Monticello Raceway

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January 2013

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 2:09pm -- swiles

What’s the hardest call for a race announcer? Some might say calling races in the fog.

Howard Oil, Monticello Raceway’s longtime race caller confronted that situation yesterday (Jan. 30) when the Mighty M was shrouded in fog.

Still the veteran announce followed as best he could the moving horses up the backside which were not clearly visible and ‘jive-talked’ until the field rounded the paddock turn when he could actually see the action as they raced for pay-dirt.

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 10:03am -- swiles

Harness racing is a bit like professional football whereas inclement weather doesn’t stop the action. Case in point: Monticello Raceway on the wet and gloomy Tuesday afternoon of January 29.

Despite the race track having to be initially cleared of snow and mud and then cleared again to keep the piled snow and its melting waters from running out on various parts of the racing surface, the show, although interrupted, still went on.

Mon, 01/28/2013 - 9:24am -- swiles

Monticello Raceway’s racing office wants to remind horsemen that the $100 nomination fee for each of its three February late closing series must made by Wednesday , January 30. “
Two events are for claiming pacers; one for fillies and mares and one for horses and geldings; and the third is for trotters.
The claiming events—‘Name Your Price’-- for the pacers each start with the entrants eligible to be claimed for $4,000. Then on the following week eligible horses can enter for $5000 and on the final preliminary leg they can be entered for $6000 claiming tag.

Fri, 01/25/2013 - 1:43pm -- swiles

Jimmy Marohn, Jr. is picking up where he left off last year; that being the driving leader at Monticello Raceway where his 271 winners were the best output by any Mighty M driver during the 2012 season.

On Thursday, January 24th card although Marohn only had five drives he made the most of them when he reined four more winners and now has 25 at the current meet, which once again places him atop the local leaderboard with some nine more than runner-up Greg Merton’s ,16.

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 10:04am -- swiles

Among the array of unusual races that Monticello Raceway has presented over the years includes events for bartenders, hunters, dude ranches, horse owners, and lately for different ethnic groups. Now continuing along those recent guidelines and fresh off the heels of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Pace, the Mighty M will present the 11th edition of the Lady Godiva, a race strictly for lady drivers.

 

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 10:03am -- swiles

DENNIS WATSON WINS THE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. PACE

 

With the temperature hovering around 12-degrees (F) and the winds gusting up to 25 miles per hour Dennis Watson was undeterred by the weather conditions and confidently reined Ally’s Delight to a 2:04.2 victory in the 13th edition  of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Pace at Monticello Raceway on Tuesday afternoon, January22.

 

Mon, 01/21/2013 - 10:23am -- swiles

Owners and trainers of lesser caliber horses know how hard it is to race regularly during the winter season at Monticello Raceway. During this time of the year when other racetracks are dark the Mighty M gets a glut of horses that can’t do at the bigger tracks.

But director of racing Eric Warner has the solution.

Mon, 01/21/2013 - 10:23am -- swiles

Owners and trainers of lesser caliber horses know how hard it is to race regularly during the winter season at Monticello Raceway. During this time of the year when other racetracks are dark the Mighty M gets a glut of horses that can’t do at the bigger tracks.

But director of racing Eric Warner has the solution.

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 1:59pm -- swiles

Monticello Raceway will pay tribute and honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Tuesday, January 22 with its 13th annual race named for the great civil rights leader. Although Dr. King’s actual birthday is January 15, America will celebrate his accomplishments on Monday, January 21 in order to have a three day weekend and on that date the Mighty M will be dark.
The Dr. King Pace features the talents of drivers of African-American heritage and it will be the first leg of the Mighty M’s Heritage Drivers Series-2013.

Tue, 01/15/2013 - 11:21am -- swiles

Due to a predicted snowstorm on Tuesday evening January 15th in the southern Catskill Mountains on New York State, Monticello Raceway has postponed its usual Wednesday qualifying races and rescheduled them for Thursday, January 17th.
With the postponement the entry box for Thursday’s qualifiers will remain open and close at 11:45am on Wednesday, January 16.
Post time for the qualifying races will remain at 10am

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