News Archive

DePinto taking his shot in Breeders Crown
October 28, 2011
Sam DePinto is harness racing's proof that size doesn't matter --- stable size. In DePinto's case, less has become more.   "I have to be able to sit behind every one of my horses in order for them to do well," said the trainer and part-owner of Breeders Crown finalists We Will See and I Fough
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NJ horse breeder Manny Wolf dies at 81
October 28, 2011
Manfried “Manny” Wolf, 81, a long-time dairy farmer, real estate broker and owner and breeder of Standardbred horses in Flemington, NJ, died Thursday, Oct. 27, at North Broward Medical Center in Deerfield Beach, FL.   Born in 1930 in the rural town of Mertloch, Germany, Mr. Wolf and his
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Circle City stakes to Duluth, Feel The Pressure
October 28, 2011
Just a couple of days after he celebrated his 84th birthday in Las Vegas by watching a bull he owns compete in the Pro Bull Riding championship event, Doug Ackerman's homebred trotting colt Duluth gave him a $33,700 present. The colt won the $67,400 Circle City for 2-year-old trotters in 1:58.2
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Where to see the Breeders Crown races live
October 28, 2011
The big Breeders Crown card at Woodbine Saturday night begins with a first post time of 6:30 pm. As usual, the Woodbine card is available via the RTN channel, but there are other television outlets as well for the big night of racing.   In the US, TVG will be broadcasting the Crown races. TVG
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Batavia cuts purses by 10 percent
October 28, 2011
Batavia Downs Casino is cutting purses by 10 percent across the board on Nov. 2. Batavia presently has 15 race dates remaining on its 2011 calendar.   “Nobody wants to cut purses but we simply need to right the ship heading into next year,” Todd Haight, General Manager of Live Racing, sa
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Gym Tan Laundry, Lady Andi Kindergarten champs
October 28, 2011
Gym Tan Laundry and Lady Andi are the new Kindergarten champs. They won their their respective finals of the $383,000 Kindergarten Classic Series for 2-year-old trotters at Vernon Downs Friday night.   Gym Tan Laundry ($5.40) lowered his personal record and the track’s sta
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Small breeder has major influence in Crown
October 28, 2011
Seth Rosenfeld has been in the harness game pretty much his entire life. His parents owned some champions in the 1970s and his family shared ownership in Lana Lobell Farms, which was run by his uncle, Alan Leavitt, who now runs Walnut Hall Ltd.   Rosenfeld learned a lot during those days and
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Trainer says don't count out Kandor Hanover
October 28, 2011
With two-time defending Breeders Crown champ Buck I St Pat retired, the 11 mares entered in the $300,000 Mare Trot, the first of 12 championship races on Sat., Oct. 29 at Woodbine, may represent the most difficult handicapping challenge of the night.   It’s the one division Crown leading driv
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Pancleefandarpels takes Yonkers Mare feature
October 28, 2011
Pancleefandarpels (Jim Pantaleano), knocking on the million-dollar earnings door, edged closer Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $42,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.   Assigned penultimate post position 7, "Pancleef" was in play early. She drove past Breakheart Pa
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