Vegas Vacation

First Win For ‘Vegas’ In Four Years

January 29, 2017

“I was thrilled with him. I think that's the first time in his career he cut a mile. So to me that shows he's back. It took four starts to get him race-ready, but now he seems keen, alert, and very ha...

‘Vegas’ Back In To Go Saturday

January 27, 2017

The Meadowlands Racetrack will be bursting with action and activities this Saturday night. The racing will be fierce, as some really competitive fields have been put together. There are several higher...

New Territory For Vegas Vacation

January 20, 2017

Vegas Vacation has certainly been around during his racing career, he's just never been to the Meadowlands Racetrack.

Freshmen Star In Fall Four Stakes

November 19, 2016

The Woodbine Entertainment Group's final major stakes night of the season featured the $1.8 million "Fall Four" Grand Circuit events for two-year-olds on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Woodbine Racetrack.

Big Close In Vegas Vacation Return

November 04, 2016

After having not raced since the 2015 final of the Ben Franklin Pace, O’Brien Award winner Vegas Vacation made his charted return during Mohawk Racetrack’s Friday (November 4) qualifying session.

Popular Names In Friday Qualifers

November 03, 2016

A number of performers returning from lengthy layoffs -- including an O'Brien Award recipient and a Little Brown Jug elim winner -- will surely warrant attention during Friday morning's qualifiers at...

Campbell Battles During Mohawk Qualifiers

At first glance, the Friday morning (May 15) qualifying session at Mohawk Racetrack looked relatively normal: eight races, returning stars and some glamour boys. Oh, and by the way, ‘Mr. Harness Racin...

Hot Weather, Hot Miles At Mohawk

The sizzling temperature and the notables on track made Friday morning’s 13-race qualifying session at Mohawk Racetrack feel like the heart of summer.

Mohawk Qualifiers Front And Centre

All eyes were on Mohawk Racetrack’s 14-dash qualifying session on Friday, May 1, as a variety of equine stars took turns tuning up over the seven-eighths-mile oval in Campbellville, Ont.

Vegas Vacation Returning

It has been announced that O’Brien Award winner Vegas Vacation, who hasn’t raced since late in 2013, will return to the racing wars in “God’s Stable” this year.

No Vegas Vacation For 2014

“The beginning of the 2014 was sad because he came off a great year, especially for a newer owner like me, then something like this happens and it pulls you back to reality.”

2013 O’Brien Winners Announced

February 08, 2014

Standardbred Canada has announced the winners of the 2013 O’Brien Awards, which honour Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season. In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the event, the a...

Vegas Vacation Out Of Progress

November 24, 2013

Millionaire pacer Vegas Vacation has been scratched from Sunday's Progress Pace elimination at Dover Downs.