Hart said this morning he began raising and racing horses about 15 years ago. A locally-owned four-year-old who knows his way around the fast lane, Presto Speak is on a three-race winning streak. Presto Speak stampeded through the five-and-a-half-furlong distance in 1:06. They say a horse is a horse of course, of course. But, Presto Speak appears to be something special. He grabbed his latest triumph Sunday in the ninth race at Fair Meadows with jockey Curtis Kimes as his passenger. Presto...

Beware of Darkness, the horse Meittinis was driving, stumbled and fell to the ground in the opening strides, sending Meittinis somersaulting onto the track. was hospitalized after being thrown from his sulky in an accident involving three horses at the Meadowlands on Saturday night. Meanwhile, a veterinarian said none of the three horses appeared to be seriously injured, although TJ's Ideal ended up in the track's stable area and later ran through a fence before being corralled. He also...

And horse racing attendance is down. The dwindling horse racing fanship is symptomatic of larger societal ills. Dice saved ground throughout most of the race before rallying on the final turn but didnt have enough to catch Heso. He was goofing around a little bit, and he wasnt really paying attention. Just a reminder to know hes supposed to go back to running again, which he did. There is a sociology paper in there somewhere, but only the educated and sophisticated folks would understand...

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Racing down the backstretch the racing action was fast and furious inside the top five, as Hill was making his move to overtake Smith for second place between turns three and four, and Ogle was overtaking Davidson to move into fifth. Racing into the first turn on lap 12 Hill had pulled alongside of Kerr on the top-side, and carrying the momentum off turn two he powered into a lead he would never relinquish. Working lap 14 racing down the backstretch, Smith tangled with the lapped car of...