RACING NEWS

• COURT RULES AGAINST NYSRWB REGULATIONS
  07-23-2008
  A justice in the Supreme Court of the State of New York has ruled that some New York State Racing and Wagering Board regulations, which mandated that horses be put in pre-race detention because their trainer had repeated TCo2 positives, should be set aside.
• MONTICELLO: SPONGBOBSQUAREPANS WINS PREFERRED PACE IN 1:54:2 FOR JORDAN STRATTON
  07-22-2008
  To say that Jordan “the Kid” Stratton is developing into a top notch catch-driver would be an understatement.
• VERNON: CO ED DESIRE IMPRESSIVE IN SECOND STRAIGHT SCORE
  07-22-2008
  Co Ed Desire, Hanger Pride N and Golden Receiver all produced highlights during Tuesday night’s (July 22) nine-race program at Vernon Downs.
• TIOGA: ALLAMERICAN IMPROV SETS TOMPKINS-GEERS RECORD
  07-20-2008
  Allamerican Improv and Jim Morrill Jr. lowered the stakes record and track record for 2-year old colt pacers in the Tompkins-Geers at Tioga Downs on Sunday afternoon.
• NEW YORK-BRED ART OFFICIAL UPSETS 'BEACH' IN WORLD RECORD PACE MILE
  07-19-2008
  Art Official snapped Somebeachsomewhere's undefeated streak in world record fashion with a 1:47 victory in the $1.1 million Meadowlands Pace on Saturday night at the Meadowlands.
• VERNON:3-YEAR OLD FILLIES IN CHARGED UP NYSS LATE CLOSERS
  07-19-2008
  Defending driving champ Howard Okusko, Jr. and top provisional pilot Chris Lems
• NYSS LC 3-YEAR OLD FILLY PACE RACE REPLAYS – VERNON
  07-19-2008
  RACE REPLAYS
• BUFFALO: KICKIN UP DIRT WINS OPEN PACE!
  07-19-2008
  Last week, Kickin Up Dirt finished a respectable second at 16-1 in his first attempt in the $9,000 Open Pace. On Saturday night (July 19), the great equalizer, the rains came and the nine-year old son of Drop Off just loved the off going, as he splashed his way to victory in 1:58.2 for owner Kathleen Weller of Elma, NY.
• SARATOGA: ATOKA WOODSTOCK BACK ON TOP AT SPA
  07-19-2008
  Atoka Woodstock visited the winner’s circle for the second time in his last three starts when leading every step of the way en route to a 1:53.1 victory in the featured $15,000 Open Pace at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway on Saturday.
• TIOGA DOWNS HOSTS GRAND CIRCUIT’S TOMPKINS-GEERS FILLY PACE
  07-19-2008
  Shanghai Lil and Dave Palone tipped four wide off the final turn and stormed home to score in the $39,678 second division of the Tompkins-Geers for 2-year old pacing fillies. It was the first win of the career for the freshmen daughter of Jenna’s Beach Boy out of the Artsplace mare Wonderbolt
• SARATOGA: JUVENILES SHINE IN NYSS ACTION
  07-18-2008
  Juvenile colt and gelding pacers embarked on their New York Sire Stakes journey Friday as six divisions of the opening leg were contested at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway, with Hay Goodlooking putting forth the top performance of the night, winning his $36,367 division in 1:56.2.
• SARATOGA: NYSS 2-YEAR OLD C & G PACE RACE REPLAYS
  07-18-2008
  RACE REPLAYS
• YONKERS: NYSS LC 3-YEAR OLD C & G PACE RACE REPLAYS
  07-18-2008
  RACE REPLAYS
• VERNON: BIGGEST BIG BERTHA SPARKLES IN DOWNS DEBUT
  07-18-2008
  Biggest Big Bertha impressed in her Vernon Downs debut with a 1:51.2 triumph in the $10,000 featured ninth race on Friday night (July 18).
• BUFFALO: HITWITHTHELADIES BACK IN WINNER'S CIRCLE AGAIN!
  07-18-2008
  Hitwiththeladies, a four-year old Giant Hit offspring, out the Lindy Lane mare Lady Holiday, won his first race of the year in five attempts, for owner-trainer Allan McCarty of Hamburg NY, in the $9,000 Open Handicap Trot here at Buffalo Raceway Friday night.
• VERNON: ENG-AMER DAVANTI REPEAT WINNER OF OPEN TROT
  07-17-2008
  Eng-amer Davanti tied Hanger Pride N as the winningest trotters of Vernon Downs’ 55th season after a determined 1:56.4 mile in Thursday night’s $10,000 featured eighth race.
• MONTICELLO: B INTENSIFIED EQUALS TRACK MARK OF 1:56:4 IN NYSS ACTION
  07-17-2008
  When B Intensified reached the three quarter mile marker in 1:29:1 not a soul at Monticello Raceway was thinking track record but the daughter of Art Major-B Electrified began to accelerate so quickly in the final turn that when she
• MONTICELLO: NYSS 2 YEAR OLD FILLY PACE RACE REPLAYS
  07-16-2008
  RACE REPLAYS
• YONKERS: NYSS 3-YEAR OLD FILLY PACE RACE REPLAYS
  07-15-2008
  Race Replays
• SARATOGA: MESQUITE HEAT ON FIRE AT SPA
  07-16-2008
  After visiting the winner’s circle just three times in the first 65 starts of his career, the 5-year-old pacer Mesquite Heat has now strung together consecutive victories after taking the featured $5,500 non-winners pace at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway on Wednesday in 1:56.4.