News Archive

Conditions approved excluding progeny of 4YOs
March 23, 2012
The official language designed to exclude the progeny of 4-year-old stallions (absent meeting one of the listed exemptions) from stakes races at The New Meadowlands, Tioga and Vernon Downs has been approved for inclusion in stakes conditions at those tracks beginning with horses bred in 2013, foals
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Racing canceled at Saratoga due to strangles
March 23, 2012
Due to an outbreak of Strangles, all racing at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway has been cancelled. Qualifiers were scheduled for Friday morning but were canceled, and disinfection of the paddock was underway. Racing will resume, barring any complications, on April 11.   "We ha
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Ontario commission warns about oxygen-carrying substances
March 23, 2012
The Ontario Racing Commission advises all members of the Ontario racing community to use caution when administering substances that may cause a positive test. In particular are those drugs which affect the oxygen-carrying ability of the hemoglobin molecule. Severe penalties and sanctions will be
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Negative tests for stranges required at Tioga, Vernon
March 23, 2012
Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs in preparation for the 2012 race seasons, will open their barn areas on April 1. The main racetrack at Vernon Downs will open on Monday, March 26, due to the warm weather, while Tioga will open on Monday, April 2, to gear up for the first qualifying events (April 13
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Notables return to track in Big M qualifiers
March 23, 2012
Trainer Jim Campbell sent out his 2010 stakes star Fashion Delight and his 2011 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes champion Opening Night in qualifying action at the Meadowlands Friday morning and both horses won and appear ready for the 2012 season.   Opening Night, a 4-year-old son of Broadway Hall w
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Machapelo on track to begin season in Ontario
March 23, 2012
When co-owner Marc Hanover receives the status report on his prized pacer, Machapelo, from trainer Linda Toscano, he keeps hearing "he's all business."   A homebred son of Mach Three-Capelo Rose, Machapelo enjoyed a profitable rookie campaign last season with a record of 3-5-2 from 14 starts
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Sugar Valley Farm open house on March 31
March 23, 2012
Sugar Valley Farm will host an open house and stallion parade on Saturday (March 31) from 2-4 p.m. There will be two parades -- one at 2:30 p.m. and the other at 3:30 p.m. The stallions will be available to be viewed throughout the afternoon. Food will be provided by Jeff Short of Shorty's Barbequ
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Majority of Ontarians approve of slots at tracks
March 23, 2012
Fully three quarters of Ontarians say they approve of the 'Slots at the Racetrack' program (74%), and two-thirds approve of the specific terms of the deal OLG currently has with Ontario's horse racing tracks (61%) according to a new survey conducted by Forum Research on behalf of the Ontario Horse R
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Yonkers, Freehold, Maine react to strangles case
March 23, 2012
Effectively immediately, all horses entering Yonkers Raceway's paddock and barn area shall be required to have a current health certificate. No exceptions are to be made to this edict, which remains in effect until further notice. For further information, please contact the race office at (914)
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Stay granted, Reibercrombie back in Levy
March 23, 2012
Reibercrombie will compete in the George Morton Levy Memorial Series at Yonkers on Saturday night. Owner Steve Calhoun appealed the ruling of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board, which honored the horse's suspension in Ontario, and a stay was granted.   Earlier in the we
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Memorial service for Dave Rankin Saturday
March 23, 2012
A small memorial service for Dave Rankin, an Ohio Hall of Fame horseman, will be held at Mt. Sterling Methodist Church at 1 p.m. in Hopewell, Ohio. Rankin died last week after a long and courageous battle with cancer. The church is located at 8185 National Road (Route 40) just west of Zanesville
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Gottaseeaboutagirl scores Night Styles final
March 23, 2012
Gottaseeaboutagirl worked out a second over trip and easily overcame the leaders to win the $46,000 Night Styles final on Friday night at the Meadowlands Racetrack.  Driver David Miller steered the lone 3-year-old in the field of filly and mare pacers to a mark of 1:51.3.  Just A G
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Hoosier Park cards 13 races for Tuesday opener
March 23, 2012
The stage is set for the 19th Standardbred season opener at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino. The 80-day meet will kick off on Tuesday, March 27 with 13 races on the card. With more than 187 entries flooding the box for opening night, the card will feature four legs of the Miss Windfall Seri
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Palone now at 14,994 after Meadows triple
March 23, 2012
Undeterred by post 7, Winning It powered to the front and drew off to capture her second straight series win in Friday’s Donna Dunn Memorial Pace at The Meadows. Chloe Hall and Metro Ville also took $15,000 second-leg divisions in the series for 3- and 4-year-old fillies and mares which conclude
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