News Archive

She's Everything wins another at Vernon
May 13, 2011
Shes Everything continued her tender winning streak with a 1:54.4 pacing performance in Thursday night’s $10,000 featured ninth race at Vernon Downs. Fresh from a front-striding 1:53.4 triumph on May 7, opening night at Tioga Downs, Shes Everything ($3.30) employed similar route going tactics i
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Meadows launches Facebook racing page
May 13, 2011
The Meadows Racetrack & Casino announced today that it has launched a Facebook page devoted exclusively to its harness racing product and designed to provide an exciting new environment for the enjoyment of that product. The page can be accessed through the track’s website, www.meadowsgaming.com
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Temple Of Doom wins season's debut
May 13, 2011
Temple Of Doom, a 2010 Hambletonian finalist, rolled to victory in his 4-year-old debut Thursday night at MeadowlandsRacetrack.Temple of Doom seized the lead after the first quarter and trotted home to victory in 1:57.1 in the fourth race, featuring 3-and 4-year-olds.David Miller on of last year's t
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Meadowlands video features: Cutler, Graduate previews
May 13, 2011
The $200,000 Arthur J. Cutler Memorial and $246,000 Graduate finals headline the May 14 card at Meadowlands Racetrack.  Watch what the leading contenders have to say about their chances in the first major events of the season for free for all trotters and pacers.  The videos are available
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Working horsemen thrilled by Big M news
May 13, 2011
The Meadowlands was racing its Thursday night card when news that Jeff Gural and his team of negotiators had reached a deal with the Governor’s office. “I heard the news early in the evening. I was sitting with Myron Bell in the box seats,” said trainer Bruce Saunders. “He got a call and he tol
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Chester moves draw schedule for May 20-21
May 13, 2011
The Meadowlands announced this past Wednesday that beginning the week of May 16 the draw for the weekend race cards would be moved up by one day, and on Friday morning Harrah’s Chester announced a similar switch for the weekend programs of May 20-21.   Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen's Associat
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Yonkers to be featured in "Royal Pains" episode
May 13, 2011
The New York Post is reporting that Yonkers will be featured in an upcoming episode of USA's "Royal Pains" will film scenes for an upcoming episode starting today at noon at Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway. The cast will be filming scenes on the track and will feature top drivers Jason Bartlet
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Gural talks about immediate plans for Big M
May 13, 2011
Jeff Gural told harnessracing.com Friday morning that there were times at the marathon meeting Thursday in Trenton that he didn’t think a deal would be reached for him to lease the Meadowlands. “I think this is a minor miracle,” said Gural. “Even yesterday, I was concerned because the governor’s of
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Freehold to continue with Monmouth, Tbred signals
May 13, 2011
Although the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NJTHA) sent a letter earlier this week to Freehold Raceway stating the track would be unable to simulcast races from Monmouth Park or any other Thoroughbred track effective May 14, the situation appears to be resolved. Chris McErlean, vic
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Art Professor heads to Molson Pace
May 13, 2011
Last month Art Professor made headlines when he halted the unbeaten streak of St Elmo Hero in an open pace at Woodbine and he followed that performance with a life best 1:50 victory in the same class last week at the Toronto track.The next start for the four-year-old will be at Western Fair Raceway
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Feel Like A Fool headlines Tioga Simpson splits
May 13, 2011
Tioga Downs will host the John Simpson Stakes for 3-year-old pacers on Sunday afternoon with a post time of 1:30 p.m. Catching all the headlines is Feel Like A Fool, who was a major force on the grand circuit last season as a freshman from the always powerful George Teague Jr. stable. The son of Ar
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Tioga adds May 27 card, drops Aug. 22
May 13, 2011
Tioga Downs would like to inform all horsemen and fans that there has been a change to its 2011 race schedule. Tioga Downs has added a live racing day on Friday, May 27, with a post time of 6:50 p.m., and will drop Monday, Aug, 22. For more information regarding the 2011 race season or for condition
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Burke's brigade march at the M
May 13, 2011
Ron Burke trainees Red Star Hottie and The Assassinator finished one-two in the $32,000 Mares Invitational Friday night at Meadowlands Racetrack.With Brian Sears in the sulky, Red Star Hottie settled in out of the gate and stalked the early leaders through the half in: 55. She came first over on the
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Gural interviewed Saturday at Meadowlands
May 13, 2011
Jeff Gural will be the featured In The Sulky guest on Meadowlands Racetrack's Saturday pre-card broadcast. The New York investor and developer successfully negotiated a lease yesterday to assume control of and redevelop Meadowlands Racetrack.  Gural, who operates Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs in
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Autumn Escapade returns triumphant to Pocono
May 13, 2011
Autumn Escapade, racing at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs for the first time since a near-miss in the Breeders Crown, dominated an Open trot for fillies and mares on Friday night. It was the first distaff Open trot at Pocono in the 2011 season, carrying a purse of $60,000.In last year’s Breeders Crown
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Bet Night Live returns
May 13, 2011
Bet Night Live returns this Monday night following a three-week hiatus with a fresh, new look. The two-hour show beginning at 7 p.m. covers the first five races and is aired coast to coast on The Score Television Network.Chad Rozema, Jeff Bratt, Sandy Hawley, and Natalie Zak will be joined by The Sc
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