woodbine Racetrack and trainer Mark Austin believes Sparky Mark can repeat in this event.   After scoring the victory in the $39,800 final last year in the 2-year-old division, the 3-
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Gold Star Glitter rebounds from injury
November 26, 2010
Patience is paying the biggest dividend in a well deserved turn of fate for Florida horseman Tom Audley.   “Gold Star Glitter tested my patience this year but there was never a time that I was tempted to give up on her,” he beamed after his homebred miss took an eye-catching life’s mark in th
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Delaware Breeders Stakes action at Dover
November 26, 2010
After the Thanksgiving holiday break, four second-leg preliminaries of Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) two-year-old stakes - two for filly pacers and two trotter divisions - top the Saturday, Nov. 27 program. Tomorrow, in addition to the $191,913 Matron Stakes Final, the DSBF male pacing
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Sire Stakes at Cal Expo Friday
November 25, 2010
She's So Glad and Betty Elizabeth will attempt to continue sweeps at Cal Expo in Friday night’s two $15,000 California Sire Stakes for the 3-year-old fillies, while Cherry Tree Nicole is the one to beat in the $7,700 finale of the Turkey Trot. There is also a $3,539 carryover in the Pick 5.
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Omen Hanover wins Dover distaff
November 24, 2010
Omen Hanover won a three-horse photo to return to the winner’s circle in the $26,000 Filly and Mare Open/Handicap pace on Tuesday, Nov. 24 at Dover Downs.For the length of the stretch Omen Hanover and Tim Tetrick and Ron Pierce-driven Not Enough waged a side-by-side duel with Omen Hanover perseverin
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Big M drivers and trainers have Thanksgiving plans
November 24, 2010
Wonder how your favorite Meadowlands drivers and trainers are going to celebrate Thanksgiving?  You can check out the latest video feature at MeadowlandsRacetrack.com: click here.
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Real Desire moving to Midland in Indiana
November 24, 2010
World champion sire Real Desire, who just added another world champion son last weekend in Mystic Desire p,2,1:51.4-1:52.4h, has been relocated to Midland Acres in Indiana. His fee for the 2011 season has been set at $5,000.   The announcement was made jointly by Dr. John Mossbarger of Midlan
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Daley in Australia; to attend Miracle Mile
November 24, 2010
Horseman Noel Daley is in Australia, and he plans to attend the $500,000 Miracle Mile Pace on Saturday at Tabcorp Park Menangle north of Sydney. "I wouldn't miss it for the world, it will be one heck of a race,” he told local reporters.   The Miracle Mile's local post time is 9:10 pm Sat
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Matron field could have been bigger
November 24, 2010
The field for the $181,913 Matron 3-year-old colt pace on Sunday includes just six horses, but it could have been larger. At least one trainer failed to notice the change in the holiday draw schedule and thus missed entering his horse.   The Thanksgiving draw schedule had been amended so that
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Highlights of Vernon's 2010 racing season
November 24, 2010
Vernon Downs wrapped up its 2010 race season this past weekend in Vernon, New York for the 57th time in track history.   A total of 13 track records highlighted a 90-day race meet in which the all age trotting track record was re-written by Lucky Jim and Andy Miller on Sept. 17 in the Credit
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Arrigenna to be honored in New York
November 24, 2010
The Upstate New York chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association has announced that Western New York trainer, driver and breeder Peter Arrigenna will receive its 2010 Good Guy Award.   Besides overseeing one of the more successful homebred operations in the state, Peter Arrigenna
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Deadline nears for Tattersalls January sale
November 24, 2010
The deadline for entries for the Tattersalls January Select Mixed Sale is Friday, Dec. 3. The sale will be held Monday, Jan. 17, at the Meadowlands.   Horses can be entered  by telephone, fax or online. Contact Tattersalls online at www.tattersallsredmile.com. Entries can be fa
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SOA of NY steps up criticism of OTB rescue
November 24, 2010
The Standardbred Owners Association of New York has sent a letter to New York legislators, and filed legal objections with a bankruptcy court, protesting plans for a last-minute bailout of New York City Off-Track Betting. The SOA of New York said the memo to legislators was sent today
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Lucky Chucky to stand at Winbak of NY
November 24, 2010
Although owned in part by Perretti Farms of New Jersey, Lucky Chucky 3, 1:50.4 ($2,099,973) will be standing the 2011 breeding season at Winbak of New York. His stud fee will be $10,000.   Perretti spokesman Bob Marks said Perretti Farms will manage the horse's breeding career.
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I Am A Fool To Indiana
November 24, 2010
Chapel Ridge Farm in Grabill, Indiana has announced that the 2003 Two-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year I Am A Fool p,2,1:51.2 ($1,163,312) will be standing at the farm for the 2011 breeding season.    The millionaire son of Life Sign is relocating to slots-enriched Indiana after standing
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Tetrick, Brandon Simpson on pre-card show
November 24, 2010
Drivers Brandon Simpson and Tim Tetrick will be In The Sulky on Meadowlands Racetrack's pre-card television show this weekend. Simpson will take the hot seat on Friday night, while Tim Tetrick will join the set on Saturday. Fans can e-mail questions for the drivers to answer to racing@thebigm.com. T
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Pompano horsepeople stepping up - again
November 23, 2010
It’s less than a year since the backstretch horsepeople of The Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park stepped up in a big way with cash and donations for the Ohio victims of the Lebanon Raceway fire. Now, a cause closer to home in South Florida has become a rallying point for their generosity once again.“A
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San Pail sails to victory in Woodbine open
November 23, 2010
Despite posting his last pari-mutuel start on October 2, millionaire trotter San Pail delivered his 11th victory of the year taking the $42,000 Open trot tonight at Woodbine Racetrack. Define The World (Paul MacDonell) blasted to the lead from post two but would relinquish command to San Pail and dr
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Smoken Up hot in prep for Miracle Mile
November 23, 2010
Smoken Up, who has developed a reputation as one of the fastest horses at a mile distance in Australia, tuned up for Saturday's $500,000 Miracle Mile with a 1:54.4 mile rate qualifier over 2,240 meters on Monday night at the Melton track. The time was just two-tenths of a second off the track r
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Giddy Up Lucky wins 10 in a row
November 23, 2010
Giddy Up Lucky remains unbeaten all Fall season long winning his 10th race in a row in 1:49.1, the fastest clocking of the current meet in the $35,000 Preferred pace; Barber Pole takes second straight Del. Special while last season’s Horse of the Meet Three Of Space is winner of the $27,000 Open on
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NJ newspaper says scrap Hanson report
November 23, 2010
The Asbury Park Press newspaper has published an editorial critical of the Hanson commission's latest recommendations to close the Meadowlands racetrack and move harness racing to Monmouth Park, and says Gov. Chris Christie should ignore it.  In addition to noting that the H
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Pretty Boy Lindy wins big in Italy
November 23, 2010
Pretty Boy Lindy is the latest horse with American connections to win in Europe. The 3-year-old son of Cantab Hall won last Saturday's Premio Regione Autonoma, a Grade II race, in Italy. The time was a mile rate of 2:01.   Pretty Boy Lindy got away third on the pylons and was buried on the in
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Maywood makes changes to gimmick bets
November 23, 2010
On one of the biggest shopping days of the year, Maywood Park hopes to put some extra spending money in its customer’s hands with several changes in the gimmick wagering format starting Friday, Nov. 26.   In an attempt to create the Superfecta carryovers that so many fans have requested Maywo
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Rock N Roll Heaven to stand at Blue Chip Farms
November 23, 2010
Owner Frank J. Bellino has announced that Rock N Roll Heaven will begin his stud career in 2011 in the Empire State at Blue Chip Farms, in Wallkill, N.Y. Previously, Rock N Roll Heaven was scheduled to stand stallion duty at Perretti Farms in New Jersey. A winner of more than $2.6 million life
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Award-winning filly Poof She's Gone retired
November 22, 2010
Trainer Richard 'Nifty' Norman told Standardbred Canada's Trot Insider Monday morning that that O'Brien and Dan Patch Award winner Poof She's Gone has been retired. He also said that the physical issue that the filly fought this year was "the biggest mystery of my life."   Norman said t
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Cal Expo, TwinSpires team up for Pick 4 bonus
November 22, 2010
TwinSpires.com and Cal Expo have teamed up in a bonus program. In partnership with TwinSpires.com, Cal Expo will be offering bonus payouts of 17.65 percent on every winning Late Pick 4 wager on Saturday nights from Nov. 27 through Dec. 18 for wagers made on track at Cal Expo or on TwinSpires.co
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Bernie Mc Kenna of New Jersey dies
November 22, 2010
Bernard D. Mc Kenna, 76, of Myrtle Beach, SC, a valet at the Meadowlands drivers' room for many years, died Sunday, Nov. 14, after a brief illness.   Mc Kenna was born on June 3, 1934 in Newark, NJ, son of the late Bernard James and Bridie (Sheehan) Mc Kenna. He was a vete
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McCarthy says Mr Feelgood can overcome draw
November 22, 2010
Trainer-driver Luke McCarthy insists former star US pacer Mr Feelgood (Grinfromeartoear-Best Of Memories) can overcome a horror post position draw to win Saturday night’s $500,000 Miracle Mile at Menangle’s Tabcorp Park north of Sydney, Australia.   Betting shops pushed Mr Feelgood’
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Monticello horseman criticizes state's plans
November 22, 2010
Alan Schwartz, president of the Monticello Harness Horsemen's Association, representing the hundreds of owners, trainers and drivers regularly competing at Monticello Raceway, issued the following statement regarding a possible Native American casino in the Monticello area. &nbs
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PA board recommends changes for awards
November 22, 2010
At a meeting following the regular monthly session of the Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission last Wednesday, the Commonwealth’s Standardbred Breeders Advisory Committee, chaired by Commissioner Rick Welsh, came together to examine the current status of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes and the P
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Post 1 for Rock N Roll Heaven in Matron
November 22, 2010
As if he needed any more of an advantage on the racetrack, Rock N Roll Heaven drew post one for Sunday night's $181,900 Matron final for 3-year-old male pacers at Dover Downs. With the connections of the two fourth-place finishers in last Sunday's Matron elims deciding to not re-enter for the final,
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Bills pass NJ Senate with bipartisan support
November 22, 2010
Several pieces of legislation dealing with horse racing were addressed by the full New Jersey Senate on Monday and passed.   The full Senate voted to approve exchange wagering, a form of wagering being most successfully offered by Betfair. Another bill approved is designed
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Survey shows support for slots at Meadowlands
November 22, 2010
The Hall Institute has released the results of an informal survey regarding the possibility of adding slot machines at the Meadowlands racetrack. The survey, conducted last week during the New Jersey State League of Municipalities conference, showed that slightly more than half of the 254 people who
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NJ Dems issue press release about pro-racing bills
November 22, 2010
Democrats serving in New Jersey's Senate issued the following press release late Monday, after bills designed to help preserve horse racing in the state were passed with bipartisan support. The entire text of the press release follows:   A package of bills sponsored by Senate Democrats t
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Tetrick scores stakes triple at Meadowlands
November 21, 2010
Driver Tim Tetrick swept three of the five fall stakes finals on the Saturday night card at Meadowlands Racetrack.   Tetrick's hot streak began with Syenite [$11.20], who steamrolled to victory in the $47,400 Paul Doherty Memorial for 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters.  Syenite charg
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Foiled Again tops $2 million
November 21, 2010
The 2010 season of top pacer Foiled Again has seen him take his second George Morton Levy title at Yonkers Raceway and victory in the Quillen Memorial at Harrington Raceway. It also saw him finish in the runner-up spot to stablemate Won the West in the Breeders Crown. Sunday afternoon's $32,000 Op
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Dreamfair Eternal shows her heels to the boys
November 21, 2010
Dreamfair Eternal and driver Randy Waples used her usual off the pace tactics to top the best male pacers in Canada to take the C$42,000 Open Pace tonight at Woodbine Racetrack.In just a short field of six, Lucky Man (Mark MacDonald) was quickest off the gate from post three and carved fractions of
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Full Of Sand a super Florida fit
November 21, 2010
His name confirms he’s racing in the right locale and two year old colt pacer Full Of Sand is fulfilling the dreams of his avid 92 year old owner and breeder in Florida with each passing start.“This couldn’t be happening to a nicer guy, and Bill White is just a great owner and so great for the busin
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JA'S Outlaw wins at Yonkers
November 21, 2010
 J A's Outlaw (George Brennan) whipped five Yonkers Raceway rivals, winning Saturday night's  $38,000 Open Handicap Pace. Leaving from post position No. 5 (in one notch after a defection) and the longest short in a short field,  J A's Outlaw sat early. A "Handsome" early battle 
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Rock N Roll Heaven, Delmarvalous win Matron elims
November 21, 2010
Rock N Roll Heaven ran his win streak to nine with a 1:50.1 win in one of two Sunday night $30,319 Matron Stakes eliminations for sophomore pacing colts and geldings.With Dan Dube in the bik,e the Rocknroll Hanover colt got away fourth early, while Urgent Action  and David Miller sped the quart
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Red Star Hottie wins Meadows feature
November 20, 2010
Taking advantage of rare post-position relief, Red Star Hottie shot to the early lead, backed down the second quarter and sprinted home to capture Friday’s $22,500 Filly & Mare Preferred Pace at The Meadows.  Because of her dominance throughout the year, Red Star Hottie routinely has bee
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Mr. Feelgood draws 10 in Miracle Mile
November 20, 2010
The field for Australia's greatest one-mile pace, the $500,000 Miracle Mile, has been set following the Cordina Sprint. Four-time Inter Dominion champion Blacks A Fake has drawn post two while 2006 Little Brown Jug winner Mr. Feelgood, who has beaten him twice in the last few weeks, drew the ou
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Western Graduate, Reigning Dough win at Yonkers
November 20, 2010
George Brennan made it four victories in a row Friday night, easily winning  Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $38,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.Not even the eight-hole could slow her down. Western Graduate worked around Shanghai Lil (Tyler Buter), grabbing the lead after a :28.4 opening&nb
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Aracache Hanover wins Windy City Pace
November 20, 2010
A world-record effort, a father-son team combining for a victory in the biggest race of the night, a huge upset and a favorite doing just what he was supposed to do were all a part of Friday’s 28th edition of the Windy City Pace at Maywood Park. In the signature race of the night, the $200,000
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Lisa America 4th in Prix d'Amerique prep
November 20, 2010
Lou Guida's trotting mare Lisa America finished an impressive fourth in her first prep for a possible start in the Prix d'Amerique. The 5-year-old Varenne mare competed in the Prix de Bretage Saturday afternoon at the Vincennes track in Paris.   The 2,700-meter race (1.67 miles) begins with a
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Nillabomb at noted milestone
November 19, 2010
 It could be considered an unusual and perhaps a rare milestone for five year old pacing mare Nillabomb. Even her trainer, Eric Beach, was caught off guard when informed that she’s now had twenty-five different drivers in her career which now spans four seasons and 97 starts. “Wow it just nev
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NJ lawmaker says state can't forsake horse racing
November 19, 2010
Joseph Cryan,the New Jersey Assembly majority leader and a Democrat who represents the 20th Legislative District, is calling on the state to help the horse racing industry, not forsake it. His opinion appeared in the Trenton Times newspaper and is also posted on Th
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Aracache wins Windy City
November 19, 2010
A late rush up the pylons from post seven was not enough for sophomore pacing star One More Laugh to vanquish upstart Aracache Hanover in the $200,000 Windy City Pace on Friday night at Maywood Park.With Doug McNair in the bike for his father Gregg McNair and owners William Switala and James Martin,
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Dover's Matron will be "rockin'"
November 19, 2010
Rock N Roll Heaven, the heir-apparent to 2010 Horse of the Year honors closes out his spectacular season at Dover Downs racing in the last Matron Stakes event of the season on Sunday. The Matron elimination features two standout three-year-old $30,319 divisions--Rock N Roll Heaven and Rockin Im
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22-1 Life Up Front wins at Dover
November 19, 2010
Life Up Front came from the rear to pull a 22-1 upset in the $15,000 Male pace feature  the $15,000 edition on Thursday, Nov. 18 at Dover Downs...While Go West Lucky Cam (Corey Callahan) cut out the early fractions and led until mid stretch a convoy of seven challengers were stacking up for the
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NJSEA chairman: 2011 schedule in 30 days
November 19, 2010
Carl Goldberg, the chairman of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, operator of the Meadowlands, said on Friday that harness racing owners, trainers, drivers and breeders will know by the middle of December about the Meadowlands 2011 meet, which is scheduled to begin Jan. 7.   "We
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David Miller In The Sulky Friday
November 19, 2010
David Miller will be the featured guest on Meadowlands Racetrack's Friday pre-card television broadcast.  Miller will talk about his Friday night drives and Saturday series finalists.  Fans can e-mail questions for The Buckeye to answer to racing@thebigm.com.  The broadcast begins a
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Jenna's Beach Boy, Valley Victor To Indiana
November 19, 2010
Peninsula Farm has announced that World Champion racehorse and sire Jenna’s Beach Boy p,4,1:47.3 ($1,972,172) and sub-1:53 producing trotting stallion Valley Victor will be relocating to Indiana for the 2011 breeding season. They both will stand at Dr. Paul and Cathy Webb’s Ivy Lane Farm in Goshen,
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$500,000 Earl Beal Memorial Trot announced
November 19, 2010
Sam Beegle, president of the Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen’s Association, announced Friday that the Earl Beal, Jr. Memorial Trot will be contested at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in 2011 and annually thereafter to honor the organization’s influential and long-serving former president.   A
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Wendy's Dragon in Cinderella upset
November 19, 2010
On Friday, Nov. 19, the $76,700 Cinderella Crown at Maywood Park went to Wendy's Dragon, who scored the $36.20 upset win over Fox Valley Oracle and favorite and fourth place finish finisher Tiz To Dream.Driven by Marcus Miller for trainer Erv Miller and Dennis Lakomy's Mystical Marker Farms, Wendys
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Flex The Muscle in strong Galt win
November 19, 2010
Flex The Muscle was a powerful winner in the $97,900 Galt Stake at Maywood Park on Friday, Nov. 19. Tim Tetrick was in the bike for trainer Ray Schnittker and owners Schnittker, Jerry Silva and the Arden Homestead Stables.The Muscles Yankee colt was on top at every call, leading through opening frac
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One More Laugh looking for Chicago sweep
November 18, 2010
After an impressive victory in 1:49.4 in last week’s $245,000 American National at Balmoral Park, Creative Racing Stable, Jerry Silva and Ray Schnittker’s One More Laugh will look for a sweep of Chicago’s main events when he takes on seven rivals in the signature event of the night the $200,000 Wind
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Powerful Position rolls in ISOBA Sale stake
November 18, 2010
Illinois conceived and foaled two-year-old trotting colts were front and center on Wednesday night at Balmoral Park as a compact field of six youngsters squared off in a $12,605 ISOBA Super Sale Stake. As expected the Pam Coleman trained Powerful Position took advantage of the absence of many of the
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Jeanie seeks and earns a true six pack
November 18, 2010
Two year old trotting filly Seeking Jeanie is giving her owner and breeder the time of his life.“Wow, this has been a long time coming since I’ll soon be marking 40 years in the business” Arthur Mergenhagen of Williston, FL commented in a live TV winner’s circle interview after his prized filly romp
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Mystic Desire looking for 3 straight in Lincoln
November 18, 2010
Coming off back toback scores in the $127,000 American National elimination and final at Balmoral Park, Let It Ride Stables, Robert Cooper Stables and Angie Nessa’s Mystic Desire will look to close out his 2010 campaign with a third straight victory when he squares off with eight other 2-year-old pa
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NJ lawmaker calls Harrah's hypocrites
November 18, 2010
New Jersey Assemblyman Ralph Caputo, a Democrat from Essex, says time is running out for the state to save both its casino and horse racing industries, and that the only way to do so is to put video lottery terminals at the Meadowlands.   Caputo writes: "Time is running out, and we need to fi
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Tioga Downs teams up with United Way
November 18, 2010
Tioga Downs wrapped up its 2010 United Way campaign for Tioga County this past week and thanks to the gratitude of the employees, they were able to exceed their 2010 goal.   Tioga Downs’ employees donated in excess of $8,000 to the local community led by Tioga County campaign chairman for the
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Meadowlands extends LC payment deadline
November 18, 2010
Meadowlands Racetrack has extended the nomination deadline for its 2011 Winter Late Closing Program from December 1, 2010 to December 10, 2011.  Stakes applications are available on MeadowlandsRacetrack.com: http://www.meadowlandsracetrack.com/content.aspx?id=1509  Horsemen with question
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Brennan to stay at Yonkers through 2010
November 18, 2010
Driver George Brennan won his first-ever Meadowlands dash title in 2010, but the 43 year old has been conspicuous by his absence at the New Jersey track since its fall meet opened Oct. 23. Instead of regularly driving on the Friday-Saturday cards at the Big M, Brennan has opted to compete across the
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KYSS to have $250,000 finals in 2011
November 18, 2010
Thursday afternoon the administrators of the Kentucky Sire Stakes program revealed that purses for the races will be as follows in 2011: two legs of $30,000 each and a final worth $250,000. Also, based on projections, these amounts should hold up through 2014.  
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Dr. Albert Grass, 84, dies
November 17, 2010
Albert “Doc” Grass, 84, of Brattleboro, Vt., died Nov. 13, 2010. Born in Sugar Hill, N.H., Dr. Grass practiced equine veterinary medicine in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts for over 50 years.   He was passionately involved in the Standardbred business as an owner and breeder fo
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Victory Is Coming wins at The Meadows
November 17, 2010
Victory Is Coming, at 3 the youngest in the field, showed her elders how it’s done when she slipped through an opening in the stretch and captured Tuesday’s $22,500 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows.Victory Is Coming was fifth by 3-1/2 lengths at the top of the lane and pinned
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Not Enough scores in 1:53 at Dover
November 17, 2010
Million-dollar-winner Not Enough scored a 1:53 victory in the $26,000 Open pace, one of two Ron Pierce winners, on Tuesday, Nov. 16 at Dover Downs. Tim Tetrick drove three winners. Pierce moved to the outside as the horses past the half and quickly took the lead from Fleeting Flirt N (Jon Roberts) b
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Betfair loses Aussie court case
November 17, 2010
Racing New South Wales, the Thoroughbred group which owns and operates tracks in the province of New South Wales (which includes Sydney) in Australia, has won a major court case against the betting exchange company Betfair.   An Australian federal court has ruled that Betfair, which
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More NJ legislators respond to Hanson report
November 17, 2010
Legislators from New Jersey's Monmouth County are calling for the state's horse racing industry to be given a fair chance to reach sustainability. Their comments regarding the latest Hanson report follow below. The comments were also posted on www.senatenj.com.The Legislators from Monmouth County wo
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Five series finals on tap Saturday at Big M
November 17, 2010
More than $250,000 in stakes purses is on the line as five fall series draw to a close Saturday night at Meadowlands Racetrack.   The late-blooming Whats New Pussycat looks to stop Nutmegs Cider from the series sweep in the $46,200 Savilla Lobell for 2-year-old filly pacers. The blue-blo
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Trainer had a good feeling about Lugar
November 16, 2010
Trainer Mark Friedman admitted he had a good feeling about the prospects for his 2-year-old trotter Lugar going into the $32,814 Florida Stallion Stake on the Monday evening program at The Isle Casino-Racing Pompano Park.    “Things went a little better than I expected,” Friedman pr
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Dorothy Manges dies
November 16, 2010
Dorothy J. Manges, died Saturday, Nov. 13, in Dover, Del. She was 85.   Mrs. Manges was a member of the USTA and owned many horses which were raced by her late husband, Del, mostly in the Western New York area and Delaware.   She is survived by her children, Dean (Jonnie
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A closer look at Hanson's report
November 16, 2010
The latest recommendation by Jon Hanson, advisor to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on horse racing and casino gaming, is that there should be only six days of harness racing at the Meadowlands in 2011, with an additional 30 dates in the fall of 2011 at Monmouth. At face value, the news is devastati
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Watch My Wake a $333 winner at Pompano
November 16, 2010
When a field of claiming pacers turned to the starting gate on Monday at The Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park it was obvious the overwhelming majority thought number six, Watch My Wake, had little or no chance.   Precisely one minute, 55 and 1/5 seconds later, Watch My Wake proved th
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Giddy on up to the Dover Downs' winner's circle
November 16, 2010
Giddy Up Lucky with a 1:50.2 effort proved much the best in the $35,000 Preferred Pace while Barber Pole posted a 1:50.3 win in the $32,500 Delaware Special and Next Flight took the $26,000 Open Pace on a sometimes foggy Monday at Dover Downs.    Leaving from post eight in the feature, D
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Luchento: We can't accept Hanson report
November 16, 2010
If the Hanson Report was implemented, it would be the end of horse racing in New Jersey. “While New Jersey is trying to entice industries and jobs with expensive tax incentives, the state is in jeopardy of losing one of its most important employers – horse racing,” said Tom Luchento, president of
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One More Laugh draws post 7 in Windy CIty
November 16, 2010
Friday night’s $200,000 Windy City Pace at Maywood Park is a rematch of sorts from last Saturday’s $245,000 American National at Balmoral Park as the one-two-three finishers, One More Laugh, Aracache Hanover and Razzle Dazzle, have all been entered. One More Laugh drew post seven in the eight-horse
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NY may approve new Indian casino
November 16, 2010
The New York Times has reported that New York Gov. David A. Patterson is ready to approve a casino development in the state's Catskills region. That's the same region where Monticello Raceway is located.   The story said the governor is close to an agreement with the Stockbridge-Munsee, a Moh
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Canadian driving championship in PEI
November 16, 2010
Standardbred Canada has announced that Red Shores Racetrack & Casino at Charlottetown Driving Park, Prince Edward Island, will be the host track for the 2011 Canadian National Driving Championship.   The NDC will take place on Saturday, May 7, and the winner will represent Canada in the W
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NJ elected officials: Hanson's plans wrong
November 16, 2010
Some of New Jersey's elected officials are publicly criticizing the second report by the Hanson commission, which has recommended racing just six days of harness racing at the Meadowlands and then closing the track permanently. Their comments were reported by writer John Brennan in The Record (www.n
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Internet wagering bill passes NJ committee
November 15, 2010
Another step toward securing funding for New Jersey’s racing and breeding industries was taken Monday when the state senate’s Budget and Appropriations Committee approved a bill which would permit internet wagering based on casino games in Atlantic City.   A provision of the bill ap
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NJ governor sees NJSEA downsized
November 15, 2010
The Bergen Record newspaper of northern New Jersey has reported that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie plans to downsize the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority--operator of the Meadowlands Racetrack--in the coming months.   The story, which came about after the newspaper's editorial boar
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Reminder for those breeding mares to PA studs
November 15, 2010
Breeders of mares to Pennsylvania stallions during 2010, hoping to get foals in 2011, are reminded that in order to be eligible to receive the highly-lucrative top level of Pennsylvania Breeders awards, they must register these mares and their matings with the Pennsylvania Standardbred Breeders Deve
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Michigan's Kramer takes on New York
November 15, 2010
Quietly and without much fanfare Brad Kramer has moved his base of operations from Michigan to New York State. Kramer, 53, has driven nearly 7,000 winners over his career and has been considered one of the best drivers in the Wolverine State over the past few decades.   Among his many accolad
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New proposal: 6 days at Meadowlands in 2011?
November 15, 2010
A new report by Jon F. Hanson, who heads a special commission for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on the state's gaming and horse racing businesses--became public late Monday afternoon and it recommends only a six-day meet at the Meadowlands in 2011, and moving any other harn
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Read the latest Hanson commission report
November 15, 2010
The latest report by the Hanson commission, the informal name for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's Advisory Commission on Gaming, Sports and Entertainment, recommends that the Meadowlands be closed after 2011 and harness racing moved to Monmouth Park. It also says Monmouth Park could be renovated/up
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American Nationals full of excitement
November 14, 2010
The action was fast and furious on Saturday night at Balmoral Park as six American National finals totaling $938,000 in purses attracted some of North America’s top trotters and pacers to the Crete oval The $124,000 Aged Trot kicked off the proceedings and things went exactly as expected as milliona
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Northfield's Open Handicap Pace to Hansum Eclipse
November 14, 2010
Sam Mignano's Hansum Eclipse ($) a five-year-old homebred son of Cams Eclipse from Hansup Bar-b, made his Northfield Park debut a successful one Saturday, winning the $6,000 Open Handciap Pace in 1:54.3. Aaron Merriman put the winner on the lead just past the 5/8 pole and led from there, holding off
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Rockin Image easy Progress winner at Dover
November 14, 2010
Rockin Image overpowered the field to win the $320,000 Progress Pace Sunday night at Dover Downs, while trotters Wishing Stone and Costa Rica took the Matrons for trotters. Also, Sand Windsor pulled off a huge--44-1--upset in the Matron for 3-year-old filly pacers.   For the se
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Sutton's Pompano debut a winner
November 13, 2010
The debut in Florida just couldn’t have been any more perfect for 28 year old driver Joshua Sutton on the Friday, November 12 program at The Isle Casino-Racing Pompano Park.It was just great to come into a situation where I was picking up a live drive and to get the job done in the feature race of m
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Feel Like A Fool takes 2YO Matron colt pace
November 13, 2010
Pacers Feel Like A Fool and Krispy Apple along with trotters Chapter Seven and Fitness Girl won the lucrative Matron finals for 2 year olds on Saturday night at Dover Downs.   The richest of the four Matron frosh finals went to Feel Like A Fool in the $203,950 pace for males when Brian S
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Keep It Fair wins Vernon feature
November 13, 2010
Keep It Fair displayed speed and stamina while winning Friday night's $13,200 featured pacing contest in 1:52.4 at Vernon Downs.With Jack Rice at the controls for trainer Tracy Brainard, Keep It Fair ($2.80) advanced from fourth at the quarter to first before the half, and then keep on digging until
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Western Silk, Prodigal Seelster new Ontario champs
November 13, 2010
Eight $300,000 Ontario Sire Stakes Super Finals took place Saturday night at Woodbine, with the races featuring the provinces best pacers and trotters of their divisions. Among the winners was the Jugette and Fan Hanover champion, Western Silk, who took the 3-year-old filly pace division t
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Vlos wins as Pocono Downs concludes 2010 season
November 13, 2010
It was only fitting that Vlos would be winning the $24,000 open handicap pace Saturday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. For the 12th race of the 13-race card honored Vlos after being named Pacer of the Year along with Golden Receiver. Both pacers have excelled in the $24,000 open handicap pace
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Showherthemoney sells for record $700,000
November 13, 2010
A bidding war broke out at the Standardbred Horse Sales Company's mixed auction in Harrisburg late Saturday afternoon and it resulted in a record price of $700,000 for a pacing mare. Showherthemoney, a 4-year-old pacing mare by Cam's Card Shark-Stienam's Place, was purchased by J
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Cracker Pullet 1:54 victor at Pompano
November 13, 2010
The well travelled pacer Cracker Pullet made his return to Florida in formidable fashion on the Saturday evening program at The Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park, scoring in 1:54.   “He was coming off that win in Lexington last month when he took his life’s mark of 1:52.1 and things couldn
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One More Laugh 1:49.4 winner at Balmoral
November 13, 2010
One More Laugh picked up his eight win of the season in 18 starts when he captured the $245,000 American National for 3-year-old pacing colts Saturday night at Balmoral Park, hitting the wire an easy winner in 1:49.4. The horse's regular driver, Tim Tetrick, was aboard and picked up his third Americ
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NY champ holds off Put On A Show
November 13, 2010
Much like the beloved Thoroughbred mare Zenyatta, the 3-year-old pacing filly Put On A Show battled back from a bad racing trip, but fell short of a victory in the $191,000 American National 3-Year-Old Filly Pace Saturday night at Balmoral Park. Anndrovette, a daughter of Riverboat King who took the
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Pardon, Mystic Desire take Am Nats for 2YOs
November 13, 2010
Two horses with Illinois roots captured the American Nationals for 2-year-old pacers Saturday night at Balmoral Park. At the upper end of the age scale, the Am-Nat for older pacers, the 5-year-old gelding Bettor Sweet battled with Won The West but held on for a victory by a head in 1:50.   Th
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World champion mare Caramel Sundae dies
November 12, 2010
Former world-champion pacing mare Caramel Sundae, who produced the world-champion Falcon Seelster colt Ultimate Falcon, was euthanized at Michigan State University on Nov. 1 at the age of 30.   Caramel Sundae was owned her entire life, including as a racehorse and as a broodmare, by Charles a
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BC champion showdown set for Am-Nat
November 12, 2010
Trotting enthusiasts are in for a treat in Saturday’s fourth race at Balmoral Park as two of North America’s top diagonally gaited specialists in Buck I St. Pat and Enough Talk will lead a compact field of five to the gate for the $124,000 American National Aged Trot.  Buck I St Pat comes into
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It took 'three swings' to win at Dover
November 12, 2010
Three Swings, an 11-1 longshot, won the $14,000 Veteran’s Day feature pace on Thursday at Dover Downs. Mike Cole had a driving triple, Daryl Bier won two races.   Allan Davis piloted the overlooked Three Olives-Swinging Joyce gelding to his third win of the season for trainer Martin
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Progress Pace, Matrons on tap at Dover
November 12, 2010
The $320,000 Progress Pace and seven rich Matron Stakes highlight the biggest weekend of the Dover Downs season Saturday and Sunday.   On Saturday, Chapter Seven, driven by Hall of Famer Mike Lachance for suburban Philadelphia owners, Richard Gutnick and Gary Cocco, an early 2011 Hamblet
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NJ commission proposes new starting rule
November 12, 2010
The New Jersey Racing Commission has proposed amending its starting rule for harness races to add a fair start pole approximately 200 feet before the starting point, and if a horse has not reached the fair start pole when the horses are released by the starter, then that horse would be scratched fro
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The Horseman, Huston named Proximity finalists
November 12, 2010
The Horseman and Fair World, the longtime harness reporting stalwart which has stretched its magazine capabilities to the 21st century with a strong computer presence, and Roger Huston, a member of the Communicators Harness Hall of Fame, voice of the Little Brown Jug, and one of the sulky sport’s to
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Median price for yearlings steady at Harrisburg
November 12, 2010
The yearling portion of the Standardbred Horse Sale Company's fall Harrisburg auction concluded on Thursday with the average price settling at $30,730, a decline of 3.5 percent from last year, while the median price held steady at $22,000.   The median price at last month's Lexington Sel
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Breeding shares for popular studs sold
November 12, 2010
Shares for stallions sold well at the first day of the Standardbred Horse Sales Company's mixed sale, which traditionally features breeding stock. The sale got underway at 10 am on Friday.   The top price for a share was the $95,000 that Fashion Farms paid for a share of trotting sire Muscle
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Bright Idea, Napolitano, Fusco team for 5 straight wins
November 12, 2010
Bright Idea, driven by George Napolitano Jr. and trained by Carmine Fusco, captured his fifth straight win at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Friday evening.   Napolitano Jr. took Bright Idea to the front early on in the mile and stopped the timer in 1:57.4 in the $7,000 claiming trot. Fusco and
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Western Graduate takes Yonkers mare feature
November 12, 2010
Western Graduate (George Brennan), fastest filly or mare ever at Yonkers Raceway, won Friday  night's co-featured $38,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace with a 1:54 score.   Leaving from post position six as the just-under-even-money favorite, Western Graduate watched a three-hea
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Delaware's Oberle being honored by HHI
November 11, 2010
William A. Oberle Jr., a representative from Delaware's 24th District (Newark, Del.), has been selected to win the 2010 Dominic Frinzi HHI Person of the Year Award.  Representative Oberle Jr. is regarded as the architect of the agrarian "racino" model that is based on preserving the horse
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Fancy Shot pulls up in Pompano winner's circle
November 11, 2010
Instead of stressing out his connections by inexplicably pulling himself up during a race, trotter Fancy Shot has decided for at least the time being he likes pulling up to the winner’s circle after a race instead.   "He’s had that quirk for a lot of years now and he keeps us on edge because
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Victors Vicky wins Dover open
November 11, 2010
Victors Vicky scored an impressive 1:55 win in the $26,000 Open trot while Nice Dream scored in the $18,000 sub-feature on Wednesday Nov. 10 at Dover Downs. Ron Pierce drove four winners. Ron Pierce made good use of starting from post one with the heavy favorite Victors Vicky, the only female in the
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B Intensified captures distaff open at Pocono
November 11, 2010
B Intensified, driven by George Napolitano Jr. and trained by Lou Pena, won the $24,000 open handicap pace for fillies and mares Wednesday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.Leaving from the two post, Napolitano Jr. put the winner on the front end early on in the race, taking the field to the half
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Fox Valley Helena repeats at Balmoral
November 11, 2010
Fresh off a win in the Sarah Myers Stake last Wednesday, Desyllas Racing and William Beck’s Fox Valley Helena made it two in a row as she cruised to a 3 3/4-length victory in an $18,380 ISOBA Super Sale Stake for 2-year-old trotting fillies on Wednesday night at Balmoral Park.   
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PA study shows live racing boosts slots biz
November 11, 2010
A report issued by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, which looks at the impact of slot machines on the state's horse racing industry, states that business is higher for slots play when live racing is held than on days when there is no live racing.   The 56-page report notes the following
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Monticello looking to say 'Au Revoir' to 14 year olds
November 11, 2010
Don’t hang up the harnesses of the 14 year olds just yet. According to Eric Warner, Monticello Raceway’s director of racing, the Raceway will again offer a final race for the aged veterans in late December, an event which has gone by the name of “The Au Revoir.”   "We will be racing on N
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Pardon earned her supplement to Am-Nat
November 11, 2010
The 2-year-old pacing filly Pardon will get the chance to grab national recognition on Saturday night as she tries to turn an $8,000 supplement fee into a big payday when she takes on eight other distaffers in the $95,000 American National Stake for 2-year-old pacing fillies.   After complete
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Henderson on his own with Harrisburg filly
November 10, 2010
It took about five years for longtime owner Richard Young to convince his online bridge partner Craig Henderson to purchase a share of a horse, but when he finally cast his line for the first time in 2008 he snagged a big one—the star filly pacer Put On A Show, the recent Breeders Crown champion who
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Butenschoen continues branching out
November 10, 2010
Like many horsemen from Illinois, John Butenschoen is following the opportunities. But he's still hopeful something positive might happen for racing in Illinois soon.   "I know there is supposed to be a bill (legislation) introduced this week, and it sure would be great if something
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Omen Hanover repeats at Dover
November 10, 2010
Omen Hanover repeated in the $26,000 Filly and Mare Open Pace and Mightymachthree took his third straight in the $22,000 sub-feature on Tuesday at Dover Downs. Ron Pierce had a five-bagger while Tim won four.   KDM Stables’ Omen Hanover had just enough to reach the finish line
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American Nationals attract star performers
November 10, 2010
Breeders Crown champions Put On A Show, Won The West, Enough Talk and Buck I St. Pat have drawn into Saturday night's American Nationals at Balmoral Park. The entries for the Am-Nat for 3-year-old colt pacers include Meadowlands Pace winner One More Laugh and Monument Circle winner Allthatgltrs
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Foiled Again returns to Yonkers Saturday
November 10, 2010
Foiled Again, marching inexorably toward $2 million in career cash, returns to Westchester Saturday night, leading Yonkers Raceway's $38,000 Open Handicap Pace.   It's the first local appearance by Foiled Again since easily winning May's $440,000 final of the George Morton Levy Memorial Pacin
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Jersey awards dates, but expects changes
November 10, 2010
The New Jersey Racing Commission awarded dates for 2011 at its monthly meeting on Wednesday at its offices in Trenton, but massive changes are expected before those dates are finalized by the end of this year. The New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority’s general counsel Ralph Marra asked that
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Arrangements announced for Bob Anderson
November 10, 2010
Arrangements have been announced for Robert "Bob" Morley Anderson, 64, who died Nov. 7,following a sudden cardiac arrest in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.   The family will receive friends for visitation on Sunday, Nov. 14, from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at the Sifton Funeral Home, 118 Wellingto
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Aldrich sets goals at Mighty M
November 10, 2010
Bruce Aldrich Jr.  keeps winning races with regularity. After having reined four winners on the Monday program he was held to just two victories on Tuesday afternoon as he pursues a personal goal of owning the second best seasonal output by a driver in Montice
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Codey sentenced to five years probation
November 10, 2010
Former Freehold Raceway Park president and general manager Donald R. Codey Jr., who pleaded guilty in August to stealing $3,045 in promotional vouchers and helping two patrons cash more than $1.3 million in bad checks at the racetrack, was sentenced today according to a report on jacksonnj.online.co
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Northern Chief scores 12th straight at Monticello
November 10, 2010
On the warm and sunny afternoon Wednesday Northern Chief notched his 12th consecutive victory at Monticello Raceway, thus extending his track record for most wins in a row at the Sullivan County oval. Mike Merton was again in the sulky when the veteran pacer rambled to a two-length triumph
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Average at $34,921 after 3 days at Harrisburg
November 10, 2010
The third day of the Standardbred Horse Sales Company's annual yearling auction in Harrisburg concluded and drove the overall average to $34,921 for 845 horses sold. The average for the first three sessions of the sale in 2009 was $35,542 for 828 head sold. The yearling portion of the sale concludes
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Rockin Image leads Progress Pace field
November 10, 2010
Trainer Ron Burke was happy to see his 3-year-old colts World Of Rocknroll and Dreamlands Art finished second and third, respectively, behind Rockin Image in last weekend’s Progress Pace elimination race. He was less thrilled by the margin of defeat – seven lengths – but is hopeful his three-horse e
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Harlingen Hanover posts 17-1 Dover upset
November 09, 2010
Harlingen Hanover zoomed from far back at 17-1 to win the $35,000 Preferred Handicap Pace and Roy Orbisong ground out a 6-1 surprise in the $32,500 Delaware Special, the Monday twin features at Dover Downs.    Roger Plante raced Harlingen Hanover from off the pace as race favorite S
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With Harrisburg buys, Guida returning to U.S.
November 09, 2010
Trainer Greg Peck told harnessracing.com Tuesday afternoon at the Standardbred Horse Sale in Harrisburg, Pa., that among his 14 new yearling purchases are six he purchased on behalf of Hall of Fame owner Lou Guida, who moved his racing operations to Italy several years ago but decided earl
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Dark Lightning wins Meadows Preferred
November 09, 2010
 Dark Lightning, a mid-range claimer earlier this year, completed his ascent to the top when he captured Monday’s $22,500 Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows. Although Dark Lightning rose steadily through the ranks for trainer Paul Kennedy, success in the Preferred Handicap eluded him u
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Top Windsor trainer Haskell among 3 arrested
November 09, 2010
Three Ontario-based horsepersons, including Chris Haskell, one of the leading trainers at Windsor Raceway have been arrested and charged with one count each of cheat at play, fraud, and offenses under the pari-mutuel regulations of the Criminal Code as a result of an investigation into the use of no
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Illinois horsemen hold slots rally at Hawthorne
November 09, 2010
With a gambling expansion package that includes a plan to allow slot machines at Illinois racetracks expected to be filed later this week in the state legislature, Prairie State horsemen and track officials on Monday gathered at Hawthorne Race Course for a pep rally/news conference.   Include
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Michigan’s Micallef seizes Florida opportunity
November 09, 2010
To hear Mike Micallef tell it, the relocation of his training and driving endeavors to South Florida could not be going any better than they are. “When I first decided to race at Pompano for the 2010-2011 season it was largely a lifestyle choice and it’s met my expectations and gone well beyond” th
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Lucky Jim to skip Am-Nat, return in 2011
November 09, 2010
Lucky Jim will skip this weekend’s American National Stakes for older trotters at Balmoral Park and is freshening up for next year’s campaign.   Trainer Julie Miller is excited about seeing last season’s Dan Patch Award winner come back for another season. Last year, Lucky Jim won
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Kentucky AG rules commission can search vehicles
November 09, 2010
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has received a favorable opinion from state Attorney General Jack Conway that it may search property of licensees at racetracks, including vehicles owned by veterinarians.   The Commission had asked Conway's office for an opinion last January if it could h
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Saturday's OSS Super Finals drawn
November 09, 2010
Saturday night at Woodbine Racetrack, eight $300,000 OSS Super Finals will take place featuring the provinces best pacers and trotters. Horses competing in the Gold eliminations and finals throughout the season accumulate points based on performance and the top point earners are eligible to compete
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Art Major colt tops day 2 at Harrisburg
November 09, 2010
The second day of the Standardbred Horse Sales Company’s annual yearling auction in Harrisburg took place Tuesday, beginning at 10 am and wrapping up a little less than eight hours later. The average for the first two sessions now stands at $44,426 for 516 horses, which is up from the $42,877 figure
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Unique paintings by horses benefit SRF
November 09, 2010
The Standardbred Retirement Foundation continued to use unique art to aid its cause to provide a haven for retired Standardbred horses when two paintings were auctioneed off at the Standardbred Horse Sales Company's second yearling session on Tuesday afternoon.   A painting by the stallion Ro
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Lucky Bettor cashes in at Harrah's Chester
November 08, 2010
The Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi LLC and the JJK Stables' Lucky Bettor ($5.60) narrowly prevailed in the featured $28,000 winners-over pace on Sunday at Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack, digging in gamely for a 1:51.1 victory.   The 6-year-old Bettor's Delight gelding was
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NJ Senate committee approves bills to help racing
November 08, 2010
A New Jersey state Senate committee on Monday reportedly passed four bills that are designed to help the state's horse racing industry. The Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee approved allowing racing to open off-track wagering site, allow exchange wagering, place all p
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Longtime Canadian owner Bob Anderson dies
November 08, 2010
Longtime Ontario-based owner Bob Anderson, whose horses included the stars Pampered Princess, Southwind Allaire and Cabrini Hanover, has died after suffering a heart attack while vacationing in Florida, He was 64.   "It is with profound sadness and sense of loss that I inf
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Deo Volente, TLP buy interest in Blue Porsche
November 08, 2010
Trainer Blair Burgess told harnessracing.com Monday afternoon that a 20-percent interest in Valley Victory winner Blue Porsche has been purchased by Mike Gulotta and Andy Willinger's Deo Volente Farm and Thomas and Lou Pontone's TLP Stable from Burgess's wife, Karin, and his father, Bob. T
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Average up in opening session at Harrisburg
November 08, 2010
The Standardbred Horse Sales Company’s annual yearling auction in Harrisburg, Pa., got underway Monday morning, and a total of 249 yearlings were sold in the opening session for an average price of $52,641. That represents a 1.1 percent increase from the opening session last year, when 272 yearlings
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Lisa America 2nd, but takes European title
November 07, 2010
Olga du Biwetz easily won the Gran Premio delle Nazioni at the San Siro track in Milan, Italy, on Sunday, defeating the Lou Guida-owned Lisa America by three-four lengths in a stakes record time of 1:56f. Olga du Biwetz, driven by Jean-Michel Bazire, raced third-over over behind
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Rockin Image, Wishing Stone take Dover elims
November 07, 2010
Rockin Image, with Yannick Gingras driving, rushed to a 1:50 victory in the $35,000 Progress Pace elimination while George Brennan guided Wishing Stone home in 1:53.3 to win the $70,738 Matron 3-Year-Old Colt trot elim in the most impressive of five stakes events at Dover Downs on Sunday.   G
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Virginia Breeder's finals wrap up Colonial
November 06, 2010
Tidewater Teddy shook off an interference incident at the three-quarter pole then passed five front steppers in the stretch to capture the $38,500 Virginia Breeder’s 3-year-old colt and gelding pace Saturday afternoon at Colonial Downs. The race was one of eight divisional championships that were co
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It's all Rock N Roll Heaven in Messenger
November 06, 2010
Rock N Roll Heaven had no problems Saturday night at Yonkers Raceway as he led at every call en route to a 1:51.4 victory in the $437,100 Messenger Stakes. The win was the eighth straight for the likely Horse of the Year who was supplemented into the Messenger at a cost of $60,000 by owner Frank Bel
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Funeral arrangements announced for John Cisna
November 06, 2010
Funeral arrangements have been announced for longtime horseman and USTA director John C. Cisna, who died this past Thursday.   Family will receive friends from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., central, on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010 at the First United Methodist Church, 2941 South Koke Mill Road, Springfi
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Hudon, Miller talk about Governor's Cup
November 06, 2010
Driver Phil Hudon and trainer Erv Miller will both be looking to capture tonight's $709,000 Governor's Cup final at Woodbine Racetrack. After celebrating the biggest win of his career in the $600,000 Breeders Crown final, Hudon will once again team up with Big Jim in tonight's eighth race. The son o
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Freshmen vie in Matron action at Dover
November 06, 2010
Chapter Seven overwhelmed five rivals to win the $44,025 Matron Two-Year-Old Colt Trot preview with a 1:55 performance in one of five contests at Dover Downs on Saturday.   Hall of Famer Mike Lachance steered the freshman son of ill-fated Windsong’s Legacy-La Riviera Lindy, trained by Linda T
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JJ's Gazette makes Pompano headlines
November 06, 2010
The highest earning horse to date at the 2010-2011 meet at The Isle Casino-Racing Pompano Park and a Hall Of Fame inducted driver got little respect by the wagering public in the top class event on Saturday night. Then JJ’sGazette and driver Doug Brown went out and won at a generous price.  
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Allthatgltrsisgold, Won The West win in Indiana
November 06, 2010
Allthatgltrsisgold scored an 11-1 upset victory Saturday night at Indiana Downs in the $250,000 Monument Circle for 3-year-old male pacers, while Won The West rebounded from an uncharacteristic off-the-board finish in his last start to win the $125,000 Indiana Pacing Derby.   Allthatgltrsisgo
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Big Jim tops record-setting Final Four
November 06, 2010
Woodbine Racetrack presented the Fall Four Stakes worth more than $2.2 million featuring North America's top 2 year olds on Saturday night, with Big Jim, Crys Dream, Idyllic and Blue Porsche winning their respective rich finals.   Big Jim became North America's fastest 2-year-old pacer in his
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Stienam's Place, Escort series continue at Big M
November 06, 2010
Driver Tim Tetrick scored a natural grand slam in the first four races on Saturday night at Meadowlands Racetrack. Tetrick swept the early double with Mano Carnuto ($4.20) and Jet Set Hall ($2.80), followed by both $15,000 Stienam's Place divisions with repeat series winners P Note Blue Chip ($5) an
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Muscle Massive to stand stud at Hanover
November 05, 2010
Hanover Shoe Farms has announced that 2010 Hambletonian winner Muscle Massive 2, 1:57; 3, 1:51 ($1,239,138) will enter the farm's stallion ranks beginning with the 2011 breeding season. The colt will be syndicated with Hanover purchasing an interest. His initial stud fee will be $10,000.
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Upsets at Dover on Thursday
November 05, 2010
Odds On Demi-queue was anything but a favorite at 20-1 odds, and despite drawing post eight, stormed home in 1:56 to win a $14,500 pacing event on Thursday night at Dover Downs.   Racing over a rain-soaked track with George Dennis in the bike, the 4-year-old Jennas Beach Boy-Odds On
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Ackerman: Crys Dream tough to beat
November 05, 2010
 "Everybody better get a whole lot better if they want a piece of Crys Dream." That's horseman D.R. Ackerman's assessment of the Goldsmith Maid, set for Saturday night at Woodbine.   After finishing third in his elimination of the Goldsmith Maid last week to Crys Dream, Ackerma
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Special Saturday Woodbine post at 7:50 p.m.
November 05, 2010
Racing fans should be aware that Woodbine Racetrack will begin it's Saturday night Standardbred race program with a special 7:50 p.m. post time. The card features the finals of the Goldsmith Maid, Three Diamonds, Valley Victory and Governor's Cup, all for 2 year olds.   WEG's Saturday after
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USTA director John Cisna dies
November 05, 2010
John C. Cisna, 73, a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Trotting Association for 42 years and longtime Illinois horseman, died Thursday evening, Nov. 4, as the result of injuries sustained in a grade crossing accident in Douglas County, Ill., approximately 90 miles north of his Spring
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Pilgrims Taj to stand at Tara Hills
November 05, 2010
Tara Hills Stud is pleased to announce the addition of millionaire trotter Pilgrims Taj to their stallion roster beginning with the 2011 season.   The son of Broadway Hall was the runner-up for the 2009 Two-Year-Old Trotter of the Year in the United States. Pilgrims Taj had 10 starts at two,
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Manofmanymissions has new owners
November 05, 2010
Kentuckiana Farms, which bred the recent Breeders Crown 2-Year-Old Colt Trot champion Manofmanymissions, has re-acquired an interest in the son of Yankee Glide from owners Mystical Marker Farms, M. Biasuzzi Stable and John Carver. Manofmanymissions was the fourth highest-priced trotting colt and th
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Luchento re-elected SBOANJ president
November 05, 2010
The Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey’s Board of Directors re-elected Tom Luchento as president and reorganized after its annual membership meeting on Friday, Oct. 29, at Freehold Raceway.    The meeting was held in conjunction with the USTA’s District 12 meeti
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Park Avenue shines in Yonkers open
November 05, 2010
Park Avenue (Tyler Buter), making her first local distaff derby start, went first-up and over Friday  night, winning Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $38,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.   Leaving from post position four, she sat early as I'm Betting On You (Dan Dube) stepped aro
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Luchento re-elected SBOA/NJ president
November 05, 2010
The Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey’s Board of Directors re-elected Tom Luchento as president and reorganized after its annual membership meeting on Friday, Oct. 29, at Freehold Raceway.   The meeting was held in conjunction with the USTA’s District 12 meetin
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Series action continued Friday at Meadowlands
November 05, 2010
Keystone Edge wore down Rockstar Temper in the final strides to win the first of three $15,000 No No Yankee divisions for 2-year-old colt pacers Friday night at Meadowlands Racetrack.     The colt capitalized on a perfect pocket trip behind the 1-9 favorite to break his maiden in 1:
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Down by 10, Palazzo Princess rallies for win
November 05, 2010
Trailing by 10 1/2 lengths at the quarter and forced to attack fourth-over, Palazzo Princess rallied wide in the slop to complete an improbable victory in Friday’s $22,500 Fillies and Mares Preferred Handicap pace at The Meadows.   Although Palazzo Princess had won nine races this year, incl
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Western Silk solid again in OSS Gold final
November 05, 2010
Friday night at Woodbine Racetrack, Western Silk captured her 10th win of the year capturing the Ontario Sire Stakes Gold final for 3-year-old pacing fillies in 1:50.3. The daughter of Western Terror leads her division in provincial points heading into the OSS Super Final next Saturday at
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Martha gets while the getting is good
November 05, 2010
Martha Brown will be an interesting case study in classification to watch as the 2010-2011 meet unfolds at The Isle Casino-Racing Pompano Park. Her connections still are convinced she’ll be a top class mainstay even though she’s won two of three starts to date in South Florida.   “We’re reall
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Powerful Charger powerful in Sarah Myers
November 04, 2010
The Illinois conceived and foaled 2-year-old trotting crop took center stage on Wednesday night at Balmoral Park as a field of six diagonally gaited colts battled in a $29,280 Sarah Myers Stake while eight of their female counterparts squared off for a purse of $28,730 on the distaff side of this st
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Morrill's suspension continues
November 04, 2010
Harnessracing.com was told by Kentucky Horse Racing Commission deputy executive director Marc Guilfoil Wednesday morning that a request made by attorney Howard Taylor on behalf of driver Jim Morrill Jr., has been granted for a continuance for a hearing on Morrill's indefinite suspension gi
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FSBOA, Pompano Park working on contract
November 04, 2010
The Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association (FSBOA) has reviewed and unanimously agreed to a proposal from the Isle at Pompano Park for a new four-year contract, however FSBOA president Mike Deters told harnessracing.com Thursday afternoon that negotiations are still continuing wit
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Moira Fanning named USHWAn of the Year
November 04, 2010
Moira Fanning, director of publicity and event operations for the prestigious Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown, and generally "Queen Of All That She Surveys," has been selected as the winner of this year’s U. S. Harness Writers Association’s Member of the Year Award (or USHWAn of the Year, a
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Harness owners have Breeders' Cup hopes too
November 04, 2010
It’s all horse racing, right? Thoroughbred racing has its big Breeders Cup’ day on Saturday at Churchill Downs, and a few guys very familiar with harness racing have entries in the big races.   In the fifth race at Churchill Saturday, the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, the favorite&nbs
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Il Villaggio returns to Woodbine winner's circle
November 03, 2010
For the first time since Oct. 1, 2009, the now 3-year-old colt trotter Il Villaggio stood in the winner’s circle Tuesday night at Woodbine Racetrack. Driven by Jody Jamieson, Il Villaggio won a $22,000 conditioned trot in come-from-behind fashion, rallying from sixth at the half to edge Ericksarri b
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Lincoln Chafee wins RI governor race
November 03, 2010
Lincoln D. Chafee, a former blacksmith of Standardbreds at Pompano Park who became a senator from Rhode Island, won his bid to become Rhode Island’s first independent governor, taking the office his father, the late John H. Chafee, held in the 1960s. Chafee eked out a victory over&nbs
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Gurf takes Dover feature in 1:56.2.
November 03, 2010
 Impeccably bred  Gurf scored a 7-1 upset victory in the 26,000 Open Trot at Dover Downs  on Wednesday, Nov. 3.   Corey Callahan sped Gurf quickly past Nordic Venture in mid-backstretch and then opened up an impressive lead on the way to a 1:56.2 triumph in the top weekday trot
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Shark Gesture to stand at Kentuckiana in PA
November 03, 2010
Kentuckiana Farms has announed that it will stand Shark Gesture p,2, 1:51.3; 1:48.3f at stud for the 2011 breeding season. The son of Cam's Card Shark will stand at Kentuckiana's Pennsylvania branch at Walnridge Farm in Elizabethtown, Pa. His stud fee has been set at $7,000.   Kent
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Plans for new track in Maine move forward
November 03, 2010
Biddeford, Maine, residents have given an overwhelming vote of support to the proposed Biddeford Downs Racino. When the votes were counted, the measure to allow a new harness racing track/racino by a margin of 4,636-3,244. The vote now allows Ocean Properties and Scarborough Downs to work with
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Random Destiny wins second Ontario Gold
November 03, 2010
Random Destiny, a 3-year-old filly by Ken Warkentin, captured her second Ontario Sire Stakes Gold final of the season, winning at Windsor Raceway Wednesday night in 1:56. Trained and driven by Riina Reklia, the filly won the $130,000 race by a neck over the pacesetting Emmylou Who.   Poof She
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Impressive Kemp sold, to be bred to Muscles Yankee
November 03, 2010
Impressive Kemp, whose seven victories this year include the $500,000 Breeders Crown final for 3-year-old filly trotters, has been purchased by Steve and Cindy Stewart of Hunterton Farm, John Schmucker and Kemppi Stables, who will take control of the daughter of Credit Winner following the completio
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Virginia Breeders' Day of Champions at Colonial
November 03, 2010
Colonial Downs will wrap up its 2010 live racing season this Saturday when the New Kent track hosts its annual $300,000 Virginia Breeder’s “Day of Champions” harness card.    Eight championship divisional races will be contested featuring both two and three year pacers and trotters
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Hail to the chief at Monticello!
November 03, 2010
Despite having to start from the eight hole his previous two outings and from post position seven on Wednesday, Northern Chief cruised to his 11th consecutive victory at Monticello Raceway for driver Mike Merton, establishing a new track record for consecutive victories. Nor
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Hypnotic Blue Chip ready for Indiana race
November 03, 2010
 On Wednesday afternoon, Hypnotic Blue Chip packed up his trunk and headed west, young man. After an overnight stay at The Meadows on Wednesday evening, Hypnotic Blue Chip headed for Indiana Downs in Shelbyville, Ind., for Saturday’s $125,000 Indiana Pacing Derby. He's this year's fas
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Matrons, Progress Pace elims on tap at Dover
November 03, 2010
The Matron Stakes return during the first weekend of the 2010-11 Dover Downs season with many of the sport's top 2 year olds racing on Saturday, followed by three Matron 3-year-old divisions and the start of the track’s signature event, the $350,000 (est.) Progress Pace on Sunday.   The
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Boo's Boy scores in Pocono pace
November 03, 2010
Boo’s Boy, driven by George Napolitano Jr., won the $15,000 claiming pace Wednesday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.   Trained by Carmine Fusco, the 9-year-old gelding went wire to wire in his latest start at the Northeastern Pennsylvania racetrack. Napolitano left quickly from the numbe
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Meadowlands raises $1,497 for American Cancer Society
November 02, 2010
A total of $1,497 was raised for the American Cancer Society at Meadowlands Racetrack's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer fundraiser on Friday, Oct. 29.   Track photographer Michael Lisa and his wife Annette, a cancer survivor, organized the fundraiser, which included a silent auction of a
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CA Marauder wins over sloppy Pompano track
November 02, 2010
The combination of rain, a sloppy track, a stretch-long duel with his main rival, and a first-over trip for the final five-eighths of the mile were not enough to deny CA Marauder the victory in the $12,000 winners-over feature pace event on Monday night at The Isle Casino-Racing Pompano Park.
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Schoolkids a 1:50.4 winner at Dover
November 02, 2010
Giddy Up Lucky made it eight-consecutive win,s taking the $35,000 Preferred-Open Handicap pace on the first Monday card of the new Dover Downs season on Nov. 1.   With Eric Goodell sending Giddy Up Lucky away from the outside to quickly take the lead, the Camluck-Sweet Art gelding held six ri
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Draw complete for Messenger, Lady Maud
November 02, 2010
 Rock N Roll Heaven, the richest harness horse this season, drew post position four for Saturday night's $437,100 Messenger Stakes. The 55th edition of the Messenger--third jewel of the Pacing Triple Crown--wraps up Yonkers Raceway's stakes season and goes as the eighth race (approximate p
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Governor's Cup: Yes; Matron elim: No
November 02, 2010
Gambling is part of horse racing—not only at the betting windows but on the backstretch when owners and trainers have to map out a race schedule for their horses—and with it obviously come rewards as well as risks. For trainer Mark Steacy, a gamble with his 2-year-old colt pacer Foreclosure N this u
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Harrisburg sale to be webcast
November 02, 2010
The 2010 Harrisburg sale will be webcast live in its entirety. To access the webcast, go to www.theblackbook.com and then connect to the banner linking access to the live webcast.   The opening session of the sale begins Monday, Nov. 8, at 11 am. Each subsequent session fr
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Mathias Meinzinger, owner of One More Laugh, dies
November 02, 2010
Mathias “Mat” Meinzinger, 74, of Upper Brookville, N.Y., died Sunday, Oct. 31, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He campaigned many top horses over the years, including One More Laugh.   Born April 25, 1936, Mr. Meinzinger was the founder, CEO and president of Creative Bath Pr
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Put On A Show, BG's Folly win Big M qualifiers
November 02, 2010
Breeders Crown champion Put On A Show, preparing to head to Balmoral Park for the American National 3-Year-Old Filly Pace on Saturday, Nov. 13, won a qualifier at the Meadowlands Tuesday morning in 1:52.2. With Tim Tetrick driving for trainer Chris Ryder, Put On A Show sat third through fractions o
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Dial Or Nodial leads Gold Cup field at Woodbine
November 02, 2010
The Final Four stakes events worth more than $2.2 million featuring North America's top freshman pacers and trotters will be showcased along with the $100,000 Gold Cup Invitational on Saturday night at Woodbine.   The Gold Cup will be race 9 on the card, with the field listed in post positi
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Bartlett to repeat in 2011 World Driving Championship
November 02, 2010
Jason Bartlett was not happy with his sixth-place finish in the 2009 World Driving Championship in Norway, but will have a “do over” when the Championship is hosted by the United States in 2011.   Bartlett recently accepted an invitation from the U.S. Trotting Association to participate in th
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Michigan cuts dates again; Pinnacle suspending operations
November 02, 2010
Michigan ’s race schedule, continuously declining in dates over the past few years, will shrink even more in 2011 as a total of 131 harness dates have been awarded to Hazel Park , Sports Creek and the two meets at Northville Downs. Also, Pinnacle Race Course, the state's lone Thoroughbred racetrack,
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Southwind Wasabi tops $600,000 mark
November 02, 2010
Southwind Wasabi vaulted over $600,000 in career earnings with a dominating victory in Tuesday’s $22,500 Filly & Mare Preferred Trot at The Meadows.   Southwind Wasabi was hammered down to 3-5 in the wagering on the strength of her respectable fourth-place finish in last month’s Breeders
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Omen Hanover by a nose at Dover
November 02, 2010
Tight photo finishes were en vogue in the top distaff paces of the week with Omen Hanover winning the $26,000 Open Handicap and Pacific Filly holding on in the $18,000 female paces at Dover Downs on the Election day program.   Tim Tetick drove Omen Hanover alongside $1.1 million-winner N
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Winning Mister takes 'Pocono Pike' to victory
November 02, 2010
Winning Mister, driven by David Ingraham and trained by Walter Carroll, never left the pylons in winning the $24,000 Open Handicap trot Tuesday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.   Ingraham came charging up the “Pocono Pike” to win by 1 3/4 lengths over Grain Of Truth, with Dink Adoo finis
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Mr Feelgood beats Blacks A Fake again
November 01, 2010
Mr Feelgood stretched his record to eight wins in 10 starts when he beat four-time Inter Dominion champion Blacks A Fake for the third successive time in last Saturday night’s $A200,000 Queensland Pacing Championship, contested at 2,680 meters.   As the curtain came down on
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Longtime race official Gene Cossette dies
November 01, 2010
Edward "Gene" Cossette, a longtime racing official who worked as a judge at several racetracks, including the Meadowlands and The Red Mile, died Friday, Oct. 29, in Dover, N.H., after a battle with cancer. He was 71.   Mr. Cossette's stint as a racing official took him to many tracks in the U
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Luke McCarthy looking for US horses to buy
November 01, 2010
Luke McCarthy’s success with Mr Feelgood and another of his US imports, the lightly-raced and exciting Buckeye Nation, has given him inspiration.   “Given the current economic climate (strong Aussie dollar), I think Australian owners should seriously start looking at the North American horses
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Feel Like A Fool Supplemented To The Matron
November 01, 2010
This morning, trainer George Teague Jr. told harnessracing.com that he will supplement his star 2-year-old pacer Feel Like A Fool to the $200,000 (est.) Matron Stakes for the supplemental fee of $20,000. The freshman pacing and trotting divisions of the Matron feature elims on Saturday, Nov. 6 with
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Italy's Nesta Effe wins Orsi Mangelli
November 01, 2010
The Gran Premio Orsi Mangelli, the major Italian 3-year-old stakes with a purse of about 275,000 euros for the final, looked Swedish after two superior elimination wins by Muscles Wiking BR  and Formula One.  But in the final on Monday night at the San Siro track in M
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Changes to WEG's Pick 4; Jamieson wins 5
November 01, 2010
The Woodbine Entertainment Group has announced the following changes to its Pick-4 wagers, effective when WEG drops it's Tuesday racing card on November 16.   There will be a $40,000 guaranteed early Pick-4 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays beginning on Thursday, Nov. 18. Monday's $50
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