Split The House

Ewart To Pocket-Sitting Split The House

September 08, 2018

Stalking swift fractions set by Nuclear Dragon on the lead, Split The House edged into the open stretch and swept to a 1:49.1 victory in the $250,000 Jim Ewart Memorial at Scioto Downs on Saturday, Se...

Great Northeast Series Set To Resume

August 16, 2018

Open pacers will take to the track in Saturday’s tenth race at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono in the $30,000 penultimate preliminary of this division’s action in the Great Northeast Open Series.

Heavyweights To Pocono On Saturday

The top three open pacing horses in the standings of the Great Northeast Open Series will be joined by the 2017 Breeders Crown divisional winner and recent Franklin Consolation winner in a matchup of ...

Pocono Hosts Sun Stakes Saturday

The Saturday (June 30) program at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono featured nearly $2 million in stakes action, including the $500,000 finals of the Max C. Hempt Memorial, Ben Franklin and Earl Beal Jr...

Crawfords' Patience Pays Off

November 04, 2017

“There’s the old adage that they, or any athlete, is like a bar of soap. The more you use them the less there is.”

Split The House Never Better

October 28, 2017

A lightly-raced and fresh Split The House stepped up in a big way with a lifetime best performance in the $421,000 Breeders Crown Open Pace final to round out the championship series action for 2017 o...

Split The House Sizzles At Pocono

Driver George Napolitano Jr. and trainer Chris Oakes combined to win both $25,000 winners-over pacing features Saturday night (June 3) at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, as the duo first clicked with...

Commission Won't Scratch Oakes' Horses

October 26, 2016

It has been reported that New Jersey Racing Commission Executive Director Frank Zanzuccki has informed the Meadowlands Racetrack that trainer Chris Oakes’ Breeders Crown horses cannot be scratched by ...

Wiggle It Jiggleit Dazzles In Mullin

Wiggle It Jiggleit came within one-fifth of a second of the world record for four-year-old male pacers and set an overall track record at Harrah's Philadelphia in a triumphant rematch with Rockin Ron ...

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Bluegrass Mania At The Red Mile

October 04, 2015

Many of the biggest names in the game – both equine and human – were sprinkled throughout the Saturday evening program at The Red Mile, which featured a host of Bluegrass Stakes divisions for trotters...

Classic Jug Win For Wiggle It Jiggleit

September 24, 2015

George Teague Jr. Inc.’s Wiggle It Jiggleit provided a Little Brown Jug for the ages on Thursday, September 24 at Ohio’s Delaware County Fair, as the gelded son of Mr Wiggles paced an absolutely elect...

UPDATE: Henry To Drive In The Jug

September 22, 2015

It has been announced that two of Ontario’s top drivers will make the trek down to Delaware, Ohio this week to battle in the Little Brown Jug, but only one of them will be making the trek.

Split The House Sold, Jug-Bound

September 17, 2015

Pacing colt Split The House is headed for the 2015 Little Brown Jug after a recent sale to U.S.-based owners.