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Whats The Word left his rivals 13-1/2 lengths behind as he romped to victory in the $6,500 featured trot at Vernon Downs on Friday, June 23. 

Swedish-born trotter Gone Baby Gone never had the opportunity to fulfill the potential trainer Åke Svanstedt saw in the filly at the age of 2. Five years later, though, she is making her presence known through the performances of her first foal, Kierkegaard K (Chapter Seven). Three-year-old colt Kierkegaard K, the No. 4-ranked horse on

Swedish-born trotter Gone Baby Gone never had the opportunity to fulfill the potential trainer Åke Svanstedt saw in the filly at the age of two. Five years later, though, she is making her presence known through the performances of her first foal, Kierkegaard K.

Harness racing eliminations for the MGM Yonkers Trot - the first leg of the Trotting Triple Crown - and Park MGM Pace will take place on Friday night (June 23) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. The MGM Grand Messenger Stakes - the opening leg of the Pacing Triple Crown - and the New York New York

Eliminations for the MGM Yonkers Trot - the first leg of the Trotting Triple Crown - and Park MGM Pace will take place on Friday night (June 23) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.

The union that represents Vernon Downs workers says 250 jobs at the casino/hotel and racetrack are saved.

Stewardoftheland (Frank Affrunti) cruised to an easy win in the $6,500 featured pace on Sunday (June 18) at Vernon Downs. 

You have to start somewhere and that somewhere will be at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (June 21) as 19 freshman filly pacers kick off their careers in three (approximately $35,000) divisions of the New York Sire Stakes.

HAMBURG, N.Y. --- You have to start somewhere and that somewhere will be at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (June 21) as 19 freshmen filly harness racing pacers kick off their careers in three (approx. $35,000) divisions of the New York Sire Stakes. Not one of the young ladies has had a pari-mutuel start in

Kierrkegaard K (Chapter Seven) and trainer-driver Ake Svanstedt equaled the track record for trotters during a great afternoon of harness racing at Vernon Downs featuring four Empire Breeders Classic (EBC) races for 3-year-old trotters on Friday (June 16). otal purses for the four races was $401,541. All four divisions were won by sons and daughters