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19 May 2012

Big Deal steamrolls rivals in Gosox Stake

Illinois conceived and foaled 3-year-old pacing colts were on display in Friday night’s featured event at Maywood Park as a field of eight sophomores lined up behind the gate for the $12,000 Gosox Stake.

19 May 2012

'Mr Elitlopp' passes away

Rune Stolt, the race secretary at Solvalla who formed and mastered the Elitlopp for many years, has passed away in Stockholm, Sweden at 82 years of age.

19 May 2012

Terry Provost inducted into London's Wall of Fame

Longtime race secretary Terry Provost was honored Friday night during the Molson Pace elimination card at The Raceway at Western Fair District.

19 May 2012

Stakes laden Molson Pace undercard contested

In addition to the two C$20,000 eliminations for the track’s signature race, the C$300,000 Molson Pace, Friday night’s card at The Raceway at Western Fair District also included the first Ontario Sires Stakes of the season, three C$40,000 Gold eliminations for 3-year-old colt trotters, and five second leg divisions of the City of London Series.

19 May 2012

Trotters off to sweet start on Hambletonian trail

Hambletonian hopefuls Big Chocolate, Vic Smith and Guccio all visited the winner’s circle in the first round of New Jersey Sire Stakes action for 3-year-old trotters on Friday night at the Meadowlands Racetrack.

19 May 2012

Solvato steals the show in PASS at Philly

Edging wide after 1-2 favorite Top Billing (Andy Miller) made a middle move to the fore, the Purple Haze Stables’ Solvato ($9.60) was able to just prevail in a thrilling stretch drive in the fastest of three $98,038 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes divisions on Friday (May 18) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack.

18 May 2012

Clear Vision, Aracache Hanover win Molson Pace elims

It had been 32 years since John Campbell raced at the track where he started his career, The Raceway at Western Fair District, but he certainly didn’t forgot his way around the half-mile oval in London, Ontario, as he proved in Friday night’s first of two C$20,000 eliminations of the Molson Pace.