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Crombes Last Laugh sweeps
January 29, 2005
Crombes Last Laugh held off the late challenge by Buckeye One and captured the $56,300 ( C ) final of the Willowdale Pacing Series at Woodbine Saturday night in 1:51.4. Steve Condren was in the bike as the 4-year-old Abercrombie gelding swept into the lead in the homestretch past the pace-setting
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Hanover Chance N Wires
January 29, 2005
Hanover Chance N, driven by David Miller, scored a wire-to-wire victory in the $42,500 mares open pace Friday night at the Meadowlands. Miller picked up his third winner from the first five races, guiding Hanover Chance N in a well-rated mile in 1:55.2. "Looking at the program, I didn't think th
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Snowshoe Series begins
January 29, 2005
Night Sounds and Grand Bend Turbo scored opening round victories in the Snowshoe Pacing Series for 3 and 4 year olds at Woodbine Friday night. Night Sounds, with Mario Ballargeon in the bike, drew off to a 3 1/2-length victory over Pacific Jerry and Luc Ouellette in a lifetime best 1:55.1. It was
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Winning streak ends
January 29, 2005
Despite a valiant effort in the race, Hilarious Margie saw her seven-race winning streak come to a close Friday at Pompano Park, losing by a head to race favorite Susan M in 1:55.4. Susan M and driver Wally Hennessey went right to the front from the rail, with Hilarious Margie and driver Bruce R
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Moats to Illinois Hall
January 29, 2005
Tex Moats, a Standardbred trainer for 35 years and the current Illinois Department of Agriculture bureau chief of county fairs and horse racing, will be inducted into the Illinois Harness Horse Association Hall of Fame Saturday, Jan. 29, at Balmoral Park. Moats is known for training outstanding
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Life Source breezes
January 29, 2005
Life Source sat a pocket trip behind the pace-setting Make It Brief for three quarters of the mile then brushed into the lead inside the final furlong and won the postponed $50,000 second leg of the Presidential Series at the Meadowlands Saturday night in 1:50.1 George Brennan was at the lines of
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Complex to Rare Jewel
January 29, 2005
Rare Jewel and Brian Sears swooped into the lead at the :54.2 half and was never threatened the rest of the mile en route to a 1:51.1 victory in the $95,000 final of the Complex Series at the Meadowlands Saturday night. A 1:54.2 winner in last week's second leg of the series, Rare Jewel defeated
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Great Expense in upset
January 29, 2005
Great Expense rushed four wide to the wire and scored a 1:50.2 upset victory in the $90,000 final of the Clyde Hirt Series at the Meadowlands Saturday night. Going off at odds of 10 to 1, Great Expense and Daniel Dube were fifth at the tree quarters as Master This and Brian Sears were attempting
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