billrock
07-15-2007, 03:08 AM
On this date in 1965 Pocono Downs opened near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, with more than 12,000 fans in attendance.
On this date in 1966 Dr. Fager won his first race by seven lengths at Aqueduct racetrack. He was sent off at odds of 10-1.
On this date in 1966 Buffalo Raceway in Hamburg, New York set its all-time attendance record of 12,779 as Bret Hanover won a stakes race there.
On this date in 1972, afer finishing fourth in his racing debut on July 4, Secretariat won his first race, under jockey Paul Feliciano. The six-length victory occurred at Aqueduct.
On this date in 1987 Jack Van Berg became the first trainer to win 5,000 races when he sent Art's Chandelle, a $10,000 claimer, to victory at Arlington.
On this date in 2000 three-year-old filly Hallowed Dreams kept her record perfect and tied Cigar's and Citation's record of 16 consecutive wins by taking the Dixie Miss Stakes at Louisiana Downs.
On this date in 1966 Dr. Fager won his first race by seven lengths at Aqueduct racetrack. He was sent off at odds of 10-1.
On this date in 1966 Buffalo Raceway in Hamburg, New York set its all-time attendance record of 12,779 as Bret Hanover won a stakes race there.
On this date in 1972, afer finishing fourth in his racing debut on July 4, Secretariat won his first race, under jockey Paul Feliciano. The six-length victory occurred at Aqueduct.
On this date in 1987 Jack Van Berg became the first trainer to win 5,000 races when he sent Art's Chandelle, a $10,000 claimer, to victory at Arlington.
On this date in 2000 three-year-old filly Hallowed Dreams kept her record perfect and tied Cigar's and Citation's record of 16 consecutive wins by taking the Dixie Miss Stakes at Louisiana Downs.