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Jereme's Jet qualifies
May 18, 2006
Freshman pacing champ Jereme's Jet qualified at Hawthorne on Wednesday morning, and the 1:52.3 mile was everything that trainer Tom Harmer could have hoped for, and more. With Harmer in the bike, the 3-year-old Breeders Crown champ posted an impressive 16 ¾-length victory. The son of Western Hanover
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Incredible Cal-Expo win
May 18, 2006
The best pacers on the grounds at Cal-Expo Raceway slugged it out Wednesday night in the $12,570 Albatross Free For All Handicap Pace and Doggone Incredible circled the field, winning in 1:51.2. Following his cover four wide to the top of the stretch and moving five and six wide for the drive, th
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Hats off to Trimble winner
May 18, 2006
It came as no surprise that favorite Hat-ies RC won the $16,000 Tubby Trimble final at Hoosier Park Wednesday, May 17; it was the way in which he stormed to victory. The Wrath Of Pan 3 year old customarily wins on the front end, and by significant margins. Wednesday night he managed to claim a close
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Welch wins with fillies
May 18, 2006
Tomato and Go Go Gabby, both sent to the post at odds of 3-5 by trainer Roger Welch, posted dominating victories in their respective divisions of the Silhouette Star for Illinois 3-year-old trotting fillies Wednesday night at Hawthorne Race Course. In the first division, Tomato remained perfect i
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Log Cabin
May 18, 2006
Herb Wilson, who served as “major domo” of the log cabin staff at the Delaware, Ohio, County Fair for 52 years, died Tuesday at his son Leonard’s home in Springfield, Ohio. Wilson was 81. “Herb will be sorely missed by all of us at the fair,” said Tom Thomson, director of racing. “He was a fixt
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Cyclone qualifies again
May 18, 2006
Western Cyclone, winner of $310,056 last year and only horse to beat Dan Patch Award winner Jereme’s Jet, won a qualifier Thursday morning at the Meadowlands in 1:53.4. With Brian Sears in the bike, Western Cyclone won by 1 ½ lengths for trainer Travis Alexander. Caerleon Hanover (Andy Miller) wa
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3YO trotters qualify
May 18, 2006
Mr Pine Chip, runner-up in last year’s Breeders Crown for 2-year-old colt trotters, won his qualifier at the Meadowlands Thursday morning by four lengths in 2:00.1. Trainer Trond Smedshammer took the lines. A 3-year-old colt by SJ's Caviar out of the Pine Chip mare Miss Pine Chip, Mr Pine Chip fi
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Rucker barred at Big M
May 18, 2006
The Meadowlands will not accept entries from trainer Ken Rucker, effective with the draw on May 19 for the races on May 24. All horses trained by Rucker that are scheduled to compete at the Meadowlands on May 19, 20 and 21 will be required to race out of a detention barn, reporting at 11 p.m. the ni
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Posts set for Hempt final
May 18, 2006
Sandro Hanover, fastest Max C. Hempt Memorial Pace elimination winner last Saturday at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, has drawn the No. 6 post for this Saturday’s $178,072 finals. Driven by Brian Sears and one of three Hempt finalists trained by Mickey Burke, Sandro Hanover won an elimination race
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Alastor diagnosed as bleeder
May 18, 2006
Trainer Mark Ford has dubbed him “by far the best 2 year old that I’ve ever had,” but Alastor Hanover is going to have to overcome more than just his group of fellow 3-year-old pacers if he wants to find his way to the $1.5-million Pepsi North America Cup, June 17 at Woodbine. Alastor Hanover, a
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Pink Ribbons returns
May 18, 2006
Pink Ribbons returned to the races with a 2:00.2 qualifying mile at Scioto Downs Thursday morning with Jeff Fout driving. The mare by Mr. Vic won $120,125 last year for owners Nancy and Kevin Greenfield and June White. The two women are breast cancer survivors and they decided to donate 10 percen
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Response time investigated
May 18, 2006
Published reports state the Delaware Harness Racing Commission is investigating the circumstances surrounding the response time by emergency medical technicians at Harrington Raceway in regard to the race accident Monday, May 15, that led to the death of driver Hal Belote. There have been several
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