News Archive

Hambo starters return on NJSS finals night
August 09, 2011
Fresh from competition against the top pacers and trotters in North America, the leading New Jersey-sired 3-year-old trotters and pacers will compete Saturday night at Meadowlands Racetrack in four New Jersey Sire Stakes Night of Champions races worth a total of $700,000 in purses.  
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Andy Miller gets exemption for Tioga/Big M tourney
August 09, 2011
Tioga Downs is proud to announce that Andy Miller will be the sponsor’s exemption for the 2011 Drivers’ Championship at Tioga Downs and the Meadowlands.   Not only was Miller’s high level of talent a determining factor in his selection, but he showed great support to the Meadow
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Rookie fillies battle for Gold at Mohawk
August 09, 2011
A quartet of $40,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold eliminations for freshmen trotting fillies were contested Monday evening at Mohawk Racetrack.Cool Creek Breeze, Destinys Magic, Princess Fortune and Circles found the winner’s circle and advance to next week’s $130,000 final.In the first elimination, Ma
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Shared international racing intelligence planned
August 09, 2011
Sharing information was on the minds of the delegates to the 22nd World Trotting Conference, who resolved to exchange investigative intelligence and marketing data as the international conclave came to an end on Tuesday morning in Jersey City, N.J.   The “IRIIS” -- the International Racing In
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Cal Expo cuts dates from early schedule
August 09, 2011
In a change from the original schedule, the Cal Expo harness meeting, which is set to begin on Friday, Aug. 26, will feature two-day racing weeks until October 6. There will then be racing on a Thursday, Friday and Saturday night basis through Dec. 17.   Cal Expo received permission from
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European wagering boosts Hambo Day handle
August 09, 2011
Record European wagering helped produce the third highest harness handle in history on August 6 at the Meadowlands Racetrack.  Total all-source wagering on the 15-race card was $8,489,496, trailing only the $8.8 million wagered in 2002 and $9 million wagered (on a 17-race card) in 2005.Intern
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Groom Hanover sets Meadows stakes record
August 09, 2011
Groom Hanover shrugged off challenges early and late to score in a stake record 1:56 — and earn a spot in the championship — in Tuesday’s $60,000 Pennsylvania Stallion Series event at The Meadows. The stake for 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters was conducted over three divisions, with Big And Lit
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NY Governor says he's looking at casinos
August 09, 2011
The New York Post reported on Tuesday that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says his administration is actively investigating whether to bring commercial, non-Indian casinos and related gambling to New York.   Allowing more commercial casinos in New York would likely require legislation. A constitu
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Manyofmanymissions headlines NJSS finals
August 09, 2011
Manofmanymissions, who will attempt to redeem himself from a miscue in the Hambletonian, has been installed as the 2-1 morning line favorite from post 10 in the fourth race, one of a quartet of $175,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Finals on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at the Meadowlands.A total of $700,000
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