News Archive

Doping guru Catlin speaks at WTC
August 05, 2011
Delegates to the 22nd World Trotting Conference, which convened in Jersey City, NJ on Friday, turned their attention to integrity and regulation.   International cooperation was discussed by Dr. Don Catlin, founder and chief executive of Advanced Doping Research, one of the wor
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Eagle Hilarious wins at Vernon
August 05, 2011
The favorite Eagle Hilarious went from last to first before winning Thursday night’s $10,000 featured first race at Vernon Downs in 1:53.Leaving from the outside sixth spot against five quick-footed rivals in the week’s feature for female pacers, Eagle Hilarious ($5.20) advanced patiently from last
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Seven Divisions of Joe Goldstein Trot at Yonkers
August 05, 2011
It was another round for the statebred 3-year-old fillies Thursday night, with Yonkers Raceway hosting the $255,913 Joe Goldstein Trot. A total of seven divisions--included three off the card--went at it.Julia's Way (Jeff Gregory, $9.60) was a perfect-trip, maiden-breaking winner ($36,759) in the ev
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Caviar For The Lady wins at The Meadows
August 05, 2011
Stuck with post 9 in a tough field, Caviar Forthe Lady took matters into her own hands by bursting to the lead and permitting no serious challenges en route to a dominating victory in Wednesday’s $22,500 Filly & Mare Preferred Trot at The Meadows. Caviar Forthe lady, a 5-year-old daughter o
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Jamieson takes the lead in WDC
August 05, 2011
Canada's Jody Jamieson took the lead in the World Driving Championship with a hat trick of wins on Thursday night at the Meadowlands Racetrack. Jamieson steered Lady Andover ($4.60) to victory in the opener, the first of the night's four WDC races.  He also reined in Military Stratcom ($3.00) a
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Cincinnati Kid fillies dominate ISS at Indy Downs
August 05, 2011
Indiana Downs hosted the opening round of Indiana Sires Stakes for two-year-old trotting fillies Thursday, August 4 with a quartet of $40,000 divisions. Cincinnati Kid freshmen dominated the events, winning three of the four contests. Cincinnati Star turned in the fastest split of the night, winning
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RMTC approves new Lasix policy recommendations
August 05, 2011
The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) board of directors voted on Thursday, August 4, to support a requirement that furosemide (Lasix) only be administered on race day by regulatory veterinarians. Currently, rules regarding the administration of furesomide vary from state to state. The
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Jones hoping it's "Martini" time in Oaks
August 05, 2011
Trainer Dustin Jones is hoping he can shake things up when Martiniontherocks lines up behind the gate for the 85th edition of the Hambletonian Oaks this Saturday at The Meadowlands.   The trotting miss has always impressed her conditioner, right from day one. When Jones traveled to a handful
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All NY harness races to be simulcast at NYRA
August 05, 2011
New York State Racing and Wagering Board Chairman John D. Sabini announced Friday that the Board approved simulcasting of New York-based harness races at the three Thoroughbred tracks operated by The New York Racing Association.   Beginning Friday, fans who wish to watch and wager
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Countess Adios in the books at big M
August 05, 2011
In the first of two divisions of the $58,705 Countess Adios for 2-year-old pacing fillies at the Meadowlands on Friday, August 5, American Jewel sparkled with a virtual wire-to-wire in a career-best 1:51 win with Tim Tetrick in the bike for owners Brittany Farms and trainer Jimmy Takter. The America
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Beatgoesonhanover, Pantholops win Duennas
August 05, 2011
Beatgoesonhanover, an Andover Hall sophomore daughter of world record-holder Beat The Wheel was an easy winner in the first of two $30,000 Duenna divisions at the Meadowlands on n Friday night. Dave Miller was in the bike for owner Nevan Botica and trainer Nifty Norman. The Andover filly  had t
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Jamieson wins 2nd World Championship
August 05, 2011
Jody Jamieson won two of the four races in the final round of the World Driving Championship, and thus put an exclamation point on the 25th edition of the tournament at Yonkers Raceway on Friday evening.   For Jamieson, it was the Canadian star’s second world title, having won his first in 20
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Stakes records in PASS 2YO filly trot
August 05, 2011
On The Bright Side, a daughter of Cantab Hall-Passionate Glide,  set a 1:56 track record and Maven, by Glidemaster,  matched that record mark just a few races later on a scorching Friday night of racing action at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The records came during Pennsylvania Sire S
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Guaranteed pools at tracks this weekend
August 05, 2011
It is a big weekend for the U.S. Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering program, with multiple guarantees at Meadowlands Racetrack on Hambletonian Day and new opportunities at Batavia Downs and Lexington’s Red Mile.Free program pages, courtesy of TrackMaster, are available on the USTA’s handicapp
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