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Wed, 10/03/2012 - 2:24pm -- swiles

   Monticello Raceway’s Heritage Drivers Series will continue on Monday, October 22 with the Maple Leaf Pace, a race that features drivers of Canadian descent.

 

  It will be the eighth and final preliminary leg of the year-long series for drivers of different ethnicities. In November the winning drivers in each of the ethnic prelims will  battle in the final of the series dubbed the All-American Cup.

 

Mon, 10/01/2012 - 12:20pm -- swiles

There will be a change in the racing schedule at Monticello Raceway next week.  The track will be dark on Columbus Day, Monday, October 8th and have added race card on Friday, October 12. Post time for that Friday afternoon will be at the usual 12:50pm.

After October 12th , the racing schedule will return to the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday afternoon format with all posts at 12:50pm.

Thu, 09/27/2012 - 9:37am -- swiles

When Cam Dan Kadandy won the 10th race at Monticello Raceway on Wednesday, September 26 she sparked one of the biggest mutuel payoffs in Monticello Raceway history.

 

The 4-year-old Cam’s Magic Trick mare paid $377.00 for each two dollar wager. The $66.00 place price and the $25.40 return were mighty hefty, also.

 

Wed, 09/26/2012 - 9:45am -- swiles

Although he has been racing in Monticello’s high priced claiming events Court Jester is one of the most prolific pacers that has been competing here this season. And despite the fact that he’s a claimer he’s among those in the running for Horse of the Year honors here at the Monticello Raceway this season.

 

Tue, 09/25/2012 - 10:18am -- swiles

To no one’s surprise Billy “Zeke” Parker, Jr. emerged victorious in  Monticello Raceway’s Mayflower Mile on Monday afternoon, September 24th  when he guided  Doc’s Whiskey to a 1:57.2 triumph over seven  other drivers, all  of  whom  have varying amounts of English blood in their veins. The event, for drivers of English heritage, was the seventh  in the track’s year-long Heritage Drivers Series.

 

Sat, 09/22/2012 - 2:10pm -- swiles

 The Mayflower Mile, the seventh leg of Monticello Raceway’s year-long Heritage Drivers Series, will go to post on Monday afternoon, September 24th. The event will feature the driving talents of drivers of  English extraction, which includes any country part of the United Kingdom.

Sat, 09/22/2012 - 2:08pm -- swiles

The inaugural season of the newly formed Excelsior Series came to a rousing finish on Wednesday afternoon, September 19  with four $45,000 finales in each of four different divisions for sophomore pacers and trotters at Monticello Raceway.

 

The splits featured  3-year-old pacing fillies; 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings; 3-year old trotting fillies and 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings. And of the highest point- earners  in the  season long preliminaries only one,  Blows Me Away, was a victorious finalist.

 

Thu, 09/13/2012 - 3:08pm -- swiles

On Monday afternoon, September 24 Monticello Raceway will present the seventh leg of its Heritage Drivers Series. Dubbed ‘the Mayflower Mile’ all participating drivers can trace their heritage—either on the dad’s or mom’s side—back to jolly old England, or at least to a country in the United Kingdom.

 

However, after the Mayflower Mile there will still be one other leg in the Heritage Drivers Series  to be presented. Slated for October is the Maple Leaf Pace for drivers of Canadian descent..

 

Tue, 09/11/2012 - 10:28am -- swiles

The British are coming to Monticello Raceway on Monday, September 24th. Well at least those with English descendants in their family tree will be coming when The Mighty M presents its Mayflower Mile, a race for drivers of British heritage.

 

Thu, 09/06/2012 - 12:01pm -- swiles

On the strength of two victories at Monticello Raceway in the first round of the  Yanks vs. the Kiwis International Amateur   Driving Championship the members of the North American Amateur Drivers Association—the Yanks—have jumped out to a point lead of 48 to 32  in the two races contested on Wednesday, September 6.

 

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