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Tall Dark Stranger scores a neck victory in Meadowlands Pace
After a 42-year drought, women rule the Meadowlands Pace. Saturday night it was trainer Nancy Takter’s Tall Dark Stranger who won the 44th edition of the $636,650 Pace for 3-year-olds,...
Harness trainer sets sights on fifth Meadowlands Pace title
In Saturday’s $636,650 Meadowlands Pace, trainer Brett Pelling is looking for one for the thumb. Pelling has won the prestigious race for 3-year-olds at the Meadowlands a record four times,...
One New York sport isn't stopping yet
Gamblers can continue to get their fix at Aqueduct Racetrack this weekend. Unlike all other local sports, The Big A continues to race, albeit with some modifications. Since last week,...
Favorite Atlanta has good post for International Trot at Yonkers
The amazing mare Atlanta looks to add another million-dollar race to her impressive resume as she represents the United States in the International Trot on Saturday afternoon at Yonkers Raceway....
Atlanta is the favorite in Yonkers' International Trot
Atlanta, the top-ranked older trotter in North America, is the 3-1 morning-line favorite in the $1 million International Trot on Saturday afternoon at Yonkers Raceway. The 4-year-old mare, who will...
Gimpanzee takes Yonkers Trot
The stakes were sizzling Saturday night at Yonkers Raceway. The $500,000 Yonkers Trot for 3-year-olds was won by Gimpanzee in 1:53 3/5, while American Mercury captured the $500,000 Messenger for...
Hambletonian champion one to beat in Yonkers Trot
Choice stakes are on the menu Saturday at Yonkers Raceway. The featured specials are the $500,000 Yonkers Trot for 3-year-old trotters and $500,000 Messenger for 3-year-old pacers. Forbidden Trade, who...
Well-timed rest decides narrow Hambletonian victory
It was Ham-bombs away on Saturday afternoon at the Meadowlands. Forbidden Trade (15-1) and driver Bob McClure won the $1 million Hambletonian by a neck over 1-5 prohibitive favorite Greenshoe...
Hall of Fame trainer has his mark all over Hambletonian field
Hall of Famer Jimmy Takter has trained plenty of equine stars, but apparently he also has trained some human ones. Marcus Melander, Per Engblom and Nancy Johansson, all former Takter...
Meadowlands Pace winner comes with piece of history
It was Ladies Night on Saturday at the Meadowlands Racetrack, as the Linda Toscano-trained Best In Show won the $682,650 Meadowlands Pace. Toscano, who last week became the first female...
Meadowlands Pace favorite not daunted by poor starting spot
When it’s crunch time in the Meadowlands Pace, the Captain wants to come out on top. Captain Crunch, the 2-1 morning-line favorite in Saturday night’s $682,650 Meadowlands Pace at the...
'The Dragon' takes Strongest Man title from 'Game of Thrones' star
BRADENTON, Fla. — The creators of “Game of Thrones” might have approved of the finish of the 2019 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) competition as “The Mountain” was taken down by...
'Game of Thrones' Mountain defends his World's Strongest Man title
BRADENTON, Florida -- The last time we saw The Mountain on "Game of Thrones," he was hurtling to his death in a giant fireball at the end of a fight...
Bettor's Wish overcomes tough post to win Rooney at Yonkers
Trainer Chris Ryder felt he had the best horse in the $300,000 Art Rooney Final on Saturday night at Yonkers Raceway and Bettor’s Wish did not disappoint him. Bettor’s Wish,...
Favorites in Art Rooney Final at Yonkers are in bad spots
The $300,000 Art Rooney Final for 3-year-old pacers at Yonkers Raceway on Saturday night became a wide-open event because of the luck of the draw. “Obviously, everybody knows that the...
Foiled Again's farewell tour stops at the Meadowlands
The Foiled Again farewell four stops at the Meadowlands Racetrack on Saturday night. Foiled Again, the richest Standardbred of all time with more than $7.6 million in earnings, will compete...
Swedish long shot comes up big in Yonkers International Trot
Sweden’s Cruzado Dela Noche captured the $1 million Yonkers International Trot on Saturday — but he needed a local assist to get the job done. Yonkers regular Brian Sears drove...
Timothy Rooney's last big race as Yonkers CEO marks end of era
The name Rooney is synonymous with sports — and, in New York specifically, harness racing. But with the sale of Yonkers Raceway to MGM Resorts, Saturday will mark the last...
Canadian favorite on rail for Yonkers International Trot
If 3-1 morning-line favorite Marion Marauder and driver Scott Zeron have anything to say about it, they’ll be singing “O Canada” in the winner’s circle at the conclusion of the...
Stay Hungry captures the Messenger at Yonkers Raceway
Stay Hungry and driver Doug McNair took no prisoners as they wired the field in the $500,000 Messenger on Saturday night at Yonkers Raceway. McNair thought the favorite Jimmy Freight...