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Barley hopes for Metro dunk
August 31, 2006
He wasn't given much respect on the tote board during his $40,000 elimination for the Metro Pace for 2 year olds last weekend at Mohawk, but, from his performance, Charley Barley has thrust himself into the mix for this Saturday's $1 million final at the Campbellville oval. Being paired with driv
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Harr record for the Millers
August 31, 2006
Wildfire Julie set a new track record for 4-year-old trotting mares Wednesday at Harrington Raceway with a 1:57.4 triumph in the $14,000 Junior Open Trot. Driven by David Miller for his wife, Misty, who trains the daughter of Inquirer, Wildfire Julie cleared the lead approaching the three-quarters a
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Paula's Best sets Btva mark
August 31, 2006
Paula’s Best broke the Batavia Downs track record and beat the former track record holder with a 1:55 win in a New York Sire Stakes division for 2-year-old filly pacers Wednesday night, Aug. 30. Jim Morrill Jr. drove the Pro Bono Best filly to a 2 1/2 length, wire-to-wire win over JK Let It Ride,
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Colonial is rented out
August 31, 2006
Colonial Downs has been “rented out” Saturday, Sept. 16, with the Virginia racetrack expecting a crowd of about 8,000 people to attend the private function. Normally dark on Saturdays, the racetrack will not race the Friday before and instead have a live card with a post time of 1 p.m. on that Satur
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Saturday night fever?
August 31, 2006
Cabana Fever effectively turned the temperature up on the 2-year-old pacing filly division last weekend at Mohawk when she put in a 1:51.4 track record performance and snapped Luck Of Michelle's seven-race unbeaten streak during the eliminations for the She's A Great Lady Stakes. Set to leave fr
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Cane Pace final field set
August 31, 2006
North America Cup winner Total Truth on Thursday drew post five for Labor Day’s $300,000 Cane Pace at Freehold Raceway and was made the 3-1 morning line favorite. The Cane Pace is the first jewel in the Pacing Triple Crown. Total Truth, driven by Ron Pierce, received a bye into the final on the b
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Scar to remove lights, rail
August 31, 2006
After two recent racing accidents at Scarborough Downs, including one that resulted in the death of the 6-year-old trotter Highway Hanover after he slammed into the hub rail, the racetrack reportedly will removed both the hub rail and its lighting system. Scarborough owner Sharon Terry was quoted as
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NJSS action at Freehold
August 31, 2006
Heathers Dream rallied from last heading into the final turn to win the second of two New Jersey Sire Stakes divisions for 3-year-old filly trotters at Freehold Thursday afternoon. The first division went to Self Admirer, with both winners trotting lifetime bests. Sent off at odds of 11-1, Heathe
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Be Cat Manzi for a day
August 31, 2006
One lucky fan Saturday at Freehold Raceway will be able to be "Cat Manzi for a Day," including receiving a cash equivalent to the Hall of Fame driver's five-percent fee for the card. A drawing will be held after the second race with the winner being the toast of Freehold the rest of the afternoon.
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Seven enter Des Smith
August 31, 2006
With just seven older pacers entered in this year's $181,250(C) Des Smith Classic at Rideau Carleton Raceway Sunday, Sept. 10, no eliminations will be needed. The draw has yet to take place but here are the standout seven that were entered in alphabetical order: Boulder Creek Buckeye One Holbor
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Vernon Downs re-opens
August 31, 2006
An overflow crowd of about 10,000 packed Vernon Downs Thursday night as the New York racetrack re-opened for live racing for the first time in two years. "The people are tickled to death that the track is re-opened and with the facility," Tioga Downs' Jason Settlemoir told harnessracing.com. The
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Nine to go in Nadia Lobell
August 31, 2006
With just nine 3-year-old filly pacers for the $225,000 (est.) Nadia Lobell at The Red Mile, no eliminations will be necessary. Defending divisional champion My Little Dragon heads the cast of nine that will vie for the rich purse on Sunday night, Sept. 10, over the famed clay oval. Here is the f
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Sun Sentinel wins KYSS
August 31, 2006
Sun Sentinel, a 2-year-old filly by Like A Prayer out of Winky’s Goal, captured a $50,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes at The Red Mile Thursday night with a 2:02.2 effort. Trained and driven by Bobby Brower, Sun Sentinel got early position by setting the pace to the quarter in :32.2, then raced in a hol
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Morgan now at 701 wins
August 30, 2006
A six-bagger on Harrington Raceway's Tuesday program catapulted Tony Morgan past the 700-win mark for the year, ending the day with 701 victories, one more than he had in all of 2005. This is the fifth time Morgan has reached the 700-win plateau, with a career high of 853 wins when he led the contin
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Bossy Boss euthanized
August 30, 2006
Bossy Boss, a 2-year-old gelded son of SJ’s Caviar who had won a Pennsylvania Sire Stakes in 1:57.4 on Aug. 15, was euthanized at The Meadows Tuesday night after falling and breaking his pelvis. Bossy Boss fell after coming off the track after competing in a Pennsylvania Sire Stakes division. He
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Ciambrone to IRB
August 30, 2006
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has appointed former Chicago Heights Mayor Angelo “Sam” Ciambrone to serve as a commissioner of the Illinois Racing Board, replacing long-time commissioner John Simon.
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Flurry of action at Vernon
August 30, 2006
Vernon Downs was a beehive of activity on Tuesday as the historic central New York harness track continued to prepare for the resumption of live racing this Thursday night. Despite a steady rain, an inquisitive and enthusiastic turnout attended the track’s Open House program that featured seven qual
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French mare wins World Cup
August 30, 2006
The final of the World Cup Trot was raced for the first time in Russia, where the very modern Kazan track was the host. The winner was the French-sired Lady d’Auvrecy. “It was a great experience to be here,” said Swedish trainer-driver Jorgen Westholm. “The arena and the arrangements were very go
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Trotting Derby field set
August 30, 2006
A field of nine will contest the $530,000 World Trotting Derby Saturday afternoon at the Du Quoin State Fair in southern Illinois. Hambletonian runner-up Chocolatier has drawn post four. A horse must win two heats to capture the Trotting Derby. 1—Double Player 2—Boardwalk Hall 3—Make You Min
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Wiles to the rescue at MR
August 30, 2006
It was Wiles to the rescue Tuesday afternoon at Monticello Raceway as the racetrack’s general manager Shawn Wiles’s quick thinking before one of five New York Sire Stakes divisions likely aided in a victory for Naughty Nunu. At odds of 9-1 Naughty Nunu was the third longest price in the race, but
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Miller six-pack at Du Quoin
August 30, 2006
Andy Miller got off to a fast start Tuesday night on the delayed opening-night 12-race card at the Du Quoin State Fair with six trips to the winner’s circle, including a 1:58 score with Adam Gram in the $30,000 Pronto Don for 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters. The time was a career-best for Ad
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Pompano to reopen Wed.
August 29, 2006
Although Pompano Park had previously announced it would be closed Wednesday due to Tropical Storm Ernesto, it will now re-open Wednesday at 5 p.m. The track will resume live racing Friday night, Sept. 1.
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Harrington increases purses
August 29, 2006
Beginning Sunday, Sept. 3, Harrington Raceway will increase purses 10 percent across the board. Delaware's half-mile racetrack is currently amidst the third week of the summer/fall meet, and the increase will go into effect with Tuesday's draw for Sunday's races. The increase will put the track's da
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Campbell on Took Hanover
August 29, 2006
John Campbell has said he will drive Took Hanover, the beaten favorite in the Cane Pace elimination last Saturday afternoon at Freehold, in the Labor Day final and opt off Feelin Friskie, who had received a bye and did not compete in the elim. "I’ve had success with Feelin Friskie and when he’s r
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Feelin Friskie out of Cane
August 29, 2006
Feelin Friskie, the runner-up in the North America Cup and an early favorite for the Cane Pace final, will not be competing in the Cane after all. Trainer Scott Bell says the Artiscape colt is “not 100 percent right now, and there’s no sense racing against the best when you’re not at your best.”
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Ouellette to race at Batavia
August 29, 2006
One of harness racing's all-time great drivers, Luc Ouellette, will be in town Wednesday night to drive in eight races at Batavia Downs Gaming. Currently a regular on the tough Woodbine Entertainment Circuit, the 41-year-old native of Quebec will be available for autographs in the track lobby from 6
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Rain at DuQuoin
August 29, 2006
Heavy rain Sunday night and more showers Monday evening forced cancellation of the first program of racing at the DuQuoin State Fair Monday night, Aug. 28. The card included eliminations for the ICF Stakes which were to have finals later in the week. As a result of the rainout, those stakes will be
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15 enter Maple Leaf Trot
August 29, 2006
Fifteen older trotting horses--including top-ranked Sand Vic, European-shipper Order By Fax, 2005 Hambletonian winner Vivid Photo and standout-mare Peaceful Way--have been entered to contest a pair of eliminations for the $877,500 Maple Leaf Trot Saturday night at Mohawk. The top five finishers f
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Bonefish to be an Immortal
August 29, 2006
On Sunday, July 1, 2007, “Hall of Fame Day,” only one Harness Racing Immortal will be inducted into the Hall during ceremonies held under the tent on the museum lawn: Hambletonian winner Bonefish. This great distinction is given both to people and horses, no longer living, who have made significant
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Smedshammer granted stay
August 29, 2006
Harnessracing.com has received confirmation that Trond Smedshammer has asked for and was granted a stay of his 30-day suspension that was scheduled to have begun Monday imposed by the New Jersey Racing Commission for his drive behind Here Comes Herbie in the Hambletonian at the Meadowlands Aug. 5.
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RC Royalty reigns at MR
August 29, 2006
RC Royalty pummeled his New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) foes and the Monticello Raceway track record for 3-year-old trotting colts with a double-digit length, 1:57.4 win Tuesday afternoon. Trainer-driver Dan Daley and RC Royalty reached the front end just before the :30 quarter, then used a :28.4 second
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Big qualifier at Colonial
August 29, 2006
Colonial Downs hosted its first qualifiers as preparations finalize for the opening of the 36-day Standardbred meet on Monday, Sept. 4. Among the winners was Tell Me No Lies, a 2-year-old Donerail-Spicy Secret colt, who won by 40 3/4 lengths in 1:59.1. Tell Me No Lies has yet to make his pari-mut
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Carolyn AS wins OSS
August 28, 2006
Carolyn AS stretched her winning streak to four with a 1:57.3 victory in the $130,000(C) Ontario Sire Stakes final for 2-year-old filly trotters Sunday night at Mohawk. The homebred daughter of Striking Sahbra was driven by Steve Skilton for trainer Anette Lorentzon, who shares ownership with her fa
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Yonkers' marathon man
August 28, 2006
While Yonkers Raceway may not be up and running quite yet, the assistant racing secretary certainly is. And not even the rain could stop him. Bob Miecuna successfully completed his fourth half-marathon Sunday, taking on a 13.1-mile Manhattan course which began with a tour of Central Park. It was
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Armbro Damien in 1:52.1
August 28, 2006
Armbro Damien won the $150,000 Nat Christie Memorial final Sunday afternoon at Stampede Park, turning in a 1:52.1 effort to seal the deal for driver Ron Pierce and trainer Bob McIntosh. Last year Pierce won the race with All Over The Place. Armbro Damien, a son of Western Hanover-Armbro Romance,
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Holborn sets Blml record
August 27, 2006
Holborn Hanover won the $203,000 American National for older pacers Saturday night, scoring an all-time track record at Balmoral Park of 1:47.4 with driver George Brennan at the controls. Trained by Brett Robinson for John Fielding and Canamerica Capital Corp., the 5-year-old gelded son of Cam's Car
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Canadian horseman dies
August 27, 2006
Ottawa-based horseman Lyle Anderson was killed in the Sunday morning plane crash of Comair flight 5191 in Lexington, Ky. Anderson, 55, was returning home after racing a horse at The Red Mile Thursday night, and was accompanied by his girlfriend, Christina Anderson (no relation), who was also among t
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A grandiose KYSS win
August 27, 2006
Grandiose Gal, with driver Mike Lachance subbing for the injured Glenn Berger, won the $60,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes final for 3-year-old filly pacers Sunday night. The 7-5 second choice behind even-money-favorite Designer Gal, Grandiose Gal beat that one by 1 1/2 lengths in 1:51.1. Clova was third.
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Buck I St Pat cruises at Nfld
August 26, 2006
Northfield Park hosted the final leg of Ohio Sires Stakes action for 3-year-old fillies Friday night, with two $20,000 divisions each for trotters and pacers featured. The first race may have yielded the most impressive performance as Ryan Stahl steered Still Standing to a gate-to-wire, 1:53.3 win,
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Sires share NYSS winners
August 26, 2006
Two daughters of Conway Hall and two daughters of Credit Winner came up winners in New York Sire Stakes action for 3-year-old filly trotters Friday night at Saratoga. Conway Hall daughter Velma K and Credit Winner daughter Ackbro Ms. Perfect earned honors as co-fastest with 1:59.1 efforts. Velma
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Cane elim to Artstanding
August 26, 2006
Artstanding won the $100,000 Cane Pace elimination Saturday afternoon at Freehold Raceway in 1:52.3, becoming one of the eight finalists for the Cane Pace final, set for Monday, Sept. 4. The first six finishers in the elim advanced to the final, where they will join Total Truth and Feelin Friskie, w
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August 26, 2006
Darlin’s Delight, driven by Yannick Gingras, turned a second-over trip into a 1:50.3 victory in the $709,100 Fan Hanover Stakes final Saturday night at Mohawk. The 4-5 betting favorite Armbro Dancer finished third while My Little Dragon rallied for third. Darlin’s Delight, a 3-year-old daughter o
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She's A Great Lady elims
August 26, 2006
Fresh off her triumph in the Kentuckiana Stallion Management Stakes at Indiana Downs, Cabana Fever set a 1:51.4 track record at Mohawk Saturday night in winning one of three eliminations for the She’s A Great Lady Pace. Trained by Joe Seekman and driven by Luc Ouellette, Cabana Fever bested the u
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Two Metro elims held
August 26, 2006
Mr. Apples and Artzina, the second- and third-place finishers, respectively, in the Woodrow Wilson final, won the two eliminations for the upcoming $1 million Metro Saturday night at Mohawk. The first five finishers in each elim advanced to the final, with the winners earning the right to select the
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Redford Hall takes KYSS
August 26, 2006
Redford Hall rallied with a late burst to win the $48,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes final for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers at The Red Mile Saturday night in a career-best 1:50.2. Although Redford Hall had won his elim last weekend at odds of 6-5, he rewarded his backers with an 11-1 payoff of $24.4
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Chocolatier coasts in AmNat
August 26, 2006
Chocolatier coasted to an open-lengths 1:54 win in the $190,000 American National for 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters at Balmoral Park Saturday night. It was the first start for the defending divisional champion since his Hambletonian runner-up finish three weeks ago. Driver D.R. Ackerman fl
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Bobnoxious at Chester Mon.
August 25, 2006
Harrah’s Chester Casino and Racetrack will host its first equine visitors on Monday, Aug. 28, at 10 a.m. when the 6-year-old pacer Bobnoxious and driver Tim Curtin traverse the beautiful, five-eighths mile riverfront oval. Bobnoxious is expected to be joined by stablemate Corporate Rrraider in a tra
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Monticello accord reached
August 25, 2006
On Thursday morning, the New York State Racing and Wagering Board, acting in the capacity of an arbitrator, rendered its decision in the long-simmering dispute between the management of Monticello Raceway and its horsemen. The arbitration was the result of a consensual submission made by both partie
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Run The Table accepts HOF
August 25, 2006
Millionaire pacer Run The Table, who went on to sire the winners of more than $80 million, was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Thursday night and was on hand to accept the honor. A conversation between Hanover Shoe Farms’ Murray Brown and Jack McNiven of Run The Table’s home, Ki
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Future voice of Red Mile?
August 25, 2006
University of Kentucky graduate and former mutuel clerk at The Red Mile-turned-Standardbred owner Gabe Prewitt will add announcer to his resume when he calls the first two races on the Friday night program at the famed clay oval. Prewitt, who is still two years shy of his 25th birthday, shares owner
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Sept. 27 target date in Pa.
August 25, 2006
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has announced it will issue up to six racetrack/casino licenses Sept. 27, with the sites likely to open in early 2007. The Pennsylvania law provides for 14 casinos to be approved in the state, including seven at racetracks, five at non-racetrack locations, and t
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Leading X Ample dies
August 25, 2006
Leading X Ample, a 4-year-old stallion by The Panderosa, died early Friday morning at the veterinary hospital at Purdue University in Indiana. Leading X Ample was stabled near Balmoral Park, where he was to race Saturday in the American National, when he was stricken. “He apparently was in shock
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Bobcat wins qualie easy
August 25, 2006
On what turned out to be a less than pristine morning to race a horse, Primetime Bobcat put in his first charted mile in seven weeks during the Friday qualifying session at Mohawk. The 9-year-old son of Abercrombie went through a rather eventful dash before hitting the wire first in 1:58.4 for drive
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Gural to fund Herveys
August 25, 2006
Jeff Gural, operator of New York State tracks Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs and a noted Empire State horseman, has agreed to fund the 2006 U.S. Harness Writers Association’s (USHWA) year-end journalism awards. The John Hervey Writing Awards, which began in 1963 and include both newspaper and magaz
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Hogan to leave NJ Equine
August 25, 2006
Equine surgeon Dr. Patty Hogan, the wife of veteran trainer Ed Lohmeyer, has announced she is leaving the New Jersey Equine Clinic to become head surgeon of a planned equine medical center near Belmont Park. The $7 million facility will be financed by International Equine Acquisitions Holdings Inc.
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Versatility at Tioga Downs
August 25, 2006
Ticket To Glide and driver Cat Manzi are slated as the 3-1 morning line favorite in the $25,000 first leg of the Miss Versatility trot to go postward at Tioga Downs on Sunday. The $25,000 second leg will be held at Vernon Downs on Thursday, Sept. 7 and the $75,000 (est.) final will be battled out ov
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PASS 3YO filly pacers race
August 25, 2006
Pilgrims Witchie, a daughter of The Panderosa, paced to her fourth straight victory, scoring in 1:52 in Pennsylvania Sire Stakes action at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Friday afternoon. With Dave Palone driving, Pilgrims Witchie was caught outside in the first quarter but cleared to the lead as th
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Real Girl scores in 1:53.4
August 25, 2006
Real Girl won the first of three$20,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes divisions for 2-year-old filly pacers Friday night at The Red Mile, scoring in a career-best 1:53.4 for driver David Miller. The daughter of Real Desire won for the second time in three starts, the other winner's circle trip coming in a Mo
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Vernon to open Aug. 31
August 24, 2006
Vernon Downs announced Thursday that one day after reaching an agreement with the Harness Horse Association of Central New York Inc. (HHACNY), the racetrack will reopen for live racing Thursday, Aug. 31. In a HHACNY release, it stated the successful negotations of a comprehensive horsemen’s agree
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A hunting we will go
August 24, 2006
Sam Jacobs, Crissman Inc. and Ronald Reed's Hunt M Down trotted the second fastest mile in track history with a 1:55.1 triumph in the $18,500 Open Wednesday at Harrington Raceway. The Tim Crissman trainee and driver Tony Morgan made a quarter-pole move to the front and set fractions of :28.3, :58
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Now undefeated in 20 starts
August 24, 2006
Maple Leaf Noble stretched his career unbeaten streak to 20 with a 2:03.4 effort in a Lady Slipper Series division at Summerside Raceway in Prince Edward Island Wednesday. The 3-year-old gelding was coming off his closest encounter with defeat when he won by "only" a length in his previous outing.
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Cane elim winner gets 60%
August 24, 2006
If you were caught off guard by the Cane Pace conditions providing for byes if a certain number of horses entered, don't fret. This is the first year the rules allowed for byes into the $350,000 final at Freehold Sept. 4, which went to the top-two money-earners Total Truth and Feelin Friskie. The
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Flo finally found George
August 24, 2006
Flo Rice found her brother George after being separated more than 60 years, and to commemorate the happy occasion her son, Joe, named a filly pacer he shared ownership in with trainer Alex Kavoleff “Flo Found George.” With five wins in 12 starts this year, Flo Found George has earned more than $58,0
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Change in Fantasy contest
August 24, 2006
In accordance with the Contest Rules of the Little Brown Jug Fantasy Stable, the Cane Pace elimination scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 26, has been removed from the race schedule. Fantasy stables will not generate points from horses competing in the elimination. The decision to remove the Cane Pace
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Ohio to begin EPO testing
August 24, 2006
The Ohio State Racing Commission is expanding its drug testing to insure its protection of the integrity of horse racing in the State of Ohio. At its August 2006 meeting, the Commission announced it will step up the current drug testing being conducted by 25 percent. In addition to more frequent tes
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Sweden, Norway elims raced
August 24, 2006
The six eliminations for Swedish and Norwegian Trotting Derbies, for the 4 year olds, regarded as the most important stakes in each country, took place Tuesday night at the Jægersro track and the Bjerke track. The favorites were mostly successful but some upsets occurred. In the United States it
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Miss Intuition sold
August 24, 2006
Published reports state the undefeated 2-year-old filly pacer Miss Intuition, who landed post one in the first of three She’s A Great Lady eliminations at Mohawk Saturday, has been sold for an undisclosed price to Joseph Muscara, who owned her sire Mach Three. Trainer Erv Miller, who shared ownershi
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Bonomo elected IHHA pres
August 24, 2006
At its Aug. 23, 2006 board of directors meeting, the Illinois Harness Horsemen’s Association elected a number of directors to serve one-year terms as officers of the association. George Bonomo of Naperville, Ill., was elected president, David McCaffrey of Burr Ridge, Ill., was named first vice presi
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The bobcat set to qualify
August 24, 2006
Former world record holder Primetime Bobcat is scheduled to qualify Friday, Aug. 25, at Mohawk. The 9-year-old Abercrombie gelding has drawn post five for the 11th race of the morning session. Trainer Tony Montini has again listed pilot Jody Jamieson to steer the 42-time career winner, who last put
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Godiva rides to KYSS win
August 24, 2006
Godiva Hall coasted to a 1:58.4 win in the $50,000 opening leg of Kentucky Sire Stakes for 2-year-old colt trotters Thursday night at The Red Mile, while Garland Crown OM did the same in the single KYSS elimination for 3-year-old filly trotters later on the card. Dave Palone passed up drives in P
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Hambo favorite wins at Mea
August 24, 2006
Three divisions of the Hickory Smoke, a Pennsylvania Sire Stake for 3-year-old trotting colts, were held at the Meadows on Thursday night. Mr. Pine Chip, won his split easily, in 1:57, with Trond Smedshammer in the sulky. “He got a virus a couple days before the Hambletonian and you never know ho
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Artsplace battling laminitis
August 23, 2006
The 18-year-old stallion Artsplace is suffering from laminitis at Southwind Farm in Pennington, N.J., but is in stable condition. During the 2006 breeding season he was bred to 182 mares. “It’s been going on for about a week,” said Art Zubrod, manager of Brittany Farms, which manages the son of A
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Order to go in Maple Leaf
August 23, 2006
The connections of Order by Fax, a 5-year-old Viking Kronos stallion, have accepted the Woodbine Entertainment Group's invitation to have the star European trotter at Mohawk to contest the $918,500 (C) Maple Leaf Trot, Saturday, Sept. 9. The chestnut is expected to arrive Thursday and will go into q
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Dance Hall wins 11th
August 23, 2006
Dance Hall won her 11th race of the year Tuesday at Harrington Raceway, capturing the featured $15,000 Fillies and Mares Open Pace in 1:54.1. Driven by Steve Warrington for owners John Hynansky, Don Hawk and trainer Dan Warrington, the 4-year-old Blissfull Hall mare seized control toward the half fr
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RC Royalty romps in VD qua
August 23, 2006
The highly-regarded sophomore colt RC Royalty made amends for poor execution in his most recent start by trotting to a personal-best 1:56.1 victory in a qualifier at Vernon Downs on Tuesday. One of 80 Standardbreds attempting to turn in an acceptable effort during the 13-race qualifying card, RC Roy
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Soph pacer OK after fall
August 23, 2006
Trainer Stacey Ruddick is trying to point AB’s Beach Boy toward a Little Brown Jug start in late September, but the road to Delaware has become a rocky one for the 3-year-old son of Jenna’s Beach Boy. AB’s Beach Boy has had rough trips his last two starts, including falling near the wire in the $178
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Top 6 in elim to advance
August 23, 2006
North America Cup one-two finishers Total Truth and Feelin Friskie have received byes directly into the Cane Pace final at Freehold, with eight other 3-year-old colt pacers going postward Saturday in a single $100,000 elimination. The top six in the elim will advance to meet the two bye finalists, w
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6,000 for 'The Whip'
August 22, 2006
Rick Zeron, known as "The Whip," became the 31st driver to reach the 6,000-win mark when he piloted Star Bonus A to a 1:52 victory in the first race at Mohawk Monday night. The number 31 is also significant as it was 31 years ago when he scored his first lifetime win at Rideau Carleton Raceway in 19
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A costly Hambo drive
August 22, 2006
Trond Smedshammer has received a 30-day suspension as a result of his drive behind Here Comes Herbie in the Hambletonian at the Meadowlands in which he moved off the pylons while leading in the stretch and allowed his stablemate Blue Mac Lad clearance to advance to a third-place finish. Smedshammer'
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Top trotters in Am Nats
August 22, 2006
Two Dan Patch Award winners and a top contender for one of this year’s honors will be among the horses taking center stage in the American-National events for trotters Saturday at Balmoral Park. Chocolatier, who was second in the Hambletonian, headlines an eight-horse field for the $190,000 American
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NYSS 2 year olds at TGD
August 22, 2006
Tioga Downs hosted the New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old trotters on Monday night, which paid total purses of over $500,000. Five divisions for 2-year-old colt and gelding trotters and seven divisions for 2-year-old filly trotters were raced. Southwind Breeze and driver Ray Schnittker stayed p
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Jug future pool refunded
August 22, 2006
Phil Terry, director of simulcast for the Delaware County Fair and the Little Brown Jug, has announced that all wagers made on the third future will be refunded because of a programming error. TrackMaster, after receiving the third pool program file from Delaware County Fair accidentally overwrote i
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SJ's Photo sold to Italy
August 22, 2006
Published reports in Italy state that 16-year-old trotting stallion SJ's Photo has been sold to Italian investors and will be sent to that country at the beginning of October. SJ's Photo has been standing stud at Lindwood Farm in Pennsylvania after being at Kosmos Horse Breeders. SJ's Photo's 718
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Two elims for Metro
August 22, 2006
Nineteen 2-year-old colt pacers have been entered for this year’s $1 million Metro Pace, with two eliminations to be contested Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack. The top five finishers in each elim will advance to the Sept. 2 final with the connections of the two winners able to select their post p
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29 in She's A Great Lady
August 22, 2006
Twenty-nine 2-year-old filly pacers have been drawn into three $35,000 eliminations for the She’s A Great Lady Stakes Saturday night at Mohawk, with the top three in each plus one fourth-place finisher drawn by lot returning for the $688,200 final Sept. 2. Trainer George Teague Jr. and his sister
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Marvellous NJSS mile
August 22, 2006
Marvellous was just that after a 2:00.3 win in her $27,000 division of New Jersey Sire Stakes (NJSS) for 2-year-old trotting fillies held Tuesday afternoon at Freehold. A $15,000 yearling purchase by co-owners Kevin McDermott and Joseph Zicchino, this Donerail filly has two wins in four starts. J
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The Double Dion fast in PASS
August 22, 2006
The Double Dion and Yannick Gingras made quarter-pole move and held on to win a leg of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes (PASS) for freshman pacing colts held Tuesday afternoon at Pocono Downs in a lifetime-best 1:53.1. The Double Dion is a colt by Real Artist who is coming off a fifth-place finish in
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Opening round for KYSS
August 21, 2006
Main Stage shipped west after winning six of seven starts on the East Coast and the trip paid off when the son of Like A Prayer won his $25,000 opening-round division of the Kentucky Sire Stakes for 2-year-old colt trotters at The Red Mile Sunday night. Winning the first split was Safari Hall, anoth
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A well-designed KYSS win
August 21, 2006
Designer Gal posted a career-best 1:52.4 effort while Grandiose Gal needed just 1:54.4 to capture their respective Kentucky Sire Stakes eliminations for 3-year-old filly pacers at The Red Mile Sunday night. Marcus Johansson was in the sulky behind Designer Gal as she defeated Bare Legs (Dan Shet
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Cole wins 3 at a price
August 21, 2006
Although the continent's leading driver in 2006 Tony Morgan won three races on Sunday's program at Harrington Raceway, he had to share the spotlight with Mike Cole who notched a driving triple of his own, including 48-1 longshot Patrolling. Cole drove Patroling ($99) to his first win of 2006 with
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A banner win in PEI
August 21, 2006
Banner Yankee won the $60,000(C) Gold Cup & Saucer at Charlottetown Driving Park in Prince Edward Island Saturday night with a 1:54.1 effort for trainer-driver Carl Jamieson. Silent Swing finished a long neck back in second with Zooka third. Jamieson shares ownership of Banner Yankee with Arthur
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Lonesome Day retired
August 21, 2006
The 2005 Sweetheart winner Lonesome Day p,2, 1:52.4 ($400,172) has been retired from racing after fracturing a sesamoid bone, owner Eric Cherry announced today. The 3-year-old daughter of Cambest from the Jate Lobell mare Swifty But Nifty was the winner of $356,272 in her brilliant freshman campai
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Engel 6th in IHHA voting
August 21, 2006
Current Illinois Harness Horseman’s Association (IHHA) president Marty Engel finished sixth in voting by its membership for its board of directors Saturday, Aug. 19, with only the top five earning seats. With 477 valid votes cast, Dave McCaffrey was the leading vote-getter with 326 votes. Terry
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True North in Cleveland
August 20, 2006
George Leon’s True North Hanover won the $178,000 Rolling Rock Cleveland Classic for 3-year-old pacing colts in gate-to-wire fashion Saturday night, jogging home by open lengths in 1:53.1 over a Northfield Park oval rated good after a day of rain. Dave Palone drove True North Hanover, a son of Th
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Am Nat elims at Balmoral
August 20, 2006
The American National Pace elimination proved to be a showcase for the sport's fastest ever performer as Holborn Hanover annihilated the track standard for an older gelding pacer with a one-length victory in 1:48.1. The previous record of 1:49.1 had been held by three others. Med Vac won the Am-Nat
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Dancer, Darlin in Fan elims
August 20, 2006
Armbro Dancer proved that her impressive win in the Mistletoe Shalee was no fluke as she took one of two Fan Hanover eliminations Saturday night at Mohawk. The other split went to Darlin's Delight.. Armbro Dancer, a daughter of Blissfull Hall, overcame both the dreaded nine hole and 2005 Dan Pat
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2YO fillies in Mohawk stakes
August 20, 2006
Three $105,000(C) divisions of the Eternal Camnation for 2-year-old pacing fillies were contested over a rain-soaked track at Mohawk Saturday night and the winners were Luck Of Michelle (1:53.4), Lady Mattgalane (1:53.3) and Al's Girl (1:54.4.). In the opening division, a first-over move before t
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Banner Yankee wins Gold Cup
August 20, 2006
Banner Yankee, an early achiever as a 2 year old, became a star as an older performer when he won the Sobey's Gold Cup & Saucer at the historic half-mile Charlottetown Driving Park on Prince Edward Island late Saturday night. Starting from post tjhree, Banner Yankee left the gate quickly for trai
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Booze Cruzin in 1:54
August 20, 2006
Trainer Joe Seekman and driver Tim Tetrick teamed up once again to win a $37,250 division of the Fox Stake for two-year-old pacers with Booze Cruzin in 1:54. The Art's Conquest gelding wired the field on the way to breaking his maiden in his seventh effort. Wildridge Sam and Steve Waller collected t
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Mark set in Confed. Cup
August 20, 2006
Armbro Deuce set a new Canadian and Flamboro Downs track record and equaled the world mark with a 1:50.2 win in the $500,000(C) Confederation Cup Sunday afternoon. Driven by George Brennan, the 3-year-old son of Western ideal won his elimination and then led at every call in the final to defeat West
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Jug contest open for changes
August 20, 2006
Little Brown Jug Fantasy players will have three days to make changes in their stable beginning now through Wednesday, Aug. 23. The next event in the Jug Fantasy contest is the Cane Pace eliminations to be raced Saturday, Aug. 26, at Freehold Raceway. Players may make up to five changes in their
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Grand Circuit at Indy
August 19, 2006
The Grand Circuit rolled into Indiana Downs Friday, Aug. 18 with three divisions of freshman trotting fillies vying for top honors in the Kentuckiana Stallion Management Stakes. Three splits were offered with each carrying a purse of $87,883. In the first division Harbour Belle successfully kick
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Quartet of ISS finals
August 19, 2006
The first round of Indiana Sires Stakes finals for two year old pacers and trotters were contested Aug. 18 at Indiana Downs. The fast Shelbyville oval produced record times and exciting action as part of the Grand Circuit card. Two freshmen kept their undefeated streak intact with key victories.
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Fox Stakes card postponed
August 19, 2006
Saturday afternoon's Grand Circuit racing program that included the Fox Stake for 2-year-old colt pacers at the Indianapolis State Fairgrounds has been postponed until Sunday morning, with a post time of 9 a.m. (ET). The Indianapolis area received rain Friday night and although the sun came out Satu
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Daley denied Indiana license
August 19, 2006
Four horses set to compete at Indiana Downs Friday, Aug. 18 and Saturday, Aug. 19 were scratched after trainer Noel Daley was denied a license by the Indiana Horse Racing Commission. Three of the entries were slated to start in Kentuckiana Stallion Management Stakes. "Indiana has relatively high
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Colt electrocuted at Red Mile
August 19, 2006
Leon Russell, an unraced 2-year-old Yankee Paco colt trained by Mario Zuanetti, died Friday morning after apparently being accidentally electrocuted in his stall at The Red Mile. What exactly transpired is unknown, but harnessracing.com has learned a horse in a nearby stall got loose and an altercat
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Fever at Indy Downs
August 19, 2006
Cabana Fever took home top prize in the $217,850 Kentuckiana Stallion Management Stake for two year old filly pacers Saturday, Aug. 19 at Indiana Downs. The Joe Seekman trainee paced to victory in 1:54.2 to collect her second win in as many starts. The Real Desire filly started from the outside p
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West Nile found in MI horse
August 18, 2006
Michigan's state veterinarian Dr. Steve Halstead today announced the state's first case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in a horse for 2006. The horse was a 3-year-old gelding from Washtenaw County. Dr. Halstead urges residents to take precautions that include preventing mosquito exposure during late summe
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No foul play at Pompano
August 18, 2006
The investigation into an abnormal pari-mutuel payout in a race on July 5 at Pompano Park has been released by track management showing that no foul play took place. The 10th race on July 10 saw Rip Rock And Roll (#6), at odds of 3.90 to 1, lead from start to finish and paid $9.80 to win for a $2
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3 Filly splits at The Meadows
August 18, 2006
Gyration Hanover needed an extended first-over move, but it carried her to a stake record in the $89,185 Meadow Bright, a Pennsylvania Sires Stake for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Thursday night at The Meadows. The victory gave Dave Palone his 400th stakes win at The Meadows, far and away the best
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Two divisions for Smullin
August 18, 2006
Two divisions of the Wayne Smullin Memorial Pace, each worth $64,565, are featured on the Saturday program at Rosecroft Raceway and some of the nation's best freshman contenders will meet on the Maryland oval. In the ninth race, Mattdultery is set to open on the board as the 9-5 early choice. The
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Always Cam's sister scores
August 18, 2006
Definitely Cam, a 2-year-old full sister to Breeders Crown champion and $969,333 winner Always Cam p, 1:49.2, earned her first career victory at The Meadows Thursday night with a 1:56.1 score. With Brian Zendt driving, Definitely Cam started from post eight, took the lead early in the race, and t
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Confederation Cup drawn
August 18, 2006
The draw for Sunday's $500,000(C) Confederation Cup at Flamboro Downs was held Thursday. The field was split into two eliminations. $50,000 Elimination PP, Horse, Driver, Trainer 1 Western Search - P. Hudon - M. Ford 2 Cardmaster - R. Zeron - B. Robinson 3 Impeccable - J. Jamieson - I. M
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Fox Stake draws a dozen
August 18, 2006
Twelve 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers have been divided into two $37,250 divisions of the Fox Stake at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Saturday afternoon. With $40,568 in earnings and a mark of 1:53.2, Coastal Highway is the richest and fastest of the dozen that will line up behind the gate, drawi
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Quebec track takeover near
August 18, 2006
The Société nationale du cheval de course (SONACC), Attractions Hippiques and their respective affiliates signed an agreement Thursday which will allow for the private sector to take over Hippodrome de Montreal as well as all racetrack operations in the province of Quebec. This agreement is a maj
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One more day at Tioga
August 18, 2006
The New York State Racing and Wagering Board has approved the addition of one race day to Tioga Down’s 2006 season. Tioga Downs will add an additional day to its racing schedule for 2006 with the addition of Saturday, Aug. 26, with a post time of 6:50 p.m. (EDT).
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3YO world record in Sweden
August 18, 2006
Going Kronos, a 3-year-old colt by Viking Kronos out of a Pine Chip mare, trotted to a world record of 1:53.1 Friday over the five-eighths mile Gevle track in Sweden. The previous record for a 3-year-old trotter on a five-eighths mile track was the 1:54 standard set by Sir Perseverance last December
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Emantee by 8 at Freehold
August 18, 2006
A week after winning her Helen Smith Memorial elimination by nearly five lengths as the 1-9 favorite, the 3-year-old filly trotter Emantee romped by eight lengths in the $85,000 final as the 1-5 choice Friday afternoon at Freehold. Emantee cleared to the lead coming out of the first turn and expande
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Suzie's daughter wins PASS
August 18, 2006
My Intuition, a daughter of Andover Hall out of the great trotting mare CR Kay Suzie, won her first career race in five attempts Friday afternoon at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, capturing the third of six Pennsylvania Sire Stakes divisions for 2-year-old filly trotters at odds of 7-1. With traine
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Filly pacers to vie at Indy
August 17, 2006
A full field of nine freshman filly pacers will go to post Saturday, Aug. 19 in the $220,350 Kentuckiana Stallion Management Stake at Indiana Downs. Me And My Baby headlines the field after winning the $45,000 Review Stakes Monday afternoon at Springfield. In addition, millionaire and world champion
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Vet breezes to Open win
August 17, 2006
Wayne Pryor and Wendy Crissman's Breeze Hill Will received a dream trip and took full advantage to win Wednesday's featured $18,500 Open Trot at Harrington Raceway in 1:57.1. Driven by Ross Wolfenden, the 9-year-old King Conch stallion settled behind dueling early leaders Hunt M Down and Travelin
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Will she be a delight in Fan?
August 17, 2006
Darlin's Delight recorded the first off-the-board finish of her career in the Mistletoe Shalee final, but trainer Jeff Stafford has confidence in the flashy Bettor’s Delight miss as she heads into this Saturday evening's eliminations for the $709,100(C) Fan Hanover Stakes, which will be raced on Aug
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14 to go in Confed. Cup
August 17, 2006
Although the draw will take place later Thursday, 14 three-year-old colt pacers have been entered in Sunday's $500,000(C) Confederation Cup at Flamboro Downs. Notable names among the entries include Western Ace, Armbro Deuce and Impeccable. Entries for Confederation Cup (in alphabetical order):
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VD opening appears delayed
August 17, 2006
Published reports today state that the New York State Racing and Wagering Board has given Vernon Downs and the Harness Horse Association of Central New York until next Wednesday to sign an agreement or the track could possibly not be able to reopen this year. A meeting mediated by the Board was h
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Beam Of Life wins in NJSS
August 17, 2006
Beam Of Life won his $10,000 division of the New Jersey Sire Stakes (NJSS) Green Acres by seven lengths at Freehold Thursday afternoon, breaking his maiden in 1:56.3. A $40,000 yearling by Life Sign, the 2-year-old gelding is out of Mystical Moonbeam, who is a full sister to 1996 Three-Year-Old Fill
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Continentalvictory foal wins
August 17, 2006
Gastine, a 3-year-old filly out of Continentalvictory, tipped out from third at the top of the stretch and trotted away to a 1:56.4 win in the $45,000 Kentucky Summer Championship Thursday night at The Red Mile. Driven by Mickey McNichol, Gastine won for the third time this year. The Garland Lobe
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Glass Pack lowers mark
August 17, 2006
Glass Pack kept his young record perfect in seven starts with a 1:50.4 victory in the $50,000 Illinois State Fair Colt Stakes as racing came to a conclusion at Springfield with a 14-race card that included six Colt Stakes finals. Driven by Dale Hiteman, Glass Pack never saw the rail, but followe
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Jereme's Jet in 1:48.1
August 16, 2006
Jereme’s Jet moved into the lead off a :55.1 first half, then sprinted away from the field with a :53.1 final half and captured the $50,000 Review Stakes at the Illinois State Fair in a stakes and lifetime-best record of 1:48.1. Dave Magee was in the bike as the Western Hanover colt scored his thir
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Vernon holds qualifiers
August 16, 2006
Vernon Downs, preparing for a late-August opening pending approval by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board, conducted qualifying races for the first time in more than a year on Tuesday morning. Competing in bright sunshine and mid-70's temperatures over Vernon's seven-eighths mile oval,
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Morgan wins seven
August 16, 2006
Wendy Crissman and Ruthi Joseph's Crossfire N won her fifth race of the year in 1:55.1 in the featured $15,000 Filly and Mare Open Tuesday at Harrington Raceway. It was one of seven wins on the card for the continent's leading driver Tony Morgan. Morgan put the 7-year-old Sonofafella mare on the
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Minieri remembered at MR
August 16, 2006
He set training records at Monticello Raceway that may never be equaled, and on Thursday, Aug. 17, the fourth anniversary of his death, Joe Minieri will be remembered with a race named in his honor. The "Joe Minieri Memorial," will be the eighth race on the 13-race card. Four years ago, Minieri
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27 frosh fillies at Indy
August 16, 2006
Friday’s Kentuckiana Stallion Management Stakes at Indiana Downs attracted a group of 27 freshman filly trotters, resulting in three $88,500 divisions. The contests are slated as the sixth, seventh and ninth on the 13-race program. Acorn Stakes winner Maryanne K headlines the first group of nine.
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Emantee fave in Smith Mem.
August 16, 2006
Emantee, who finished second in the prestigious $750,000 Hambletonian Oaks, heads a field of eight New Jersey-sired 3-year-old fillies in the $85,000 final of the Helen Smith Memorial Trot on Aug. 18 at Freehold Raceway. The daughter of Banker Hall, who won her $10,000 elimination heat in 1:59.3
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Pierce scores at PEI
August 16, 2006
Ron Pierce won his 8,899th career race Tuesday night, the victory coming at Charlottetown Driving Park, a racetrack at which he has never competed. The Hall of Fame driver was in Prince Edward Island as a participant in the Driver's Showcase Challenge, and he won one of five starts. Other drivers
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NY track getting ready
August 16, 2006
Renovations continue at Yonkers Raceway, including work that began this week on the half-mile racetrack. Horses stabled on the grounds are continuing to train in the early morning, but then Charles E. Coon & Son take over as they prepare the track for the resumption of live racing in the coming week
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Batavia to remember Bret
August 16, 2006
On Aug. 26, 1966, Bret Hanover won the “Pace of the Century” over Cardigan Bay at Batavia Downs, and on Aug. 26, 2006, the New York track will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the historic night that attracted a crowd of more than 15,000. Driven by Frank Ervin, Bret Hanover defeated Cardigan Bay
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Year In Review takes NJSS
August 16, 2006
Year In Review trotted to a 2:00.3 victory in the fastest $26,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes (NJSS) split for 2-year-old colt trotters Wednesday afternoon at Freehold Raceway. Driven by Stephen Smith, the colt by Self Possessed sat second over and sped by pacesetter Sweet Daddy Siki and Manfinity, wh
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True North Cleveland choice
August 16, 2006
A pair of colts trained by the nation’s leading trainer, Mickey Burke, have earned morning line favoritism in Saturday’s $178,000 Rolling Rock Cleveland Classic at Northfield Park. The 17th annual Cleveland Classic is the richest race of the season at Northfield Park. True North Hanover, owned b
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New colts led by New Day
August 16, 2006
New Day was the fastest juvenile trotter at Wednesday’s qualifiers at The Red Mile, winning by 21 3/4 lengths in 2:00.1 for driver-trainer Jan Johnson. New Day, by Conway Hall, is a half sister to Hambletonian Oaks winner Must Be Victory. New Day was a $55,000 yearling buy for co-owners Adelaide
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Ill. imposes EPO rules
August 16, 2006
At its monthly meeting on Aug. 15, at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ill., the Illinois Racing Board approved emergency rules authorizing the Board’s equine testing laboratory to test for EPO (Erythropoietin or Darbepoietin) antibodies. In the event of a positive test for EPO the
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Fox Valley Tribal scores
August 16, 2006
Fox Valley Tribal used his great gate speed to grab the early lead from post eight, then sat behind Thisbigdogwilfight from mid-backstretch until the home stretch, where he shook loose and scored a stakes record 1:49 victory over Thisbigdogwilfight by one-half length in the $50,000 final of the Illi
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A voracious win at Harr
August 15, 2006
Kathleen Stafford and John Heckler's Voracious Hanover earned his first win of the year Monday in a co-featured $15,000 winners-over event in 1:53.4 at Harrington Raceway. Driven by Ben Stafford Jr., the 4-year-old Dragon Again stallion gained position early and outlasted Harry Hornet and Gold Ro
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No Cane for the Fella
August 15, 2006
Artistic Fella, who has a 10-race win streak after his Aug. 5 victory in his division of the Oliver Wendell Holmes at the Meadowlands, will be heading to Lexington shortly to compete at The Red Mile before going to Canada for the Breeders Crown. According to owner Joe Alborano, the plan is to supple
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Jugbarn.com eligibles listed
August 15, 2006
Little Brown Jug Fantasy players have two important races to consider before making changes in their stables starting Sunday, August 13 through Tuesday, August 15. Both next Saturday’s $175,000-est. Cleveland Classic at Northfield Park (August 19) and Sunday’s $600,000-est. Confederation Cup at
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No parallel to Park Free in Open
August 15, 2006
Park Free and driver Larry Stalbaum got up to beat the favorite Passing Lane Penny in the featured $10,000 Fillies & Mares Open Pace Monday at Tioga Downs. The mile of 1:53.4 was a new lifetime mark for the 5-year old daughter of Park Place who is conditioned by Kevin Johnson. Passing Lane Penny
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Maltese Artist at Plainridge
August 15, 2006
Trainer Mickey Burke, North America’s leading dash-winning trainer, has confirmed that he will accept an invitation to bring 2005 Bert Beckwith Memorial Pace champion Maltese Artist back for the 2006 edition of the event. The centerpiece event of the season and the Labor Day celebration, the 2006
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Rosecroft to host stars in Sept.
August 15, 2006
On Tuesday, September 12, Rosecroft Raceway will present the $35,000 All-Star Drivers Challenge featuring eight of North America's leading reinsman. The line-up will include Ron Pierce, Brian Sears, Tony Morgan, Dave Palone, Mark MacDonald, Tim Tetrick, Jody Jamieson and Rosecroft's own John Wagner.
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Deuce in, Friskie out
August 15, 2006
As reports are out that Feelin Friskie has foot problems that will keep him sidelined for awhile, Meadowlands Pace third-place finisher Armbro Deuce has reportedly been supplemented to Sunday's $600,000(C) Confederation Cup at Flamboro Downs. The son of Western Ideal was paid into the race at a cost
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3rd Jug pool ready to open
August 15, 2006
Cactus Creek, Western Ace, and Total Truth, the top-three finishers in this past Saturday's Coors Delvin Miller Adios at The Meadows, are the morning-line favorites for the third Little Brown Jug Future Wager. The third pool will open at noon (EDT) Thursday, Aug. 17, and will close at 11:30 p.m. (ED
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Connections win two PASS
August 15, 2006
Bossy Boss and David Miller trotted past Que Pasa and Roger Hammer to win a $28,238 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes (PASS) division in 1:57.4 Tuesday afternoon at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. A 2-year-old gelded son of SJ’s Caviar, Bossy Boss is now two-for-three lifetime after winning an Arden Downs di
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Fan Hanover elim showdown
August 15, 2006
Twenty 3-year-old filly pacers have been divided into two eliminations Saturday for the $709,100(C) Fan Hanover final to be held the following weekend. Darlin’s Delight headlines the first elim while the second features a rematch of Mistletoe Shalee winner Armbro Dancer and runner-up My Little Drago
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Big pledge by Hambo Society
August 14, 2006
At the July annual meeting of the board of directors, the 25 members of the Hambletonian Society made both personal and collective commitments to raise $100,000 to further fund the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium Inc.'s efforts. The consortium was created in 2000 with the intent of developi
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Baby Bounces Back
August 14, 2006
With the Illinois State Fair’s top dash-winning driver, Dave Magee, at her lines, Me And My Baby bounced back from her disappointing Sweetheart performance and easily captured the $45,000 Review Stakes 2-year-old filly pace in 1:54.3 Monday over a damp track at Springfield. Leaving from the outsi
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Miller fillies impress
August 14, 2006
Fox Valley Sarong and Miss Intuition, a pair of 2-year-old pacing fillies from the Erv Miller Stable, swept over the Springfield mile track Monday afternoon in the fastest performances of the year for their age sex and gait. Fox Valley Sarong made her career debut in a $3,000 non-winners event an
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Lady Mattgalane wins NJSS
August 13, 2006
Two Matt's Scooter-sired colts (Outsource and Jimmy's Scooter) and two fillies by Artiscape (Lady Mattgalane and Artcotic) won four of the five New Jersey Sire Stakes (NJSS) Pari-Mutuel Division races for 2-year-old pacers, worth $128,500 in purses, Saturday at Freehold Raceway. Meanwhile, driver
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Algiers Hall romps in Zweig
August 13, 2006
Algiers Hall won his division of the 32nd Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial Trot at Tioga Downs on Saturday night and demolished the track record in the process. The New York-bred 3-year-old trotting colt scored in 1:55.2 in his $120,000 division. Trainer-driver John Stark Jr. steered the horse quickly
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Magical Man conjures fair stakes win
August 13, 2006
Magical Man and Stephane Bouchard took the lone New York State Fair Stakes division for colts and geldings Saturday afternoon at Tioga Downs, pacing in a lifetime best of 1:56.2. Magical Man, a 2-year old son of Magical Mike, sat in the pocket behind Brian Cross and Rocker Hall, then used a :27.
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Lucky in Kentucky for colt
August 13, 2006
Lucky Point Blank won the $71,600 Kentucky Summer Championship final Saturday night at The Red Mile in a blistering 1:50.3. Joe To Go and driver Ricky Macomber Jr. led the field of tem through a :54.4 half and 1:23 three quarters. At the top of the stretch, Marcus Johansson tipped Lucky Point Bl
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Lis Mara in 1:48.1 at BmlP
August 13, 2006
Lis Mara capped off an unbelievable day for trainer Erv Miller by winning Saturday night's $21,500 Free For All Pace in a Balmoral Park track record time of 1:48.1. This year's Breeders Crown winner was prepping for the American-National aged pace coming up here on August 26. In tow to driver
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World Record at Springfield
August 13, 2006
My Boy David blazed over the mile track at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield Saturday afternoon, capturing an elimination division of the Illinois State Fair Colt Stakes for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers in 1:47.4. The time is a world record for geldings and equals the fastest mile on reco
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LOL Yearling Sale up
August 13, 2006
The annual Land of Lincoln Sale at Walker Standardbred Farm in Sherman, Ill., bounced back from last year’s decline in average with a 13.6 percent gain, selling 136 yearlings for $1,559,700 and an $11,468 average. “It’s encouraging considering all the adversities that we’re having in Illinois,” s
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Princess rules at Mohawk
August 13, 2006
The highly-regarded Pampered Princess delivered as expected and Maple Sugar posted a big upset in their respective C$116,500 divisions of the Robert Stewart Stakes for 2-year-old filly trotters on Sunday at Mohawk Racetrack. Pampered Princess, who is an Andover Hall sister to $552,299 winner Was
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Wolfenden fiver in Har opener
August 13, 2006
Driver Ross Wolfenden kicked off Harrington Raceway's opening night for the summer/fall meeting with a five-win night on the 14-race program on Sunday. Wolfenden, who finished the spring as the second leading driver behind Anthony Morgan, started the night with a win aboard heavy favorite Wynfie
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Rita J sets mark at Tioga
August 13, 2006
Rita J and Ron Pierce posted the fastest mile Sunday afternoon for 3-year-old filly pacers and lowered the track record for that class with a mile timed in 1:53.2 in New York Fair Stakes action at Tioga Downs. The 3-year-old daughter of Bettor’s Delight is owned by Kenneth Jacobs of Baldwinsvill
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Betsy Hall wins at 30-1
August 13, 2006
Betsy Hall paced around a breaking Yoko Hall in the stretch to post a 1:53.2 upset in the $59,400 Kentucky Summer Championship final for 3-year-old fillies Sunday night at The Red Mile. Meeting the gate at odds of 30-1, Betsy Hall and driver Rocky Loney tipped out behind Kentucky Fair final winne
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Get A Cab hails victory
August 12, 2006
Get A Cab is two-for-two after a 2:01 win in the Kentuckiana Farms early-closer for 2-year-old filly pacers Friday night at The Red Mile. In a field reduced to five due to two scratches, Get A Cab, a daughter of The Panderosa, won for trainer Jimmy Takter and driver Marcus Johansson. The $15,000
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3YO NYSS trotters at Tioga
August 12, 2006
Tioga Downs hosted eight divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for 3-year-old trotters on Friday night in front of a packed house of 5,000 spectators. Claude Huckabone III and Chuck Connor, Jr. both posted driving doubles on the night’s 11-race card. Alpine Fancy helped Huckabone to his first win
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Cactus Creek upsets
August 12, 2006
Cactus Creek, a 20-1 longshot, gave driver Mike Lachance his biggest victory of the year when he rallied up the inside to win the $300,000 Delvin Miller Adios final in 1:50.2 early Saturday evening at The Meadows. It was the third Adios score for Lachance. The son of Artsplace, owned by Brittany
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Canadette ties Stewart mark
August 12, 2006
As expected, Luck Of Michelle and Canadette reigned supreme in their respective divisions of the Robert Stewart Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday evening at Mohawk. World record holder Luck Of Michelle was the toast of the opening division for driver Mike Saftic and trainer John Pe
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Ideal Weather reigns at Mea
August 12, 2006
Ideal Weather turned in the ideal performance, going wire to wire in 1:52.3 to capture the fastest division of the $150,000 Adioo Volo for 3-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday at The Meadows. The stake, a companion feature to the $450,000 Coors Delvin Miller Adios, was contested in three divisio
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Filippo flies in Arden Downs
August 12, 2006
Filippo Hanover, a $6,000 Adios yearling sale acquisition, became an Adios day winner when he took the fastest division of the $91,612 Arden Downs Stakes for 2-year-old pacing colts Saturday at The Meadows in 1:53.4. The event, known as the Gov. David L. Lawrence, featured four divisions, with Ma
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$220,000 filly wins at Lex
August 11, 2006
It may have taken a 10-hour drive for Jimmy Takter to make it to The Red Mile Thursday night but he arrived in time to drive his $220,000 trotting filly Fabulous Kemp to a victory in an opening-round division of the Perretti Farms Series. Takter was scheduled to fly from Newark to Lexington Thurs
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Swick trainees dead heat
August 11, 2006
Stablemates finishing in a dead heat for first doesn't happen too often, but it occured at The Red Mile Thursday evening when Don Swick trainees Zeta Jones and Carmita reached the wire together in 2:01 over the "sloppy" track in a $4,000 division of the Hempt Series for 3 and 4-year-old filly and ma
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2 year olds at Tioga
August 11, 2006
Tioga Downs hosted eleven divisions of The New York State Fair Stakes for 2-year-old trotters Thursday night, featuring five divisions for 2-year-old filly trotters and six divisions for 2-year-old colt and gelding trotters. Stephane Bouchard posted a driving triple while Jim Morrill Jr. and Dan Dal
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Hambo 2nd bittersweet
August 11, 2006
Hall of Fame trainer Doug Ackerman and 3-year-old colt trotter Chocolatier are back home in Michigan, with the Hambletonian runner-up scheduled to make his next appearance at Hazel Park Friday night when he leads the post parade for the third race Preferred Handicap Mare Trot. Ackerman, 78, was h
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Green Acres place to be
August 11, 2006
Sweet Baby Jan led from start to finish in pacing the fastest of five $10,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Green Acres Division races on the opening day program of the Freehold Raceway fall meet Thursday. The 3-year-old pacing filly, sired by Artiscape, won by six lengths in 1:57.2 with Jack Baggitt Jr
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Mare on fire at CalEx
August 11, 2006
She has started 171 times in her career and has finished on the board in 114 of those races, and once again Benn's Fire put her best foot forward when she won for the 52nd time in her fine career, capturing the Open Trot at Cal Expo Thursday night. On a 100-degree night, Benn’s Fire won in 1:56.2
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HTA catalog now online
August 11, 2006
Harness Tracks of America’s 2006 art catalog, with all the artwork to be sold the mornings of Friday and Saturday, Oct. 6 and 7, at Tattersalls at The Red Mile in Lexington, Ky., is now online at www.harnesstracks.com. The catalog includes 283 paintings, bronze sculptures and woodcarvings.
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Teague's 2 ready for Adios
August 11, 2006
The ultimate test of two-heat racing in an event like the Adios could not have come at a better time for trainer George Teague Jr. and his two-pronged attack of North America Cup champion Total Truth and 2005 Woodrow Wilson winner Western Ace. The pair headed off to Western Pennsylvania this week
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Oye como va Santana
August 11, 2006
Sent off at odds of 20-1, Santana As and driver Jack Moiseyev put a moderate charge into the tote board Thursday evening at Mohawk, as they recorded a half-length victory in 1:58.4 during the lone $15,000 opening leg division of the Bridger Trotting Series for 2 year olds. Truly Committed and driver
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Springfield postponed
August 11, 2006
Today’s opening race card at the Illinois State Fair has been canceled due to a wet track. The 12 Illinois State Fair Colt Stakes elimination for 2-year-olds scheduled for today will be added to the 13 races on tomorrow’s program with a first post at 11 a.m. CDT. “It’s been overcast and humid and
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More Arden Downs action
August 11, 2006
Tori Ann, a filly by SJ's Photo, turned in the fastest mile in Arden Downs stakes action for 3-year-old fillies at The Meadows Friday night, winning her division by open lengths in 1:57.2. Arden Downs events for 3-year-old trotting colts were also contested on the Friday night card. Richard and J
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Brennan wins seven at Big M
August 11, 2006
A Very Nice Horse ($33.40, $14.00, $7.00) provided driver George Brennan with the fourth of his seven winners in Friday's featured sixth race, the $30,000 fillies and mares conditioned pace, on Friday night at the Meadowlands. Brennan, who posted a four-bagger last Saturday, won the first two rac
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Oaks runner-up wins at Fhld
August 11, 2006
Following a second place-finish in the $750,000 Hambletonian Oaks six days ago, Emantee scored a 1:59.3 victory at Freehold Raceway Friday afternoon in one of three elimination heats for the Helen Smith Memorial Trot for 3-year-old New Jersey-sired fillies. With George Brennan driving, the daught
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Vernon qualies Aug. 15
August 11, 2006
Vernon Downs officials announced today that qualifying races will be held at the Vernon track on Tuesday, August 15, starting at 11:00 a.m. “This is an essential next step in preparation to begin live harness racing at Vernon Downs,” said Jason Settlemoir, Vice President of Racing and Simulcast
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Tresokay wins Lex qua.
August 10, 2006
Three-year-old filly trotter Tresokay was the fastest of five qualifying winners Wednesday at The Red Mile, with trainer-driver Dewayne Minor directing the daughter of Self Possessed to a 20 1/2-length, 1:57.3 victory. Finishing a distant second in the mile was the veteran $360,000-winner War Paint.
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Hambo starters at Tioga
August 10, 2006
Two $120,000 divisions of the Zweig Memorial Trot will be held Saturday night at Tioga Downs. Hambletonian fifth-place finisher Algiers Hall has drawn post three in the first split, while Hambo fourth-place finisher Global Glide will leave from post five in the second. Here is the complete draw f
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3,000 for Galbraith
August 10, 2006
Hall of Fame driver Clint Galbraith notched career win number 3,000 Wednesday night, when he guided Heartland Kash to victory in race 10 at Batavia Downs Gaming. The resident of Scottsville, N.Y. drove and trained two of the greatest horses the sport has ever seen -- Niatross and Call For Rain--
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Buck I St. Pat supplements
August 10, 2006
The connections of Buck I St. Pat paid the $5,000 supplement fee to get their horse into the $56,600 filly division of the Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial Trot with an eye toward setting a new world record on Saturday at Tioga Downs. "I probably shouldn't have, but I took a little peek at the world r
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Adios changes & notes
August 10, 2006
There are several driver changes for Saturday’s Adios, with three eliminations going as races 10, 11 and 12. The top three finishers from each elim return for one dash in race 15. In the first elimination, Ron Pierce – winner of the last two editions of the Adios with Timesareachanging and Villag
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Harness racing gets Sirius
August 10, 2006
Harness racing is the newest addition to the sports programming lineup at Sirius Satellite Radio. Starting Aug. 12, Sirius will air "Down The Stretch" every Saturday, starting at 10 a.m. (ET), with the first 30 minutes of the two-hour show will be devoted exclusively to harness racing. Down The S
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Arden Downs at Meadows
August 10, 2006
Godiva Hall, a filly by Like A Prayer, led the 2-year-old filly trotter class in Arden Downs action at The Meadows Thursday night, trotting to a strong 1:57.4 performance. In Arden Downs freshman pacing filly action, Western Graduate was the fastest with a 1:54.2 score. The Western Hanover filly is
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Record tied in Arden Downs
August 09, 2006
The stake record for the Arden Downs 2-year-old colt trot stood for 10 years, but it came under double-barreled assault Tuesday night at The Meadows. Bossy Boss and Tis Himself each equaled the mark of 1:58.2 in capturing divisions of the $67,604 stake, known as the Henry Oliver. The stake was co
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Maryland Sire Stakes at RcR
August 09, 2006
Two-year-old trotters highlighted Rosecroft Raceway’s Tuesday night card, with fillies racing for a purse of $44,500 and colts for $45,100 in a pair of Maryland Sire Stakes finals. Go Get Blanche won the non-betting distaff split in 2:09.1, while High Five led wire to wire in the male division to sc
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Kerr benefit online auction
August 09, 2006
An online auction is being conducted as part as a fundraising campaign being conducted to aid Randy Kerr. The veteran Windsor-based driver-trainer was recently diagnosed with lung cancer and is now undergoing treatment. The auction site may be found at www.randykerrauction.com. More than 40 q
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Mohegans to get $30 mil
August 09, 2006
The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, and its subsidiary Downs Racing LP., or Downs Racing, the operator of Pocono Downs, will be receiving a $30 million refund from Penn National Gaming for the purchase of Pocono Downs. On Aug. 7, the Authority and PNGI Pocono, Inc., a subsidiary of Penn National
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Vernon has temp license
August 09, 2006
The Syracuse Post Standard reports that Vernon Downs officials have received a temporary license from the state lottery to open a casino with about 800 video gaming machines. Racing is scheduled to begin Aug. 26, and according to Doug Tudman, spokesman for track owners American Racing and Entertainm
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Isle Of Capri responds
August 09, 2006
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., in a press release responding to an appellate court ruling regarding voter approval of a state constitutional amendment, which was reported earlier on this web site, has said the ruling will not impact the opening of its facility now scheduled for early 2007. “The I
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Aranesp arrest in Kentucky
August 09, 2006
A St. Louis man is in the Fayette County Detention Center in Lexington, Ky., after being charged with three counts of drug trafficking, including two for allegedly trying to sell Aranesp, a form of erythropoietin (EPO), to undercover agents. The attempted sales took place once in April and again in
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Springfield starts Friday
August 09, 2006
Harness racing at the Illinois State Fair begins this Friday and continues through Thursday, Aug. 17, with varying post times. Grand Circuit racing in the Review Stakes will be featured on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 14 and 15. The opening weekend of racing will have noon post times for the Illinois
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An Ideal win in Waterloo
August 08, 2006
Heavily-favored Warrawee Ideal won Monday night’s $300,000(C) Battle of Waterloo final at Grand River Raceway with a 1:56.4 effort, edging his pacesetting stablemate Test Flight, with Twin B Survivor third. Driven by Jody Jamieson, Warrawee Ideal is trained by his father, Carl, who won the Battle
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Shark shoots series win
August 08, 2006
At surprising odds of 23-1, Lilsharkshooter won Monday night’s $53,400(C) Dream Maker Series final for 2-year-old pacers at Mohawk with a 1:54.1 effort for driver Luc Ouellette. Ouellette raced near the back of the field for much of the mile, and was still more than seven lengths behind at the three
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Green Acres at Freehold
August 08, 2006
The New Jersey Sire Stakes will open its “Second Season” Thursday, Aug. 10, at Freehold Raceway with a total of $50,000 in Green Acres purses for 3-year-old pacing fillies and 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings. There will be two $10,000 races for the sophomore filly pacers and three $10,000 races
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Adios draw complete
August 08, 2006
Three elimination divisions of the Adios were drawn Tuesday afternoon at The Meadows, and the races will be held as the 10th, 11th and, 12th on the card, with the final slated for race 15. The Adios Day program begins with a 1 p.m. post time on Saturday. The top three finishers from each of $50,000
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Florida slots lawsuit alive
August 08, 2006
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel has reported that a lawsuit challenging voter approval of a state constitutional amendment permitting slot machine gambling in Broward Count county was reinstated Tuesday by an appellate court. The story said that a three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of App
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21 entered in Adios
August 07, 2006
The 40th edition of the Coors Delvin Miller Adios Pace, to be contested at The Meadows on Saturday, Aug. 12, attracted 21 three-year-old pacing colts and geldings. The box closed this morning, with the draw scheduled for Tuesday evening at 5 p.m. on the outdoor deck at The Meadows. It will be broadc
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New EPO test used in ONT
August 07, 2006
The Pennsylvania Equine Toxicology and Research Laboratory recently proved it deserves its number one ranking by being the first laboratory in the world to confirm the actual presence (not just the antibodies resulting from the use) of the drug erythropoietin (EPO), or Darbepoetin-Alfa, in the horse
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Rucker ruling clarified
August 07, 2006
A ruling posted on the U.S. Trotting Association website states Ken Rucker was removed from the stewards’ list in New Jersey, but in fact it is the horse Highland Pride A that was taken off. Highland Pride A was suspended from racing following a positive EPO test in an April 30 race at the Meadowlan
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Palone sweeps PASS splits
August 06, 2006
Three divisions of the Romola Hanover for sophomore filly pacers were carded Saturday, August 5 at The Meadows. When the dust settled driver Dave Palone finished three-for-three with his mounts, including a new stakes record performance. In the first $33,003 split Palone and Western Wisdom took c
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Stakes action at Scioto
August 06, 2006
Scioto Downs played host to Ohio State Fair Stakes competition Saturday night, offering three $27,800 divisions for freshman colt pacers and two $30,900 splits for sophomore pacing colts. Osborne’s Rabbit and Greg Grismore assumed the lead near the :58.2 opening half and hit the wire first in 1:5
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Sophomore trotters invade Tioga
August 06, 2006
NYSS State Fair divisions for sophomore trotters comprised 10 contests on Tioga Downs’ 13-race program Saturday evening, August 5. A total of six splits were offered for colts and geldings, while fillies filled four divisions. The winners were an intriguing mix of heavy favorites as well as trotter
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Meittinis 1,000th, then hurt
August 06, 2006
Driver Jim Meittinis, the leading driver at Tioga Downs this season, scored his 1,000th career victory on the afternoon card of Tioga Downs' Saturday doubleheader. But just four races after reaching his milestone, the 40-year-old Meittinis was involved in an accident in which he and driver Kerin War
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Bouchard wins 11 at TgD
August 06, 2006
Stephane Bouchard equaled his own record of 11 wins in one day during the New York State Fair double header at Tioga Downs on Saturday, Aug. 5. The driver scored in five races on the afternoon card, which featured New York-bred Late Closers for 2-year-old pacers, then returned with six more wins on
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Foreman to present trophy
August 05, 2006
Boxing legend George Foreman, who also owns Standardbreds in partnership with George Teague Jr., will be presenting the Hambletonian trophy at the Meadowlands Saturday afternoon. The weather for Saturday's card will be warm, with temperatures in the high 80s, but humidity will be low. Local New Y
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Marnie Hall wins Golden Girl
August 05, 2006
Marnie Hall, runner-up to Burning Point earlier this year in both the Lady Liberty final and Roses Are Red final, and fourth behind that mare in the Breeders Crown, finally turned the tables with a strong first-over win in the $195,000 Golden Girls final Saturday afternoon at the Meadowlands. Dri
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Filly dances to Shalee win
August 05, 2006
Armbro Dancer won the $325,000 Mistletoe Shalee final for 3-year-old filly pacers Saturday afternoon at the Meadowlands. Driven by Ron Pierce, Armbro Dancer posted a 1:49.3 mile, just one-fifth off the world record shared by Incredible Tillie and Rainbow Blue. Armbro Dancer popped out of the two
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10 straight for Artistic Fella
August 05, 2006
Artistiic Fella won his 10th straight race and Took Hanover his second in capturing their respective $125,000 Oliver Wendell Holmes divisions at the Meadowlands Saturday afternoon. Took Hanover's next start will be in the Adios. As for non Adios-eligible Artistic Fella, he is on the verge of reac
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Filly now 7-for7 in 2006
August 05, 2006
Like any good athlete, Passionate Glide shrugged off a nagging hamstring injury to win the $750,000 Hambletonian Oaks for 3-year-old filly trotters at the Meadowlands Saturday afternoon. With Ron Pierce driving for trainer jimmy Takter, Passionate Glide increased her 2006 record to seven wins in sev
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Campbell wins sixth Hambo
August 05, 2006
Glidemaster and driver John Campbell sat off the pace throughout the mile before coming up big in the stretch to win Saturday's $1.5 million Hambletonian in a stakes and track record 1:51.1 before a crowd of more than 29,000 and a national TV audience. The victory gave trainer Blair Burgess his seco
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Sand Vic holds in Nat Ray
August 05, 2006
Sand Vic and driver Brian Sears dueled with Vivid Photo (Roger Hammer) and a late-charging Smooth Muscles (Jeff Gregory) down the stretch, but held on for a 1:51.3 win in the $300,000 Nat Ray Invitational Saturday at the Meadowlands. Sand Vic, who finished second in this event last year, got to t
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1:46.4 for Holborn Hanover
August 05, 2006
Holborn Hanover paced the fastest race mile in history with a 1:46.4 win in the second division of the U.S. Pacing Championship Saturday at the Meadowlands. Driver George Brennan sent Holborn Hanover to the front at the quarter and gunned for the record. “I saw the three-quarter split, gave him h
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Gray fined $100,000
August 04, 2006
The Ontario Racing Commission has issued a series of orders and rulings on Wednesday that confirm its commitment to a program of medication control good for the horse and vital to the industry. The director ordered the immediate suspension of the license of Todd Gray of Dundas, Ont., issued a propos
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Barzgar sets record
August 04, 2006
Fox Valley Barzgar paced a stakes record 1:50.2 with a gate to wire victory in the $410,000 Woodrow Wilson final Friday night at the Meadowlands. “He earned some respect last week and I was hoping it would go the way it did,” winning driver Tony Morgan said. “It just worked out as a good trip.
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Isabella Blue Chip Scores
August 04, 2006
Isabella Blue Chip captured the $435,000 Sweetheart for 2-year-old pacing fillies in the stakes record equaling time of 1:52.2, matching the stakes record established by Clover Hanover in 1997. Isabella Blue Chip took the lead before the half and held on for a 3 3/4-length victory over Speed Dat
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Rich frosh races at PPK
August 03, 2006
Pompano Park offered the nation’s richest Daily Double races on Wednesday -- each with a purse of $30,000 -- two divisions of the Florida Stallion Stakes for 2-year-old trotters. The first race colt and gelding division was won by Blake Island ($15.80), and then Wandering Dream ($5.20) won the secon
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Gerri's Joy is filly winner
August 03, 2006
Gerri’s Joy got no respect from the bettors as she went to the post for the $537,000 Merrie Annabelle 2-year-old filly trot at odds of 18-1. But she earned respect with a 3 1/2-length romp in 1:57 with John Campbell in the bike. Ironmaid Volo was second and Chez Lucie was placed third after the disq
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Favorite wins Haughton
August 03, 2006
Donato Hanover set a track, stakes and season’s record of 1:55 at the Meadowlands Thursday night, winning the $456,000 final of the Peter Haughton Memorial for 2-year-old colt and gelding trotters by better than two lengths over Mythical Lindy. Bamboo Yankee was third. Unlike his elimination win
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James wins Mich. title
August 02, 2006
Jeff James won the Michigan Legends Driving Competition at Hazel Park Raceway Tuesday night, winning the first of three races with Crossing Jordan, a horse trained by Paul Kennedy Jr., who James drove for while he competed full time. James, who won his 4,811th career race, edged Chris Boring and Ron
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Beckwith purse raised
August 02, 2006
With the completion of this Saturday’s U.S. Pacing Championship at the Meadowlands, the top free-for-all pacers in North America will be managing to grab a breather. It could have the big names in the sport fresh and ready to compete in New England’s premier harness racing event, the Bert Beckwith M
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VD wants to open Aug. 26
August 02, 2006
The Oneida Dispatch is reporting that officials at Vernon Downs hope an agreement that is currently being negotiated will allow them to open the harness racing track by the end of the month. Doug Tudman, regional marketing director for Vernon Downs, said the track's ownership group has set Aug. 26 a
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From China to New Jersey
August 02, 2006
It was just a year ago that 20-month-old Cami Willinger was in an orphanage in southern China, but on Saturday, July 29, she found herself in the Meadowlands’ winner’s circle with her father, Andy, who co-owns Breeders Crown Open Pace champion Lis Mara. Willinger and his wife, Reggie, already had
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No racing at Meadows Tues.
August 02, 2006
A combination of technical problems caused by lightning and the high heat and humidity led to the cancellation of The Meadows’ Tuesday night race program. Track announcer Roger Huston said Wednesday morning that a lightning strike Sunday night caused problems to the TV system was the first problem,
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Two mares in Nat Ray
August 02, 2006
There are two mares entered in Saturday’s $300,000 Nat Ray Trot at the Meadowlands, both hoping to follow the hoofsteps of three-time champion mare Moni Maker. Peaceful Way drew post nine for driver Trevor Ritchie while Mystical Sunshine, coming off her upset win over Peaceful Way in the Breeders C
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Heat cancels Pocono
August 02, 2006
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs has canceled its Wednesday afternoon program due to the extreme heat that is gripping most of the country.
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Adios Sale videos available
August 02, 2006
Videos of the Hanover Shoe Farms yearlings selling in the farm's Adios Sale are now available at www.hanoverpa.com. The Adios Sale will be conducted at The Meadows Race Track, Meadow Lands, PA, on Friday, Aug. 11 at 1 p.m.
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Gurfein signed by CBS
August 02, 2006
Three-time Hambletonian winning trainer Ron Gurfein, inducted into harness racing’s Hall of Fame in early July, has been signed on as an analyst for the CBS-TV broadcast Saturday afternoon of the Hambletonian at the Meadowlands. Gurfein will be working with host Gary Seibel and analysts Caton Bredar
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Legends at Hazel Park
August 01, 2006
The first-ever Michigan Legends Driving Competition will be held Tuesday night at Hazel Park Raceway. Nine of the Wolverine State’s all-time leading drivers—with a combined 34,448 wins and more than $140 million in purse earnings—will be in a three-race contest. Scheduled to compete in the contes
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Delaware gets makeover
August 01, 2006
The Delaware, Ohio county fair oval, the world’s fastest half-mile track, has just undergone a mighty facelift. “We scarified the clay to a depth of four to six inches,” said track consultant Greg Coon. “This busts up the clay like broken cement. We then cut up the clay into fine pieces and gra
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Loyal Opposition at fair
August 01, 2006
Three-time Dan Patch award-winning mare Loyal Opposition was supposed to lead the post parade in Thursday’s Taser Gun Pace at the Brown County Fair in Illinois, but now she will be behind the gate as one of eight entrants in the $18,000 race. Trainer Ervin Miller had been toying with the idea of
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Trotter not Hambo eligible
August 01, 2006
All of the sport’s top sophomore colt trotters will go postward for a $1.5 million purse in Saturday’s Hambletonian at the Meadowlands—all except one. Canadian standout Majestic Son was not eligible, although trainer Mark Steacy said the son of Angus Hall will likely meet up with his stellar peers d
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Zweig now at night
August 01, 2006
The Zweig Trot for 3-year-old colts, already moved to Tioga Downs from the Syracuse fairgrounds, has been moved from an afternoon card to a nighttime post on Saturday, Aug. 12. The $300,000 Zweig Trot will go on the 6:50 p.m. program on a day of doubleheader racing, so as not to conflict with the Ad
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2007 Ill. dates requested
August 01, 2006
Hawthorne Racecourse has requested 77 nights of racing in 2007, in applications filed with the Illinois Racing Board on Monday. The request is about double of Hawthorne’s 2006 race schedule. Balmoral Park and Maywood Park both requested year-round racing dates, with the latter racing two nights a we
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Smedshammer lands 2-4-6
August 01, 2006
Mr. Pine Chip is the 7-5 favorite in this year’s $1.5 million Hambletonian Saturday afternoon at the Meadowlands, and will leave from post six—the most successful post since the trotting classic began an open draw for the final in 1997. Ten heavyweights of this year’s sophomore trotting class wil
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Passionate Glide Oaks fave
August 01, 2006
Despite having a hamstring injury that concerns trainer Jimmy Takter, 3-year-old filly trotter Passionate Glide was installed the 4-5 favorite from post six for Saturday’s $750,000 Hambletonian Oaks at the Meadowlands. “She only has to be 50 percent (to win the race), the way I feel about her,”
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Berry named PPK PR Dir
August 01, 2006
John Berry, who had been with Pompano Park Racing in a consulting capacity over the past two years, has been named public relations manager for racing. In making the announcement, senior director of racing operations Steve Wolf noted that “John has played just about every instrument in the orchestra
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