2010 Racing News!                                 
Aug 18

JUANDO, by WHATANARTIST, out of K WEST, wins his division of the 3YO Colt Pace in the Silver at Ithaca.  Replay can be seen at MSBA's website on the Week 5 eReport page.
Aug 10

GOOD FUN, by SEMPER FI HALL out of LADY IN A LEXUS, driven by Scott De Mull, wins the 2YO Colt Trot at Caro.  GOOD FUN went wire-to-wire in this impressive victory.  Replay can be seen at MSBA's website on the Week 5 eReport page.

Aug 7 WHAT AN INFERNO, by WHATANARTIST out of FIREWATER by WATER TOWER, wins the Platinum for 3YO Colt Pacers in 1:56.1, barely edging out 2009 Michigan Champ, SHOWTOPPER, by WHATANARTIST.  WHAT AN INFERNO, driven by Jason Merriman, sat last at the 3/4 pole by 7 and displayed a lot of speed in the stretch  to capture the win.  SHOWTOPPER, driven by Merritt Dokey, was also in the back of the 10-horse field but impressively  placed at the end.  This race can be viewed Thursday, August 19th, at the MSBA website on the Week 4 eReport page.

Jul 28 JUANDO, by WHATANARTIST, out of K WEST, wins his division of the 3YO Colt Pace in the Silver at Bad Axe.

Jul 20 PC'S MR KNIGHT, by SAND CHASER out of POST CARD, driven by Jeff Sweeney, wins Div. 2 of the 3-year-old Colt Trot in the Silver at Fowlerville.

Jul 13 JACK B QUICK, a 2yo trotting colt by SEMPER FI HALL, out of PV JAN, driven by Scott De Mull, wins his division of the 2YO Colt Trot at Big Rapids coming out of the 8-hole.  This was JACK B QUICK's second lifetime start.  Owner:  Scott De Mull and Eugene Oldford.

  ALLISON AVENUE, a 2yo pacing filly by WHATANARTIST, out of AMERICA'S SWEETIE, wins her division of the 2YO Filly Pace at Big Rapids in 2:09.0 in her 2nd lifetime start, driven by Carl Putnam, Jr.

  JUANDO, by WHATANARTIST, out of K WEST, wins the 3YO Colt Pace at Big Rapids.  Owned and driven by Peter Otten, JUANDO had the 2nd fastest time of the night in 2:06.2.



                                  2010 Industry News!                                 
HAZEL PARK CELEBRATES, "BACK TO THE TRACK," Sunday, August 15, 2010 - by T.J. Burkett, Hoof Beats Interim Executive Editor

Hazel Park Raceway near Detroit celebrated Back to the Track 2010 with two full days of activities Saturday, Aug. 14, and Sunday, Aug. 15.  Ken Kal, radio voice of the Detroit Red Wings hockey team, kicked off the festivities by proclaiming Aug. 14 and 15 as “Back to the Track weekend” in the city of Hazel Park...(Read more)
FOUR NEW TRACK RECORDS BROKEN AT HASTINGS, July 18, 2010

It was a great day of racing on Sunday when 4 new track records were set at Hastings.  There were 3 divisions of the 3-year-old Colt Pace.  A new track record was set in the first division, then tied in the second division, and broke again in the third division...
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VLT'S Could Be a Step Closer in Ohio, by John Pawlak, the U.S. Trotting Association, July 14, 2010

Cleveland.com, the online edition of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, is reporting today that the Ohio Lottery Commission, as soon as this coming Monday, will promulgate rules for the installation of video lottery terminals (VLTs) at the state’s racetracks...(Read more)





2010 Colt Stakes Schedule and Results

Jul 1 Croswell - Coon Futurity, Silver   Aug 23 Hazel Park - MI Breeders Futurity
Jul 2 Croswell - Bronze Aug 25 Hart - Silver
Jul 3 Hazel Park - Platinum Aug 26 Hart - Bronze
Jul 5 Hazel Park - Platinum Aug 28 Hazel Park - Platinum
Jul 9 Charlotte - Silver Aug 30 Hazel Park - Platinum
Jul 13 Big Rapids - Bronze Sep 1 Fowlerville - Silver
Jul 14 Big Rapids - MI Futurity Sep 3 Kinross - Bronze
Jul 18 Big Rapids Hastings - Bronze Sep 6 Kinross - Fedele Fauri Futurity
Jul 20 Fowlerville - Silver Sep 10 Hazel Park - Sire Stake Elimination
Jul 27 Holland - Wolverine Futurity Sep 11 Hazel Park - Sire Stake Elimination
Jul 28 Bad Axe - Silver Sep 14 Allegan - Silver
Jul 30 Holland - Bronze Sep 15 Allegan - Bronze
Aug 3 Harrison - Bronze Sep 18 Hazel Park - Sire Stake Final
Aug 7 Hazel Park - Platinum Sep 21 Centreville - Silver
Aug 9 Hazel Park - Platinum Sep 22 Centreville - Bronze
Aug 10 Caro - Bronze Sep 25 Northville - Platinum
Aug 17 Midland - Spartan Futurity Sep 28 Hillsdale - Silver
Aug 18 Ithaca - Silver Sep 29 Hillsdale - Bronze
Aug 21 Hazel Park - MI Breeders Futurity    
   



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