News Archive

Palm, Credit Winner score big in Europe
September 03, 2011
Journalist Lars Palm posed with Timetosaygoodbye, who he bred, in Sweden on Saturday afternoon after the horse won the Birger Bengtsson Memorial at the Jaegersro track in Malmo in 1:53.4.   Johnny Takter drove Timetosaygoodbye, a son of Super Photo Kosmos-Baltic Tara. Palm (holding the horse
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American Jewel 1:50.2 in She's A Great Lady
September 03, 2011
American Jewel earned herself a share of the world record for 2-year-old filly pacers with her 1:50.3 victory in last weekend's She's A Great Lady eliminations at Mohawk, and on Saturday night she took the title of world champ for herself as she scored a 1:50.2 win in the $633,000 final fo
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Elims set stage for Saturday's Babic finals
September 03, 2011
Denyittotheend, an overwhelming favorite, and Mikeleh, upsetting an overwhelming favorite, won $10,000 elimination heats Saturday in 1:56.1 and 1:56.2, respectively, to earn spots in the $60,500 Lou Babic Memorial Filly Pace final next Saturday at Freehold Raceway.  
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It's Simply Business in the $1 mil Metro
September 03, 2011
Hall of Fame driver Ron Pierce won his first-ever $1 million Metro Pace for 2 year olds Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack, giving the 20-1 longshot Simply Business a textbook steer to score in 1:50.1. Last year's highest-priced yearling sol at auction with a price of $350,000, Simply Business won f
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NYSS 3CT splits on Batavia Labord Day twin bill
September 03, 2011
The first twin bill in over 20 years, featuring an all stakes evening program, highlighted by some of the top 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters the Empire state has to offer, should make for a Labor Day to remember at Batavia Downs Casino. The rich 12-race night card, worth $296,920 in purse
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Giddy Up Lucky scores in Yonkers open
September 03, 2011
Giddy Up Lucky (Dan Dube) was wide early but talented all the way through Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's $52,000 Open Handicap Pace.   Starting outside his six rivals (in one notch after Real Nice was a judges' defection), Giddy Up Lucky was uncharacteristically put in play early.
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Ohio breds shine in Scarlet & Grays
September 03, 2011
BV's Sister rallied past Tom's OK Lady in the final strides to win the $26,400 Scarlet & Gray for older mare trotters in 1:56.4 Saturday night at Northfield Park. The race was one of four for older Ohio breds on the card at the Ohio half-mile racetrack.   Driven by Dan Noble, BV's Sister
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We Will See captures Canadian Pacing Derby
September 03, 2011
Ron Pierce won his first-ever Canadian Pacing Derby final Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack, capturing the $832,000 event with the 7-5 favorite We Will See. Moving off cover in the final turn, We Will See had just enough left to hold off the late-rallying Won The West and driver David Miller by a l
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Pastor Stephen, Whiskey Tax win Simcoes
September 03, 2011
Pastor Stephen benefited when the leading Blue Porsche broke in the stretch and the made it through a judges' inquiry that looked into a possible violation of Ontario's whipping rule by driver Ron Pierce, to capture the first $123,644 Simcoe division for 3-year-old colt trotters Saturday night
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Frosh trot record falls twice at Tioga
September 03, 2011
The track record coming into Saturday night at Tioga Downs was held by A Penny Earned for 2-year old colt trotters of 1:57.4. When the night was over, the record has been lowered twice, and by more than two full seconds.   In the third of four divisions of New York Sire Stakes, Royal Shyster
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