News Archive

Christian Harness Horsemen's scholarship news
March 06, 2012
The Christian Harness Horsemen's Association (CHHA) Scholarship Application is now available at www.chha.net. This year CHHA will be awarding a John and Janet Klark Memorial Scholarship, a James "Bart” Glass Memorial Scholarship, a Carl Allen Memorial Scholarship, Rambling Willie Scholarship and a
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If I Can Dream moving to New Jersey for 2012
March 06, 2012
Bulletproof Enterprises has announced that world champion and full brother to Western Terror, If I Can Dream p, 2, 1:50.4f; 3, 1:49.4f ($1,990,276), will stand the 2012 breeding season at Deo Volente Farms of Flemington, NJ. Kentuckiana Farms will continue to serve as syndicate manager o
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Imposter A wins season-high 7th of year
March 06, 2012
Imposter A, an Australian bred-altered son of Fake Left, scored his seventh victory of the fledgling season on at Monticello Raceway on Monday afternoon. With that triumph the pacer now leads the nation in races won this year.   Mike Forte was in the sulky once again for trainer Elisha
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$100,000 guarantee Pick 4 Wednesday at Balmoral
March 06, 2012
Here we go again! Get ready for another giant betting opportunity Wednesday as March Madness starts early at Balmoral Park. Players will get a $100,000 guaranteed pool, a big carryover, free program pages courtesy of Track Master and a low 15 percent takeout. What more could a player ask fo
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Sulky stats now tracked at Meadowlands
March 06, 2012
By popular request, the Meadowlands Racetrack is now tracking sulky statistics for its players. Several weeks ago, the Meadowlands began color coding sulkies and tracking the information on its live television broadcast. Statistics have been compiled for the past month and will now appear in the
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More politics in Ohio as legislature negotiates
March 06, 2012
Ohio needs emergency legislation passed which specifies the rules for operating video lottery terminals (VLTs) at the state's racetracks under the supervision of the Ohio Lottery Commission, but to get that emergency legislation passed there has been some horse trading going on at the statehouse
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HOY San Pail set to qualify Thursday
March 06, 2012
San Pail, the Horse of the Year on both sides of the border in 2011, is scheduled to make his first charted line of 2012 in a qualifying session on Thursday morning at Mohawk.   Trainer and co-owner Rod Hughes confirmed that the winner of $2,977,885 who has three Maple Leaf Trot victo
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Valentowner takes Meadows feature
March 06, 2012
Valentowner waited patiently in the pocket, then roared through the Lightning Lane to capture Tuesday's $22,500 Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows at a healthy 5-1. Greg Grismore pushed Valentowner to the lead, where he stung Southern Allie before yielding to the pocket. That strategy pai
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Yonkers bringing back Sheppard for 2YOs
March 06, 2012
Yonkers Raceway is bringing back the Lawrence B. Sheppard Pace, for years the Raceway's signature event for 2-year-old colts and geldings.   The Sheppard, dormant since 2003, is scheduled to offer elimination races ($25,000 each division) Saturday night, July 14, with the $100,000 (es
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Aracache Hanover set to start Saturday
March 06, 2012
Millionaire pacer Aracache Hanover is about to return to the racing wars to begin his 2012 campaign. He'll be starting in the outside post position in a field of eight starters in the Saturday evening Open Handicap Pace at the Isle Pompano Park.   After a winter holiday
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Monochromatic overtakes Mystra to score
March 06, 2012
Monochromatic got up to beat Mystra in deep stretch to win the $27,500 Mares Open/Handicap Pace at Dover Downs on Tuesday (March 6). Ross Wolfenden had five wins.   After enjoying a good trip sitting third until midstretch, Corey Callahan pulled Monochromatic to the outside and the&nb
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