The Hawkinsville Training Center in Hawkinsville, Ga., is pleased to welcome several new stables to the facility for the 2018-2019 season. The new stables at the Training Center this season include Harold and Rebecca Brocklehurst, Neil Coleman and Lisa Dunn.
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Irish trotter Duc De Guise headed for the United States
Ireland’s top gelding trotter, Duc De Guise, is set to arrive in the United States later this month where he will start training and racing at The Meadows Racetrack in Washington, Pa.
Ron Burke to train Atlanta
Standardbred Canada is reporting that following her record-breaking sale on Friday (Feb. 15), 2018 Hambletonian winner Atlanta will move to Ron Burke’s barn for the 2019 racing season.
Dave Kuzara: training gymnasts at Pitt, horses at The Meadows
Early in the morning, Dave Kuzara teaches his pupils not to jump. Later in the day, he wants his students to jump as high as they can. Strange? Not really, because Kuzara has chosen a career combination that may be unique. He’s a part-time trainer at The Meadows and full-time assistant coach for the University of Pittsburgh women’s gymnastics team. Currently, Kuzara has only one active horse, Black Ruby, who is in to go Tuesday (Feb. 19) at The Meadows. She leaves from post seven, race four, for Tony Hall. The card begins at 1:05 p.m.
Roaring Lions
In horse racing, we have advantages over a shoe store or a hardware store. We have the horse and the people involved in a horse race. They offer us a leg up on the digital experience. We can offer the opportunity to meet our product. We can offer this more easily than other sports. This human/horse connection for customers in racing is not a new concept, but it is a new world.
Southwind Amazon looks to return to his winning ways at Northfield Park
Southwind Amazon, North America’s winningest horse in 2018, suffered a rare loss last week, but is the 2-1 morning line favorite to return to his winning ways on Monday (Feb. 18) in Northfield Park’s 12th race.
Sams Triple Crown scores in Rosecroft feature
When we last saw Sams Triple Crown, he won the Maryland Invite for $25,000 in his final start of 2018 at Rosecroft. It capped a nine-win season for the son of Art Official who banked $82,760 on the year for owner-trainer Jerry Nock.
All About Cowboys lassoes Miami Valley Open foes again
Lebanon, OH – All About Cowboys was all about business on Sunday (Feb. 17) afternoon at Miami Valley Raceway, winning the $22,500 Open I Trot in a front-stepping 1:55 effort. The 6-year-old…
Cash Me Out wins Saratoga opening day feature
Veteran local trotter Cash Me Out (Cash Hall) made his return in style to the Spa on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 17) as the 2019 racing season got underway at Saratoga Casino Hotel.
Betting reaches new heights, K Ryan Bluechip takes Big M feature
Perfect conditions and ultra-competitive racing led to the biggest betting night of the year at the Meadowlands, as a total of $3,166,920 was pushed through the windows during the 13-race Saturday night (Feb. 16) program. It was the second time during 2019 that wagering exceeded $3 million.