News Archive

Mohawk postpones qualifiers until Friday
December 14, 2011
Due to the heavy rains forecast for Wednesday night and Thursday, Mohawk Racetrack has cancelled its qualifying sessions for Thursday morning.   Mohawk's next session of qualifiers will go postward on Friday, Dec. 16, with the first race set for 10 a.m. All horses entered for Thursday'
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MacGrath has Weigh The Odds in Valedictory
December 14, 2011
The best Christmas gift, at least an early one, that owner/trainer Brent MacGrath could have asked for, came true when his Weigh The Odds received a favorable post position in one of two $25,000 Valedictory Stakes eliminations set for Saturday evening at Woodbine.   MacGrath, the man who ca
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Three straight for Omen Hanover at Dover
December 14, 2011
Omen Hanover turned in a dominant 1:53.2 triumph to win the $23,000 Mares Open Pace at Dover Downs on Wednesday, a program liberally sprinkled with long shots. Corey Callahan continued his red-hot pace driving five winners.   Andy Miller drove favorite Omen Hanover into the early le
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Give an Allamerican Cheer to Dover winner
December 14, 2011
Allamerican Cheer used the same game plan as last week closing fast in the stretch to annex his second-straight $16,000 winners-over trot on Wednesday at Dover Downs. Meet leading driver Corey Callahan drove three winners.   Driver Ross Wolfenden sat patiently with Allamerican Cheer as a
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Noble heading to Pompano for New Year's Eve
December 14, 2011
The intrigue and drama of the 2011 battle for North America's winningest driver will end on Saturday evening, Dec. 31 at The Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park.   "We're just rounding up the last of the details for what was already going to be a huge New Year's Eve race card here and to have Dan
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Jojo N Goliath rallies to Meadows win
December 14, 2011
Spotting the leader 5 1/2 lengths, Jojo N Goliath roared up with a powerful uncovered move that carried him to victory in a sharp 1:50.3 in Tuesday’s $22,500 Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows.   Jojo N Goliath was sitting fifth down the backside when Eric Ledford sent him after the leade
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Big Bad John to race at Pompano
December 14, 2011
With Big Bad John just $11,441 away from reaching the $1-million mark, and combined with a chance to get a fast mark on a five-eighths mile racetrack, owner Ed Telle has made the decision to race the Little Brown Jug winner at least a couple of times in the next few weeks at Pompano Park in Florida.
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Stratton's star still rising
December 14, 2011
When he began his career at Monticello Raceway back in 2006 Jordan Stratton was impressive right from the start. Although he has had many personal milestones, his star just keeps rising.   On Tuesday afternoon Stratton won three races at Monticello Raceway and after traveling to his
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Zimmerman named USHWAn of the Year
December 14, 2011
Leon Zimmerman, a member of harness racing’s Communicators Hall of Fame who has for the last two years spearheaded a committee to bring the By-Laws of the U.S. Harness Writers Association up to “21st-century code,” has been selected as USHWA’s Member of the Year.   Zimmerman is a 45-year vete
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$30,000 Pick-4 guarantee Wed. at Balmoral
December 14, 2011
With a carryover of $7,838 , the U.S. Trotting Association and Balmoral Park have created a $30,000 instant guaranteed pool on the Wednesday Pick 5. The 50-cent Pick 5 wager is offered on races two through six. Post time for the second race is 8:30 Eastern, 7:30 Central and 5:30 Pacific.
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Chapter Seven returning to track in 2012
December 14, 2011
Chapter Seven ended his season on a roll and his connections hope it continues in 2012.  Linda Toscano, who trains the 3-year-old colt trotter, said Wednesday that owners Richard Gutnick, Gary Cocco, Southwind Farm and Jerry Silva decided last weekend to bring back Chapter Seven for his 4
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Big night for Pavia at Pompano Park
December 14, 2011
Joe Pavia Jr., a Pompano mainstay for two decades who has returned from Pocono Downs with a 30-horse string for the 2011-12 campaign, racked up two training wins and three victories in the bike on the Wednesday night program. From his own stable, Pavia teamed class trotters Pembrook Stre
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