Awards Doled Out In Illinois January 20, 2016 The annual meeting of the USTA District 5 membership was held on January 16 in Springfield, Ill. Following the membership meeting of the USTA/IDOA, the annual awards banquet was held and divisional ch...
Record Payoff At Pompano February 15, 2015 The big news at Pompano Park on Sunday night came in the very last race when Ontario-sired Blended Whiskey, driven by George Napolitano Jr., won that finale, keying a record 20-cent Super Hi 5 payoff ...
Record Mile For Trot Fudge Sundae August 21, 2014 Trot Fudge Sundae continued the rotation of winners of the weekly $8,000 Open Trot on Wednesday night at Running Aces. In the process the four-year-old American Native mare broke the track record for ...
Mare Beats The Boys In Aces' Open Trot July 03, 2014 A newcomer trotted into Minnesota on Wednesday night and quickly gained everyone's attention with a 1:56.4 triumph in Running Aces' $9,000 Open Trot.
‘Mufasa’ Named Illinois Horse Of The Year January 22, 2014 The Mike Brink Stable’s King Mufasa, who dominated last season’s three-year-old ICF colt and gelding trotting division, was named the 2013 Illinois Horse of the Year at last Saturday’s USTA District 5...
Projected Illinois Award Winners December 23, 2013 Illinois’ standardbred racing industry will be handing out awards to the top Illinois-conceived and foaled harness horses for 2013 in their respective divisions.
Balmoral Park Hosts Illinois Super Night September 15, 2013 Balmoral Park hosted Illinois’ biggest night of standardbred racing on Saturday with close to $1.4 million on the line during Super Night 2013.
Super Night Elims In The Books September 08, 2013 With all the preliminary action in the books it’s now 'go-time' for everyone involved in Illinois’ biggest night of standardbred racing as Super Night 2013 is just six nights away at Balmoral Park. Af...
Breaks Mar Fox Valley Diva Stakes June 09, 2013 In what could best be described as a battle of attrition, James Bafia, Eugene White and Samuel Daddono’s Trot Fudge Sundae wound up toting home the first-place cheque in Sunday’s $12,000 Fox Valley Di...
Trot Fudge Sundae Wins Debut April 29, 2013 Picking up right where she left off, Trot Fudge Sundae made her sophomore debut a winning one Saturday night (April 28) at Balmoral Park, as she completely dismantled six other Illinois-conceived and ...
Trot Fudge Sundae Pleases Again October 29, 2012 Taking another step towards divisional honours among the Illinois-conceived and foaled two-year-old trotting filly set, James Bafia, Eugene White and Samuel Daddono’s Trot Fudge Sundae cruised to her ...
Chalk City In Balmoral Stakes October 14, 2012 Despite rain, hail and strong winds throughout the day, Sunday night’s stake action at Balmoral Park went off without a hitch with the action being headlined by a pair of Hanover Stakes for two-year-o...
Favourites Win Lady Lincoln Land Elims September 26, 2012 Starting spots in the year’s richest trotting event for Illinois conceived and foaled two-year-old trotting fillies, the $118,000 Lady Lincoln Land Stake, were on the line Wednesday night as a total o...