News Archive

Tioga driver tourney to have Meadowlands leg
July 08, 2011
It’s a saying at Tioga that with each year the mission is to do things “bigger and better,”and the fifth annual Drivers’ Championship is no exception. If you think last year’s prize of $25,000 was a nice incentive, listen to this year’s package. The winner at the end of the event will receive&n
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Fox Valley Sage wins again at Vernon
July 08, 2011
Fox Valley Sage turned a textbook trip into a 1:52.2 victory during Thursday night’s $10,000 featured sixth race at Vernon Downs.Starting from the outside in the week’s Open contest for female pacers, Fox Valley Sage ($6.40) stayed in the runner-up position behind the pace-setting newcomer Golden Ac
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Frosh fillies in 257G NYSS Clyde Hirt Pace
July 08, 2011
New York Sire Stakes returned to Westchester Thursday night, with Yonkers Raceway hosting the $257,608 Clyde Hirt Pace for 2-year-old fillies.Six divisions of (primarily) parimutuelly debuting damsels went postward, with Tim Tetrick crossing the river and doubling his pleasure.    Tet
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Steacy believes Foreclosure N ready for big race
July 08, 2011
Foreclosure N could provide trainer Mark Steacy with the birthday present of a lifetime if he wins the $1 million Meadowlands Pace. Steacy will turn 50 on July 15, the eve before the track's signature event for 3-year-old pacers. His top trainee begins his Pace quest from post two in the first of tw
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Jamiesons welcome a Jett to the family
July 08, 2011
Ontario-based driver Jody Jamieson and his wife Stephanie are new parents as son Jett was born Thursday night at 9:57 p.m.  Despite a long couple of days waiting for the baby to be born, Jody is scheduled to drive in three New York Sire Stakes contests and an overnight Friday night at Yonkers,
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A legal win for Illinois harness racing
July 08, 2011
The Illinois horse racing industry won a tremendous victory on Friday when the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in racing's favor on the three percent funding from the riverboats to horse racing. The vote was 5-3 to release the $20 million currently in escrow to the racing indus
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Tioga announces purse increase
July 08, 2011
Tioga Downs has raised purses beginning with next week’s condition sheet.  Almost all classes received a boost with more attention paid to the upper level conditions.“Entries have thinned out a little since the stakes season has begun, especially in the upper levels,” said director of racing Ja
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PASS 3FP worth over $200k at The Meadows
July 08, 2011
At The Meadows next Wednesday three-year-old pacing fillies will vie for an impressive $206,710 in total purse money in two divisions of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes (PASS) – the Romola Hanover. Each division goes for $103,355.In the first division, Fresh Idea, who won the $250,000 Lynch at Pocono o
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Injured Moiseyev hopes to return in 3 weeks
July 08, 2011
After suffering a broken fibula in a race accident on July 2 at Mohawk Racetrack, driver Jack Moiseyev is hoping to return to the sulky in three weeks. The Moffat, Ont., resident also stretched three ligaments in his knee, but won’t require surgery or a cast.   "It was a clean break," expla
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Rockratese to get solid test in Town Pro final
July 08, 2011
"She’s not very big, but she sure is a gritty filly." That was the comment veteran trainer/owner Tim Pinske made about Rockratese as she prepares for the $60,000 Town Pro final on July 12 at Mohawk.   The 3-year-old daughter of Rocknroll Hanover-Merculese captured her $20,000 elimination la
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Palone dominates in Reynolds at Pocono
July 08, 2011
Driver Dave Palone turned the W.N. Reynolds Memorial races into his own personal playground, winning four of the five divisions held at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Friday night. The Reynolds races are the highlight of Grand Circuit Week at the track.On Friday night, there were five “Lorraine” div
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Cheery Hello daughter wins Tioga feature
July 08, 2011
Hello Great Mate and Lewayne Miller used a front-end tactic to take home Friday night’s $16,500 featured fillies  and mares Open Handicap Pace at Tioga Downs.   Leaving from post position number three, Miller cut fractions of :27.3 and :58.1 before Mike Micallef moved Billie Bluechi
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Trotting colt Broad Bahn coasts at Meadowlands
July 08, 2011
Broad Bahn, a 3-year-old colt who is eligible to the Hambletonian, won an Open Trot for 3 year olds at the Meadowlands Friday night, racing virtually wire-to-wire in 1:54.3 over a firm sloppy track. George Brennan drove the colt to the win for trainer Noel Daley, with Pastor Stephen finish
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NJSS hat trick for Andy Miller
July 08, 2011
Driver Andy Miller swept both $21,000 divisions of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for two-year-old trotting colts and geldings and An $18,700 division for pacing fillies Friday night at Meadowlands Racetrack. Easy As You Go and Andy Miller edged out after a perfect pocket trip, gliding past Guccio
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PJ's Photo uses 3-wide brush to win
July 08, 2011
Forced three wide down the backstretch, PJ’s Photo shrugged off the inconvenience and charged home to capture Friday’s $22,500 Filly & Mare Preferred Trot in 1:54.2, a tick off The Meadows' record for 4-year-old mares.   When Dick Stillings sent PJ’s Photo after the lead from sixth, she m
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Another Scioto score for CR Hope
July 08, 2011
Kyle Ater drove CR Hope to victory in the Fillies and Mares Open at Scioto Downs on Friday, repeating her triumph of a week ago. Both victories were scored with strong homestretch brushes. This time C R Hope was clocked in 1:54.4 after moderate fractions. It was the fifth win in 23 starts for the da
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Pacing colt Steelhead Hanover fastest in NYSS
July 08, 2011
One night after the freshman pacing fillies took their state-bred bow, the first-season lads hit the tarmac, with Yonkers Raceway hosting the $257,257 New York Sire Stakes.Friday night's event was contested in seven, sloppy divisions.   Steelhead Hanover (Joe Pavia Jr., $2.60) was the easiest
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