No Monkeys Allowed Wins Vernon Open October 21, 2012 No Monkeys Allowed was all business in winning the featured $11,000 Open Pace, while Rick Plano posted victories in half of Saturday night’s 12 races at Vernon Downs.
Plano Wins Six Saturday At Vernon October 14, 2012 Leading driver and trainer Rick Plano, plus the pacer Pacinello, were standout performers during Saturday night’s 13-race program at Vernon Downs.
Late Bloomers Repeat; Plano Wins Five October 06, 2012 Helios, Celebrity Obsession and Miss Eva Cash were repeat winners in the $36,000 second round of the Late Bloomer Series for three and four-year-old trotters, while Spring Goal captured the evening’s ...
Plano Reaches 6,000-Win Milestone August 15, 2012 Scorpion Moon, the 53-program meet’s fastest trotter, secured his third straight score, while Rick Plano recorded his 6,000th career driving victory during Wednesday night’s 10-race program at Vernon ...
Father & Son Win Eight At Vernon Downs July 22, 2012 The stalking pacer Forty Carrots rallied late to win Saturday night’s $8,000 featured seventh race at Vernon Downs.
Plano Wins Five At Vernon Downs July 15, 2012 Oriental Carpet rolled to a career-fastest 1:52 featured race win, while leading driver Rick Plano piled up five first-place credits during Saturday night’s 11-race program at Vernon Downs.
Dragons Blood Quadruples Investment December 10, 2011 Mike Micallef has always maintained that the best game for top class pacer Dragons Blood is from the front end. The driver and horse were tested to the limit to prove it in the feature race on the Sat...
Racing And 'Rick' Return To Pompano October 31, 2011 Another prolonged deluge of rain cleared just in time for the resumption of live harness racing on Monday evening, October 31 at Pompano Park
Plano Puts On Driving Clinic October 02, 2011 Rick Plano put on a driving clinic at Vernon Downs on Saturday, winning five of the evening’s 12 races, including the fastest mile during the card with his wife’s pacer, Bigtown Hero
Plano Confident In Saturday Charges May 12, 2011 According to Rick Plano, two of the most talented performers he’s ever trained will be racing in back-to-back dashes at Cal-Expo on Saturday, May 14.
Plano Fillies Sparkle In Cali Sires Stakes May 07, 2011 Sophomore distaffers were featured at Cal Expo on Friday night (May 6) in California Sires Stakes action, in which Thatssomebracciola and Math Wiz were victorious
Franky Provolone Got The Cheese January 26, 2011 Franky Provolone, he of the Sopranos-like name and sometimes steppy nature, was on his best behaviour last weekend at Cal-Expo and was rewarded with a victory to the delight of those who took 6-5 on t
