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Presidential to Hop Sing
January 29, 2006
It took "perfect Pierce piloting" and an explosive stretch surge for Hop Sing to capture the $106,680 Presidential Final on Saturday night at the Meadowlands in the stakes record time of 1:48.3. Hop Sing, who paid $21.40 to win, evaded a breaking Shu Hanover, found room up the pylons and caught R
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DQ takes Complex final
January 29, 2006
Marced Card paid $27 when he won $80,000 Complex Final Saturday night at the Meadowlands through a disqualification. Seeyouinmydreams was first across the wire in 1:51.4, but disqualified to third for drifting out into the path of and hooking wheels near the wire with Fate's Place, who was placed
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Canadian Horse of Year
January 29, 2006
Admirals Express, the gray wonder horse who posted many wins in the top class at Woodbine and Mohawk in 2005, was honored as Canadian Horse of the Year Saturday night at the OBrien Award ceremony held in suburban Toronto. The Canadian Driver of the Year was Mark MacDonald, who gained prominence i
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Two straight for Jag
January 29, 2006
Jag de Bellouet, a 9-year-old stallion, won the Prix d\'Amerique at the Vincennes racecourse in Paris for the second straight year Sunday. Driven as usual by his trainer, Christophe Gallier, Jag de Bellouet has battled lameness during the past month, but he was strong on Prix d\'Amerique day.
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$67,000 top price in Fla.
January 29, 2006
A Conway Hall colt out of the Yankee Glide mare Sister Sammy topped the South Florida Sunshine Sale Sunday afternoon, fetching a bid of $67,000 from Dave McDuffee. The colt, named Battleground State, is the first foal of Sister Sammy, who took a mark of 1:58.3 as a 2 year old and finished third b
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