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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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