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Legal Entity wins OSS Gold for Hamather
September 26, 2011
Ontario’s 2-year-old pacing fillies treated Windsor Raceway fans to an outstanding finish in their fourth $130,000 Gold Final on Sunday evening.   As the eight fillies rolled away from the starting gate, groans were heard around the grandstand as fan favorite Apogee Hanover skipped offstride
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Whatever It Takes to miss Kentucky Futurity
September 26, 2011
Brittany Farms' racing manager Myron Bell told harnessracing.com Monday morning that Whatever It Takes, most recently the runner-up in the $1 million Canadian Trotting Classic final at Mohawk Racetrack, will miss next Sunday's Kentucky Futurity at The Red Mile because of sickness.   "He came
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Luchento addresses NJ Senate committee
September 26, 2011
A New Jersey Senate committee charged with addressing state government, wagering, tourism and historic preservation met on Monday, Sept. 26, and part of their discussions is the subject of sports betting. om Luchento, president of the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey, gav
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Bluegrass battle: Win Missy B, Check Me Out
September 26, 2011
Win Missy B (pictured) and Check Me Out, the winner and runner-up in the Peaceful Way, will have a rematch in one of three divisions of the $326,300 Bluegrass Series for 2-year-old filly trotters on Thursday night card at The Red Mile. The Bluegrass opens the two-week Grand Circuit stand a
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Big M 2012 schedule offers new stakes
September 26, 2011
As the 2012 Meadowlands racing schedule begins to take shape, an extensive slate of open stakes for two and three-year-olds are being interwoven with the New Jersey Sire Stakes (NJSS) to offer ample racing opportunities for young state-bred horses.  The Meadowlands will serve as the primary loc
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Hammer's Avenue Of Dreams wins again
September 26, 2011
Roger Hammer's 2-year-old trotter Avenue Of Dreams has earned his second straight win, this time scoring in 2:01.2 during the first day of Bloomsburg Stake action at an unusual venue, the Gratz Fairgrounds in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, near Harrisburg. On Little Brown Jug day Avenue Of
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Hillbilly Hanover, Dick McTracy win Keystones
September 26, 2011
Hillbilly Hanover escaped a potentially fatal duel for the early lead, then poured through the Lightning Lane late to capture a division of Monday’s $131,600 Keystone Classic at The Meadows in 1:53.3. Dick McTracy took the other split in the event for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers in 1:53.4. &
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2YO filly trotting Circles looking for Ontario Gold
September 26, 2011
The 2-year-old trotting filly Circles will be looking to retain her Gold Final title at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday evening, but John Smith is pretty sure scoring a second win over his local oval will be tougher than earning the first.   “She’ll have her work cut out for her. It
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