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Ascending paces 1:53.2
May 05, 2006
In what now seems an every day occurrence at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway, a new track record has been set and the all-time track standard was equaled by Ascending, who flew over the recently reconditioned half-mile oval in 1:53.2 on Thursday night. Following in the hoof prints of last Saturday’s
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Illinois purses to increase
May 05, 2006
Lucrative Illinois riverboat casinos would have to share their profits with the horse racing industry under legislation lawmakers approved Thursday. According to a report in the May 5 Chicago Tribune, four of the state's nine riverboats--those that make more than $200 million a year--would have to
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Tioga gears up for opener
May 05, 2006
Friday, June 9 will mark the return of racing to Tioga Downs in Nichols, New York. Racing has not graced the 5/8 mile track for 30 years. Tioga Downs will be racing a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday schedule through the end of June. Tioga will switch to its normal Friday, Sunday, and Monday schedu
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Mohawk qualifier recap
May 05, 2006
Y Chance It returned to form during the Friday morning qualifying session at Mohawk, trotting a gate-to-wire 1:54.4 mile with Randy Fritz in the bike. The 7-year-old Yentls Image gelding left from post five and recorded the fractions in :28.2, :57.2 and 1:25.4 before coming home in :29 to seal th
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Vivid Photo ekes out win
May 05, 2006
Vivid Photo made his first start of his 4-year-old campaign a winning one by edging Hellava Hush at the wire in 1:54 at the Meadowlands Friday night. With trainer and owner Roger Hammer in the sulky, the 2005 Hambletonian champion left from post two and took the early lead as New York Yank, who s
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Loyal Opposition fades
May 05, 2006
Easton Alliance N zipped home in :26.2 to sweep past Burning Point and Glowing Report and win a $32,500 feature for pacing mares in 1:50.2 at the Meadowlands Friday night. Strada Memorial winner Loyal Opposition led through the middle half but faded to sixth. Easton Alliance N, who won the Overbi
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Dancer splits for fillies
May 05, 2006
Xhilaration paced to a 1:54.1 score and Western Wisdom turned in a 1:54 effort to win the two $76,262 splits of the Helen Dancer Memorial for 3-year-old pacing fillies Friday afternoon at Freehold Raceway. Blossom winner Future Destiny finished second in the division won by Western Wisdom. Xhilar
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Eight wins for Stormaway
May 05, 2006
Stormaway continued his dominance over Ontario-sired 3-year-old pacing colts racing at Woodbine as he won a series leg in 1:51.4, giving him eight wins in nine starts this season. A 3-year-old colt sired by Northern Luck, Stormaway won by two lengths to post his fourth straight win at Woodbine. D
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Hoosier Sire Stakes action
May 05, 2006
Ho Lotta Speed and driver Joe Essig Jr. used a last second maneuver to win the $12,000 second leg of the Indiana Sire Stakes Friday, May 5, at Hoosier Park. Kicking home with a final panel of :27.3, the 3 year old took a new lifetime mark of 1:55.2, besting her old one by one tick of a second. “I
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