Tag: harness racing
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Ab’sattitudexpress wins Sire Stakes final at Freehold Raceway
An anticipated clash between two top trotting fillies on Sept. 18 at Freehold Raceway saw Ab’sattitudexpress win the final of the New Jersey Sire Stakes – Standardbred Development Fund for 3-year-old trotting fillies by two lengths. The Lucas Wallin trainee won the first leg of the series on Aug. 28 by six-and-three-quarters lengths, then broke…
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Pelling looks for big day at Freehold Raceway on Sept. 19
The final of the New Jersey Sire Stakes – Standardbred Development Fund for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers, along with a tough renewal of the Preferred Handicap pace, headline Freehold Raceway’s harness racing card on Sept. 19. Both races will go through trainer Brett Pelling, according to a press release. In the final, Pelling will…
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JK Finendandy wins New Jersey Sire Stakes final at Freehold Raceway
JK Finendandy proved her big win on Sept. 5 was no fluke, as she won the final of the New Jersey Sire Stakes – Standardbred Development Fund for 3-year-old filly pacers on Sept. 12 at Freehold Raceway. JK Finendandy won her division of the second leg on Sept. 5 by an impressive five-and-a-half lengths, according…
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Common Sense S equals track record at Freehold Raceway
Common Sense S equaled the track record for 3-year-old trotting fillies at Freehold Raceway on Sept. 11, winning the Garden State Trot by 21-and-a-half lengths. Driver Ake Svanstedt sent her out to the front early on, leading the four-horse field in the early going, according to a press release. Ab’sattitudeexpress, an impressive Sire Stakes winner…
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Republican lawmakers slam Murphy’s cuts to horse racing industry
Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s decision to cut $20 million in funding to New Jersey’s horse racing industry is being met with criticism from two local Republican lawmakers who say the governor is jeopardizing the industry. The funding was signed into law in 2019 as a way to help Monmouth Park (thoroughbred racing), the Meadowlands (thoroughbred…
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Freehold Raceway to host Garden State Trot on Sept. 11
A small but select field has lined up for the Garden State Trot for 3-year-old fillies at Freehold Raceway on Sept. 11. Four fillies will contest the $40,000 race. Because of field size, the race will be run as a non-betting affair at 12:15 p.m., according to a press release from the harness track. Two…
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NJDA honors Ingrassia as New Jersey Horseperson of the Year
The 2019 Governor’s Award for Horseperson of the Year was awarded to Jacquie Ingrassia, who has been a harness racing jockey in New Jersey for more than 40 years. Ingrassia, who resides in Allentown, accepted the award at the 63rd annual New Jersey Breeders Awards Luncheon on Feb. 2 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Hamilton…
