News Archive

Jimmy Takter elected to Hall of Fame
September 04, 2011
Jimmy Takter, whose journey from promising horseman in early-80’s Sweden to the very pinnacle of conditioning harness racehorse worldwide, has been rewarded for his outstanding talents and successes with election to harness racing’s Living Hall of Fame, in balloting recently conducted by the U.S. Ha
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John Campbell wins Legends Day title at Clinton
September 04, 2011
Driver John Campbell earned his third straight victory in the $20,000 Legends Day Invitational Trot featured on Clinton Raceway’s Sunday afternoon Legends Day program.   Campbell, who won the 2007 edition with Runway and the 2009 event with New Dice Please, guided Lexis D J to a six leng
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Fanning, Emerson voted to Communicators Corner
September 04, 2011
Jean Emerson and Moira Fanning, pioneering journalists who have crossed the country (north to south and back in Emerson’s case, east to west and back in Fanning’s), have been recognized for their outstanding efforts in harness racing with election to the sport’s Communicators Hall of Fame, in ballot
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See You At Peelers dq'd in NYSS
September 04, 2011
Although it appeared at first that See You At Peelers had got back on the winning track after seeing her perfect 22-race unbeaten streak halted in last week's Nadia Lobell at The Meadows, the 3-year-old filly was disqualified from a victory in a $49,235 New York Sire Stakes division Sunday night at
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