Special T Rocks has proven to be a special purchase by driver-trainer Daryl Bier. The 4-year-old pacer rolled to his fifth straight victory with a decisive two length score in the $16,000 second round of the Clyde Hirt Series on Friday night at Meadowlands Racetrack.
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Cuz She Can tops mares feature at Yonkers
Favored Cuz She Can (Jason Bartlett) kept a longshot at bay Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway’s co-featured $33,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.
Racing Roundup: Mud Pie Hanover takes Meadows F&M pace
Parked the entire first quarter, Mud Pie Hanover was unassailable once she made the front, capturing Friday’s $22,500 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows in a sharp 1:52.3.
Confirmed case of Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy in Southern Ontario
The Ontario Racing Commission is forwarding the attached Biosecurity Advisory on behalf of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs.
Clairvest to invest in Meadowlands
Clairvest Group Inc. (Clairvest), Clairvest Equity Partners IV Limited Partnership and Clairvest Equity Partners IV-A Limited Partnership (collectively, CEP IV) today announced a combined $20 million commitment to invest in New Meadowlands Racetrack LLC.
A ‘Frank’ look at a pair of Lifetime Dream contenders
Trainer Frank O’Reilly will be looking to make the most of his trip to Woodbine on Monday night as he sends out a pair of entries in the C$75,000 Lifetime Dream Trotting Series final.
Maywood Park cancels live racing program for Jan. 20
Due to the severe winter weather conditions, Maywood Park has cancelled its live racing program for Friday (Jan. 20).
2012 stakes and race schedule set at Tioga and Vernon
Tioga Downs and Vernon Dows have finalized their 2012 race and stakes schedule for the upcoming season (pending regulatory approval).
Shoot The Works continues to double down at Cal Expo
Matias Ruiz was happy when his pacer Shoot The Works made a dozen winner’s circle appearances in 2009, and that was upgraded to ecstatic when the son of Hi Ho Silverheel’s garnered 18 snapshots last season.
Fierce competition and a brave city coping with tragedy
The day started for Kelly Walker with a cruise around Auckland harbor. Auckland has eight inactive volcanoes and the suburbs are the home of 50-plus inactive volcanoes.