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Tweedle Dum wins ninth
May 25, 2006
Tweedle Dum ($2.10) became the winningest horse at Pompano Park Harness Track this year, posting his ninth victory of the 2006 season with a one-length victory in the $10,000 Preferred Handicap Trot Wednesday. Driven by Walter Ross, Jr., Tweedle Dum was sent off as the overwhelming 1-9 betting fa
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Pellini took a shot and won
May 25, 2006
For 81 year-old Fred Pelini, a night out with his buddies, and a twist of fate, led to a handicapping championship at Hawthorne, and an experience he’ll cherish forever. “I had a hip replacement last August, and just when I was ready to go home, they told me I needed surgery on my colon,” Pelini
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Leg Two at Hawthorne
May 25, 2006
Two divisions of leg two of the Brandenburg Series for Illinois-bred 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters are on tap for tonight at Hawthorne. Litigator, who posted a win by more than five lengths in last week’s opening leg of the series as the 3-5 chalk, should be the overwhelming favorite in
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Joe To Go qualifies
May 25, 2006
Joe To Go, son of Jenna’s Beach Boy and winner of $149,972 last year at 2, qualified Wednesday morning at Hawthorne in 1:55.2. According to trainer Joe Seekman, Joe To Go will make his next start in the Burlington at Woodbine on June 3. He is eligible to and is aiming for the North America Cup slate
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Trotters win at Harrington
May 25, 2006
Toby Lynch Jr's Put Them On Hold (1:57.3) and Tyler Stillings and James Chambers Five Carat Diamond (1:57.4) each won their $13,500 winners-over trot divisions Wednesday at Harrington Raceway. Both horses launched late rallies pushing them to the winner's circle. It was Put Them On Hold's fourth
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Strong Yankee qualifies
May 25, 2006
Strong Yankee 3,1:50.3 ($1,406,851) finished second in a qualifier at the Meadowlands Thursday morning in 1:55 with Andy Miller aboard. Winner of the Breeders Crown last year at 3, Strong Yankee was a $52,000 yearling purchase and is owned by Strong Yankee Stable. Eilean Donon, winner of a 2004 H
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3YO filly trotters qualify
May 25, 2006
Passionate Glide, winner of the 2005 Dan Patch Award for 2-year-old fillies, won a qualifier at the Meadowlands by 3 ½ lengths in 1:58 with trainer Jimmy Takter driving. The filly by Yankee Glide registered five wins and five seconds from 11 starts last year, banking $638,947 from wins in the Breede
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My Little Dragon returns
May 25, 2006
Undefeated 2-year-old champ and Dan Patch Award winner My Little Dragon paced in 1:54.3 in a qualifier at the Meadowlands Thursday morning. Driven by Brian Sears, the 3-year-old Dragon Again filly won by three lengths. Adam Victor and Son Stable LLC owns and Brendan Johnson trains the $60,000 yearli
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Classic contender ready
May 25, 2006
Artstanding's calm disposition was what made him stand out to trainer Tom Fanning at the yearling sales, but the 3-year-old pacing colt's self-assuredness is what has turned him into a stakes contender. He is one of seven horses who will bid for the winner's share of the $500,000 Anthony Abbatiello
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3YO pacing stars qualify
May 25, 2006
Three-year-old colts tested their mettle in a qualifier Thursday morning at the Meadowlands, highlighted by Fox Valley Appeal (1st, 1:51.1), Total Truth (2nd, 1:51.2), Alastor Hanover (3rd, 1:53), and Bartolomeo N (4th, 1:56). All of the above colts are eligible to the Burlington on June 3 and t
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Bleeding sidelines horse
May 25, 2006
The 3-year-old pacer Michelle’s Gemstone was not entered in the $500,000 Anthony Abbatiello New Jersey Classic because he bled in the prep for the race, said the horse’s owner, Jeffrey Snyder. Michelle’s Gemstone, a gelded son of Western Ideal, was bred by Snyder. He was unraced as a 2 year old b
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California forms alliance
May 25, 2006
The California Harness Horsemen’s Association (CHHA) has “opened its doors”, so to speak, to three other western states in the spirit of cooperation and has formed an alliance that is aimed to strengthen the industry for all four participants. Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota through their respective h
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Yonkers to open in Sept.
May 25, 2006
The management of Yonkers Raceway, the legendary harness oval and soon to be the site of New York's largest video lottery terminal (VLT) racino, and the Standardbred Owners Association of New York (SOA), representing over 1,000 owners, trainers and harness drivers competing at the facility, announce
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