News Archive

PA fair champ wins at The Meadows
April 14, 2011
Filly Bay, last year’s divisional champion of the Pennsylvania Fairs, made a successful 2011 debut with a game victory in Wednesday’s Tom’s OK Lady Trot at The Meadows. Love U Overandover captured the other $15,000 opening-leg split in the series for 3-year-old filly trotters. Filly Bay hadn’t
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Enough Talk, One More Laugh, Jezzy win qualifiers
April 14, 2011
Defending Breeders Crown Open Trot champion Enough Talk, also voted the 2008 and 2010 Older Trotter of the Year, made his 2011 debut a winning one Thursday at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in a qualifier. Also scoring qualifying victories Thursday were the 2010 Meadowlands Pace winner One More La
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San Pail to qualify Monday at Mohawk
April 14, 2011
The two-time defending Maple Leaf Trot winner, San Pail will be scheduled to qualify this coming Monday at Mohawk Racetrack, according to trainer Rod Hughes. Hughes, a resident of Dunsford, Ontario, recently trained his star trotter in 2:03 over Kawatha Downs and it's all systems go.   “He’s
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California amateurs announce 2 series
April 14, 2011
The California Amateur Driving Club (CADC) and the California Harness Horsemen’s Association (CHHA) have announced two late-closing series for amateur drivers, sponsored by TVG.   Each series will feature two legs and a final with an estimated purse of $8000.  The first series, to b
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East vs. West at Cal Expo this weekend
April 14, 2011
With March Madness in the rear view mirror, the eyes of the world will be on Sacramento, California for the two-day, East versus West, Amateur Driving Challenge.  This weekend was specifically chosen so these races would not take away from the attendance at AT&T Park, as the World Champion
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Gural to appear on Fox TV at 8 Thursday
April 14, 2011
Jeff Gural, the owner of Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs, who is also negotiating to take over the Meadowlands, will appear on Fox News Channel's 'The O'Reilly Factor' on Thursday night (April 14). The show airs live at 8 pm (EDT) and repeats at 11 pm.   Gural said he was invited to the sho
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Big Jim trains in 1:57.3; set to qualify April 22
April 14, 2011
Big Jim, the 2010 Dan Patch 2-Year-Old Colt Pacer of the Year, trained a mile in 1:57.3 on Monday at the Southern Oaks Training Center in central Florida and is scheduled to qualify at Southern Oaks on Friday, April 22.   Trainer James Dean said Phil Hudon, Big Jim's regular driver, is p
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Maine's Gardner Patterson dies at 97
April 14, 2011
Crosby Gardner Patterson, 97, who was involved in the Maine harness racing community for many years, died April 11 at his home.   Patterson received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maine in journalism and English, as well as a Master of Education degree several year
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Pari-Mutuel clerks reject Gural's offer
April 14, 2011
Jeff Gural's efforts to lease the Meadowlands and keep the track open for harness racing may have ended Thursday night. Security personnel at the Meadowlands voted Thursday evening to accept an offer from Gural that called for wage concessions, but the pari-mutuel clerks refused to even ca
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Dubois 3YO trotting colt wins Tie Silk final
April 14, 2011
With post time favorite, Ibrox making a costly break in stride before the start of the $60,000 Tie Silk Final, the race turned into a wide-open affair. Onirique, a son of Andover Hall, used a first-over attack to score his first career victory in 1:57.3.   Only the Best It (Simon Allard)
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