News Archive

Little Maeve, Grannie Nannie win at Maywood
June 10, 2011
After three days of stifling heat and humidity conditions were much different on Thursday night at Maywood Park with winds howling out of the north and temperatures in the low 50’s after heavy rains early in the day. That did not slow down the action though as the “ladies” of the sport were featured
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Brennan wins 8 at Yonkers
June 10, 2011
Yonkers Raceway's soggy 10-race Thursday night card saw driver George Brennan win eight races, while trainer Lou Pena win seven.After neither had a player in the opener, they combined to win the next four races. Ringside Lauryn ($2.60), despite an early break, won the $14,000, second-race trot (2:06
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Rock'em rolls in Summer Survivor series
June 10, 2011
The second bracket of the Summer Survivor Series for 3-year-old conditioned pacers was contested amid fierce thundershowers on Thursday night at Meadowlands Racetrack.Rock'em rolled to his third straight win with a bold first over attack in the seventh race division.  Driven by David Miller, Ro
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Allard assesses weekend starters
June 10, 2011
Trainer Rene Allard has a busy weekend on tap with his burgeoning stable at the Meadowlands Racetrack.  The 24-year-old from Saint-Esprit, Quebec rates his roster of Friday and Saturday night contenders:FridayRace 6 - Fillies And Mares Conditioned Pace8 - McFlirty"Back in March, I started watch
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Hidden Touch scores in Vernon debut
June 10, 2011
Hidden Touch earned her initial Vernon Downs victory, and the lion’s share of a $10,000 purse, in Thursday night’s main event at the central New York harness track.John Cummings, Jr. did the steering for trainer Megan Wilson in the week’s Open feature for female pacers as Hidden Touch ($19.80) draft
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Flipper J's 1:53.2 fastest in NYSS at Monticello
June 10, 2011
Flipper J was a good 2-year-old pacer and in just his third start this year  when Jason Bartlett guided him to a 1:53.2 victory in their division of the $180,000 NY Sire Stakes at Monticello Raceway on June 9 one can easily assume that the son of Art Major  in for an even better year in&nb
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Ackerman says Creme De Cocoa is ready
June 10, 2011
When 15 sophomore fillies go postward Friday evening for the Elegantimage elims at Mohawk, trainer-driver D.R. Ackerman hopes this is the beginning of another lucrative campaign for Creme De Cocoa. Named by Ackerman’s mother after the chocolate liqueur, the daughter of Chocolatier is living up to
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SBOANJ scholarship deadline is June 15
June 10, 2011
The deadline is this coming Wednesday, June 15, for applicants wishing to be considered for the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey 2011 college scholarships.   Scholarships, which can range from $2,500 to $5,000, are for qualified students who plan to attend a two or
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New Meadowlands features on YouTube
June 10, 2011
Tarport Hap and Moni Maker are two of the great mares who regularly won against male competition at the Meadowlands Racetrack. In light of See You At Peelers’ victory against the boys in the Rooney last week at Yonkers, Bob Heyden asks the Meadowlands horsemen to weigh in on racing females against m
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NYSS 3FP division highlight Mighty M on Monday
June 10, 2011
More great racing is in store for the local fans on Monday afternoon when Monticello Raceway presents eight divisions of  sophomore pacing fillies racing for over $180,000 in New York Sire Stakes action. The fillies will strut their stuff in races one, two, four, five, six,
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Dreamfair Eternal ready for Artiscape at Tioga
June 10, 2011
It was just over a year ago that Dreamfair Eternal came into the 2010 Artiscape Pace with almost the identical road mapped out as this year. Last year she had four Open starts under her belt and this year the Artiscape will mark the fourth start of the year for the defending Dan Patch champion. &nb
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Elegant elims to Crys Dream, Beatgoeson Hanover
June 10, 2011
Crys Dream (above) continued to show her fabulous form by winning one of two $35,000 Elegantimage eliminations Friday night at Mohawk Racetrack. She won in 1:55.1 and Beatgoeson Hanover(1:54.4) took the other elim.   With a scratch of Fitness Girl, a field of six contested
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Dejarmbro 1:54.3 winner at Meadowlands
June 10, 2011
The 3-year-old colt Dejarmbro, who is not eligible to the Hambletonian, stepped up against several Hambletonian eligibles in the Open Trot for 3-year-olds for a purse of $25,000 on Friday night at the Meadowlands.. After slow fractions through the half, driver-trainer Trond Smedshammer accelera
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Winning Mister sets 1:52 Pocono record
June 10, 2011
For Winning Mister, it seemed like he’d never get a win at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in 2011. For George Napolitano Jr., it seemed like he couldn’t lose on Friday night. The pair joined forces to win a $60,000 Open Trot in track-record time at Pocono on Friday. It also turned out to be a record n
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What's The Hurry takes Scioto F-M feature
June 10, 2011
Favored What’s The Hurry gave her backers some anxious moments on Friday night at Scioto Downs but driver Jeremy Smith got her up in the final strides to win the Fillies & Mares Open Pace in 1:53.3. She scored by a head over Shell I Attack with TT’s Little Lass getting third.   Driver J.D
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Whata Winner, Tomorrowpan win at Yonkers
June 10, 2011
Whata Winner (Jim Doherty) rudely gave nothing else a chance Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $43,000 Open Handicap Trot.   Leaving from post position five, Whata Winner went right to the big chair, stepping lively through intervals of :27.3, 57.3 and 1:26.4. All the while,
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Vernon's Open trot to Vacation Day
June 10, 2011
Feeling the hot breath of several Open-1 challengers at the head of the stretch, Vacation Day slipped into a faster gear and drew off to a 1:55.4 trotting triumph in Friday night’s $10,000 featured 10th event at Vernon Downs. After carving out fractions of :26.4, :56.4 and 1:27.1, Vacation Day
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