News Archive

Heston Blue Chip, American Jewel in EBCs
August 10, 2012
The top sophomore pacers in New York will gather at Tioga Downs on Sunday afternoon for the rich Empire Breeders Classic (EBC) finals.   Ken Jacobs's Heston Blue Chip has been towering over the New York Sire Stakes competition all summer and comes into the $270,000 Empire Breeder
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New conditions for Zweig at Vernon Downs
August 10, 2012
The Zweig Memorial 3-Year-Old trot will have both a new location and format in 2012. Raced on Sunday, Aug. 26, over Vernon Downs' highly regarded seven-eighths mile strip for the first time, the race is expected to attract the top sophomores in training.   This will be
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Hambletonian Society endorses Gural; Reid new director
August 10, 2012
At the annual meeting of The Hambletonian Society held Aug. 3, the board of directors voted to strongly endorse track owner Jeff Gural's initiatives on whipping restrictions and uniform medication rules, elected a new director and opened Hambletonian No. 90, the stake for foals of 2012. &nbs
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Horse of the Year San Pail nears return
August 10, 2012
San Pail, who was sidelined due to injury earlier this season, will be returning to the racetrack in a couple of weeks, according to trainer Rod Hughes.   The three-time defending Maple Leaf Trot winner was unable to defend his title this year.   "He was sidelined because of inflamma
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Ontario Sire Stakes makes some date changes
August 10, 2012
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has announced date changes for five Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold Series races.   Given the uncertainty regarding the fall meet, the three OSS dates scheduled for Windsor Raceway are being moved to other racetracks. Moving the dates at this time will a
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Alagna scores NJSS hat trick
August 10, 2012
Trainer Tony Alagna sent out a trio of winners in the New Jersey Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacers on Friday night at the Meadowlands. His hat trick began with Somebodythatiusedtono, who gamely held off Sweetheart winner Jerseylicious to win the $23,000 opener in wire-to-wire fashion. Dr
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Gracie Montana wins Girls' Night Out final
August 10, 2012
Gracie Montana overcame a trailing post 12 to score the 5-1 upset in the inaugural edition of the Girls' Night Out Pacing Series final on Friday night at Mohawk.   With driver Jody Jamieson in the bike, the five-year-old mare emerged in a blanket finish to score the lion's share of th
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MM's Lucky Boy, All Spirit win Yonkers features
August 10, 2012
Yonkers Raceway's usual Friday night pair of $44,000 Open Handicaps--for trotters and distaff pacers, respectively--were won by odds-on choice MM'S Lucky Boy (Brent Holland, $3) and All Spirit (Jim Marohn Jr., $10).   MM's Lucky Boy made it three wins in his last four Friday trotting featu
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Frontierpan fastest in PA Stallion splits
August 10, 2012
Driver Matt Kakaley won two of the four Stallion Series divisions for 3-year-old pacing fillies that were held on Friday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Each of the four divisions carried a purse of $20,000.   Kakaley won the first split with Frontierpan (No Pan Intended-Disneyp
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