News Archive

Gingras, wife welcome new daughter
November 23, 2011
Driver Yannick Gingras, the sixth leading money-winning driver in North America with purse earnings of slightly more than $11 million, is taking a few days off this week playing "Mr. Mom." Gingras's wife, Vicki, gave birth to the couple's third child, a girl, on Tuesday. The couple already
[read more]

Manofmanymissions to stand in Ontario
November 23, 2011
Kentucky Futurity champion Manofmanymissions will be standing at stud in Ontario for the 2012 breeding season for a stud fee of $7,000 (Canadian funds). Kentuckiana Farms made the announcement that the son of Yankee Glide-Armbro Vanquish (by Garland Lobell) will stand at Kentuckiana Farms
[read more]

Meadowlands to hold qualifiers Dec. 29
November 23, 2011
The Meadowlands will offer qualifying races on Thursday, Dec. 29, at 10 a.m. in preparation for the return of live harness racing over the one-mile oval, starting on Jan. 6. Director of Racing Peter Koch said that there would be a second day of qualifying on Friday, Dec. 30, if there were
[read more]

Instant Racing earning big money for KY purses
November 23, 2011
Instant Racing, in which gamblers bet on old horse races, is catching on in Kentucky at Kentucky Downs, a track which has held very short race meets in the town of Franklin, Ky., about 45 miles from downtown Nashville, Tenn.   According to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, Insta
[read more]

Matrix Hall picks up seventh win of season
November 23, 2011
Matrix Hall made his first start at Dover Downs a winning one in the $16,500 winners-over trot on Wednesday. Daryl Bier steered the Conway Hall-Melissa Hall gelding between horses to victory in 1:56.4.   Ken Wood, Bill Dittmar and Steve Iaquinta own Matrix Hall, a 7-year-old wi
[read more]

Marino, Hensley team up to win 3 at Pompano
November 23, 2011
Trainer Chris Marino and driver Ed Hensley teamed up to dominate the Wednesday evening program at the Isle Pompano Park on yet another ideal 78-degree evening in South Florida.Their winners included trotter Lord Burghley in a $5,000 purse conditioned test for owner Howard Jacobs of West Orange NJ, a
[read more]