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Ronnie Wrenn Jr. drives 6 winners at Northfield
June 19, 2013
Ronnie Wrenn Jr. drove six winners on Tuesday (June 18) at Northfield Park. Wrenn's winners included Village Boss ($4.00) in race two, Friskie Town ($2.10) in race five, Rosebud-Sharkalert ($5.00) in race nine, Rare Commodity ($15.00) in race 10, Ridge Park ($3.60) in race 11 and Goin Home Ray (
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Larry Mallar dies at 73
June 19, 2013
Lawrence N. "Larry" Mallar, longtime race secretary at Roosevelt Raceway and later general manager of the Michigan Harness Horsemen's Association, died Wednesday, June 19, in Florida. He was 73. Mr. Mallar was born in Maine and graduated from American International College in Springfield, Mas
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Wheeling N Dealin qualifies again--1:57.1
June 19, 2013
The Dustin Jones-trained Wheelin N Dealin continued to prep for his 2013 campaign by trotting his second qualifying mile of the season Wednesday morning (June 19 at Mohawk Racetrack. With regular pilot Sylvain Filion in the sulky, Wheeling N Dealin won by nine lengths, gate-to-wire, in 1:57.1
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Camels, ostriches headed to Big M/Tioga/Vernon
June 19, 2013
It will be a big weekend for camels and ostriches in New York and New Jersey as the exotic animals will be on the racetrack at Vernon Downs, the Meadowlands and Tioga Downs on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively.   On Tuesday, June 18, the Meadowlands Racetrack held a camel
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Hoosier moves qualifiers from Saturday to Friday
June 19, 2013
Hoosier Park Racing & Casino has moved the regularly scheduled Saturday qualifiers to Friday, June 21 this week. The Friday qualifiers will follow the normal 10:00 a.m. post time. Entries for the Friday qualifiers can be made to the Hoosier Park race office by 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 20.
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Market Share to make his second 2013 start
June 19, 2013
Market Share, the New Jersey-sired son of Revenue, will step up to the starting line in the tenth race on Friday night, June 21, 2013 at the Meadowlands, facing nine others in the $50,000 TVG/Meadowlands Free for All Trot. Points will be earned in the event, along with other designated races, t
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Golden Gun fastest in DSBF 3CP splits
June 18, 2013
The Wiz Kids Stable's Golden Gun ($12.20, Montrell Teague) was the fastest of three $20,000 divisional winners Monday in the second leg of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) stakes for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings at Harrington Raceway with a 1:54.2 triumph.  
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Freshmen put on a show at Gaitway
June 18, 2013
After winning four times in a five-race span during Monday's qualifiers for 2-year-olds at Gaitway Farm, driver Yannick Gingras was jokingly reminded the races don't pay.   "Hopefully,” Gingras responded, "they'll pay down the road.”   Gingras finished with five victor
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Taggart Jr. wins Monticello Junior Free For All
June 18, 2013
KZ Bezz won Monticello Raceway's second annual Junior Free For All on Monday afternoon when driver Jimmy Taggart Jr. hustled her to the front and defeated seven rivals in a 1:58.3 clocking.   In what was almost an exact replica of last year's race, Taggart, who drew the mount beh
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Stars, stars and more stars at Pocono Saturday
June 18, 2013
There are 11 stakes race eliminations on the Saturday card at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, with horses earning their way into competition next Saturday, June 29, Sun Stakes Saturday, that will be worth almost $2 million in purses.   15 three-year-old pacing fillies in the two eli
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PA drug testing gets $700,000 for equipment
June 18, 2013
Advanced equipment and supplies recently donated by horsemen's organizations have given the New Bolton Center at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine important new tools. The Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen's Association (PHHA) donated approximately $470,000 to purchas
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Arch Madness returns for TVG FFA Series
June 18, 2013
After facing some of the best trotters in Europe in last month's Elitlopp, Arch Madness is back in the States and ready to tackle another tough group.   The 9-year-old Arch Madness, who was second in the Elitlopp for the second consecutive year, faces nine rivals in Friday's third rou
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Retired trotter makes friends at NJ library
June 18, 2013
On Monday (June 17) dozens of youngsters entering the Monmouth County Library in Manalapan, NJ to check out a book also could check out a retired standardbred racehorse named Independent Act – aka Indy.   A mellow 12-year-old trotter by Conway Hall, Indy was happy to gently suck
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The Meadows cancels last 6 races due to storm
June 18, 2013
Exploiting a hot pace on a softening track, Pair A Dice rallied third over to pull off a 22-1 shocker in Tuesday's $22,500 Winners Over $10,000 Life/Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows.   Pair A Dice's win was the last of the day, as the storm forced the cancellation of the fi
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Morgan/Miller take two in PA Stallion 3FT
June 18, 2013
The combination of trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. and driver David Miller scored a pair of wins with the two fastest times in Stallion Series action for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Tuesday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. There were five divisions held on the night, each with a purse of $20,0
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3YOCT in PASS action; Drop The Ball wins
June 17, 2013
It wasn't a good night for the favorites in Pennsylvania Sire Stakes action at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Sunday night. All three divisions for 3-year-old trotting colts, each of which carried a purse of $79,816, were won by horses who weren't the top betting choice. The winners were Va
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Minnesota-sired Ya U Bet Cha takes 1:53.3 mark
June 17, 2013
Wendy Haberberg's pride and joy, Ya U Bet Cha, lowered his lifetime record to 1:53.3 Sunday night at Running Aces, capturing a $5,000 conditioned event. The Minnesota-sired son of Heavenly Favored won for the first time in four seasonal starts for driver Tim Maier, holding off a late-chargi
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American-sired Swedish 3YOs set for E3 finals
June 17, 2013
The E3 eliminations are Sweden's showcase for 3 year olds and nine eliminations were held Sunday (June 15) at the Gevle track. Two fillies and three colts from each elimination return for the finals at the Sundbyholm track June 29 with $123,000 to each of the winners. The distance of the firs
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Captaintreacherous headed to Hempt elims
June 17, 2013
Myron Bell, racing manager for Brittany Farms and spokesman for the Captaintreacherous Stable, told harnessracing.com Monday afternoon that Captaintreacherous, winner of last Saturday's $1 million Pepsi North America Cup at Mohawk Racetrack, will be entered in the $500,000 Max Hempt Memorial at
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Big And Little takes top Meadows trot in 1:53.1
June 17, 2013
Looped from the gate, Big And Little persevered, made the front before the quarter and had little trouble disposing the field from there, capturing his second straight in Monday’s $18,000 Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows. Big And Little set the track record of 1:52.4 for older geldings
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2YOCP Unlocked sets 1:53.3 season's mark
June 17, 2013
Fresh off an impressive win in his career debut in last week's $6,000 Bingo Johnnie Stake, Bart Seales' Unlocked continued to impress fans of the Chicago circuit as he rolled to a decisive eight-length victory in Sunday's $15,000 Wicked Brew Stake. The final time of 1:53.3 was the fastest mile o
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Walter Haynes Sr. dies at age 69
June 17, 2013
Walter Haynes Sr., 69, of Crete, Ill., died June 16. Mr. Haynes was a longtime member of the USTA and a trainer of Standardbreds. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Mary; daughter, Brenda Haynes Pulliam; son, Walter Jr. (Sara); and granddaughters, Nikkomi Moorefield, Amber and Lili. Ther
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Another pledge to support Ontario racing
June 17, 2013
In her capacity as Ontario's Minister of Agriculture and Food, Kathleen Wynne issued a letter addressed to Ontario's horse racing industry late Monday afternoon.Wynne's letter is printed below in its entirety.   The new Ontario government believes in a strong, sustainable future
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Tracy's Song's streak ends at 18 at Tioga
June 16, 2013
In the fillies and mares Miracle Mile II pace, Tracy's Song came to Tioga Downs Saturday putting her 18-race win streak on the line. Out of the gate, the mare found herself in an unusual spot sitting third through some swift fractions of :27.1 and :56.1. As the field reached the half mile mark M
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Bee A Magician wins Elegantimage in photo
June 16, 2013
Bee A Magician prevailed in a photo finish with Angies Lucky Star to capture the $364,266 Elegantimage Stakes for 3-year-old trotting fillies Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack.   Sent postward as the 3-5 favorite with a perfect four-for-four sophomore record heading into the ric
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Maven wins Armbro Flight, Flanagan Memory in Goodtimes
June 16, 2013
Three-year-old trotting colt Flanagan Memory front-stepped his way to a 1:54.1 career-best victory in the $225,276 Goodtimes Trot Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack for trainer Rene Dion and co-owner Liette Flanagan of Repentigny, Que.   Driver Chris Christoforou sent Flanagan Me
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Abelard Hanover scores in Big M FFA Pace
June 16, 2013
Word Power dominated the second leg of the Summer Survivor series for sophomore pacers on Saturday night at the Meadowlands.   A single division of seven was the extent of the competition for this race and Word Power was more than up to the task. Paired with Andy Miller, his third di
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Guccio matches world record at Pocono
June 16, 2013
What is it about trainer Jimmy Tatker and 4-year-old trotting stallions at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs?   A week ago, Uncle Peter set a new track and world record for his age group with a win in the featured trot. On Saturday night at Pocono, Takter brought in Guccio and he
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I Found My Beach finds new Scioto record
June 16, 2013
I Found My Beach found his stride on Saturday evening at Scioto Downs Racino, setting a new track record for 4-year-old pacing geldings. With Dan Noble driving, the pair went in 1:50.3, taking one fifth of a second off the previous track record set by Full of Sand and Aaron Merriman last year.
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Elitlopp champ Nahar returns and wins
June 16, 2013
Nahar made his first start since his Elitlopp victory a winning one, capturing the Norrlands Grand Prix at the Boden track on the Midnight Sun Card. Nahar is now the king of Swedish trotting and the son of Love You won easily ahead of his stablemate from the Robert Bergh
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Heston Blue Chip sets mark on Historic day at Tioga
June 16, 2013
Tioga Downs hosted all four divisions of Historic Stakes for 3 year olds on Sunday afternoon. Opening up the day in race one, Corky and David Miller wired four other rivals for $59,300 in the 3-year-old colt trot division in 1:54.4. It was the first win in five starts for the old son of Muscl
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Here's Johnny wins at Meadowlands, Churchill
June 15, 2013
The nearly unbelievable trend in the month of June at the Meadowlands continued on Friday night. Despite being up against one of the most successful attendance days of the meet at the racetrack in 2012, the Meadowlands once again posted massive gains. When all was said and done, The $2,501,699 w
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Trotslikethewind back in Meadows win circle
June 15, 2013
Trotslikethewind used an explosive backside burst to grab the lead and roll to an easy victory—her second straight—in Friday's $18,000 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows.   Trotslikethewind was sitting third when Aaron Merriman sent her first up after the leader,
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Auniqueaquisition wins Filly Maywood Pace
June 15, 2013
Proving once again that she will be the filly to beat among this season's 3-year-old state-bred filly pacing set, John Carver's Auniqueaquistion rolled to a very impressive three-length victory over seven rivals in Friday's $122,000 Filly Maywood Pace at Maywood Park.   Getting away i
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Coleman talks about her Vegas Vacation
June 15, 2013
Vegas Vacation could very well give his trainer Casie Coleman her second Pepsi North America Cup trophy when he lines up behind the gate on Saturday night in the $1 million classic at Mohawk Racetrack.   The 3-year-old son of Bettor's Delight captured his Cup elimination in 1:49 and r
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Freshmen shine in 19 Big M baby races
June 15, 2013
The Meadowlands hosted 19 Baby Races for freshman trotters and pacers on a bright, sunny Saturday morning.   The day began just like last week, with a pair of impressive trotting fillies from the Jimmy Takter barn. Lifetime Pursuit (Cantab Hall) won the opener in 1:57.4/ :28 under no
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Captaintreacherous captures NA Cup in 1:48.3
June 15, 2013
Captaintreacherous, last year's champion 2-year-old colt pacer, may be on his way to another divisional title after powering his way to victory as the 7-5 choice in the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup, the world's richest pacing event, Saturday at Mohawk Racetrack. With Tim Tetrick at the co
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Rompaway Beau best in Hoosier feature
June 15, 2013
Rompaway Beau stepped back into the top class and took home top honors in the featured event, a $24,000 conditioned trotting event, at Hoosier Park Racing and Casino on Saturday. With Tyler Smith at the lines, Rompaway Beau notched his first win of the season in record setting fashion with a lif
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I Luv The Nitelife dominates in Fan Hanover
June 15, 2013
I Luv The Nitelife turned in a dominant 1:49.1 open length victory over her fellow 3-year-old pacing fillies in the $391,882 Fan Hanover Stakes on Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack.   With Tim Tetrick in the sulky, heavy 3-5 favorite I Luv The Nitelife scored her first sub-1:50
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Roman Lopez wins 5 on Thursday at Vernon
June 14, 2013
Roman Lopez turned in a brilliant performance at Vernon Downs on Thursday evening (June 13), becoming the first driver to post five wins on a single card at the 22-program meeting, including a 1:52.4 score with the pacer High Speed Life in the $6,200 featured eighth event. Competing over a "s
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Ont. promises $30 mil through next 2 years
June 14, 2013
On Friday, June 14, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food announced that the Ontario Government is extending its support of the Horse Improvement Program into 2015 to encourage the breeding of quality Ontario racehorses. A release by the Ministry states that up to $30 million will be m
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Gingras: Maven "couldn't be...any sharper"
June 14, 2013
The only thing as good as Maven's finish last year is her start this year. The 4-year-old ended 2012 with two straight wins, taking the American-National Stakes and Breeders Crown. She has started this year with two more wins, claiming the opening round of the Miss Versatility Series by setting
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Big Mighty M day for Marohn/Gill combo
June 14, 2013
When driver Jimmy Marohn Jr. met trainer Danny Gill last year the sparks began to fly. Marohn was a proven talent in the sulky, and Gill, a newcomer at the Mighty M, was an unknown entity. But when driver and trainer hooked up the two proved to be dynamite together. Marohn won the driving title
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Dancer introduces Instant Racing bill in NJ
June 14, 2013
Aiming to spark interest and generate new revenue for horse racing and casino gaming, Assemblyman Ronald S. Dancer has proposed bringing instant racing wagering to New Jersey. Instant racing permits patrons to bet on previously-run races randomly selected from a video bank on special machines in
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Ducharme has Hambo sugar plums dancin'
June 14, 2013
Despite being a homebred from Massachusetts by RC Royalty, Royalty For Life has given Massachusetts-born trainer George Ducharme very good reason to express a quiet confidence in his Hambletonian contender. Royalty For Life is currently ranked second on the Road to the Hambletonian Top 10 list.
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EmpireCityBets reward program not yet OK'd
June 14, 2013
An important notice from Yonkers Raceway regarding EmpireCityBets.com, its new advance deposit wagering (ADW) platform. While the site (http://www.empirecitybets.com/) is up and fully functional--complete with deposit match-play offer--please be advised that the wagering rewards program has been
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Lonewolf Currier cruises in 1:49.3 in PASS
June 14, 2013
Lonewolf Currier followed up his incredible :26.1 closing quarter in the Art Rooney Pace by taking a lifetime mark of 1:49.3 with a victory in a Pennsylvania Sires Stakes at Harrah's Philadelphia on Friday afternoon. Two other divisions were contested with Net Ten Eom, a son of Somebeachsomewher
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Hambletonian at Meadowlands through 2018
June 14, 2013
The Hambletonian, the world-famous trotting race, will remain at Meadowlands Racetrack through 2018. The Hambletonian Society, the race sponsors, and the Meadowlands have extended the existing contract three additional years. The Meadowlands has hosted the event since 1981 and th
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Cash In Watsu cashes in at Vernon
June 14, 2013
Cash In Watsu beat the chalk, and then some, with her speedy upset victory in Friday night's featured ninth race at Vernon Downs.   With Jimmy Whittemore sitting in for owner and trainer Darwin La Clair, Cash In Watsu got geared up from fourth in the early going and charged into conte
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Sophomore Historics set for Sunday at Tioga
June 14, 2013
The Historic stakes for all divisions of 3 year olds will be raced on Sunday at Tioga Downs for total purses of nearly $250,000.   Sophomore trotting colts lead off the card with a field of five vying for the winner's share of $59,300 in the Historic-Dickerson Cup. Corky is the oddsma
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Sir Cary's Z Tam gets NYSS speed honors
June 14, 2013
Yonkers Raceway returned from hiatus Friday night, with the statebreds making their downstate seasonal debut.  The $351,656 New York Sire Stakes Hugh Grant Pace for 3-year-old colts and geldings was drawn and quartered.   The third ($88,314) division saw 35-1 Sheppard Pace winner
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Shadow Play gets first PM winner at Mohawk
June 14, 2013
With her 1:54 victory in a $16,000 pace restricted to 2-year-old filly pacers Friday night at Mohawk Racetrack, Alibi Seelster gave her sire, the 2008 Little Brown Jug winner Shadow Play, his first winner of a pari-mutuel race.   A $27,000 yearling purchase by Jack Darling Stables and
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Civil Cause wins 10th of year at Monticello
June 13, 2013
Bob Lounsbury's horses are hard to beat at Monticello Raceway, attested by the fact that the outstanding trainer has harnessed 75 winners in 214 starts, led by the incredible Tracys Song who has run her consecutive win streak to 18. And before DVC Gifted Indeed got claimed from his barn the vene
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Lederman calls a different kind of "race"
June 13, 2013
Larry Lederman is from Manhattan, but until last Friday had been to Grand Central Terminal only once in his life.   Trip No. 2 was memorable, and not only for Lederman. The longtime race-caller, who has curtailed his workload in recent years as he battles an inoperable brain tumor, w
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Program pages for Big M baby races available
June 13, 2013
Once again, baby races will be held at the Meadowlands on Saturday morning, June 15, beginning at 10 a.m., with 19 races. Among the rookies will be 17 offspring from the first crop of Muscle Hill, the 2009 Horse of the Year. Through Wednesday, June 11, three pacers had taken 1:55 marks in bab
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Celebrity Hercules sets 1:54.4 Running Aces mark
June 13, 2013
A newcomer showed up for the $8,500 Open Trot at Running Aces on Wednesday night at Running Aces and immediately flexed his muscles in an awesome 1:54.4 all-time, all-age track record performance.   Celebrity Hercules, a powerful-looking 7-year-old gelding in terrific form, was conten
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Cal-Davis & HFL first accredited labs by RMTC
June 13, 2013
The University of California-Davis Kenneth L. Maddy Laboratory and HFL Sport Science Inc., Lexington, Ky., became the first two fully-accredited laboratories under the RMTC Laboratory Accreditation program.   "The accreditation of these two laboratories marks the culmination of many m
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Vercruysse locks up World Driving tourney
June 13, 2013
On Thursday (June 13), in Mauquenchy, France, Pierre Vercruysse locked up victory for the home team, guaranteeing himself enough points to win the World Driving Championship for France. "It's a great challenge," said Vercruysse. "It looks easy but everybody really wants to win it. You have to st
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Yonkers opens with new wager, new ADW
June 13, 2013
When Yonkers Raceway returns Friday night, it does with a new wagering platform...and a new wager. Yonkers is proud to announce the highly-anticipated debut of EmpireCityBets.com, its advance deposit wagering (ADW) site which offers by far the highest rewards anywhere on Yonkers' own product. Em
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Shock It To 'Em shocks in 1:49.4 in PA Stallion
June 13, 2013
A milestone of sorts was reached very very quickly at Harrah's Philadelphia Thursday afternoon--1:49.4--after the card began, when Shock It To ‘Em became the first Pennsylvania Stallion Series horse to beat 1:50 by posting that victorious clocking.   The Stallion Series is r
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Late but important news: Peace Corps dead
June 13, 2013
Peace Corps 3,1:52.4 ($4,137,737), the five-time (1988-1992) divisional trotting champion, died in Mallorca, Spain, in November 2012 at the age of 26, it was learned today from her owner, John Bootsman.   "You take care of them and give them dignity, but at the end, that was not possi
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NEW Weekend Preview now available!
June 13, 2013
The new Weekend Preview takes you inside Saturday night's card at Mohawk Racetrack which is highlighted by the 30th renewal of the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup for 3-year-old colt pacers. In the top story, the connections of the three elimination winners all express confidence in their hor
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Oscarsson dreaming of Hambletonian Day
June 13, 2013
Swedish trainer Jim Oscarsson moved to Florida a few years ago to escape harsh winters and chase his Hambletonian dream. Oscarsson may have found the perfect storm in Aperfectyankee, currently ranked third on the Road to the Hambletonian top ten list. The son of Yankee Glide became last year’s f
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Haroun Hanover snags 14th win of year
June 12, 2013
Haroun Hanover is a gritty pacer who has gone some tough trips this year en route to his current victory total. On Tuesday afternoon, with rain falling steadily, the 7-year-old Bettor's Delight gelding scored his 14th seasonal triumph for driver Jimmy Marohn Jr. The pacer, who doesn't pull u
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Running Aces sees its fastest card ever
June 12, 2013
With six of the nine races timed in 1:54 or faster, the Tuesday night (June 12) program at Running Aces was the quickest in its brief history. With 72 degree temperatures, little if any wind, and just a couple very brief rain showers, track superintendent John Betts and his staff had the Minneso
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Barlett wins race in World Driving contest
June 12, 2013
Jason Bartlett, representing the United States, found room in the long stretch of Angers Racecourse, to capture the first victory for North America on Wednesday afternoon during World Driving Championship action in France. Bartlett, driving the six-year-old mare TA Presence, sat last for most
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In video, Alagna talks about Captaintreacherous
June 12, 2013
After his eye-catching victory in 1:48.4 to take his Pepsi North America Cup elimination, Captraintreacherous has been installed as the 2-1 morning line favorite to win this year's Cup. Trained by Tony Alagna and driven by Tim Tetrick, the ‘Captain' remains a perfect two-for-two this season.
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Wheeling N Dealin, Thinking Out Loud win qualifiers
June 12, 2013
On Wednesday morning, three days before this year's 30th renewal of the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup at Mohawk Racetrack, the 2012 champion Thinking Out Loud made his first appearance of 2013 a winning one as he captured a qualifier at Mohawk in 1:53.2. Also scoring qualifying victories We
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Storms force cancellation at Balmoral
June 12, 2013
After severe thunderstorms rolled through the area just moments before the first race of the night was about to hit the track, Balmoral Park was forced to cancel its Wednesday night program.   Citing unsafe conditions due to the storm Balmoral Park manage
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Solo Command, Podium among DSBF winners
June 12, 2013
Round two of eliminations for the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) took place Wednesday with four $20,000 divisions Wednesday at Harrington Raceway. There were two splits apiece for 3-year-old fillies and colts and geldings. Nanticoke Racing and Jim Morand’s Solo Command ($3.80, Mora
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Continuing ed for vets during Hambo week
June 11, 2013
First Choice Marketing has announced plans to host the 14th Annual Hambletonian Continuing Education Seminar for Equine Veterinarians, to be held in conjunction with the 88th Annual Hambletonian Festival of Racing in East Rutherford, NJ. Over the past 13 years, this veterinary meeting has g
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Posts drawn for $1 million North America Cup
June 11, 2013
Post positions for Saturday night's 30th renewal of the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup at Mohawk Racetrack were drawn Tuesday afternoon at a luncheon at the racetrack and elimination winners Vegas Vacation, Fool Me Once and Captaintreacherous will start from posts two, three and four. H
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5 students participate in Tioga scholarship race
June 11, 2013
This past Sunday afternoon at Tioga Downs, five local area high school students got the opportunity of a lifetime in the fourth annual Tioga Downs' Scholarship Race. The students representing five local area high schools were: Megan Wright of Newark Valley High School, Billy Gilbert of Tioga Cen
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Full fields driving big handle at Meadowlands
June 11, 2013
While there was nothing extraordinary about the racing program this past Saturday night at the Meadowlands, the end result provided a conclusion long thought to be true.   Despite the vast majority of the Meadowlands drivers being north of the border for The North America Cup eliminat
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Hugadragon notches 4th straight at Meadows
June 11, 2013
Undeterred by post nine, Hugadragon rushed to the lead for Dave Palone, got it just before the quarter and went on to an easy victory—his fourth straight—in Tuesday's $22,500 winners-over $10,000 Life/Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows.   Although Hugadragon had to work hard to wr
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Sophomore pacing fillies in DSBF action
June 11, 2013
Round two of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund eliminations were contested for 3-year-old pacing fillies Tuesday at Harrington Raceway in the form of three $20,000 divisions.   The $100,000 final will be held on July 25 as part of the annual Governor's Day program (special 7 p.m
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Dewey colt takes Scioto 2-year-old speed honors
June 11, 2013
Exactly 75 freshman pacers and trotters lined up behind the Mike Woebkenberg gate Tuesday morning at Scioto Downs Racino. Nineteen qualifers were held with eight qualifying races of older horses preceding the seven pacing races and four trotting fields of 2 year olds.   The
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Lightning strikes causes Mighty M "no contest"
June 11, 2013
The fourth race at Monticello Raceway on Tuesday afternoon was declared a "no contest” by the judges of the New York State Gaming Commission due to loss of communications prior to the beginning of the race which was caused by a lightning strike at the track's hub facility.   The
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A pair of EBC Final winners at Vernon
June 10, 2013
Lola De Vie and Jurgen Hanover earned champion status, while JK Panache capped off Sunday night’s 12-race card at Vernon Downs with the fastest pacing mile of the 21-program campaign, and a track record for 4-year-old geldings. With Jim Morrill, Jr. doing the teaming for trainer Chris Ryder
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Romantic Moment 1:50.2 winner at Pocono
June 10, 2013
Romantic Moment picked up her first victory of 2013 in impressive fashion, hanging tough on the front end to win the featured Preferred pace for mares on Sunday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The race carried the night's top purse of $25,000. Coming off a 3-year-old season in which she
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New app allows smartphone wagering on ScD
June 10, 2013
MTR Gaming Group Inc. (NasdaqGS: MNTG) announced on June 10 the recent implementation of a mobile wagering application that will allow its customers to place bets using their smartphones and iPads. Now that smartphones and smart devices are prevalent in society many businesses and companies
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Doctor Butch leads in NYSS Friday at Yonkers
June 10, 2013
Yonkers Raceway returns from hiatus Friday night, with New York Sires Stakes. The $351,656 New York Sire Stakes Hugh Grant Pace brings together the Empire's glamour division, with 3-year-old colts and geldings having their first rendezvous. A barbershop quartet of events, going as races 2,4,6 a
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Harrington cancels due to weather concerns
June 10, 2013
Due to concerns of inclement weather in the Mid-Atlantic region, Harrington Raceway canceled its Monday June 10 program. The Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund races that were scheduled for 3-year-old colt gelding pacers, will be rescheduled as drawn for Monday, June 17.   Tuesd
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Big And Little's 1:52.4 sets Meadows trot mark
June 10, 2013
Big And Little rebounded big time from last week’s miscue when he captured Monday’s $20,000 Preferred Trot at The Meadows in a track-record 1:52.4 — on a surface rated "good.”   In his most recent start, Big And Little broke after a first-over move gained him the lead. On Monday, Bria
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Meadowlands handles $3 million, up 53%
June 09, 2013
With the majority of the Meadowlands mainstay drivers at Mohawk for the North America Cup Eliminations, full-fields and competitive racing led to one of the largest handle increases of the year. At the end of the program, the $3,039,441 wagered was an increase of $1,052,585 from the $1,986,856 b
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Ohio Sire Stakes highlight Scioto Saturday card
June 09, 2013
Scioto Downs Racino was host to 3-year-old filly Ohio Sires Stakes races on Saturday (June 8).  Mitey Pretty Win picked a good time to break her maiden when she took the first $30,000 division for trotters in 1:59.2. "Jim (trainer Jim Arledge, Jr.) told me that she’s a little funny i
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Pet Rock, Camille big winners at Tioga
June 09, 2013
Sunday afternoon at Tioga Downs featured the best free-for-all pacers in the country in the $184,000 Roll With Joe and $156,000 Artiscape Pace. In the $184,000 Roll With Joe pace, Golden Receiver got his typical jump off the wings and was in front by the quarter mile mark in :26. However, Sweet
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Takter takes 2 of 3 Currier & Ives divisions
June 08, 2013
Dontyouforgetit and Bluto gave the team of Jimmy Takter and Dave Palone a pair of victories in Friday's $134,426 Currier & Ives at The Meadows. Longshot Its Complicated took the other division of the stake for 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters.   Dontyouforgetit banked $378,590
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Raven Victory scores in Summer Survivor
June 08, 2013
With the majority of the Meadowlands mainstays traveling to Canada for the weekend, Tim Tetrick took full advantage of his Friday night in East Rutherford, scoring four victories on the card. Two of those four wins came in Late Closer action. Three series got underway tonight at the Meadowlan
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Maven's 1:52.4 leads in Armbro Flight elims
June 08, 2013
Maven turned in a 1:52.4 clocking to take the faster of two $35,000 eliminations for the Armbro Flight Stakes for older trotting mares Friday night at Mohawk Racetrack.   Driven by Yannick Gingras, the daughter of Glidemaster captured the Breeders Crown last year at Woodbine before eq
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Indiana star Alwalys About Katie returns with win
June 08, 2013
Always About Katey returned to her winning ways and captured the featured event, the second round of the $30,000 Indiana Gold Sire Stakes for three-year-old pacing fillies, at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Friday, June 7. After a second place finish in the opening round of the sire stakes acti
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All Spirit captures Tioga Open for mares
June 08, 2013
All Spirit and Jimmy Marohn Jr. got back to business on Friday night, capturing the $16,000 fillies and mares Open Pace at Tioga Downs.   Marohn left alertly from post position number three in a field of six getting away second behind Odds On Aventure at the quarter pole in :26.4. By the fa
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Muscle Hill filly Pacific Winds K a 1:59.2 winner
June 08, 2013
The Meadowlands hosted 15 baby races for 2-year-old trotters and pacers on Saturday morning (June 8). After Friday night's deluge, the sun appeared early this morning and track superintendant Gary Wolff had the strip in A-1 condition.   Trotters opened the day and a sharp Bob Key home
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Perretti Racing has big win at Belmont Park
June 08, 2013
The Perretti group had a big day on Belmont day at Belmont Park in New York when their horse Forty Tales closed from well back in the field to win the $400,000 Woody Stephens Stakes. Perretti Racing Stable owns Forty Tales, who now has four wins in six career starts.   Swift frac
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Hoosier Park hikes purses 10% across the board
June 08, 2013
Hoosier Park’s 20th season of live Standardbred racing continues to produce encouraging gains on all fronts. With the continuing success of the first-ever, all harness racing meet, Hoosier Park has announced purses will reflect a 10 percent increase, effective June 18. This 10 percent incre
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Uncle Peter shatters World Record in win at Pocono
June 08, 2013
Another Saturday night, another world comes under assault at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. This time around, it was the mark for 4-year-old trotting stallions on a 5/8-mile oval that was obliterated by star trotter Uncle Peter in the Preferred trot on Saturday night. The race carried a purse
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Aruba Vacation shines at Tioga on Saturday
June 08, 2013
Aruba Vacation and Fern Paquet Jr. were all business on Saturday night in the $16,000 open trot at Tioga Downs. For the past two starts Paquet had sat the two hole with Aruba Vacation and could do no better than fifth and seventh. On Saturday night Paquet was in no mood to take the two hole
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NA Cup elims complete at Mohawk
June 08, 2013
It may not have been as easy as it should have been for a 1-5 shot, but Captaintreacherous flashed his championship form by fending off a challenge from longshot Captive Audience to win the first of three $50,000 Pepsi North America Cup eliminations Saturday evening at Mohawk. At the finis
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Diva wins first start at Scioto in 1:56
June 07, 2013
Longtime Scioto Downs Racino trainer Jim Pollock Jr. knows a thing or two about good pacing fillies and he's ready for Diva to fill some big shoes.   Diva won the first race Thursday night at Scioto, a NW1 pace, in 1:56, with Ronnie Wrenn Jr. driving, in her second lifetime start. The
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John Stark Jr., Tye Dye new Saratoga inductees
June 07, 2013
The Saratoga Harness Hall of Fame & Museum Announces it's Annual Induction Ceremony/Open House, Tuesday June 11, 2012 at the Museum- 352 Jefferson St, Saratoga Springs, NY. The museum is located off the Jefferson St. Entrance to Saratoga Casino & Raceway. This year's inductees are h
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Sand Royal Blu's 1:55.3 sets Hoosier mark
June 07, 2013
Sand Royal Blu, with Tyler Smith at the lines, stormed home a winner and not only pulled off a 33-1 upset victory in the featured event on the evening, but lowered the track record in the process at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Thursday, June 6. With a final time of 1:55.3, Sand Royal Blu
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PA harness racing celebrating 50 years
June 07, 2013
Fifty years ago today (June 7), the pari-mutuel era for horse racing racing began in Pennsylvania. Wagering on equines in the Keystone State began on this date with harness racing at northeast Philadelphia's Liberty Bell Park, which would win awards for its striking a
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Dead heat in Maywood Pace elim for fillies
June 07, 2013
The countdown to the first six-figure stake of the season for Illinois conceived and foaled pacers started on Thursday night as a total of 13 three-year-old fillies squared off in a pair of $10,000 Filly Maywood Pace eliminations. The top four finishers in each of the two divisions will return on
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Foiled Again in Roll With Joe, but Gingras not up
June 07, 2013
Sunday afternoon at Tioga Downs (post time 1:30 pm) will feature the $184,000 Roll With Joe open pace and the $158,000 Artiscape open mare pace.   In the Roll With Joe, the Ron Burke entry of Sweet Lou and Foiled Again have been installed as the 5-2 morning line favorites. The most notewort
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Royalty For Life qualifies in 1:53.1 at Big M
June 07, 2013
Heston Blue Chip, the winner of the 2012 Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Colt Pace,  turned in a huge 1:50.2 qualifying win at the Meadowlands Friday morning, cruising to an 11 1/2-length victory over We Will See. Tim Tetrick was in the sulky for trainer Linda Toscano. Heston Blue Chip has made onl
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Ainsworth likes Sweet Talkin Satin's chances
June 07, 2013
Even though his horse finished second in a division of the Somebeachsomewhere Stakes last Saturday at Mohawk, trainer and co-owner Jim Ainsworth had nothing but praise for his star pacer Sweet Talkin Satin. The son of Always A Virgin-Silky Satin was second to Vegas Vacation, who lowered the stake
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Reminder re: detention for Artiscape, Roll With Joe events
June 07, 2013
Tioga Downs would like to remind all horsemen participating in the Roll With Joe and Artiscape Pace on Sunday, June 9 (post time 1:30 pm), that there will be detention. The detention for the horses participating in those two stakes must be in the detention barn at Tioga Downs no later than 8:00 pm
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Fastdownthehill is Muscle Hill's first winner
June 07, 2013
Muscle Hill has his first winner as a sire. At The Meadows on Friday morning, the filly Fastdownthehill won a qualifying race for 2 year olds by 17 1/2 lengths in 2:01.2. Rick Beinhauer trains and drove Fastdownthehill, who he bred in partnership with his wife, Regina, and owns with her and Tlp
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Make plans to be at The Red Mile this fall
June 07, 2013
As spring turns to summer and stakes season kicks into high gear the anticipation beginsfor one of harness racing's great traditions, the annual fortnight of Grand Circuit racing at Lexington, Kentucky's historic Red Mile harness track. Unmatched in all the sport, the beauty of race horses floatin
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Murmur Hanover latest top Quebec-trained trotter
June 07, 2013
With high-level two-year-old credentials to build on, Murmur Hanover has license to be a serious Hambletonian contender for Quebec-based brothers, Claude Bardier, 48, and Normand Bardier, Jr., 50. The $1.2 million Hambletonian at the Meadowlands Racetrack is on Saturday, August 3. The colt by Majes
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Bee A Magician wins; field set for Elegantimage final
June 07, 2013
Bee A Magician (1:53.3) and Angies Lucky Star (1:53.1) both scored decisive victories in their respective eliminations for this year’s Elegantimage Stakes on Friday night at Mohawk Racetrack.   Bee A Magician, Canada’s top two-year-old filly from 2012, got the upper hand in the f
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Ma Chere Hall wins fastest Currier & Ives split
June 06, 2013
Making the first start of her sophomore campaign, Ma Chere Hall followed cover beautifully and scored in 1:55, the fastest mile in Wednesday’s $108,000 Currier & Ives for 3-year-old filly trotters at The Meadows. The stake was contested over three divisions, with Faith and Top Tart taking th
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3YO trotters set to square off in Empire Classics
June 06, 2013
New York's finest 3-year-old trotters will compete for nearly $500,000 in the Empire Breeders Classic finals at Vernon Downson Sunday evening.   The filly final, for a purse of $237,600, goes as race six on the card. Returning elimination winners Perfect Alliance and Wygant Lady, both
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Meadowlands handle up 49.6% in May
June 06, 2013
The Meadowlands Racetrack posted a May to remember and certainly got the Championship Meet off on the right foot. For the month, the Meadowlands showed a total handle increase of 49.6 pecent. That figure included a 57 percent increase in the export wagering and an 8 percent increase in on-track
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Celebrity Legacy wires field in 1:55.3 at Pompano
June 06, 2013
Celebrity Legacy took top honors in Pompano Park's trotting feature on Wednesday night, scoring a handy wire-to-wire win in 1:55.3 for driver Bruce Ranger.  The 7-year-old Windsong's Legacy gelding scored a two-length decision over Like a Gator (Kevin Wallis), with Tug River Dylan
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RMTC OKs penalties for multiple drug violations
June 06, 2013
A new penalty system for North American racing designed to reduce positive drug tests and identify and penalize trainers with multiple medication infractions took a major step toward implementation when the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) board of directors gave its prelimin
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10 Muscle Hill offspring in-to-go in Big M baby races
June 06, 2013
The Meadowlands will be the site of 15 baby races on Saturday morning, June 8, and 10 offspring from the first crop of 2009 Horse of the Year Muscle Hill will debut on the track.   Among the Muscle Hill offspring scheduled to start are colts out of Hambletonian Oaks champions Creamy M
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KY commission upholds Campbell's fine
June 06, 2013
At its monthly meeting on Wednesday, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission voted to uphold a $150 fine levied against driver John Campbell for his drive on Odds On Equuleus on Sept. 29, 2012, at The Red Mile, when the judges placed the horse from first to seventh. The judges ruled that Campbell t
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Wheeling N Dealin schools in 1:57.3 at Mohawk
June 06, 2013
Trainer Dustin Jones hopes the third time's the charm as he prepares the 2013 Hambletonian winterbook favorite and the undefeated Wheeling N Dealin for the $1.2 million classic, which is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Meadowlands Racetrack.   There have been three undefea
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NJ Secretary of Ag to be at Showplace Farms
June 06, 2013
New Jersey's Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher will help to spotlight the state's Month of the Horse celebration with an appearance at Showplace Farms on Tuesday, June 11, at 11 a.m.   The event was originally scheduled for Friday, June 7, but rescheduled because of the
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Another score for Inittowinafortune in Delaware
June 05, 2013
Three $20,000 divisions of the first leg of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) stakes for pacing fillies took place Tuesday at Harrington Raceway. The first division went to Daryl Bier and Charlie Dombeck's Inittowinafortune ($2.40, Bier), who fought off all comers in a wire-to-wi
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Haroun Hanover picks up 13th win of season
June 05, 2013
Haroun Hanover, the horse that does pull-up after the race, scored his 13th seasonal victory yesterday (June 4) at Monticello Raceway and is now second on the North American leaderboard in races won this year to leader Tracys Song, who won for the 18th time yesterday (June 4). Another Mighty
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Friday card at Ocean Downs canceled
June 05, 2013
Due to transformer issues, Ocean Downs has cancelled qualifiers and races scheduled for Friday (June 7). The race card will not be carried over. Power will be restored this weekend.   Ocean Downs will be taking entries on Sunday (June 9) for the Thursday (June 13) card of racing.
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RCI reports progress on uniform medication rules
June 05, 2013
The president of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) said today that a survey of U.S. racing regulatory jurisdictions shows that the adoption of RCI's uniform medication policy for racing is advancing in every region of the country. "Adoption of the RCI Schedule of Controlled Therapeutic
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Norman's leading ladies hope for stakes success
June 05, 2013
When the eliminations for the Armbro Flight and Elegantimage stakes are held this weekend at Mohawk Racetrack, trainer Nifty Norman will send out the horse that won the Hambletonian Oaks last season and another he hopes can win the Oaks this year. Personal Style won the Hambletonian Oaks la
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No more playtime for Captaintreacherous
June 05, 2013
Tony Alagna has been impressed by Captaintreacherous’ improved maturity this year. He says the 3-year-old colt pacer still likes to fool around, but now knows when it is time to get serious. It is time to get serious. Captaintreacherous heads to Canada this week for the eliminations fo
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Delaware-bred sophomores shine at Harrington
June 05, 2013
The final round of eliminations for the first leg of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund Stakes for 3-year-olds wrapped up on Wednesday at Harrington Raceway. After eliminations for pacers took place earlier in the week, Wednesday spotlighted the trotters as two divisions of colts and fillies
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Jesse Lane lowers Hoosier Park track record
June 05, 2013
In just the third start of her sophomore season, Jesse Lane impressively returned to her winning ways and lowered the Hoosier Park track record for three-year-old trotting fillies to 1:55.3 on Wednesday, June 5 at Hoosier Park Racing and Casino. With Mark O’ Mara at the lines, Jesse Lane scored
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Full report on Monday's Monticello accident
June 04, 2013
Kevin Gleason of the Times Herald-Record has written an in-depth report on the accident which involved seven drivers at Monticello Raceway on Monday (June 3). "This was no trip and fall,'' said Bruce Aldrich Jr., driving Rose Run Ivan two horses behind Getthemoney when it went down. "He just
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21 entered in Pepsi North America Cup elims
June 04, 2013
A total of 21 horses have been entered in the Pepsi North America Cup. The eliminations will be contested Saturday night, June 8, at Mohawk Racetrack.   From the rail out, the three 7-horse eliminations are as follows: First elim--1--Moonliteonthebeach,2--Varadero Hanover, 3
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Somwherovrarainbow takes PASS in 1:51.4
June 04, 2013
Somwherovrarainbow, the 2012 Dan Patch Award winner, showed she's ready to defend her title when she captured the fastest division of Tuesday's $235,072 Pennsylvania Sires Stake at The Meadows. The event for 3-year-old fillies, known as the Adios Betty, was contested over three divisions, with N
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Beinhauers have trio of trotting fillies in C&I
June 04, 2013
The young ladies looking to score in Wednesday's $108,000 Filly Division of the Currier & Ives at The Meadows may find that the road to the winners' circle goes through the Beinhauer stable. Rick and Regina Beinhauer will send out a trio of talented 3-year-old trotting fillies — one for each
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Gingras on the mound in Binghamton, NY
June 04, 2013
It was a home run for the sport of harness racing on Tuesday evening, June 4, 2013. Superstar driver Yannick Gingras has won many of the top races in his sport, but now he can cross off an honor in another sport: throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at a professional baseball game.  
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Sires Stakes, music on tap at Hoosier Park
June 04, 2013
Hoosier Park Racing & Casino, in its 20th season of live harness racing, will kick start summer weekends with a mix of ‘family fun' promotions, entertainment, and Indiana Sire Stakes action beginning Wednesday, June 5 and continuing each weekend through the end of the racing season.  
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Harrington increasing purses by 6 percent
June 03, 2013
Harrington Raceway's scheduled shift to a four-day racing week will begin starting the week of June 9, the same time a six percent (across the board) purse increase will take effect.   The 92-day race meet will continue on a Sunday through Wednesday schedule through June 26 before a m
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Maple Leafs' Gardiner NA Cup drawmaster
June 03, 2013
Jake Gardiner, star defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs, will be the special celebrity drawmaster for this year's $1 million Pepsi North America Cup. Gardiner, 22, will be on hand to assist with the noon media event to draw post positions, set for Tuesday, June 11, at Mohawk. The Pepsi N.A. Cup
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7 drivers involved in accident at Monticello
June 03, 2013
Seven drivers were involved in a racing accident at Monticello Raceway on Monday afternoon. Only one of the eight trotters in the race finished and the race which was declared a non contest by the judges and all wagers were refunded. The accident occurred during the second race. Get The Money, dr
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Even with new driver, Tracys Song wins #18
June 03, 2013
After a horrendous accident early on the card knocked Bruce Aldrich Jr., and many of Monticello Raceway's leading drivers, out of action, opinions varied greatly about whether or not Tracys Song would keep her consecutive win streak alive when she went to post in the 12th race on Monday afternoo
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MTR Gaming makes final $25 mil payment to OH
June 03, 2013
MTR Gaming Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS: MNTG) announced on Monday (June 3) the remittance of the second and final payment for its operating license to the Ohio Lottery Commission for its Scioto Downs Racino in the amount of $25 million.   Scioto Downs, which opened June 1, 2012, was the first rac
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Jim Simpson LBJ Wall of Fame honoree in '13
June 03, 2013
  James W. "Jim” Simpson, president and chief executive officer of Hanover Shoe Farm, has been selected as the 29th Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame honoree by the Delaware County Fair.   Like many of the greats in the sport, Jim Simpson followed his father John’s footsteps as a
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Icommandmyspirit sets 1:52 Stallion Series mark
June 03, 2013
Icommandmyspirit quarter-poled to the front and overpowered the field from there, rolling to victory in a stake-record 1:52 in Monday's $60,000 Pennsylvania Stallion Series event at The Meadows. The stake for 3-year-old filly pacers was contested over three divisions, with Aquamarine Hanover and
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Hot Roddy wins first DSBF leg at Harrington
June 03, 2013
Three $20,000 divisions of the first leg of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) stakes for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings got underway Monday at Harrington Raceway. Rodney Long and Tim and Joe Hundertpfund's Hot Roddy ($2.10, George Dennis) kept his near perfect resume intact wi
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Running Aces kicks off 53-date meet
June 02, 2013
When Bold Willie captured the seventh race on Running Aces opening night card Saturday, he wasn't just the longest shot in the race...he was the longest shot of the entire program! The 4-year-old Minnesota-sired son of Goya Blue Chip was a head better than Headsup Yankee (Luke Plano) and a neck
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Doctor Butch controls Rooney in 1:51.2
June 02, 2013
Doctor Butch and driver George Brennan controlled the $275,000 Art Rooney Final at Yonkers Raceway on Saturday night, taking the lead immediately and never yielding position. They won the race by one-half length in 1:51.2, with Lonewolf Currier second thanks to an incredible :26.1 clos
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NJSS finals complete big night at Big M
June 02, 2013
Smilin Eli continued on the road to the $1.2 million Hambletonian on Aug. 3 at the Meadowlands with a another impressive win in the New Jersey Sires Stakes final. The Big M hosted the four $150,000 NJSS Championship finals for 3-year-olds on the Saturday night (June 1) card.   With&nbs
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Milby, Wagner take Rosecroft meet titles
June 02, 2013
Familiar faces topped the leader boards for Rosecroft Raceway's 2013 winter-spring meet following the track's June 1 finale. Frank Milby won his second consecutive driving title with 55 wins out of a meet leading 231 starts. Longtime Rosecroft veteran trainer John Wagner won the conditio
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Owner Angelo Frassetto dies after big win
June 02, 2013
Angelo Frassetto, who bred and raced horses under the name of The Fra Stable LLC for many years, has died, suffering a fatal heart attack just a few hours after his homebred filly Ms. Caila J Fra captured the $150,000 New Jersey Sires Stakes championship at the Meadowlands by a neck over Jerseyl
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Tirade Hanover's 1:53.1 fastest in EBC elims
June 02, 2013
Fans attending Sunday's special 13-race matinee program at Vernon Downs got to witness a track record performance by A Penny Earned, the fastest pacing mile of the track's 60th season to date, as well as top-notch performances by Tirade Hanover, Jurgen Hanover, Wygant Lady and Perfect Alliance in
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Beach Memories wins PASS, headed to NA Cup
June 01, 2013
Beach Memories likely stamped his ticket to next week's Pepsi North America Cup eliminations with a determined 1:49.4 victory in Friday's $238,220 Pennsylvania Sires Stake at The Meadows. The event for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers, known as the Bye Bye Byrd, was contested over three division
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SBSW brother to Well Said a 1:55.4 winner
June 01, 2013
Baby races at the Meadowlands Racetrack got underway Saturday morning and in race 1 Lifetime Pursuit, a homebred Cantab Hall filly from Queen Of Grace, finished off a 1:57.2 mile with a :56.2 final half. Yannick Gingras drove this impressive lass for Jimmy Takter.   Takter himself dro
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1:48.1 world mark by Camaes Fellow at Pocono
June 01, 2013
Camaes Fellow won a thrilling Preferred Pace on Saturday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs and matched a world record in the process, scoring in 1:48.1. The race carried the night's top purse of $25,000.   On a night when the warm temperatures produced sizzling times all night long
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Fred And Ginger 1:47.3 winner in TVG FFA
June 01, 2013
The $50,000 TVG Free-For-All Pace at the Meadowlands Saturday night likely was the most electric battle thus far this year as Golden Receiver did his thing cutting the pace, but was under constant pressure, which set the state for an upset by the Ron Burke-trained Fred And Ginger in a world r
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Fox Valley Elusiv easy winner in Cardinal
June 01, 2013
Last year's Orange & Blue winner, Fancy Creek Elusiv, looks to be picking up right where he left off after big 2-year-old campaign as he cruised to a decisive 3 ¾ length romp in a career best of 1:51.3 in Saturday's $57,300 Cardinal Stake for Illinois conceived and foaled 3-year-old pacing c
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Vegas Vacation sets stakes mark in SBSW
June 01, 2013
Vegas Vacation overcame an episode of tying up earlier in the week and set a 1:48.3 stakes record in capturing the first of two $75,000 Somebeachsomewhere Stakes divisions for 3-year-old pacers on Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack. The other split was won by Sunshine Beach, a son
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