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After a couple of years absence from Adrian, the Michigan Colt Stakes returned to the Lenawee County Fairgrounds on Monday for a twelve race Silver Circuit program. Most horsemen agreed that, with the perfect weather and an excellent track surface, it fel...
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Eight 2011 Sire Stake Champions were crowned on Saturday night during Hazel Park's meet ending Night of Champions. A plethora of special events for both fans and horsemen added to the evening's racing excitement. The race track hosted a special "Trot for ...
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The 2011 Colt Stakes visited Hart on Wednesday for a fifteen race Bronze program. Action kicked off at 1:00 p.m. and racing was wrapped up by 3:30 p.m. There were a number of standout performances at the Oceana County Fairgrounds track, including two trac...
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In 2009, then Gov. Granholm shifted the expense of racing regulation onto our already stressed industry by requiring that it be paid from the Agriculture Equine Industry Development Fund (AEIDF) instead of the State Services Fee Fund (SSFF). Since the SSF...
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By Patricia Miller (Great Lakes Amateur Driving Association)
After a long racing season and many seconds and thirds, Steve Oldford drove his own Howmuchubench to victory in 2:32.4 in the 1-1/4 mile trot that capped off the season. Last chance Oldford get...
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Saturday August 27 will be a shining night of harness racing to cap a successful summer meet at Hazel Park Raceway. Enhancing the evening’s activities will be an elegant charity event to benefit William Beaumont Hospital System’s Center for Childhood ...
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A technical glitch with the photo finish system slightly delayed the scheduled 6:00 pm start of racing on Monday evening in Croswell, but race officials and horsemen still managed to wrap up the Week 6 Silver Circuit event in a couple of hours. This was t...
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Post positions won’t be known until Wednesday’s draw, but the fields are now set for Saturday’s Night of Champions at Hazel Park. Eliminations in Friday’s Two Year Old Filly Trot plus Saturday’s Two Year Old Filly Pace and Three Year Old Colt Tr...
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Congratulations to Larry and Suellen Smith of Otsego on their win in Friday’s lone Sire Stake Elimination race at Hazel Park. Their two-year-old filly, Miss Dat Kat (Coventry-Katarina Lin) trotted the mile in 2:01.2 to claim half of the $12,464 pur...
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Horses that compete in Sire Stake Elimination races on Aug. 19th or 20th MUST RE-ENTER for the finals on Wednesday, Aug. 24th according to Hazel Park's entry schedule. Horses entered in divisions that did not require elimination races DO NOT NEED TO RE-EN...
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By Patricia Miller (Great Lakes Amateur Driving Association)
The last dance is set and nine competitors have their partner trotters ready to roll. Hazel Park wrote the race for 1-1/4 miles to equal or top the excitement of the extended race last Monday, ...
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The mood must have been upbeat in Tim Roach's truck on the way home from Midland last night. Tim brought five horses to the Midland Bronze on Tuesday evening and managed four wins and a second. Not a bad days work! Tim grabbed top honors in the Two Year O...
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Michigan State University is considering a research project seeking non-invasive and more precise techniques for evaluating arthritis and cartilage deterioration in fetlock joints. Twelve to fifteen horses would be required for this project. Donated...
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By Patricia Miller (Great Lakes Amateur Driving Association)
A beautiful Michigan summer night at Hazel Park, under a full rising moon, was topped by the excitement of a big win for Mark Jones and his mare Classic Spur. Drawing the unlucky outside nine h...
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By Patricia Miller (Great Lakes Amateur Driving Association)
With two remaining contests before the champion is crowned, Hazel Park Raceway decided to mix it up with a special race for the amateurs, testing who can best rate their horse for the one and o...
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Thomas Valliere, Racing Secretary, and the rest of the team at the Midland County Fair welcomed Michigan's best trotters and pacers for today's Spartan Futurity. Excellent track conditions and a beautiful summer afternoon made for yet another outstanding ...
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Three horses were injured at the Croswell Fairgrounds when someone released them from their stalls according to the The Times Herald. Click here for the full story http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20110811/NEWS01/110811022/Three-horses....
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By Patricia Miller (Great Lakes Amateur Driving Association)
A Blue Ribbon Fair track, a perfect breezy summer day, and five eager competitors: they took to the track on the Fowlerville half mile for a Billings trot filled with racing excitement and fun....
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The 2011 Colt Stakes made a second stop in Fowlerville on Wednesday with a fourteen race Silver Circuit program. Fans and participants, human and equine alike, enjoyed the unusually comfortable August weather for the Week 5 event with clear skies and ...
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Four weeks into the 2011 Michigan Colt Stakes season, the state's best converged on Hazel Park Raceway to strut their stuff. The surburban Detroit track hosted the Michigan Breeders Futurity this weekend with the Two Year Old Trotters and Three Year Old...
