I Said Diamonds

I Said Diamonds Wins Season's Debut

I Said Diamonds (Matt Kakaley, $7) went up and over labouring lasses Friday night (June 16th), winning -- at first seasonal purse asking -- Yonkers Raceway’s $55,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.

Appellate Court Rules In Favour Of Pena

November 08, 2016

Last week, an appellate division of the New York State Supreme Court ruled in favour of suspended trainer Lou Pena in his legal fight against the New York State Gaming Commission. In its ruling, the a...

Lakeisha Hall Fastest In Simpson Stakes

October 16, 2016

Three-year-old pacers of each sex both raced three $35,000 divisions in the John Simpson Sr. stakes series on Sunday afternoon (October 16) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with the fastest mile of the six t...

Ruiz, Vet Fined Over Jugette Situation

October 07, 2016

The Ohio State Racing Commission (OSRC) has issued $1,000 fines to trainer Matias Ruiz and veterinarian Dr. Louis Bauslaugh for their part in what led to the scratching of I Said Diamonds from the Jug...

Lispatty Sets Stakes Record

October 04, 2016

Pressured every step of the mile on the lead, Lispatty dug deep late and triumphed in 1:50, establishing a stake record in Tuesday’s $71,600 Keystone Classic at The Meadows.

Reason For I Said Diamonds Scratch

September 21, 2016

Officials from the Delaware County Fair have issued a statement on the scratch of I Said Diamonds from the 2016 Jugette.

Filion To Drive In The Jug

September 20, 2016

On Tuesday, September 20, officials with the Little Brown Jug released some updates in regard to Wednesday’s Jugette and Thursday’s Little Brown Jug. The updates include a scratch, final driver change...

Darlinonthebeach Lowers PA Record

Darlinonthebeach survived a wicked :25.4 first quarter and rolled home for David Miller in a stakes record 1:49.4 in Friday’s Adios Betty, a $161,760 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for three-year-old filly ...

Darlinonthebeach Rebounds At Pocono

The beaten favourite in the recent Miss Pennsylvania Final at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, Darlinonthebeach, got some measure of revenge by winning one of three $30,000 Pennsylvania All-Stars divi...

Pennsylvania's Finest Flaunt It

Three $20,000 eliminations for next Saturday evening’s inaugural $313,800 Miss Pennsylvania Pace for PA-sired three-year-old pacing fillies were held Saturday night at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono,...

Takter's Hambo Weekend Gets Better

August 09, 2015

Pure Country put an exclamation point on trainer Jimmy Takter's Hambletonian/Oaks-winning weekend as she remained undefeated with the easiest of 1:53.2 victories in one of four divisions of the $253,9...

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Rookie Fillies Fired Up

Pennsylvania sired two-year-old filly pacers took centre stage at Harrah's Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon competing in five divisions worth just over $53,000 each.

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Freshman Fillies Impress At Pocono

Driver Brett Miller won with two daughters of Somebeachsomewhere, as five divisions of a $150,000 Pennsylvania All-Stars event for state-sired two-year-old pacing fillies were held over a sloppy track...