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NYRA hires longtime racing executive Hal Handel
Hal Handel, a longtime racing executive in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, was appointed executive vice president and chief operating officer of the New York Racing Association on Thursday. Handel, 60, has been the chief executive officer at Greenwood Racing since 1998. He oversaw the renovation of Philadelphia Park’s grandstand and the development of New Jersey’s…
Adrian Chip draws No. 5 post position for Yonkers Trot
Adrian Chip, a 3-year-old bay colt, has drawn the No. 5 post position for the finals of the $724,770 Yonkers Trot at Yonkers Raceway on Saturday. The American-born, Swedish-owned Adrian Chip won one of the eliminations in 2:01.2 on Saturday. Primary As, a 3-year-old bay colt who won the other elimination in 1:58.2, has drawn…
Jackson, Davis lift Diamondbacks by Cubs
Doug Davis made sure his performance earlier in the week was just a bump in the road. The Arizona left-hander scattered six hits and allowed one run in seven innings, leading the Diamondbacks to a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night. Davis (11-11) won for the sixth time in seven decisions —…
Jackson, Davis lift Diamondbacks by Cubs
Doug Davis made sure his performance earlier in the week was just a bump in the road. The Arizona left-hander scattered six hits and allowed one run in seven innings, leading the Diamondbacks to a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night. Davis (11-11) won for the sixth time in seven decisions —…
Bonds, Giants extend Brewers’ skid to 3
Kevin Correia and Brian Wilson pitched in the roles they’ve always envisioned. Pitching well could keep them there. Correia and Wilson shut down the slumping Brewers, and Barry Bonds drove in two runs as the San Francisco Giants beat Milwaukee 6-2 on Saturday night. The Giants scored four runs on a walk and five consecutive…
Clemens rallies Jets past Eli, Giants
There is no doubt Eli Manning is the leader of the New York Giants offense. The Jets can’t say the same with Kellen Clemens pushing Chad Pennington for the starting quarterback job. Clemens came off the bench in the second half and engineered two third-quarter touchdown drives against the Giants’ backups to lead the Jets…
Garcia’s late TD pass lifts Bucs
Jeff Garcia saved his best for last. Garcia played three series Saturday, and he helped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Miami Dolphins 31-28 with a 26-yard touchdown pass to Joey Galloway on his final snap. Bruce Gradkowski brought the Bucs from behind twice in the fourth quarter and threw touchdown passes of 6 yards…
Manning’s 3 TDs power Colts over Lions
Tony Dungy wanted Saturday night’s preseason game to be a tuneup for the defending Super Bowl champions. Peyton Manning was thinking more about cleaning up. The Super Bowl MVP threw three first-half touchdowns and was nearly perfect as the Indianapolis Colts routed Detroit 37-10 for Indy’s second win in 13 preseason games.
NTRA Thoroughbred Notebook – Thursday, August 23
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Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense a 3-5 choice to take Travers
Street Sense will be the horse to beat again at Saratoga Race Course — this time the Kentucky Derby winner was made the overwhelming 3-5 favorite for Saturday’s $1 million Travers Stakes. Last month, Street Sense won the Jim Dandy as the odds-on choice in his first start since his Triple Crown chances ended with…
Jockey Perry Ouzts wins 5,000th race
Jockey Perry Ouzts earned his 5,000th career victory Tuesday when he rode Kandinsky to a wire-to-wire win in the first race at River Downs. Ouzts, 53, accepted a trophy that commemorated his accomplishment and posed for the traditional jockey photo. Then he went on to win two more races. He is River Downs’ career leading…