RACING NEWS

• MONTICELLO: CANADIAN PACER WINS FEATURE
  01-05-2009
  R Es Queen Victoria, a 6-year-old daughter of Grinfromeartoear, rallied in the final strides to overtake the pace-setter, Park’em Out Missy and win the pacing feature at Monticello Raceway on Monday afternoon, January 5.
• MONTICELLO: FREE-LEGGED PACER, HE’S AWFULLY GOOD, WINS THE 1ST RACE OF THE 2009 SEASON
  01-01-2009
  There was a time, and it wasn’t too long ago, that trotters competed without hobbles. Nowadays it seems more have the aids than don’t and the free-legged diagonally-gaited Standardbreds are becoming more of a minority.
• YONKERS: BARTLETT, SUMNER WIN RESPECTIVE DRIVER & TRAINER TITLES
  12-27-2008
  Jason Bartlett and Robert Sumner earned Yonkers Raceway honors as leading driver and trainer, respectively, for 2008. The 253-program '08 season (shortened by four weather casualties), ran from Jan. 7 through Dec. 23.
• VERNON DOWNS: LOOKING BACK...LOOKING FORWARD
  12-27-2008
  The Tracy Brainard-trained pacer Lord Maximus N and trotter Hanger Pride N were the winningest performers, respectively, during the 2008 season at Vernon Downs, which extended from April 10 through November 8.
• MONTICELLO: TOP FLIGHT GOES FROM WORST TO FIRST IN MONDAY’S PACING FEATURE
  12-23-2008
  Whenever a horse draws the eight-hole he is usually dismissed by the average bettor, that is, unless he sticks out in the field.
• MEADOWLANDS: BETTOR SWEET HEATS UP OIL BURNER IN 1:49.4
  12-20-2008
  Amid the bitter cold and falling snow, Bettor Sweet unleashed a stakes record 1:49.4 mile in the $63,500 Oil Burner Final Saturday night at the Meadowlands.
• YONKERS: TASMANIAN DANIEL WINS 40G OPEN PACE
  12-20-2008
  Tasmanian Daniel (Larry Stalbaum), ultra-consistent in the latter part of the season, took final 2008 Yonkers Raceway feature honors by winning Saturday night's $40,000 Open Pace.
• MEADOWLANDS: NEW YORK-BRED BETTOR SWEET BIDS FOR OIL BURNER SWEEP
  12-19-2008
  When trainer Joe Poliseno added Bettor Sweet to his barn three months ago, he knew the horse was going to require patient handling.
• NYS RACING & WAGERING BOARD ADOPTS TOUGH ANTI-STEROID RULES
  12-19-2008
  The New York Racing and Wagering Board Chairman John D. Sabini announced today that strict new rules banning the administration of certain anabolic steroids to both thoroughbred and standardbred race horses will take effect in New York on January 1, 2009..
• MONTICELLO: LIVELY MOMENT SHATTERS WORLD RECORD FOR A 1-3/4 MILES TROT
  12-15-2008
  Though the rain drizzled down and the racetrack was taking on water, still Lively Moment covered the 1-3/4 miles distance in world record time in the Monticello Marathon on Monday afternoon, December 15.
• YONKERS: JEFF GREGORY DRIVES 5-WINNERS ON MONDAY CARD
  12-15-2008
  Deftly avoiding any references to Christmas miracles, we simply mention that driver Jeff Gregory had five winners in just eight drives during Yonkers Raceway's 13-race Monday night program.
• SARATOGA: LOLA PALOOZA WINS F & M OPEN PACE; COPPOLA BREAKS DRIVING RECORD
  12-14-2008
  Frank Coppola Jr., who three races earlier broke the Saratoga Raceway season driving record (317-victories), drove his fourth consecutive winner when he guided Kellogg Racing Stables’ LOLA PALOOZA to victory in the $15,000 Fillies and Mare Open Pace.
• MEADOWLANDS: NEW YORK BREDS BETTOR SWEET & CAMSHAFT HANOVER WIN DIVISIONS OF OIL BURNER SERIES
  12-13-2008
  Catello (Cat) Manzi guided two New York-breds to victory in Saturday evening’s Oil Burner Series at the Meadowlands.
• SARATOGA: FOUR STARZ BLING REPEATS IN OPEN PACE
  12-13-2008
  The margin of victory wasn’t the same but the outcome was the same as FOUR STARZ BLING easily defeated the best pacers at Saratoga Raceway for the second consecutive week.
• YONKERS: JOHNNY WALKER WINS $40G OPEN HANDICAP PACE
  12-13-2008
  While Yonkers Raceway would never, ever condone drinking and driving, Jason Bartlett was seen speeding with a Johnny Walker in both hands...and broke no laws, as far as we could figure.
• SARATOGA: COLD WINNER ICES FIELD IN OPEN TROT FEATURE
  12-12-2008
  COLD WINNER went wire to wire in tonight’s $15,000 Open Trot feature at Saratoga Raceway.
• YONKERS: GRISMORE DRIVES WINNERS OF 40G CO-FEATURES
  12-12-2008
  Driver Greg Grismore made an early holiday haul Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's pair of $40,000 Open Handicaps with Beach Nut Brand (Trot) and Binions (Filly and Mare Pace).
• MONTICELLO: GETTHEMONEY REPEAT WINNER OF FEATURE TROT
  12-10-2008
  Wednesday, December 10 was a day more fit for ducks than racing harness horses. With rain pouring down and the temperatures hovering in the high 30’s thirteen races went to post at Monticello
• MONTICELLO: CHEYENE BRODIE COPS PACING FEATURE
  12-09-2008
  As time goes by more and more drivers from the Midwest are making their way east to compete at for the bigger purses fueled by the video gaming machines.
• MONTICELLO: BILLY DOBSON WINS 5; HAS 300 VICTORIES FOR THE SEASON
  12-08-2008
  It’s hard for a young driver to move to another racetrack and be successful without taking any race horses with him. But Billy Dobson belies that statement.
• NEW YORK-BRED BREEDERS’ CROWN WRAPUP
  11-29-2008
  Breeders Crown night at the Meadowlands Racetrack was a terrific showcase for the sport, topped by Somebeachsomewhere’s dazzling victory in the 3-year-old Colt Pace that undoubtedly locked up Horse of the Year honors.