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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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