News Archive

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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