News Archive

Janet Terhune new head of Museum, Hall of Fame
May 15, 2012
Janet T. Terhune has been appointed the next director of the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame by its Board of Trustees. Following the annual meeting of the Museum's trustees on July 1, Terhune will succeed Gail Cunard, who will be retiring after having served the Museum for 27 years, th
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Sweet! Krom goes back to back in Lady Godiva
May 15, 2012
Last year Lisa Krom lost her helmet as the mobile gate sped away at the start but that loss was the only one she endued that afternoon as her pacer Allikait Fighter went on to win the Monticello Raceway's Lady Godiva Pace on a cold February morning.   Postponed from the usual col
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Saratoga harness acquiring Colorado casino
May 15, 2012
Saratoga Harness Racing Inc. (SHRI), owner of Saratoga Casino and Raceway in Saratoga Springs, NY, and The Majestic Star Casino, LLC (Majestic Star) announced on Tuesday (May 15 that SHRI has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of Majestic Star's issued and outstanding limite
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Steve Condren....he's still got it
May 15, 2012
For most horsemen, a 2:07.2 mile away from the racetrack might seem insignificant, but for Hall of Fame driver Steve Condren, it was a deeply personal moment, one that showed he hadn't lost a beat.   It was a picture-perfect April morning in Lake Worth, Fla., a city of roughly 37,000 peo
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Mohawk seeking to race 4 instead of 5 days a week
May 15, 2012
The Implementation and Monitoring Group of the Ontario Racing Program has received an application from Woodbine Entertainment Groupto continue racing four days a week when WEG moves to Mohawk for its summer meet.   The current approved 2012 race date schedule for Mohawk includes a mov
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Maven upsets Check Me Out in 1:53.4
May 15, 2012
In a $68,778 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes at The Meadows on Tuesday afternoon, the Glidemaster-sired Maven upset Check Me Out, the 2011 Two-Year-Old Filly Trotter of the Year, in a stakes record time of 1:53.4. The clocking was just three-fifths of a second off the world record, set by Hidden V
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Monochromatic wires Harrington field in 1:53.1
May 15, 2012
North State Street Stable's Monochromatic ($2.60, Brad Hanners) and Jeff and David Clark and Vernon Cannon's Ash Larue ($3.40, Jim Morand) each won their respective $16,000 Mares Junior Open divisions Tuesday at Harrington Raceway.   Ash Larue was the faster of the two winners with a
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Suit Up tops Blooded Horse Sale at $18,000
May 15, 2012
The Spring Blooded Horse Sale was the strongest since 2004 as buyers from across the country sought horses to add to their racing stables. Suit Up, consigned by Trent Stohler, was the sale topper at $18,000.The competitive 3-year-old son of Allamerican Ingot was purchased by William Hartt o
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