News Archive

Hail The Taxi wins NYSS after 33-day layoff
September 07, 2012
First-season New York-sired colts and geldings were on display Thursday night, with Yonkers Raceway hosting the $290,455 New York Sire Stakes Jim Crawford Pace for 2-year-olds, with four divisions.   Sheppard Pace winner Hail The Taxi (John Campbell) enjoyed yet another successfu
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Valdonna sets 1:52.4 Simcoe record
September 07, 2012
Valdonna delivered a new stakes records in the lone $209,871 Simcoe division for three-year-old trotting fillies on Thursday night at Mohawk. The Jimmy Takter trainee got under the wire in 1:52.4 with Dave Miller in the sulky.   While tempo-setter Bluff (Scott Zeron) put up fractions of :27
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RE Shawn gives Chip Noble win over son Dan
September 07, 2012
Trotters starred in the feature events at Scioto Downs on Thursday night as two $6,500 events were contested. Favored RE Shawn prevailed for driver Chip Noble in the first, scoring from behind with a 1:59 mile. The son of Jailhouse Jesse is trained and owned by Paul Russell of Michigan.
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Peaceful Way final set after Thursday elims
September 07, 2012
To Dream On kept her undefeated freshman record intact with a career-best equalling score in her $30,000 Peaceful Way elimination for 2-year-old trotting fillies on Thursday night at Mohawk.   The Jimmy Takter trainee stopped the clock in 1:54, matching her own North American season's
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Drink The Wine, Pine Credit score in Historics
September 07, 2012
Drink The Wine and Pine Credit won divisions of Thursday night's $138,196 Historic Stakes for 2-year-old trotters, while driver Jim Morrill Jr. collected six victories during the 65th program of the year at Vernon Downs. Chris Lems sat in for trainer R. "Nifty” Norman in a non-betting distaff
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Walnut Hall Ltd. yearling videos now online
September 07, 2012
The videos of the Walnut Hall Ltd. yearlings, selling Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 2 and 3, at the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale are now available at Lexingtonselected.com. All of the Walnut Hall Ltd. yearlings are also available for inspection both in-hand and in the turnout paddock seven days
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Won The West to be honored on Jug day
September 07, 2012
Won The West, two-time Pacer Of The Year and Breeders Crown champion, will be honored in Jug Day retirement ceremonies on Thursday, Sept. 20, at the Delaware, Ohio County Fair. Won The West was also feted last month at the Meadowlands in winner's circle ceremonies. Won The West will be
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Hanover Lex yearling videos now online
September 07, 2012
The videos of the 24 Hanover Shoe Farms yearlings selling at the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale are now available. They can be accessed at hanoverpa.com. or through the sale's website lexingtonselected.com. These yearlings will be sold on the first two days of the sale Tuesday, October 2 an
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Pierce sweeps PA Stallion championships
September 07, 2012
The diverse stories behind the four winners of their respective $40,000 Pennsylvania Stallion Series Championships for 2 year olds Thursday at Harrah's Philadelphia have two things in common–all four winners set or equaled the stake record, and all four were driven by Hall of Famer Ron Pier
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Rich card of racing on Scioto's Ohio Super Night
September 07, 2012
Ohio Super Night on Saturday will be one of the richest nights of racing ever in more than a half-century at Scioto Downs. The card features 16 races, half of them being $100,000 Ohio Sires Stakes finals. The supporting card is outstanding in itself as the $30,000 Invitational Pace features many
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Gingras on his power game in 2012
September 07, 2012
Yannick Gingras is truly in the driver's seat in 2012, closing in on what will be the most successful season of his career.   The 33-year-old Quebec native has already banked over $8.8 million in purse earnings, putting him on track to surpass his personal best of $11.9 million which he set
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Kentuckiana to downsize, sell breeding stock
September 07, 2012
A reduction of the Kentuckiana Farms equine inventory will occur in November of this year at Harrisburg, Pa., as part of the annual Standardbred Horse Sales Company Mixed Sale.   Kentuckiana will remain active in the business by maintaining a smaller, more select broodmare operation, and co
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Rosecroft to hold qualifiers Saturday morning
September 07, 2012
Racing returns to Rosecroft Raceway Saturday morning with a six race qualifying card beginning at 10 am. Two trotting races and four pacing races are on tap for the morning.   Six horses that have never faced the gate will appear in the qualifiers and the defending "Trotter of the Meet” and
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Chilitodayhotamale wins Dancer by 16 lengths
September 07, 2012
Chilitodayhotamale, newly paired with driver George Brennan, fired to the lead early and drew off to a 16-length victory in a stakes record equaling 1:56.3 in the $50,000 Helen Dancer on Friday (Sept. 7) at Freehold Raceway.   Odds-on favorite Aunt Mel, who carried a three-race winning
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Youth Foundation fundraiser set for Sept. 30
September 07, 2012
The Harness Horse Youth Foundation (HHYF) will be conducting its fourth annual Drive For Youth Fundraiser during the races at Lexington's historic Red Mile on Sunday (Sept. 30.) HHYF staff and trustees will be in the grandstand, clubhouse, paddock, and on the apron requesting pledges from drivers,
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Quigley, Stillings to enter Harness Racing Hall of Fame
September 07, 2012
Robert (Bob) Quigley, the founding father of the dominant Meadowlands racetrack, from personnel to operating to racing philosophy, and Richard (Dick) Stillings, trainer and driver of many champion horses and continuing on as an excellent catch-driver, have been voted harness racing’s highest honor –
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Wheeling N Dealin remains a perfect six
September 07, 2012
Wheeling N Dealin, driven by Sylvain Filion, remains undefeated in six career starts as he took the fastest of two $30,000 William Wellwood Memorial eliminations on Friday evening at Mohawk. The son of Cantab Hall will headline the $462,000 final slated on September 15, part of the $1 million
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Yonkers hosts $291,440 NYSS 2YO filly trot
September 07, 2012
Statebreds were again on display Friday night, with Yonkers Raceway hosting the $291,440 New York Sire Stakes Pat Quaglietta Trot for 2-year-old fillies. Four divisions--at $72,860 each--were consecutively contested. Barn Babe (John Cummings Jr.) continued her solid season, winning the o
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Hot Shot Blue Chip in Credit Winner upset
September 07, 2012
Hot Shot Blue Chip became harness racing's newest millionaire after he won a stretch battle with Chapter Seven to take the $200,000 Credit WinnerTrot in 1:51.2 on Friday night (Sept. 7) at Vernon Downs. Owned by Thomas Dillon and trained by Jonas Czernyson, the 6-year-old gelded son of Reve
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