News Archive

Zweig's future: Change in conditions, increase in purse
March 12, 2011
The Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial trot, a trophy coveted by many Hambletonian winners over the years and most recently won by no less than the 2010 Trotter of the Year, Lucky Chucky, has undergone a dramatic change for the future.   Beginning in 2012 (the required 2-year-old payment to sustain
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Valentino has the nose for clover
March 12, 2011
Valentino held off Get It Now by a nose to win the $25,000 second leg of the Four Leaf Clover Series on Saturday night at Meadowlands Racetrack.   Valentino chased Strand Hanover to the lead in a swift :53.3 half, edged away at the top of the stretch and dug deep at the wire to win his second
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Georgian Downs cancels Saturday
March 12, 2011
Georgian Downs has cancelled its Saturday evening racing program due to unsafe track conditions.   “We made it through this morning’s qualifiers in pretty good shape, but once the temperature started to rise around noon, a significant amount of water started to seep to the surface and pool,”
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Night racing at Delaware County Fair?
March 12, 2011
According to a story in the Delaware (Ohio) Gazette, the Delaware County Fair Board is exploring the idea of racing at night in an effort to boost attendance.   A sub-committee of the Delaware County Fair Board has held preliminary discussions on a proposal to run some of the fair’s hors
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California driving club announces competition
March 12, 2011
Spring will be a busy time for amateur racing at Cal-Expo in Sacramento, California. The amateurs will have the spotlight on beginning in mid-April with the sixth annual East-West Challenge.  Two weeks later, a team from New Zealand will land to take on the West Coasters, and in May, the club h
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Four straight for Gallant Yankee at Yonkers
March 12, 2011
Super-sharp Gallant Yankee (Jason Bartlett) kept the form spree going Saturday night, dominating  Yonkers Raceway's $32,500 Open Handicap Pace.    Ordered behind the eight ball as the 3-2 favorite, Gallant Yankee found himself wide early. He was double-parked to grab the lead from M
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Sports Fanatic a winner at Pompano
March 12, 2011
A new winner emerged in the weekly top pacing class in South Florida on the March 12 program at Pompano Park.   Sports Fanatic got a well-rated, first-over trip from driver George Napolitano Jr. to catch B N Bad in rein to Joe Pavia Jr. in 1:52 in the $14,000 purse event. BN Bad surged to the
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Pompano Drivers' Championship too close to call
March 12, 2011
There are tough tasks in harness race handicapping, and this one looks impossible. There's no logical way to choose a favorite for the 2011 Isle Of Capri Drivers' Championship to be decided over the March 14, 15 and 16 programs at The Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park.   On statistics alone, pe
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Meirs Hanover wins Cam Fella elim
March 12, 2011
Delayed one week due to a cancellation, the Cam Fella elimination Saturday night at Woodbine Racetrack was delayed again--albeit momentarily by a recall. Coming off wins in the Clyde Hirt and Exit W finals at the Meadowlands, Meirs Hanover appears on track to make it a series trifecta after scoring
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