News Archive

Clear Vision, Aracache Hanover win Molson elims
May 19, 2012
Clear Vision and Aracache Hanover won their respective $20,000 eliminations for Western Fair District's signature race, the $300,000 Molson Pace, during an action-packed card of harness racing on Friday.   Clear Vision wore down stablemate Atochia in late stretch to prevail in th
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Uncle Peter, Dejarmbro, Itrustyou sharp in qualifiers
May 19, 2012
Reigning Breeders Crown 2-Year-Old Colt Trot champion Uncle Peter scored a 1:54.1 qualifying victory Saturday morning at the Meadowlands. Also winning qualifiers were the 2011 Earl Beal Jr. Memorial Trot winner Dejarmbro and Itrustyou, who swept the Complex Series and Exit 16W Series earlier thi
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A Rocknroll Dance strong in NJSS opener
May 19, 2012
A Rocknroll Dance scored an impressive 1:50.1 victory Saturday night in the first of three divisions of New Jersey Sire Stakes for 3-year-old colt pacers at the Meadowlands. Last year's richest freshman colt pacer with $863,325 in earnings, coasted to a 4 1/2-length victory in his 2012 debu
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Obituary: Jerry Smith dies at 83
May 19, 2012
Jerry Smith, the trainer and owner of several world champions over the years, died early Friday morning, May 18, at the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka, Ind. He was 83. A native of Michigan, Mr. Smith winter trained at Spring Garden Ranch in Florida. Mr. Smith raced at Hoosie
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Northern Companion upsets at Pompano
May 19, 2012
With the presence of Florida standout 3-year-old pacer Keemosabe in the field a big upset transpired in the Saturday evening $7,500 featured pace The Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park. Northern Companion, in rein to Robert Hoffman, used his customary closing rush to sweep to victory at 14-1.
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Doc's Yankee scores in Scioto feature
May 19, 2012
Doc's Yankee left the gate fastest of all, yielded the lead to Look Yankee in the second quarter, then shot up the inside to win the featured pace at Scioto Downs on Saturday night. It was the second straight win at Scioto for Doc's Yankee, who is owned by Gerald Denney of Gallipolis, Ohio. O
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Sweet Lou in 1:49.3 in 2012 debut
May 19, 2012
Anyone wondering if Sweet Lou still has the magic that carried him to a record-setting 2011 season as a 2 year old probably had their questions answered on Saturday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Making his 2012 debut, the pride of the Ron Burke barn coasted to a win in a $106,113 divi
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Field set for Upper Canada Cup final
May 19, 2012
The popular Ontario sired 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings delivered romping wins in each of their $25,000 Upper Canada Cup eliminations on Saturday night at Georgian Downs. The elims took on a different note following the scratch of Warrawee Needy from the third division. Heavy favourite
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Valley Victory son to stand in Ohio
May 19, 2012
Home Stretch, the fifth fastest son of Valley Victory, will begin breeding duties immediately at Hagemeyer Farm in Ohio at an introductory fee of $1,000.   His mark of 1:53.3f was taken at Harrah's Chester, and the only faster sons of Valley Victory are Muscles Yankee, Lindy Lane, Bul
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Brennan has winning Sea Venture at Yonkers
May 19, 2012
Sea Venture (George Brennan, five winners on the dozen-race card) was on his game from off the pace Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's $36,000 Open Handicap Pace.   Unhurried early from post position six, he watched as Flipper J (Cat Manzi) brushed to the lead around Code Word
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