News Archive

Lightning Treasure, Gurf win Yonkers feautures
November 12, 2011
Lightning Treasure (Dan Dube) made it look simple from the eight hole Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $38,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.   In play early, Lightning Treasure moved around Quicksilvercandy A (Larry Stalbaum) before a :27.1 opening quarter mile. She th
[read more]

Scorpion Moon wins Vernon feature
November 12, 2011
The veteran trotter Scorpion Moon earned his 79th career victory with a 2:00 triumph in Friday night’s $8,000 featured race at Vernon Downs.Claude Huckabone III did the teaming for trainer Tracy Brainard as the favorite Scorpion Moon ($5.30) rallied from last at the half to fifth at the three-q
[read more]

NYSS champ Royal Shyster sells for $450,000
November 12, 2011
New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) champion Royal Shyster, most recently fifth in the $600,000 Breeders Crown final for 2-year-old colt trotters at Woodbine Racetrack, sold for $450,000 on Saturday in the second and last session of the mixed sale portion in Harrisburg. William Weaver was the successful bid
[read more]

Roll in Messenger, Rock in Lady Maud
November 12, 2011
Roll With Joe, driven by Ron Pierce, surprised no one Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's $401,000 Messenger Stakes for 3-year-old pacers. In his retirement soiree, "Joe" rolled, romping in the 56th edition of the final jewel of the Pacing Triple Crown by eight widening lengths in 1:
[read more]

Pocono wraps up 2011 meet
November 12, 2011
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs closed out its 2011 season by honoring some of its finest horses, trainers, and drivers, while Golden Receiver provided one more highlight by winning the featured pace on Saturday night. Golden Receiver, trained by Mark Harder and driven to victory by Howard Parker, pick
[read more]

Check Me Out spots Matron field 20, still wins
November 12, 2011
Check Me Out overcame going offstride in mid first turn and then made up approximately 24 lengths to win the first of four Matron 2-year-old finals at Dover Downs on Saturday at Dover Downs.   In the $129,050 Matron final for 2-year-old filly trotters, Check Me Out eased away from the st
[read more]

Santeramo drives first-ever winner
November 12, 2011
He timed his late stretch move perfectly to nail down a nose photo finish win and was then greeted by cheering well wishers in the winner's circle. It all made for a most memorable debut in the Florida Amateur Driving Club (FADC) as 30-year-old Tom Santeramo earned his first first lifetime driv
[read more]