Tag: harness racing
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Upper Freehold couple creates legacy of success in harness racing
By Ken Weingartner UPPER FREEHOLD — Jacquie and Frank Ingrassia have been together in harness racing for more than 50 years and the dynamic duo has no desire to slow down any time soon. Jacquie, 75, and Frank, 89, have a stable of six horses based near their Imlaystown home, with their top horse this…
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Brackley Beach upsets field to win Preferred Handicap pace at Freehold Raceway
Jenn Bongiorno could not have asked for much better in the Dec. 18 Preferred Handicap pace at Freehold Raceway. Her two entrants, Brackley Beach and Missile Seelster, finished 1-2, with Brackley Beach getting the nod in a 22/1 upset. Missile Seelster, leaving from the inside post position, took control early on and established very slow…
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Hail Christian N rallies to win Freehold Raceway feature in harness racing action
The father-son duo of trainer Brett Pelling and driver Jack Pelling teamed up twice at Freehold Raceway on Dec. 11. The Pellings scored together with Reigning Deo in race 7 and then won the featured Preferred Handicap pace with Hail Christian N. Leaving from post position seven in the eight-horse field, Jack Pelling took Hail…
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Bettors Outlaw and Pelling win Toys for Tots Pace at Freehold Raceway
Freehold Raceway hosted a special race on Dec. 4 in honor of the Toys for Tots drive, sponsored by Peter and Mary Grandich. The Toys for Tots Pace, for TrackMaster-conditioned pacers, featured all drivers under the age of 30. Bettors Outlaw, with 26-year-old Jack Pelling, got the job done, winning emphatically by six lengths, according…
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Wickedly Innocent upsets Counterparty Risk in NJSS-SDF harness racing action
Jack Pelling won the biggest race of his driving career so far on Oct. 23 when he guided Wickedly Innocent to a 6/1 upset win in the New Jersey Sire Stakes – Standardbred Development Fund final for 2-year-old filly pacers at Freehold Raceway. Counterparty Risk, the winner of the first two legs of the series,…
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JM’s Finaltreasure dominant in NJSS-SDF final at Freehold Raceway
JM’s Finaltreasure was expected to dominate the New Jersey Sire Stakes – Standardbred Development Fund harness racing final for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers at Freehold Raceway on Oct. 16. He did just that, winning by one-and-a-half lengths in 1:53 4/5. Leaving from post position four in a field of six, Joe Bongiorno wasted little…
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Saverio Hanover sets Freehold record; Gertrude completes NJSS-SDF sweep
Heading into the final for the New Jersey Sire Stakes – Standardbred Development Fund series for 2-year-old colt and gelding trotters at Freehold Raceway on Oct. 8, the only question appeared to be if Delgado could set another track record. Delgado lowered the mark for 2-year-old geldings to 1:57 in leg one of the series…
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Gotthegreenlight cruises in Renaissance win at Freehold Raceway
Going into the Oct. 2 Renaissance Pace for 2-year-old fillies at Freehold Raceway, there was virtually no doubt that Gotthegreenlight would win. The only question was if she would break the Freehold Raceway track record, shared by three fillies, of 1:54 3/5. Although she did not set the track record, she nevertheless won the Renaissance…
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Grace Hill does it easily in harness racing action at Freehold Raceway
Grace Hill loomed very large on paper going into the Sept. 25 Homegrown Pace for 3-year-old fillies at Freehold Raceway. She had won four races in a row, including a series of high-profile stakes. It may not have been as visually impressive as some might have expected, but the 1-20 favorite obliged, winning by three-quarters…