Track Records Fall At Vernon Downs

September 3, 2010:

Southwind Wasabi and Dejarmbro each crafted track record performances during Thursday night’s 10-race program at Vernon Downs

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Champlain Underway At Mohawk

September 2, 2010:

Crys Dream, Global Desire and Martiniontherocks were all victorious in their respective Champlain Stakes divisions for two-year-old filly trotters over a track rated as good on Thursday night at Mohawk Racetrack

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Historic Mile For Waiting On A Woman

September 2, 2010:

Two divisions of the John “Buddy” Campbell Memorial were contested at the Charlottetown Driving Park on Thursday evening, yet three horses got their picture taken by the track photographer following those $9,200 tilts

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MacDonald Takes Five At Flamboro

September 2, 2010:

Driver Mark MacDonald made five trips to the winner’s circle on Thursday afternoon program at Flamboro Downs, and in doing so he pushed his 2010 win total to 328

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Grace And Harv Lowers E.P.R. Record

September 2, 2010:

The track record for older pacing mares bit the dust at Exhibition Park Raceway on Thursday afternoon as eight quality distaffers lined up on the starting gate as in a leg of the Erwin Andrew Memorial Series

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Special Programs On Tap At Summerside

September 2, 2010:

Officials at Summerside Raceway would like to remind horseman and fans of two added programs

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Rayburn Means Business In NY

September 2, 2010:

Greg Rayburn, New York City OTB’s chief executive, withdrew his offer of early retirements for OTB employees yesterday after his deadline for union agreement passed

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Stallion Series Championships Friday

September 2, 2010:

Four champions of the 2010 Stallion Series will be crowned Friday night at Pocono Downs.

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EPR Back-Up Plan

September 2, 2010:

Officials with Horse Racing New Brunswick have announced a back-up plan if expected bad weather due to the Hurricane Earl comes to fruition and affects the scheduled card of racing for Saturday, September 4 at Exhibition Park

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Tioga Adds Race Date

September 2, 2010:

Tioga Downs in conjunction with the Southern Tier Harness Horsemen’s Association have announced that a live race date has been added to the 2010 race schedule

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Submit Your Funny Horse Video, Win Cash

September 2, 2010:

September 30 is only a few weeks away, and with it comes the end of the entry period for the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program’s '$1,500 Funniest Horse Racing Video Contest.'

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Be There! 'Big M' Summit September 10

September 2, 2010:

For several months horsemen and fans have been asking what can they do to save horse racing in New

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Preview Of Meadows Championship Day

September 2, 2010:

When the Meadows Racetrack hosts the $1 Million Pennsylvania Harness Championships on Saturday, not only will more than $1 million in purses be on the line, but the card also will boast a lineup of compelling stars and

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Best Wishes To Ed Tracey

September 2, 2010:

The Saskatchewan Standardbred Horsemen's Association would like to send best wishes to Ed Tracey who is recovering from surgery.

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Seats Open For LBJ Bus Trip

September 2, 2010:

Trot Insider has received information regarding a bus trip down to the Little Brown Jug leaving from Napanee

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Alberta Downs Meet Wraps Up

September 2, 2010:

Alberta Downs wrapped up its second summer meet on Tuesday, August 31 with horsemen and fans already eagerly awaiting the 2011 season

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One More Laugh Favoured In Cane Pace

September 2, 2010:

One More Laugh has drawn the rail and is the morning line favourite at 2-1 for the 56th edition of the Cane Pace, which is to be contested at Freehold Raceway

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Menary Gives Prodigal Seelster High Praise

September 2, 2010:

"This colt trained down like nothing I’ve ever seen. I’ve had some nice ones and I’ve worked for a lot of top guys and sat behind some nice horses and this colt trained down as good as any of them

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Nora Lee A Closing Winner At Batavia

September 2, 2010:

The weekly $9,000 pacing feature for the distaffers at Batavia Downs went to Joe Cicatello’s Nora Lee in 1:55.2 Wednesday night.

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Hoosier Classic Sale To Offer 439 Yearlings

September 2, 2010:

A group of 439 yearlings representing the top sires in Indiana and other racing jurisdictions has been catalogued for this year’s Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale, slated for

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Charles I. Smith Final Will Feature Six

September 2, 2010:

Six colts are scheduled to go postward the $80,000 Charles I. Smith Trot on September 10, 2010 at Freehold

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KD Nicol Dismisses The Odds

September 2, 2010:

It’s safe to say that the homebred trotter KD Nicol has been an overachiever during the current Cal-Expo meet, much to the delight of his owner/driver/trainer Keith Willey.

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Blooded Horse Summer Sale Recap

September 2, 2010:

Two-year-old trotting filly Evening Escort topped the recently concluded Blooded Horse Sale.

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Carr To Appear On CH Morning Live

September 2, 2010:

Jim Carr, whose pacing colt, Big Jim, will compete in the $1 million Metro Pace this Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack, will guest Friday morning on

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Ticket To Rock Sold

September 2, 2010:

The four-race win streak and track record performance of trainer Jack Darling's three-year-old pacing filly Ticket To Rock has not gone unnoticed, and when she goes to the gate on Monday she'll have new owners onboard

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Jekyll & Hyde Filly Goes For Double

September 2, 2010:

Ontario’s talented two-year-old trotting fillies will celebrate Labour Day Monday at Dresden Raceway with seven $24,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions, and Dan Creighton is hoping his Jekyll and Hyde-like trainee Edens Cover Girl can match the winning effort she

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Horner Readying Three For Clinton Test

September 1, 2010:

Mark Horner will harness three starters in Sunday’s two-year-old pacing filly Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots event at Clinton Raceway, and the pragmatic trainer says two are still works in progress, while the other is

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Bjs Fancy Surprises With Track Record

September 1, 2010:

Despite being sent off as the 14-1 longest shot on the board in the co-featured $11,000 Not Listed Preferred Trot at Sudbury Downs on Wednesday night, Bjs Fancy turned in a sizzling 1:58.3 mile to lower the track record for aged

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Grand River Preferred Three-Pack

September 1, 2010:

Daddy Mac, Outofthefryingpan and Mystical Starlight shared the spotlight at Grand River Raceway on Wednesday night after winning their respective Preferred assignments

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'Sedona' Trots To First Harrington Win

September 1, 2010:

Michael Casalino and Dylan Davis’ Sedona Canyon ($8.60, Corey Callahan) earned his first Harrington Raceway win on Wednesday, with a 1:57 triumph in the $20,000 Open Trot

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Pilgrims Truffles Crowned NJSS Champ

September 1, 2010:

Pilgrims Truffles, a daughter of Chocolatier, won the biggest race of her career with a 2:00.2 victory in the $100,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Premium Division championship final for two-year-old trotting fillies Wednesday at Freehold

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Jug Limited To 24 Starters In 2012

September 1, 2010:

Starting in 2012, for the 67th Little Brown Jug, the maximum number of starters allowed will be 24

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Track Record For The Undefeated Jezzy

September 1, 2010:

On the hot and sunny afternoon of September 1, the undefeated Jezzy jogged to yet another easy victory in a division of the $160,000 New York Sire Stakes for freshmen trotting fillies in a track record 2:00.2 at Monticello

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Schnittker, Takter Anticipate Cane Draw

September 1, 2010:

The post position draw will be held Thursday for the first leg of the Pacing Triple Crown, the $300,000 Cane Pace for three-year-old pacers, to be held Labour Day afternoon

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Muscle Massive Returns Saturday

September 1, 2010:

Muscle Massive will face six rivals Saturday night in a $122,000 division of the Simcoe Stakes for three-year-old trotters at Mohawk Racetrack. It will be the colt’s first start since his half-length win over Lucky Chucky in 1:51 in the $1 million Hambletonian

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Rule Changes Issued By ORC

September 1, 2010:

The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) released a Notice to the Industry today regarding the approved Standardbred Rule Changes

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ORC Rules On Polifroni, Turcotte

September 1, 2010:

The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) today released standardbred rulings in regard to the appeals of Jay Polifroni and Richard Turcotte

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Anti 'Instant Racing' Group Gains Ground

September 1, 2010:

A Kentucky judge has ruled that the Family Foundation of Kentucky will be able to intervene in a 'friendly' lawsuit which will test the legality of Instant Racing at

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Scarlet and Gray Drawn At Northfield

September 1, 2010:

The combination of four Scarlet and Gray Stakes for veteran Ohio-bred pacers and trotters, and the Ohio Sires Stakes for three-year-old colts and gelding of both gaits, make Saturday, September 4, Nor

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New Illinois Wagering Cap

September 1, 2010:

After encountering a 47% drop in betting with the 5% cap it had imposed on out-of-state tracks with higher charges for their signals, the Illinois Racing Board yesterday voted 7-1 to raise the cap to

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Equine Guelph Program Gets Support

September 1, 2010:

Equine Guelph has announced that Intercity Insurance will be sponsoring Hoofprints, a new memorial program celebrating the lives of horses

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KY Out-Of-Comp. Penalties Discussed

September 1, 2010:

According to a report, a joint meeting of the two committees considering out-of-competition testing in the State of Kentucky voted yesterday on the severity of penalties

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Trustee To Rosecroft: Quit

September 1, 2010:

The trustee handling Rosecroft Raceway’s bankruptcy says time has run out for the idled track and it should liquidate its assets and sell the track at auction

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"He's Just A Ball Of Fire And Is Ready To Go"

September 1, 2010:

If anyone was wondering about the status of Big Jim heading into Saturday's $1 million Metro Pace at Mohawk Racetrack, all they had to do was speak to the colt's namesake, Jim Carr

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OK Commander Done For The Year

September 1, 2010:

OK Commander's trainer, Gregg McNair, has given Trot Insider an update on the speedy son on Art Major, and the news is not good for the remainder of the colt's

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Ont. Horse Racing Youth Camps Concluded

September 1, 2010:

The Ontario Harness Racing Youth Camps for 2010 came to their conclusion last Friday night at Grand River

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Online Voting For Horse Costume Game

September 1, 2010:

Grand River Raceway wrapped up its newest promotion, the $5,000 Horse Name Costume Game, on Friday

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'Inside Harness Racing' Preview

September 1, 2010:

Temple of Doom’s World Record performance and Lucky Chucky’s win in the Zweig Memorial Trot will highlight the newest episode of 'Inside Harness Racing at Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs.'

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Five For Parker At The 'Mighty M'

September 1, 2010:

On May 17, Billy 'Zeke' Parker, Jr. scored his 10,000th driving victory which put in a very select class of only nine drivers who have reined 10,000 or more winners in their careers.

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McLaughlin: 'He's Small, But He's A Fighter'

September 1, 2010:

S K Crosby was born and raised in Grey County, but the two-year-old pacer will make his first start at Hanover Raceway in one of six $24,000 Grassroots divisions

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