News Archive

Holdingallthecards fastest in Hirt; handle still soaring
January 12, 2013
The wet weather couldn't dampen the mood at the Meadowlands Friday night. On the racetrack the story was driver Dave Miller, who won five of 11 races on the card, including two divisions of The Clyde Hirt Series. Miller has now won eight races in the last two nights.   In the Cly
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First-over Southwind Jazmin wins Yonkers feature
January 12, 2013
Yonkers Raceway's 2013 season began with a rainy Friday night and with its usual pair of $35,000 co-features. The Filly and Mare Open Pace went to a first-up Southwind Jazmin (George Brennan), who put away even-money favorite Don't Blame Her (catch-driver Brian Sears), then held sway.  
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DSOA awards First State's finest
January 12, 2013
Some 350 horsemen, legislators and friends of harness racing turned out for the annual Delaware Standardbred Owners Association (DSOA) awards dinner at the Dover Sheraton Hotel Friday.   Preceded by the annual DSOA meeting at mid-day and an early evening cocktail hour, Mistress o
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Sign up for Meadowlands text service
January 12, 2013
The Meadowlands Race Office is communicating with horsemen on various racing related functions by text. An agreement with Sumotext enables the office to send mass text messages to all horsemen that have signed up for the service with the push of a button.   That service came into pla
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Unefoisdansmavie wins off month layoff
January 12, 2013
She hadn't raced in a month, but Unefoisdansmavie still was much the best, easily capturing her fourth straight in Friday's $20,000 Fillies and Mares Preferred Handicap pace at The Meadows.   Dave Palone confidently sent the 6-year-old daughter of Revenue S-Peace To The World to the
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Pompano to host WHHC qualifier Feb. 9
January 12, 2013
The Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park will host a World Harness Handicapping Championship (WHHC) qualifying tournament on Saturday, Feb. 9.   The WHHC tournament, which assembles handicappers from across North America at host tracks from January through early April, features
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Southern Viking scores 18-1 upset at Dover
January 12, 2013
Allan Davis had his biggest year in 2012 and he is continuing in January as he drove four winners on Saturday afternoon at Dover Downs, headed by 18-1 Southern Viking in the $12,500 mares featured pace.   Southern Viking challenged front-pacing Auf Wiedersehen (Jack Parker)
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Love To Rock rolls to 8th straight at Freehold
January 12, 2013
Love To Rock, with driver Kyle DiBenedetto aboard, won for an eighth consecutive time at Freehold on Saturday.   The Robert Horowitz-trained gelding, owned by Horowitz in partnership with Brian Clark,has moved up from capturing a $6,000 claiming race on Nov. 10 to winning the previous
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Champion French trotter Ourasi dies at 33
January 12, 2013
World champion trotter Ourasi, who captured France's famed Prix d'Amerique four times over his illustrious career, died Saturday, Jan. 12, in Normandy at the age of 33.   Ourasi won the Prix d'Amerique in 1986-87-88 before being upset in 1989. He came back as a 10 year old to win
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Electrofire blazes to Yonkers victory
January 12, 2013
Favored Electrofire (Brian Sears) was the champion of the chalk players Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's $35,000 Open Handicap Pace.   Starting inside his six rivals, Electrofire retook from the six wins-in-a-row Proven Lover (Jason Bartlett), after a foggy, 28-second opening
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Four-horse accident at Woodbine
January 12, 2013
There was a four-horse spill in the ninth race on Saturday night at Woodbine.   In Commando, driven by James MacDonald, was tipped off cover and advancing first-up in the backstretch when the gelding fell. Hard To Mach (Doug McNair), High Def Z Tam (Billy Davis Jr.) and Anderlecht (Ri
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