News Archive

Quid Pro Quo wins Italy's Orsi Mangelli
November 01, 2012
The Gran Premio Orsi Mangelli was raced Thursday at the San Siro racetrack in Milan, Italy, with a purse of just 209,000 euro (approximately $270,000). Although the low purse was a result of the state of harness racing in Italy, the race was a success for Sweden with the victory by the Menhammar
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Powerful Poe scores in Cardinal
November 01, 2012
It was all treats and no tricks for Mystical Marker Farms and Jack and Peggy Hood's Powerful Poe on Wednesday night as the division leader among the Illinois conceived and foaled 2-year-old colt trotting set put another notch in the win column knocking off five other youngsters by 2 ½ lengt
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Rapide Lebel sets under saddle record in Paris
November 01, 2012
One year after finishing second to San Pail in the $600,000 Breeders Crown Open Trot at Woodbine Racetrack, the star European Rapide Lebel scored an impressive victory in an under saddle "monte” race at Hippodrome de Vincennes in Paris, France. Eric Raffin rode Rapide Lebel to the win We
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New York horseman Dan Dylo dies
November 01, 2012
Sad news struck the Western New York circuit with the passing of 35-year-old harness driver Daniel Dylo. The popular reinsman fittingly won his last race driving his top trotting mare Vicky Winner. Dan Dylo burst onto the Western N.Y. circuit in 1999, winning 40 races. His best year came
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Bartlett gets another chance in World tourney
November 01, 2012
It rarely happens in racing and in life, but driver Jason Bartlett will get a second chance.   Injured in an auto accident days before he was to represent the United States in the 2011 World Driving Championship, Bartlett has been selected as this country's representative to the
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New! Harrisburg Preview now available
November 01, 2012
A special edition of Harness Racing Harrisburg Preview is now available, providing an insight to the upcoming yearling and mixed sales that gets underway on Monday in Harrisburg, Pa.   Included in the Harrisburg Preview is a glimpse at some of the yearlings attracting early atte
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TVG, Cal Expo announce broadcast partnership
November 01, 2012
TVG, America's Horseracing Network, and Watch and Wager LLC, the new operator of Sacramento's Cal Expo Harness, which will launch its 2012-13 meet on Friday night, have forged an exclusive broadcast partnership, both companies have announced.   Cal Expo Harness, located at the Califo
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Fox Valley Steffen best in Life's A Holiday
November 01, 2012
What already looked like it was going to be a stroll in the park for Paula Smith, James Runyan and Gary Engel's Fox Valley Steffen became even easier with the defection of two of the six scheduled starters in Thursday's $12,600 Life's A Holiday Stake at Maywood Park. The diagonally gaited s
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