News Archive

Fast track Tuesday in Delaware, Ohio
September 20, 2011
If the sun pops up this afternoon the world’s fastest half-mile track in Delaware, Ohio, will be lightning quick, thanks to track consultant Greg Coon and his track crew. "We knew in advance that the rain was coming so on Monday we rolled the track with empty trucks to compact the surface so
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Foiled Again wins Quillen Memorial
September 20, 2011
Burke Racing, Weaver Bruscemi and JJK Stables’ Foiled Again ($2.40, Yannick Gingras) made history Monday by becoming the oldest horse ever to win $1 milllion in a season, by capturing the $335,000 Bobby Quillen Memorial at Harrington Raceway in 1:51.3.It was his second straight win in Harrington’s s
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Tea Party Princess leads NYSS winners at Yonkers
September 20, 2011
What started as a match race turned into a no-match race Monday night, with Yonkers Raceway hosting the $234,832 New York Sire Stakes Peekskill Pace for 3-year-old fillies.The lone ($78,744) wagering division was to pit "Peelers" against "Princess," but when See You at Peelers came up ill a few days
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Mystic Desire, Reckless Ric win Keystone Classic splits
September 20, 2011
Mystic Desire took his time making the front, but he was tons the best once there as he demolished the field in a division of Monday’s Keystone Classic at The Meadows. Reckless Ric captured the other split in the $96,000 event for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers and gave Dave Palone a driving swe
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Tioga Downs assists with manpower, donations
September 20, 2011
Due to severe flooding in the southern tier, the final three race nights of the 2011 race season at Tioga Downs were canceled. Over the 10 days that followed the devastating flooding in the area, both Tioga Downs’ employees and Jeff Gural came to the aid of local agencies trying to help familie
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Don't miss KY Futurity weekend festivities
September 20, 2011
Don't miss this year's fund-raiser for the historic Round Barn, to be held immediately following the Kentucky Futurity on Sunday, Oct. 2. The casual event will include video highlights of past Kentucky Futurity winners as well as replays of this year's race, plus food and drinks, and a silent auctio
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Pompano resumes night racing on Wednesday
September 20, 2011
Isle Casino Racing Pompano resumes night pari-mutuel harness racing Wednesday, September 21. Join us for a celebrity meet, greet and Q&A session. The meet and greet and Q&A session starts at 6:15 pm in the winner’s circle and will include Hall of Famer Wally Hennessey, Mike Tanner, CEO of th
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Mike Trager to speak at Simulcast Conference
September 20, 2011
Mike Trager, who was instrumental in early Breeders Crown telecasts on ESPN, will head an all-star panel of experts discussing the need to drastically improve racing’s television exposure in the closing session of the 19th Annual Simulcast Conference (Oct. 3-5) on Wednesday morning, Oct. 5
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LBJ names four to board of directors
September 20, 2011
The Little Brown Jug Society elected four new members during the annual fall meeting Tuesday morning at Hoggy’s Restaurant. The newly elected directors are Roger Huston, George Teague Jr., Rex Welker and Jay Wolf.   Huston, a native of Xenia, Ohio, is a Hall of Fame announcer who has called
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Jug, Jugette to be broadcast on HRTV
September 20, 2011
HRTV ® will once again bring harness racing fans live coverage of the 66th edition of the Little Brown Jug from the Delaware, OH Fairgrounds this Thursday, Sept. 22.  HRTV is also offering coverage of Grand Circuit racing from the Delaware on Wednesday, which is topped by the $354,000
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Noble sweeps OBC 2FTs; track mark set in 2CT
September 20, 2011
Dan Noble swept the Ohio Breeders Championship for 2-year-old trotting fillies Tuesday at the Delaware, Ohio fairgrounds by picking up wins with Jessica Rayne and Lady At Bat.   In the first division, Jessica Rayne scored a half-length victory over U R Toast (Ed Greeno Jr.) in 2:05. The da
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Kentucky-sired finals worth $250,000 in 2012
September 20, 2011
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) announced Tuesday that the Kentucky Sire Stakes will distribute over $2 million in purses in 2012. The Kentucky Sire Stakes is a culmination of a month-long series of preliminary races, with the biggest money earners getting a chance to compete in one
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Noble Sweeps OBC 2FT
September 20, 2011
Dan Noble swept the Ohio Breeders Championship for two-year-old trotting fillies by picking up wins with Jessica Rayne and Lady At Bat.In the first division, Jessica Rayne scored a half length victory over U R Toast (Ed Greeno, Jr.) in 2:05.The daughter of Jailhouse Jesse won for the sixth time in n
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Ohio Gov. wants to fast track VLTs at tracks
September 20, 2011
The Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper website has reported that Ohio Gov. John Kasich has requested that the state's Controlling Board approve a no-bid contract for creating the technology to operate video lottery terminals at the state's racetracks. That would put the rollout of VLTs on a fast
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Foxy Lady sets 1:52 Keystone Classic mark
September 20, 2011
Pennsylvania champion Foxy Lady kept right on rolling Tuesday at The Meadows, capturing a division of an $80,200 Keystone Classic for 3-year-old pacing fillies while equaling the stake record of 1:52. NY Yankees was a 9-1 upset winner in the other split, giving Yannick Gingras and trainer Ron Burke
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Monkey On My Wheel wins OSS Gold 3FP final
September 20, 2011
Monkey On My Wheel delivered as the 1-9 favorite in the $170,000 Ontario Sire Stakes Gold final for 3-year-old pacing fillies Tuesday night at Mohawk Racetrack.   With Mohawk’s leading driver, Jody Jamieson, at the helm, the Travis Umphrey student notched her sixth victory in 13 outings this
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Track record set in Mighty M Little Grey Jug
September 20, 2011
Over a track listed "good," Trigger Finger and driver Bruce Aldrich Jr. rambled to a stunning 1:53.4 track record victory in the 21st edition of Monticello Raceway’s Little Grey Jug on Tuesday afternoon. The final time established a new track record for 3-year-old pacing geldings and erased the
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