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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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