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Dreamfair Eternal wins Ellamony final
June 26, 2011
Teaming up with driver Jody Jamieson, Dreamfair Eternal tracked down her fellow aged pacing mares to claim her first $121,000 Ellamony Classic title on Saturday afternoon at Flamboro Downs.   Leaving from the inside post position, Call Me Yours (Stuart Sowerby) took control of the field, but
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Rollwithitharry, Best Man Hanover win NJSS
June 26, 2011
Rollwithitharry captured the first of two New Jersey Sire Stakes divisions for 3-year-old colt pacers Saturday night at Meadowlands Racetrack, with Best Man Hanover taking the second split.   Rollwithitharry and winning driver Dan Dube pulled away in the stretch, pacing to a 1:50.4 victory fo
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Jezzy, Live Jazz win Historic divisions
June 26, 2011
Tioga Downs hosted the Historic Stakes for 3-year old trotters on Saturday night. Jezzy and Ray Schnittker were heavily favored in the $75,500 Coaching Club Trotting Oaks from post position number eight.   Schnittker wasted no time putting Jezzy into the early lead and took control of the fie
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New Zealand's Dunn does it at Big M
June 26, 2011
Dexter Dunn is now a winning driver in both hemispheres. In his first U.S. appearance, New Zealand's 21-year-old leader guided McClelland to victory in the 11th race on Saturday night at the Meadowlands Racetrack.   Dunn and the Aaron Lambert trainee pounced off a perfect second-ove
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Bluebird Elian, Dollys Joy top ISS winners
June 26, 2011
Bluebird Elian was back to his old form Saturday, taking the fourth and final leg of the $40,000 Indiana Sire Stakes at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino. The 3-year-old reigning freshman trotting champ turned in a powerful performance to win his division by 10 1/2 lengths in 1:57.4 for tra
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Aracache, Won The West win Franklin elims
June 26, 2011
A pair of hotly contested $50,000 eliminations for the fifth edition of the Ben Franklin free for all pace headlined the Sunday action at Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack, with Aracache Hanover and Won The West prevailing in their respective splits.   William Switala and James Martin's
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Stark, Mattison share NYSS wins at Buffalo
June 26, 2011
There were four $37,043 New York Sire Stakes for 3-year-old trotting fillies at Buffalo Raceway on Sunday afternoon, but only two drivers took home the blankets. John Stark Jr. and Brian Mattison each won two races over a glib track that had some moisture in it due to early morning rains. Brandnewgi
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Razzle Dazzle dazzles at Tioga
June 26, 2011
Sunday marked the first time Razzle Dazzle had made an appearance at Tioga Downs, and the third time that Simon Allard had made the trip to Nichols, N.Y. The duo teamed to take home the $16,500 Open Handicap Pace.   Leaving from post position number six, Allard left aggressively and yielded t
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