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September 24, 2012 11:05 AM
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Steuben Ruthless scores again at Vernon

Steuben Ruthless scores again at Vernon | Racing News | Scoop.it

The streaking side-wheeler Steuben Ruthless continued to shine and score during Thursday night’s $7,000 featured sixth race at Vernon Downs.

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September 24, 2012 11:04 AM
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Vernon to host the next leg of the Kindergarten Classic - Harness Racing Newsroom - USTA - USTROTTING

Vernon to host the next leg of the Kindergarten Classic - Harness Racing Newsroom - USTA - USTROTTING | Racing News | Scoop.it

The Red Mile run of the Kindergarten Classic is now complete with legs three and four being raced over the past couple of Thursdays in Kentucky.

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September 21, 2012 11:02 AM
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Divine Park Colt Tops Session at Keeneland

Divine Park Colt Tops Session at Keeneland | Racing News | Scoop.it

Business at the Keeneland September yearling sale continued to roll along on a par with year-ago results during the auction's penultimate session Sept. 20 in Lexington.


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September 21, 2012 11:02 AM
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Rockincam rocks to 1:50 score in Winbak Pace

Rockincam rocks to 1:50 score in Winbak Pace | Racing News | Scoop.it

Rockincam moved to the lead just prior to the quarter-mile point and romped to an easy 1:50 win in Thursday’s (Sept. 20) $40,200 Winbak Pace for older male pacers at the Delaware County Fair.

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September 21, 2012 11:02 AM
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Michael's Power in powerful Jug victory

Michael's Power in powerful Jug victory | Racing News | Scoop.it

Michael’s Power made his first trip out of Ontario a memorable one.


A star on the Ontario circuit this season, and the leading money-winning pacer in harness racing for the year, Michael’s Power traveled to Ohio and captured the 67th Little Brown Jug for 3-year-old pacers in straight heats Thursday (Sept. 20) for driver Scott Zeron, trainer Casie Coleman and owner Jeff Snyder.

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September 21, 2012 11:01 AM
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Awesome Feather Sparkles in Comeback

Awesome Feather Sparkles in Comeback | Racing News | Scoop.it
She's a perfect 10.


Stronach Stables' undefeated Awesome Feather put on a dazzling display of talent Sept. 20 at Belmont Park, returning from an eight-month layoff in the $85,000 Nasty Storm Stakes and taking a 10th straight trip to the winner's circle

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September 20, 2012 3:39 PM
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Gallant Bloom loaded with talent

Gallant Bloom loaded with talent | Racing News | Scoop.it

Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Gallant Bloom Handicap at Belmont Park attracted 10 fillies and mares, many with an eye on the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint in November.

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September 20, 2012 3:38 PM
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Fort Larned, Ron the Greek head Jockey Club probables

The Grade 1, $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational on September 29 at Belmont Park is the centerpiece of Super Saturday, which features four additional Grade 1s and the Grade 2 Kelso Handicap, each a "Win and You're In" event for the Breeders' Cup on November 2 and 3 at Santa Anita Park.


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September 20, 2012 3:38 PM
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Miss Madi M equals national season's mark in Standardbred filly pace

Miss Madi M equals national season's mark in Standardbred filly pace | Racing News | Scoop.it

Jennifer Brown and Cameron McCown’s Miss Madi M took an early lead and went on to prevail in the $53,750 Standardbred for 2-year-old filly pacers on Thursday’s (Sept. 20) card at the Delaware County Fair.

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September 20, 2012 9:47 AM
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Tim Tetrick in Sports Illustrated

Tim Tetrick in Sports Illustrated | Racing News | Scoop.it

Tim Tetrick’s accomplishment of winning three million-dollar races in a year was recognized in the “Go Figure” column in the Sept. 24 issue of Sports Illustrated. The magazine features Oregon’s De’Anthony Thomas on the cover. The note about Tetrick is on page 14.

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September 20, 2012 9:45 AM
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Fashion Athena sets stakes mark in Keystone Classic at The Meadows

Fashion Athena sets stakes mark in Keystone Classic at The Meadows | Racing News | Scoop.it

Parked to the quarter before getting the lead, Fashion Athena kept right on rolling to a stakes record 1:55.1 in a division of Wednesday’s (Sept. 19) Keystone Classic at The Meadows.

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September 20, 2012 9:44 AM
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A look at New York Sire Stakes 3-year-old pacing colt finalists

A look at New York Sire Stakes 3-year-old pacing colt finalists | Racing News | Scoop.it

Here is a closer look at the eight New York Sire Stakes division leaders and their biggest threats in the $1.8 million Night of Champions at Yonkers Raceway on Sept. 22.

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September 20, 2012 9:43 AM
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Racing Roundup: Hillbilly Desire goes last to first at Colonial

Racing Roundup: Hillbilly Desire goes last to first at Colonial | Racing News | Scoop.it

Wednesday’s (Sept. 19) edition of Racing Roundup features results stories from Colonial Downs, Harrington Raceway, Batavia Downs and Saratoga Casino and Raceway.

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September 24, 2012 11:05 AM
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Miss Paris, Apogee Hanover win Ontario Sire Stakes Gold

Miss Paris, Apogee Hanover win Ontario Sire Stakes Gold | Racing News | Scoop.it

Some of Ontario’s most gifted sophomore fillies stepped into the spotlight at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday evening and delivered two glittering Ontario Sire Stakes Gold Series Final performances.

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September 24, 2012 10:16 AM
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Awesome Feather Sparkles in Comeback

Awesome Feather Sparkles in Comeback | Racing News | Scoop.it

She's a perfect 10.


Stronach Stables' undefeated Awesome Feather put on a dazzling display of talent Sept. 20 at Belmont Park, returning from an eight-month layoff in the $85,000 Nasty Storm Stakes and taking a 10th straight trip to the winner's circle.

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September 21, 2012 11:02 AM
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Frenchfrysnvinegar rolls to Miss Versatility triumph

Frenchfrysnvinegar rolls to Miss Versatility triumph | Racing News | Scoop.it

Jody Jamieson fired Frenchfrysnvinegar to the front from post seven right off the starting gate and was never challenged the rest of the way en route to winning Thursday’s (Sept. 20) $153,000 Miss Versatility for older female trotters in 1:54 at the Delaware County Fair.

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September 21, 2012 11:02 AM
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Taste Of Paradise and Justgottogetthere score at Colonial Downs

Taste Of Paradise and Justgottogetthere score at Colonial Downs | Racing News | Scoop.it

Jane Dunavant’s Taste Of Paradise and Manley Brown’s Justgottogetthere scored final leg wins in a pair of late closer trotting series on Thursday afternoon (Sept. 20) at Colonial Downs.

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September 21, 2012 11:01 AM
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Prayer Session wins Old Oaken Bucket

Prayer Session finished second to Fusion Man on Sept. 9 at The Red Mile in the $250,000 Kentucky Sires Stakes championship, but on Thursday afternoon at Delaware, Ohio, he was able to turn the stable on his state-sired rival in the $125,800 Old Oaken Bucket for 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters.

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September 20, 2012 3:40 PM
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Pet Rock wins in national season's record 1:50.3 at Delaware

Pet Rock wins in national season's record 1:50.3 at Delaware | Racing News | Scoop.it

Frank Bellino’s Pet Rock, not eligible to the Little Brown Jug, used the $10,000 Delaware Open Series to demonstrate “what might have been” had he been made and kept eligible to the Jug -- or had won his way into eligibility by capturing the first leg of the Pacing Triple Crown, the Cane Pace.

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September 20, 2012 3:39 PM
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Twilight Bonfire, Beach Memories score in Standardbred Pace

Twilight Bonfire, Beach Memories score in Standardbred Pace | Racing News | Scoop.it

It was “vintage” John Campbell in the $31,875 first division of the Standardbred for 2-year-old colt pacers at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair on Thursday afternoon (Sept. 20). The sport’s all-time leading moneywinning driver grabbed the lead, gave his mount a rest and sprinted home to win.

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September 20, 2012 3:38 PM
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Pet Rock speeds to 1:50.3 win at Delaware

For Pet Rock a nose meant the difference between racing Thursday afternoon at Delaware, Ohio in the Little Brown Jug and a $10,000 Open Pace. Although the colt was not Jug-eligible, a win in the Cane Pace on Sept. 3 would have allowed him to be supplemented to the pacing classic, but he finished second by a scant nose.

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September 20, 2012 11:11 AM
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Sophomores shine in Excelsior Series finals

Sophomores shine in Excelsior Series finals | Racing News | Scoop.it

The inaugural season of the newly formed Excelsior Series came to a rousing finish on Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 19) with $45,000 finales in each of four different divisions for sophomore pacers and trotters at Monticello Raceway.

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September 20, 2012 9:47 AM
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Ranger wins four on opening night at Pompano

Ranger wins four on opening night at Pompano | Racing News | Scoop.it

The person most familiar with the Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park winner's circle didn't take long to revisit it on Wednesday night (Sept. 19) when the track kicked off its 2012-13 live racing season with 15 races, ten on the betting card and five non-betting Florida Sunshine Stakes events prior to the regular 7:05 p.m. post time.

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September 20, 2012 9:44 AM
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Trot Fudge Sundae, Longwell win Am-Nats

A pair of American National Stakes shared top billing on Wednesday as freshman trotters stepped into the spotlight at Balmoral Park.


A field of eight fillies were sent postward in the first tussle as they slugged it out for a purse of $70,000. After dominating the state-bred division here in Illinois with six wins and a second in her first seven starts, James Bafia, Eugene White and Sam Daddono's Trot Fudge Sundae handled the hike up to open company as she posted a hard-fought wire-to-wire victory by a neck in 1:58.3.

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September 20, 2012 9:44 AM
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Quartet of Ohio Breeders Championships raced at Delaware

Quartet of Ohio Breeders Championships raced at Delaware | Racing News | Scoop.it

Its Jesse Time and Master’s Fly Trap captured divisions of Wednesday’s $36,300 Ohio Breeders Championship 2-year-old filly trot at the Delaware County (Ohio) Fair.

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