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Assistance sought for stem cell treatment for Marc Aubin
Veteran trainer and driver Marc Aubin is in need of assistance to offset the costs of continued stem cell treatment to combat severe kidney failure.
Nine qualify for Miami Valley series final
The field is set for the richest race of the Miami Valley season, the $37,500 final of the Claim To Fame series for $30,000 horses and geldings next Sunday (Jan. 26), after a trio of $27,500 second-round divisions were contested Sunday (Jan. 19) to determine the nine finalists.
Elver Hanover named Ohio Horse of the Year
Elver Hanover, the 2019 Ohio 2-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year, has been named the 2019 Ohio Horse of the Year.
Melissa Dunkleman Hill, 53, dies
Melissa “Missy” Lynn Dunkleman Hill, 53, of Salisbury, Md., passed away on Dec. 31, 2019.
Neil Draper, 58, dies
Neil Draper, son, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend, passed peacefully on Dec. 22, 2019, at the age of 58.
Stricter guidelines in 2020 for Buffalo’s whipping rule
When the Buffalo Raceway 66-day live season begins on Wednesday (Jan. 29), there will be changes both on and off the track. One of the most important changes will be the stricter guidelines for the whipping rule at Buffalo Raceway that was instituted last season.
Franco Totem N scores in Big M Preferred
It figures the way things are going lately for Dexter Dunn that if he had a decision to make, it would be the right one. And in Saturday night’s feature at the Meadowlands – the $37,500 Preferred for pacers – the red-hot driver naturally chose correctly.
Swansea wins Saturday night $40,000 Open Trot at Yonkers
Favored Swansea (Austin Siegelman, $4.30) was left to his own devices Saturday night (Jan 18), easily winning Yonkers Raceway’s ‘sloppy’ $40,000 Open Handicap Trot.
Windsong Leo, Shagnwiththedragon cop Miami Valley features
Following an outstanding 2019 season in Pennsylvania and along the East Coast, Windsong Leo crossed the border into Ohio on Saturday night (Jan. 18) to take on the Midwest’s best pacers in Miami Valley’s $25,000 Open I Pace. The result was another win, the 8-year-old’s fourth straight and 17th in his last 31 starts.