News Archive

Marcus Miller looks for big Red Mile GC meet
September 27, 2017
Marcus Miller enjoys driving at Lexington's Red Mile. It is not all related to the success he enjoyed there a year ago, but that probably doesn't hurt.   Last year, Miller won three divisions of the International Stallion Stakes and a division of the Bluegrass. He also finished second
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Field buddy T Barrr wins Ontario Gold
September 27, 2017
Gregg McNair and Ian Fleming have bred and owned horses together for years, but when the 2-year-old trotting gelding T Barrr arrived in the winner's circle at Mohawk Racetrack on Tuesday evening, McNair learned the partnership did not include the newly minted Gold Series winner. "I asked him
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Another big night for Napolitano, Allard
September 27, 2017
The $14,000 feature pace for fast-class distaffs was race ten on the Tuesday night card at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, and by the time of the end of the race, if your last name wasn't "Napolitano" or "Allard," it might have been a good night – perhaps even weekend -- to take off from the
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HHYF, HoP collaborate on youth field trips
September 27, 2017
Hoosier Park Racing & Casino, in partnership with the Harness Horse Youth Foundation and the Anderson School Corporation, will host a series of field trips for the fourth grade students in Madison County on Wednesday, Sept. 27 and Thursday, Sept. 28. The initiative is back by popular demand
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2PF Gracefully Forgiven still undefeated
September 27, 2017
Jeff and David Clark's Gracefully Forgiven ($2.20, Art Stafford Jr.) remained unbeaten in three starts with a 1:57.2 win in one of three Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) $20,000 eliminations for 2-year-old pacing fillies at Harrington Raceway Tuesday. The Roddy's Bags Again filly was a
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Backstretch With Gordon: Dog days of summer
September 27, 2017
It may be early fall but it sure still feels like the dog days of summer here in Lexington. We just missed 90 yesterday and it's going to be close again today. It's supposed to cool off starting tonight and by the time we hit Saturday it won't even reach the 70s. But the long-range forecast is t
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Blue Chip Harrisburg yearlings now online
September 27, 2017
Blue Chip Farms has announced that its 2017 Yearling Videos for the Harrisburg Yearling Sale are now available online at http://www.bluechipfarms.com/yearlings. Forty-one yearlings from sires including American Ideal, Bettor's Delight, Chapter Seven, Somebeachsomewhere, Sunshine Beach and Swe
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Undefeated Manchego heads Bluegrass 2FT
September 27, 2017
Jimmy Takter-trainee Manchego goes for her ninth-consecutive win in the fifth of five divisions of the $330,000 Bluegrass 2-Year-Old Filly Trot on Friday night at The Red Mile.   Starting from post three, the Muscle Hill filly out of the Cantab Hall mare Secret Magic has amassed
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One spot for U.S. left in International field
September 27, 2017
The field for the million-dollar Yonkers International Trot at Yonkers Raceway is nearing completion.   According to race secretary Steve Starr, nine of the 10 places behind the starting gate for the Saturday afternoon, Oct. 14, mile-and-a-quarter classic have been finalized. Starr in
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New Lexington Preview now available!
September 27, 2017
The Grand Circuit has hit The Red Mile and in a special, new and free HarnessRacing Lexington Preview, we take a look at what Thursday night's card has to offer, including in five divisions of the Bluegrass for 2-year-old colt trotters. Gordon Waterstone's morning trips to the backstretch led
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Burke pulls shoes and fillies win Classics
September 27, 2017
The barefoot look was a trend at The Meadows Wednesday as Temple Ruins and Sianna Hanover raced without shoes and won in Keystone Classic action.   Trainer Ron Burke removed their shoes for the stakes and each of the 3-year-old filly trotters responded with a victory for Dav
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Miss Irish Rose A wins debut at Batavia
September 27, 2017
Aussie invader Miss Irish Rose A, who was privately purchased from down-under on August 23 by Larry Stalbaum, made her North American debut a winning one by taking the $9,500 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap pace at Batavia Downs on Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 27) as heavy downpours moved through
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Freshman stakes prelims at Harrington
September 27, 2017
Four $20,000 divisions for the second leg of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) for two-year-old trotters went postward Wednesday (September 27) at Harrington Raceway. On a night where there were many short fields due to 14 scratches on the program, Bobby Myers' Brother Kenny ($
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