http://www.bettingexpress.com/ BettingExpress - Pro and College sport headlines and stories on the NFL, NBA, NCAA, NHL, MLB, football, baseball, basketball, World Series, Super Bowl. en-us jackblack@bettingexpress.com http://www.bettingexpress.com/ Players making their first deposit with BettingExpress.com will automatically receive a Tournament Ticket to the $500 Welcome Freeroll. http://www.bettingexpress.com/news/sports_betting/985450.html Hall of Fame driver Dave Palone garnered his 15,000th career victory Tuesday night at The Meadows near Pittsburgh. He joins another Hall of Fame driver, Herve Filion, as the only reinsmen to accomplish the feat. "This really is special, knowing that only one other guy has reached 15,000," said Palone, who began the day with 14,996 wins. "It's a nice number to reach, and it happened a little quicker than I thought it would. Now that it's o http://www.bettingexpress.com/news/sports_betting/967324.html Seven-year-old trotter San Pail has been named harness racing's 2011 Horse of the Year. The announcement came Sunday night by the U.S. Harness Writers Association at the annual Dan Patch Awards dinner. Trained by co-owner Rod Hughes, San Pail was also voted Trotter of the Year as well as champion older male trotter. He finished atop the final Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll for 2011. San Pail captured 14 of 16 starts with two seconds for http://www.bettingexpress.com/news/sports_betting/955510.html Harness racing's premier event, the Hambletonian, will continue at The Meadowlands through 2014. An agreement has been reached between the Hambletonian Society and Meadowlands leaseholder Jeff Gural. As part of a three-year agreement to keep the mile race for three-year-old trotters at the New Jersey track, beginning in 2013 the race will revert to same-day heats to determine the race finalists. The Hambletonian has been held at The http://www.bettingexpress.com/news/sports_betting/948867.html See You At Peelers, the 2010 champion two- year-old filly pacer, has again been recognized by the U.S. Harness Writers Association (USHWA) as champion three-year-old filly pacer for 2011. The USHWA announced on Tuesday the Dan Patch Award division winners. Winners of Pacer, Trotter and Horse of the Year will be announced February 12 at USHWA's annual Dan Patch Awards dinner, which will be held in Orlando. Trained by Jimmy Takter, S http://www.bettingexpress.com/news/sports_betting/947062.html Trainer Ron Burke, owner John Fielding and driver George Brennan have been recognized by the U.S. Harness Writers Association (USHWA) as 2011 champion trainer, owner and driver, respectively. The trio will be honored at the Dan Patch Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 12 in Orlando. Burke has earned $18,445,083 this year with 790 wins from 3,756 starts. Foiled Again earned more than $1.4 million this year under Burke's watch while http://www.bettingexpress.com/news/sports_betting/932055.html Odds-on favorite Roll With Joe put away the competition at the top of the lane to easily win Saturday's $401,000 Messenger Stakes at Yonkers Raceway. The Messenger is the final leg of pacing's Triple Crown. Trained by Ed Hart, Roll With Joe settled into second behind Mojo Terror through the first half-mile of the mile pace for three-year-olds. Driver Ron Pierce got the 1-20 favorite into the lead on the backstretch and http://www.bettingexpress.com/news/sports_betting/931022.html Roll With Joe, winner of the Meadowlands Pace, heads a field of six three-year-olds for Saturday's $401,000 Messenger Stakes at Yonkers Raceway. The Messenger is the final leg of pacing's Triple Crown. Trained by Ed Hart, Roll With Joe will leave from post three with Ron Pierce driving. The colt, the 3-5 morning-line favorite, is co-owned by its breeder Winbak Farm along with Blue Chip Bloodstock, Stephen Demeter and Not To Worry Stable. For t http://www.bettingexpress.com/news/sports_betting/929441.html Long time harness racing executive Stan Bergstein died early Tuesday morning at his Tucson home. The Hall of Fame member was 87. Bergstein was the executive vice president of Harness Tracks of America and was voted into Harness Racing's Living Hall of Fame in 1987. "I worked with Stan in 1959 and 1960, and he was a dear friend of mine," U.S. Trotting Association President Phil Langley said. "His contributions to harness racing