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• Jorma Kontio scores career win 11,000

  December 13, 2019 by Karsten Bønsdorf, USTA Senior Newsroom Correspondent

  Finish top driver, 63-year-old Jorma Kontio won race number 11,000 Thursday (Dec. 12) at the track in ôrebro, Sweden.

• Davis Jr., Clouser Jr. top Batavia Downs horsemen

  December 13, 2019 by Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs Gaming

  The Upstate New York Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association (UNY USHWA) has named the top driver and trainer of the 2019 meet at Batavia Downs and will present each with a trophy between races in the Purple Haze Winner’s Circle at Batavia Downs on Saturday night (Dec. 14).

• Valedictory and Niagara Series underway at Woodbine Mohawk Park

  December 13, 2019 by Mark McKelvie, Woodbine Entertainment Group

  Winter Series action finally got underway Thursday evening (Oct. 12) at Woodbine Mohawk Park with first-round action in the Valedictory and Niagara Series. 

• Forevernalways bests Preppy Art in Big M’s Toys for Tots

  December 13, 2019 by Dave Little, for Meadowlands Media Relations

  Preppy Art had been a machine of late, winning six in a row heading into the Toys For Tots Final for $7,500 claiming pacers at the Meadowlands Thursday night.

• Signal Hill in mild Open Trot upset at Dayton

  December 12, 2019 from Hollywood Dayton Raceway

  A new winner emerged in the weekly $17,500 Open Trot at Hollywood Dayton Raceway on Thursday night (Dec. 12), as Signal Hill (Shawn Barker II) topped Walter White (Jeremy Smith) and Whata Swan (John DeLong) in 1:54.

• DiCicco named veterinary and biosecurity compliance officer at The ARK at JFK Airport

  December 12, 2019 from the USTA Communications Department

  Vincent DiCicco, DVM, a member of the Harness Racing Medication Committee, will be joining The ARK at John F. Kennedy International Airport's management team as veterinary and biosecurity compliance officer, effective Jan. 2, 2020.

• Robyn Camden prevails in Saratoga distaff

  December 12, 2019 by Mike Sardella, for Saratoga Casino Hotel

  Invader Robyn Camden added one to her already bulky win total for the 2019 season as she prevailed in the $18,000 Fillies and Mares Open on Thursday afternoon (Dec. 12) at Saratoga Casino Hotel.

• New Standardbred Canada Board of Directors announced

  December 12, 2019 from Standardbred Canada

  As a result of Director Nominations by the Standardbred Canada membership, five of the 15 seats on the Standardbred Canada Board of Directors were acclaimed.

• Bit Of A Legend N retires

  December 12, 2019 by Frank Drucker, publicity director, Empire City at Yonkers Raceway

  Bit Of A Legend N, who rarely ran out of real estate on the racetrack, has nonetheless run out of daylight as a racehorse. The 10-year-old double millionaire is set to retire after a Yonkers Raceway winner’s circle send-off Saturday night (Dec. 14).

• Max scores in Philadelphia feature

  December 12, 2019 from the PHHA/Harrah's Philadelphia

  The Yankee Glide gelding Max was very strong on the front end in winning the $18,000 featured trot at Harrah’s Philadelphia Thursday (Dec. 12), completing a 1:54 victory by coming home in :27.4 in 38-degree temperatures.

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