News Archive

Flight Elal leads trio of ISS winners
July 31, 2011
Flight Elal extended his record to six wins in seven seasonal starts Saturday, July 30 in the first round of Indiana Sires Stakes competition for sophomore pacing colts held at Indiana Downs. The Panspacificflight homebred, driven by Peter Wrenn, won his $40,000 division in 1:53. Straight Dancer and
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Jamieson leads in World Driving tourney
July 31, 2011
Jody Jamieson of Canada won the second of four races on his way to the lead after the opening leg of the $55,000 World Driving Championship on Sunday (July 31) at Harrah’s Chester, but he has only a scant 20 point lead on the lowest-placed driver.   The United States representative, Corey Cal
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Twin B Legend, Prodigal Seelster win OSS elims
July 31, 2011
Eleven sophomore colt and gelding pacers contested a pair of Ontario Sire Stakes Gold eliminations Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack.   In the first OSS Gold elimination, it was the Jack Darling-trained Twin B Legend who found his way to the winner’s circle for the third time this year in s
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Wind Surfer breezes in Yonkers Open
July 31, 2011
Wind Surfer (Jim Pantaleano) closed from well out of it Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $52,000 Open Handicap Trot.   Whata Hustler (catch-driver Brent Holland) set sail though fractions of :27.2 and :56.4, Neighsay Hanover (Jeff Gregory) then made his second move, leavi
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Lou Pena barred at Yonkers Raceway
July 31, 2011
Trainer Lou Pena has told harnesslink.com that as of Aug. 4 he will be no longer permitted to race his horses at Yonkers Raceway, a track where he dominates the standings. Second in the North America standings in wins (435) and earnings ($5.8 million), Pena said he was told by Yonkers Raceway S
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Hennessey closes Pompano with 3 FSBOA wins
July 31, 2011
The Isle Casino Racing at Pompano Park rounded out the 2010-11 racing season Saturday night with the care featuring four pacing finals of the July segment of the Florida Standardbred Breeders And Owners Association (FSBOA) Sunshine State Stakes, all for $10,000 purses.   In the 2-year-o
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Aruba Vacation just misses Tioga record
July 31, 2011
Aruba Vacation has been stabled at Tioga Downs since he began training for Guy Howard in his 2-year-old season and has been a force to reckon with on his home turf. On Saturday night, the 4-year old son of Dream Vacation-Dixie Hit notched his first win of the 2011 season at Tioga Downs in the $
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Southland Festival highlights Balmoral Saturday card
July 31, 2011
Illinois conceived and foaled pacers were the focus of attention on Saturday night as six big stake races with almost $350,000 in purses headlined the Southland Festival of Racing at Balmoral Park. Kicking off the action were 2-year-old pacing fillies as a full field of 10 squared off in the $5
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Crossthreaded's big effort takes Ohio Breeders
July 31, 2011
Driver Kayne Kauffman swung Crossthreaded three wide with a quarter mile remaining in the $16,500 Ohio Breeders Stakes and the filly paced on to a hard-won 1:53.4 victory at Scioto Downs on Sunday afternoon.   It was her second win in eight starts this season and the time was a new lifetime m
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Campbell turns to Campbell in Hambo final
July 31, 2011
The stage is set for Opening Night and its original lead is back at the helm for a possible encore. John Campbell, who was unsuccessful in his bid to reach the Hambletonian with Live Jazz, will drive Opening Night in Saturday's $1.5 million final.    Opening Night finished fourth in Satu
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Heston Blue Chip impressive in NYSS
July 31, 2011
Tioga Downs hosted five divisions of New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers on Sunday afternoon. Two of the most impressive colts up until this point drew in against one another in the fifth and final division with Lawgiver Hanover (George Brennan) drawing the rail, and Heston B
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