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Running Aces Opens Fifth Season Wednesday
June 05, 2012
Running Aces is excited to start its fifth race season Wednesday, June 6, at 6:30 p.m. in Columbus, Min. The purses are larger, the promotions are bigger and live music has been added. At 6:30 p.m. a professional skydiver from Skydive Forest Lake will be dropping in with an American flag for the
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New rules force three NYSS splits at Monticello
June 05, 2012
The new format for the New York Sire Stakes program will make its Monticello Raceway debut on Wednesday afternoon, June 6. Three divisions of New York Sire Stakes will race for a total purse of $150,813 while six splits of the new Excelsior Series (formerly late closers) will go for a total purse&
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North America Cup draws 19 in two eliminations
June 05, 2012
The continent’s finest three-year-old pacers will go postward Saturday, June 9, at Mohawk Racetrack in two eliminations for the $1.5 million Pepsi North America Cup, the world’s richest pacing event on June 16.The $50,000 eliminations drew 19 Cup hopefuls. Each elimination will qualify the first
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Currier & Ives to Frost Bites K, Upfront Billy
June 05, 2012
Frost Bites K set a lifetime mark of 1:55.2 and Upfront Billy scored in 1:56 in two $65,947 divisions of the Currier & Ives 3-Year-Old Open Trot at The Meadows Tuesday afternoon, June 5. Dave Palone was in the bike for Frost Bites K and Brian Zendt was at the lines for Upfront Billy as both ho
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Here's My Ticket leads DSBF filly winners
June 05, 2012
For the third straight night at Harrington Raceway, Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) horses headlined the program, as this time the 3-year-old pacing fillies were in action in three $20,000 eliminations. However, driver Ross Wolfenden stole the sophomore pacers thunder by winning eight r
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Radar Contact Wins Feature Pace at Pocono
June 05, 2012
Radar Contact rallied in the final strides for a thrilling victory in Tuesday night’s featured pace for mares at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The race, which was a condition for mares who are non-winners of $25,000 lifetime, carried the night’s top purse of $25,000. Radar Contact, a 4-year-ol
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