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All fillies except for one colt in African Prince


Borel to be honored by Hartack Foundation

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KY Out-of-Competition Regulations Go Forward
Proposed regulations governing out-of-competition testing in Kentucky have been approved for consideration by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission at its Sept. 7 meeting.

Zenyatta in Bullet Work at Hollywood Park
Undefeated mare Zenyatta worked five furlongs in a bullet 1:00 1/5 at Hollywood Park on Sept. 2 as she continues to prepare for her next start in the Oct. 2 Lady's Secret Stakes (gr. I).

Florida Derby Back up to $1 Million
Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino announced Sept. 2 its richest stakes schedule ever for 3-year-olds, highlighted by the $1 million Florida Derby (gr. I).

Pletcher With Half of Spinaway Field
Todd Pletcher, who has won the Spinaway Stakes (gr. I) three times, will have a 50-50 chance at winning another when he sends out four of the eight starters in the Sept. 5 race for juvenile fillies.

Get Serious Looking for Another Graded Win
Graded stakes victors Get Serious and Nownownow headline a seasoned, seven-horse cast of stakes winners slated to go postward in the Sept. 5 Red Bank Stakes (gr. III) at Monmouth Park.

Wide-Open Saranac Draws Six
Fantastico Roberto, who set the pace but tired in the Jersey Derby last out, was tabbed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite in the $100,000 Saranac (gr. IIIT) Sept. 5 on the Saratoga turf course.

THS: Woodward and Forego
Jason, Tom, and James Scully of brisnet.com preview the Woodward Handicap (gr. I) and the Forego Handicap (gr. I).

F-T Catalogs 645 Yearlings for Midlantic Sale
The auction, which will begin on a Tuesday instead of a Monday, will be held Oct. 5 and 6 in Timonium, Md.

King George Winner Harbinger to Japan
Harbinger, winner of the July 24 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Eng-I) in record time, has been sold for stud duties to Japan.

Yearling Conformation
A three-part series featuring a panel of breeding professionals discussing the ins and outs of yearling selection with <i>The Blood-Horse</i>'s Dan Liebman.

Zenyatta Stakes Changed Back to Lady's Secret
With Zenyatta expected to run in the race, the Zenyatta Stakes has been changed back to its original name, the Lady's Secret Stakes, which will be run Oct. 2 at Oak Tree at Hollywood Park meeting.

Jockey Ouzts Sets Record at River Downs
Jockey Perry Ouzts, who has ridden at River Downs in Cincinnati, Ohio for 37 seasons, has set the record for wins during the Jockey Club Meet.

Regal Ransom Wins, Timber Reserve Euthanized
Godolphin Stable's Regal Ransom will likely return to graded stakes competition after winning a nine-furlong optional claimer by 3 1/4 lengths in gate-to-wire fashion Sept. 1 at Saratoga.

Four Pick 6 Winners at Saratoga Get $377,883
Four winning tickets correctly selected the winners of each of the Pick 6 races Sept. 2 at Saratoga Race Course and were rewarded handsomely with payouts of $377,883.

Tattersalls Restructures Breeze Up Calendar
The England-based company will expand Craven sale and replace the Guineas auction with a new sale in Ireland.

Documentary Chronicles Thoroughbred Industry
Produced by Lexington-based High Impact Productions, the 30-minute documentary Beyond the Stone Fences details the majesty, as well as the daily operations, of six regional horse farms.

Sapling Draws Nine Juveniles
A field of nine 2-year-olds will line up for the $150,000 Sapling Stakes (gr. III) Sept. 4 at Monmouth Park, the racetrack's premier event for juvenile runners.

Saratoga Diary: Big Zucchini
Jockeys aren't measured by how large or heavy they are, but by how well they ride.

Godolphin Entry Has Edge in Strong Forego
The $250,000 Forego Handicap (gr. I) came up very strong, but the Godolphin coupled entry of Vineyard Haven and Girolamo will be tough to overcome.

Tribal Belle Seeks Repeat in Seaway Stakes
Tribal Belle, Canada's champion female sprinter of 2009, returns to defend her title in the Seaway Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine Sept. 4 against just four rivals.

Canada's Jockey Club Tabs Executive Director
Stacie Roberts has been named executive director of the Jockey Club of Canada, chief steward Jim Lawson announced Sept. 1.

CDI to Handle Oaklawn Park's Simulcasting
Churchill Downs Incorporated and the Oaklawn Jockey Club have entered into a simulcast services agreement whereby CDI would purchase and sell simulcast content on behalf of Oaklawn Park.

Gran Estreno Defends Washington Park Title
Gran Estreno, who posted a mild upset when winning the 2009 edition of the Washington Park Handicap (gr. III), returns in search of a repeat as part of a seven-horse field in the $150,000 race Sept. 4 at Arlington Park.

Get Ready for the Uncle Mo Show
Mike Repole, owner of impressive juvenile winner Uncle Mo, talks with Jason Shandler.

Checking in With My Man Tiznow
I just returned from a tour at WinStar Farm, and I can still feel grainy bits of Polytrack from their new training track between my toes. It's been a good day.

Discreetly Mine: Enigma of Aptitude, Pedigree
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter<br />His pedigree shouts stamina but Discreetly Mine--winner Aug. 28 of the grade I King's Bishop Stakes--seems intent on proving himself as a top sprinter.

Mandella Optimistic About Avid in Darley Deb
Fresh off an eye-catching win in her bow at Del Mar last month, the Richard Mandella-trained Avid jumps right into the deep end of the pool in the $250,000 Darley Debutante (gr. I) at the seaside track Sept. 4.

Quality Road Looks to Bounce Back in Woodward
Quality Road will try to rebound from his narrow Whitney Handicap (gr. I) defeat last month when headlining the field in the $750,000 Woodward Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 4 at Saratoga.

Fund Raiser for Injured Rider Leggett
A fund raiser for seriously injured Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse jockey Tad Leggett will be held at racetracks across the country Labor Day, Sept. 6.

Calif. OKs Exchange Wagering, Takeout Hike
California legislation that would redirect perhaps as much as $70 million from winning bets to purses and make the state the first in the nation to approve head-to-head wagering on horse races gained approval Aug. 31.

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Legislative Summit at the Meadowlands on Sept. 10
For several months horsemen and fans have been asking what can they do to save horse racing in New Jersey? The answer is ?be there? on Friday, September 10, at 10 a.m. in the Pegasus at Meadowlands Racetrack.

One More Laugh favored in $300,000 Cane Pace final at Freehold
One More Laugh drew the rail and is the morning line favorite at 2-1 in the 56th edition of the Cane Pace to be held at Freehold Raceway on Labor Day.

Tioga adds live race day on September 8
Tioga Downs, in conjunction with the Southern Tier Harness Horsemen?s Association, have added a live race day to the 2010 schedule on Wednesday, September 8, with a 1:30 p.m. post time.

Stallion Series Championships set for Friday at Pocono
Four champions of the 2010 Stallion Series will be crowned Friday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.

$80,000 Charles I. Smith Final will feature six
Six colts are scheduled to go postward in the $80,000 Charles I. Smith Trot on Friday, September 10, at Freehold Raceway.

Championship Day at The Meadows: More than $1 million in purses
When The Meadows Racetrack & Casino hosts the ?$1 Million Pennsylvania Harness Championships? on Saturday, September 4, more than $1 million in purses will be on the line, but the card also will boast a line-up of compelling stars and sagas.

Young horses with potential top Blooded Horse Summer Sale
The 2-year-old trotting filly Evening Escort topped the Blooded Horse Sale at $16,500.

Jug to be limited to 24 starters beginning in 2012
Starting in 2012, for the 67th Little Brown Jug, the maximum number of starters will be 24.

KD Nicol has been trotting against the odds
It?s safe to say that the homebred trotter KD Nicol has been an overachiever at this Cal-Expo meet, much to the delight of his owner/driver/trainer Keith Willey.

Jezzy sets Monticello track record and remains undefeated
The daughter of Credit Winner jogged to yet another easy victory in winning her division of the $160,000 New York Sire Stakes for freshman trotting fillies at Monticello Raceway.

Racing Roundup: Sedona Canyon takes Wednesday Open at Harrington
Sedona Canyon earned his first career win at Harrington Raceway on Wednesday with a 1:57 triumph in the $20,000 Open Trot.

Straight Character sets all-age mark at Wattsburg
The Erie County Fair in Wattsburg, Pennsylvania wrapped up its two-day meet on Wednesday with a new all-age track record and several other stellar performances.

Pilgrims Truffles trots to NJSS championship
Pilgrims Truffles, a daughter of Chocolatier-Glide Chip, won the biggest race of her young career with a 2:00.2 victory in the $100,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Premium Division championship final for 2-year-old trotting fillies Wednesday (Sept. 1) at Freehold Raceway.

One More Laugh ready for Cane Pace
Meadowlands Pace champion One More Laugh will tackle a field of eight in the Cane Pace on Labor Day.

Scarlet and Gray stakes featured on Northfield's richest night of 2010
Saturday will be Northfield?s richest night of racing in 2010, with $260,000 in purses on the 14-race card.

Buck I St Pat named August's Horse of the Month
Buck I St Pat, who captured the Perretti Farms Matchmaker and the Maxie Lee Memorial during the month of August, has been named Horse of the Month by the United States Trotting Association.

County Fair Finals Friday at Batavia
The Batavia Downs Casino stakes season goes into overdrive beginning on Friday night.

Vintage Master scratched from Canadian Pacing Derby
Vintage Master, who was scheduled to compete in this Saturday's C$780,000 Canadian Pacing Derby at Mohawk Racetrack, has been withdrawn after spiking a fever.

World record performance and Beauty Contest highlight ?Inside Harness Racing?
Temple Of Doom?s world record performance and Lucky Chucky?s win in the Zweig Memorial Trot highlight the newest episode of ?Inside Harness Racing at Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs.?

Karen Isbell looking to make some history
Karen Isbell is looking to put herself into the record books at Cal-Expo on Friday night, as she attempts to add a harness winner?s circle picture to the ones she already has for guiding Thoroughbreds, Arabians, Quarter Horses and Mules to victory.

Special Sunday card this weekend at Mohawk
Racing fans are reminded that Mohawk Racetrack will host a special Sunday program of racing this weekend with first post scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Big cheering section expected for Big Jim this Saturday
Longtime horse owner Jim Carr has a million reasons to be excited about this coming Saturday night as his colt, Big Jim, will headline the C$1 million Metro Pace at Mohawk Racetrack.

Yacht King leads NYSS Late Closer winners at Saratoga
The 2-year-old pacing colts were featured at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway on Tuesday as part of the New York Sire Stakes Late Closers.

Beckwith eliminations held at Plainridge
This coming Monday, the 11th running of the Bert Beckwith Memorial Pace will take place at Plainridge Racecourse.

PA Fair Report: Indiana and Wattsburg
A total of 23 stakes -- all for freshmen -- were held at two venues in Pennsylvania on Tuesday.

City Delight in a record stakes win at the Hilltop
August may be done, but the state-breds' stay continues: Tuesday night, Yonkers Raceway offered up the $236,456 Frank Becerra Pace for 2-year-old fillies. Four divisions, at $59,614 a pop, went postward.

Racing Roundup: Don't Know Chip knows how to win at Pocono
Don?t Know Chip, driven by Tyler Buter, won the $24,000 Open Handicap trot at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Tuesday night.

Monticello seeking pacers for Little Grey Jug
Calling all greys -- that?s what Monticello Raceway?s Director of racing Eric Warner is doing now. He?s seeking grey-colored horses for the track's annual Little Grey Jug.

Power-packed Metro Pace card at Mohawk
Many of North America?s best trotters and pacers will assemble at Mohawk Racetrack this Saturday night.

Tioga helps local girls with Horseplay Car Giveaway donations
Tioga Downs, along with its fans, horsemen and employees, just finished up the charity for the month of August for the 2010 Horseplay Car Giveaway for Chloe Mulcahy and Aliesya Abrams.

CHRB terminates license of Christopher Lefebvre
The California Horse Racing Board terminated the temporary occupational license of harness trainer Christopher Lefebvre.

Harness exhibit on display at Batavia Downs
It?s a tribute to the men and women who flirted with harness racing immortality, and the Harness Racing Hall of Fame exhibit will be on display this weekend at Batavia Downs Casino.

Little movement in this week's Top 10 Poll
There was little activity from Top 10 horses last week, and not surprisingly, little movement in the poll.

Second New Jersey Gaming Summit set for September 10
The second New Jersey Gaming Summit will be held September 10 at Meadowlands Racetrack's Pegasus restaurant.

The Caretakers Classic set for Sept. 8-9 at Monticello
The Mighty M will present the Caretakers Classic and a race on each date will see the horses driven by caretakers from the track's backstretch.

In this case, experience does count
Two veterans combined to win the final race at Cal-Expo last Thursday night as 58-year-old Jim ?Chip? Lackey guided the 10-year-pacer Fearless Sahbra to a coast-to-coast score.

Anndrovette's track record leads NYSS Rye Pace
New York Sire Stakes action continued Monday night, with Yonkers Raceway hosting the $276,912 Rye Pace for 3-year-old fillies.

PA Fair Report: Indiana
Sixteen stake races were carded on opening day at the Indiana County Fairgrounds in Indiana, Pennsylvania.

Roy Orbisong equals all-age Harrington track record
Roy Orbisong equaled the all-age track record at Harrington Raceway on Monday, winning the $20,000 Open Pace in 1:50.4.

Racing Roundup: Converted claimer Fox Valley Armor wins Meadows Preferred Pace
A high-priced claimer for most of the year, Fox Valley Armor may have left those ranks behind forever when he captured Monday?s $22,500 Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows for his fifth consecutive victory.

O'Reilly thrilled with win in Frank Ryan Memorial Trot
Fresh off Sunday night's victory in the C$161,250 Frank Ryan Memorial Trot at Rideau Carleton Raceway with Slave Dream, trainer Frank O'Reilly couldn't be any happier.

Metro Pace headlines big weekend card at Mohawk
Prodigal Seelster, Big Jim, Wind Me Up, and Great Vintage each won an elimination race for Saturday?s (September 4) million-dollar Metro Pace for 2-year-old pacers at Mohawk Racetrack in Ontario.

One More Laugh, Rock N Roll Heaven top first Jug future pool
One More Laugh and Rock N Roll Heaven are solid co-favorites in the first of two future wagering pools for the 2010 Little Brown Jug. The two colts are 3-1 following four days of wagering.

The undefeated Jezzy will race Wednesday at Monti
Jezzy, who is undefeated in seven lifetime starts and is one of the best 2-year-old trotting fillies racing today, will be the feature attraction when Monticello Raceway hosts the $160,000 New York Sire Stakes for freshman trotting fillies on Wednesday, Sep. 1.

Grand Circuit Report: Week of August 29, 2010
The Grand Circuit heads to Canada this week for action at Mohawk Racetrack.

Road to the Little Brown Jug is winding down
The 2010 Little Brown Jug Fantasy Contest is coming down to the wire, with only the $350,000 Cane Pace on Sep. 6 and the $270,000 Simcoe Stakes on Sep. 11 remaining prior to the 65th renewal of the Little Brown Jug.

Katahdin Boy sets Scarborough track mark
The latest top performer, Katahdin Boy, etched his name in stone on Sunday afternoon (Aug. 29), becoming the fastest 3-year-old colt in the 60-year history of Scarborough Downs.

World records tumble at Tioga
It was a gorgeous afternoon in Nichols, N.Y., on Sunday (Aug. 29) as some of the best sophomore trotters in the world collected for the 36th edition of The Harry M. Zweig Memorial Trot.

Competitive Adios field meets again in PASS final
Now, the quartet is scheduled to get together one more time at The Meadows Racetrack & Casino on Saturday, Sept. 4, for the $200,000 championship of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers, and the clash promises to be explosive.

Morand picks up four wins in MDSS finals
Driver Jim Morand finished the shortened Maryland Stakes season with four wins on the Showcase of Champions card making him leading driver with 12 wins in four days of racing at Ocean Downs.

Buck I St Pat repeats in Maxie Lee
No description for Buck I St Pat ($3.00) could be more apt than "a mare for the ages", as racecaller James Witherite exclaimed as the world champion mare drew off willingly to beat the boys in the $100,000 Maxie Lee Memorial Trot on Sunday (Aug. 29) afternoon at Harrah's Chester.

Lisa America back in the winner's circle
Lou Guida?s Italian trotter, Lisa America, driven by Torbjörn Jansson, made a brave effort to wear down the favorite, Torvald Palema, down the stretch in the prestigious Swedish race, Sundsvall Open Trot over 1 5/16 miles at Bergsaaker in Northern Sweden.

Powerful Charger looks to bounce back in DuQuoin
The abbreviated three-day harness racing meet at the Du Quoin State Fair concludes Sunday afternoon (Aug. 29) with a bevy of state-bred championships to be decided and perhaps we?ll also find just how fast the double 2-year-old stakes winner Powerful Charger can trot.

Ticket to Rock sets a New Jersey Sire Stakes record
Ticket To Rock took the lead with a :26.4 opening quarter-mile and coasted to a record-setting, 1:52.3 victory this past Saturday in the $100,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Premier Division Final.

Big Jim leads Metro elim winners
Four eliminations of the Metro Stakes took place Saturday night (Aug. 28) at Mohawk Racetrack with the top two horses from each elimination advancing to the final plus two third-place finishers who were drawn by lot.

Hypnotic Blue Chip scores in Pacing Derby elim
Hypnotic Blue Chip made the most of a second-over trip by thundering past rivals in the stretch to capture the single $50,000 elimination for this year?s Canadian Pacing Derby for older pacers on Saturday night (Aug. 28) at Mohawk Racetrack.

Pretty Katherine equals world record in She's A Great Lady elim
Trainer Casie Coleman and driver Mark MacDonald celebrated two victories in three eliminations of the She's A Great Lady Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies Saturday night (Aug. 28) at Mohawk Racetrack.

Springtime Volo equals Am-Nat stakes record
The 2010 American National Stakes season kicked off on Saturday (Aug. 28) with a pair of 3-year-old trotting events bringing some of North America?s top talent to the Crete oval.

Running Aces ends season with a bang
An all-time track record, a record amount of purses on a single card, an overflow crowd of nearly 4,000 fans, and a live handle record for a single program all highlighted the 51st and final night of racing at Running Aces Harness Park for 2010.

He's Gorgeous scores in NYSS at Tioga
It was the Jim Morrill Jr. show on Saturday night (Aug. 28) at Tioga Downs that featured three divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for 3-year old colt pacers, each for $51,209.

Brennan wins seven at Yonkers
Brennan--who drove in a dozen races--won the evening's featured $42,500 Open Handicap Pace with Lahaye ($10.40) in 1:52.2, which was his third of four consecutive victories.

Andover The Top sets track record in PASS
Plagued by breaks in her early efforts, Andover The Top was flat and fast Saturday (Aug. 28) at The Meadows, blazing to a track-record 1:55.3 in a $281,730 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for freshman filly trotters.

Doc's Yankee leads Ohio Breeders Classic winners
Doc?s Yankee and driver Dan Noble went to the front at the start of Ohio Breeders Classic for sophomore pacing males at Scioto Downs Saturday (Aug. 28) and dared anyone to catch him. And none of his half-dozen rivals could do that.

Racing Roundup: Shady Sabrina sets track mark at Scarborough
Saturday's (Aug. 28) edition of Racing Roundup features results stories from Scarborough Downs, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, Northfield Park, Vernon Downs Batavia Downs, Saratoga Gaming and Raceway and Cal Expo.

I'm Gorgeous ties track mark in Cane elim
In a sparkling performance, Elmer Fannin and George Teague Jr.?s I?m Gorgeous went wire to wire to capture the Cane Pace elimination at Freehold Raceway in track-record-equaling time of 1:50:4.

Blueridge Tooquick sets track record at Union Fair
Blueridge Tooquick, a 6-year-old gelding, went wire to wire today at Union Fair, setting a new all-age track record of 1:56.

Miller gets second chance to drive Mystical Victress
A golden opportunity usually doesn?t come along a second time; however, it did for Marcus Miller and the 21-year-old driver is all smiles he was given another chance behind the 3-year-old state-bred pacer Mystical Victress.

Western Silk, Random Destiny take SBOA stakes at Mohawk
pair of Standardbred Breeders Of Ontario Association Stakes (SBOA) headlined Friday's (Aug. 27) card at Mohawk Racetrack for 3-year-old fillies.

McDermott sends double threat into Canadian Pacing Derby
Trainer Kevin McDermott will be sending out two entries in the solo $50,000 Canadian Pacing Derby elimination this Saturday (Aug. 28) at Mohawk Racetrack. The New Jersey-based horseman will send out Hypnotic Blue Chip and Blueridge Western.

Flex The Muscle wins NJSS championship
Flex The Muscle swept to the $100,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes championship for 3-year-old trotting colts Friday (Aug. 27) at Freehold Raceway, with a 1:56.2 victory

Del Cielo shines in PASS at Meadows
Del Cielo, an improving youngster, showed that he?s learning his lessons well Friday (Aug. 27) at The Meadows when he came first-over to capture a division of a $274,984 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for freshman colt and gelding trotters.

Barbra Ann sets Scarborough track record in Maine stakes
Barbra Ann continues to enjoy rock-star status at the raceway this season as the rookie Maine-bred extended her unbeaten streak to nine at Scarborough Downs on Friday (Aug. 27)

Sports Fanatic wins Egyptian Stakes
Trips can mean everything on a half-mile oval and that was exactly the case on Friday night (Aug. 27) as Bruce Pacitti and O?Toole Racing?s Sports Fanatic took advantage of a ground-saving journey throughout the mile to spring a 16-1 upset in the $30,000 Egyptian Stakes at Maywood Park.

Noble, Mogen sweep Ohio Breeders Stakes
Ohio Hall of Famer Chip Noble teamed with trainer Scott Mogan to sweep both Ohio Breeders Stakes for trotters on Friday night (Aug. 27) at Scioto Downs. The filly ML Cupcake scored first and then the Noble-Mogan combine repeated with gelding J J Hall.

Racing Roundup: Fleur de Lil A wins Yonkers co-feature
Fleur de Lil A--negotiating both the 8-hole a gapper in front of her--launched a big Friday night (Aug. 27) move in and out of the final turn at Yonkers in Friday's Racing Roundup

Holiday Road qualifies in fine order at Mohawk
Holiday Road was the headliner at this morning's qualifiers at Mohawk Racetrack.

Fields set for the American-National sophomore trots
A pair of American-National Stakes for 3-year-old trotters will share top billing on a big 14-race card on Saturday, Aug. 28 at Balmoral Park.

Hatfield returns a winner in the Billings Series
?Trader Bud? Hatfield is back with a vengeance.

Pennsylvania Commission to discuss Valley View Downs' license on Sep. 3
The Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission will convene for a special meeting on Friday, Sep. 3, to discuss the fate of the harness racing license originally issued in 2007 to build Valley View Downs in Northwest Pennsylvania.

California incentives to be continued
The California Harness Horsemen?s Association and Cal-Expo have agreed to extend its current shipping incentive purse program to Dec. 19, 2010, or until the funding for all programs is exhausted.

Plans announced for the 2010 Symposium on Racing and Gaming
The Race Track Industry Program?s annual Symposium on Racing and Gaming, to be held Dec. 6 through 9, 2010, this year will become the permanent home for a number of industry events.

New York Sire Stakes choices reign at Saratoga
The favorites thrived in New York Sire Stakes action at Saratoga on Thursday night, as 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings took center stage on a beautiful summer night at the Spa.

Top 10 Jug contenders - week two
Here are the Top 10 contenders for the 65th Little Brown Jug, as ranked by Little Brown Jug Assistant Publicity Director Jay Wolf.

Sophs take their turn at Meadville
Sophomore pacers took center stage at the Crawford County Fairgrounds in Meadville, Pa. on the final day of racing at the half-mile oval.

NYSS continue at Yonkers with Tuckahoe Pace
New York Sire Stakes continued a Yonkers Raceway takeover Thursday night, with the $242,228 Tuckahoe Pace for 2-year-old colts and geldings.

Beach Party AS celebrates Gold Final win at Mohawk
Beach Party AS used a sparkling off-the-pace rally to capture the $130,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Final for two-year-old trotting fillies on Thursday night at Mohawk Racetrack.

Cranmeadow Express remains on fast track in Maine Breeders Stakes
Cranmeadow Express continued his dominant season on Thursday at Scarborough Downs as the 2-year-old Maine-bred scored his 8th consecutive winning effort.

Racing Roundup: Balance Spur takes trotting feature at Scioto
Balance Spur trotted to a convincing 1:59.2 score in the Thursday trotting feature at Scioto Downs.

Lucky Chucky headed to Tioga for Zweig Memorial
Lucky Chucky leads 12 sophomore trotting colts that will head to Tioga Downs on Sunday afternoon for two divisions of the Zweig Memorial Trot.

Two Billings splits on tap at Vernon Downs
Two trots are on tap Saturday night, August 28, at Vernon Downs which will mark the Billings return of Lon ?Deli Boy? Frocione.

Rosecroft prevails again in anti-trust case
United States District Court Judge Richard D. Bennett denied the motions of the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen?s Association, The Maryland Jockey Club and related parties to reconsider his earlier ruling in an anti-trust lawsuit filed on behalf of the owners of Rosecroft Raceway in United States District Court.

$30,000 Egyptian Stake lures nine on Friday night at Maywood
Some of Illinois' finest older pacers will be in action at Maywood Park on Friday.

Paul Minore joins field for Godfather Pace
He will join three of his fellow amateur drivers when they compete against professionals on Thursday, September 2 at Monticello Raceway.

Harness racing?s back on September 1 in Fowlerville
Harness racing, along with T-shirt tosses and other fun activities, takes center stage at the Fowlerville County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, September 1.

Versatility of breed shines at National Standardbred show
The 15th annual National Standardbred show was held on August 22 at the Horse Park of New Jersey.

Jamieson talks Metro and Derby
Driver Jody Jamieson is certainly excited for Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack.

Another touchdown for this pacer
Fullback In Motion is a horse who knows where the finish line is, having clicked 12 times last year and a half-dozen this season.

Creme De Cocoa earns hard-fought Kentuckiana win
Homebred Creme De Cocoa and trainer/driver D.R. Ackerman gutted out a narrow victory in the $161,800 Kentuckiana Stallion Management Stake for freshman filly trotters on Wednesday at Indiana Downs.

Swan In A Million wins career debut in PA Stallion Series
Swan In A Million roared home like a seasoned veteran and scored in 1:57.3, fastest division of Wednesday?s Pennsylvania Stallion Series stake at The Meadows.

PA Fair Report: Sophomore trotters in action in Meadville
The third day of action at the Crawford County Fairgrounds in Meadville, Pennsylvania featured sophomore trotters in seven stake events.

Grand Circuit Report: Week of August 29, 2010
Here is the weekly report from The Grand Circuit.

Pitchfork Diaries Part 22: Oh, baby!
On Wednesday night, we got to see She's Game someplace she had never been before - the winner's circle. Hopefully, it will be the first of many visits.

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