News Archive

75 years ago, Greyhound equaled own mark
October 14, 2011
The Lexington Herald-Leader newspaper is celebrating the 75th anniversary of Keeneland racetrack by publishing pages that originally appeared on Keeneland's opening day, Oct. 14, 1936. The front page of the paper that day also included the headline "Equals Own Record Against Time" over a photo of th
[read more]

Ocean's Motion surges to Vernon win
October 14, 2011
Ocean’s Motion went from last to first before recording a 1:51.3 victory in Thursday night’s $10,000 featured first race at Vernon Downs.Competing against five quick-footed foes in the week’s Open contest for female pacers, Ocean’s Motion ($4.10) was last at the quarter, fifth at the half and fourth
[read more]

Zeron scores with OSS fillies
October 14, 2011
Driver Scott Zeron made the most of his journey to Woodbine Racetrack Thursday evening as he captured a pair of OSS Gold finals. Zeron guided Modern Connection and Miss Paris to victory in their respective divisions.The David Menary-trained Modern Connection converted off a pocket trip to track down
[read more]

Brennan wins eight Thursday
October 14, 2011
George Brennan, whose miles (or miles-and-one-sixteenth) frequently conclude in Yonkers Raceway's winner's circle, found that venue eight times during Thursday night's windy, rainy, foggy 13-race program.The Raceway's leading driver wasted no time, winning the first four races. First up was Braeside
[read more]

Perretti Farms property does not sell
October 14, 2011
The Star Ledger is reporting that the 310-acre farm of preserved land in the heart of New Jersey’s horse country did not sell at auction on Wednesday, Oct 12 because the highest bid — $1.5 million — was not as much as the owners had anticipated.Eight bidders showed up to the site in North Hanover, w
[read more]

Justice Hall colt tops Hoosier Classic first day
October 14, 2011
Caper Hall, a Justice Hall brother to Canadian Trotting Classic runner-up Whatever It Takes, topped the first session of the Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale Thursday afternoon, October 13. Serving as agent, Pond-A-Acres consigned the colt, purchased for $57,000 by The Kales Company LLC. A total of 197
[read more]

See You At Peelers wins qualifier in 1:54.1
October 14, 2011
See You At Peelers returned to the racetrack Friday (Oct. 14), winning a qualifier in 1:54.1 at Freehold Raceway, and trainer Jimmy Takter is optimistic the star 3-year-old filly pacer could race again soon.See You At Peelers, who won the first 22 races of her career, was scratched from a New York S
[read more]

Gold goes to Apogee Hanover, The Game Plan
October 14, 2011
The Erv Miller-trained Apogee Hanover, who captured last week’s lone elimination, romped in the $130,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Final for two-year-old pacing fillies Friday night at Woodbine Racetrack.   The trip to the winner’s circle also gave driver Scott Zeron his third straight OSS Go
[read more]

Second leg of Delaware Fund events Oct. 16
October 14, 2011
The second leg of the DSBF (Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund) stakes for trotters will get underway Sunday, Oct.16, at Harrington Raceway. Two divisions of fillies and two for colt and gelding trotters, all going for a purse of $20,000, will help determine who makes their respective $100,000
[read more]

Quick Deal takes another Green Acres final
October 14, 2011
Quick Deal, in a repeat performance from his 2-year-old season last year, won the $25,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Green Acres Final for 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings today at Freehold Raceway.   With Jim Meittinis driving, the gelded son of Revenue led from start to finish,
[read more]

Market Share; All In The Muscles win Futurity finals
October 14, 2011
Market Share extended his unbeaten streak to five and the filly All In The Muscles beat the boys in their respective $25,000 division of the New Jersey Futurity for two-year-old trotters on Friday, October 14, 2011 at Freehold Raceway.Market Share, a son of Revenue, coasted to a seven and a half len
[read more]

$55,000 top price 2nd day at Hoosier Classic
October 14, 2011
The second day of the Hoosier Classic yearling auction Friday featured the sale of a filly  by trotting sire Here Comes Herbie for $55,000. Sawgrass Farms of Illinois bought the filly consigned by Luckiana Farm of Goshen, Ind.   The filly's dams is the Schimitar-sired Allie Jean 4, 1:57.
[read more]

SBOANJ re-elects Luchento president
October 14, 2011
The Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey’s Board of Directors re-elected Tom Luchento as president and reorganized after its annual membership meeting on Friday, October 14, 2011 at Freehold Raceway.   The meeting was held in conjunction with the USTA’s District 12 mee
[read more]

Billmar Scooter, Grain Of Truth win at Yonkers
October 14, 2011
Billmar Scooter (Yannick Gingras) finished what she started Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $42,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.   Leaving from post position No. 6, Billmar Scooter stepped around 1-2 choice On the Glass (George Brennan) before a 27-second opening qua
[read more]