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My oh my O Rhye!
June 16, 2006
Rhiannon O Rhye lit up the Buffalo Raceway toteboard Thursday night as the 6-year-old mare captured a $7,000 pace at odds of 109-1, returning $221 for a $2 win ticket. Mark Gilmour was in the sulky as the daughter of Gypsy’s Hellion paced to a season-best 1:58 effort. "She got really good cover w
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Palone looks for NA Cup win
June 16, 2006
Dave Palone is undoubtedly one of the most talented reinsmen to ever sit behind a horse. The 44-year-old Pennsylvania native is closing in on his 11,000th career driving win, although he has yet to win an edition of the Pepsi North America, Canada's richest harness race. Prior to this year, his
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Roarin' Grand at Hawthorne
June 16, 2006
Roman Holiday rallied late with a :27.2 final quarter to catch Amazon Clipper and go on to a half-length victory in 1:56.2 in the $44,500 World Series for 3-year-old trotting colts at Hawthorne Thursday night. Also part of Grand Circuit action were a pair of $32,875 World Series divisions for 2-year
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Damien rolls in PASS action
June 16, 2006
Armbro Damien stretched his winning streak to six with a 1:50.3 victory in the second of four Pennsylvania Sire Stakes divisions for 3-year-old colt pacers at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Friday afternoon. With Dave Palone driving, the overwhelming 1-9 favorite Armbro Damien defeated Sandro Hanover a
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Big win for Burning Point
June 16, 2006
It took 14 starts, but Burning Point [$6.20, $4.00, $3.20] made her first win of the season a big one on Friday night as she captured the $201,000 Lady Liberty for the second straight year at the Meadowlands with a scorching 1:50.2 effort. Driven by Ron Pierce, Burning Point claimed the lead from
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Strong Yankee scores
June 16, 2006
The renewed rivalry between last year’s Breeders Crown winner Strong Yankee and Hambletonian champ Vivid Photo didn’t exactly materialize Friday night at the Meadowlands as Strong Yankee won in 1:53, but Vivid Photo was fourth, a few lengths behind the winner. Strong Yankee, making his first star
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1:54.2 mile for Herbie
June 16, 2006
Here Comes Herbie set a national season’s mark of 1:54.2 in winning the $50,000 consolation for the Goodtimes Friday night at Woodbine, and Chocolatier—wearing a head pole for the first time—put in a strong effort to take second. Here Comes Herbie, a colt sired by Credit Winner, was parked throug
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Pure Ivory stays flat, wins
June 16, 2006
Pure Ivory got down to business finally in the $50,000 consolation of the Elegantimage, winning by 3 ½ lengths in 1:55. In her two previous starts this season the filly had broken stride. A daughter rof Striking Sahbra, Pure Ivory is trained by Brad Maxwell and owned by Jerry Vanboekel, Harry Rut
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