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A romp in the sand again
September 30, 2006
Tintabella N put in a game performance for driver Daryl Bier and scored a determined half-length victory in Pompano Park’s $10,000 Open Handicap Pace for the mares on Friday night. The 5-year-old daughter of Tinted Cloud, owned by Bier along with Glenn Del Russo, earned her ninth win of the year in
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Majestic Son wins again
September 30, 2006
Majestic Son won one of two Ontario Sire Stakes Gold eliminations for 3-year-old colt trotters at Mohawk Friday night with a 1:56 effort, drawing clear to win by 4 3/4 lengths over Investor, with B Cor Rennegade third. Driver Trevor Ritchie sent Majestic son to the lead past the half-mile pole and t
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Backstretch with Gordon
September 30, 2006
Friday night would have been a great night, considering the company, but watching the Tigers blow a 5-0 lead and going a game up on already-lost Minnesota with two to play, was depressing. Still, having dinner with the USTA’s Paul Ramlow and then later talking with Kevin Decker of ExpressBet for abo
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Accident at The Meadows
September 30, 2006
Drivers Tim Twaddle and J.C. Miller Jr. went down in an accident in the first race at The Meadows Friday night, but both escaped serious injury. Twaddle’s horse, In Town Two Win, stumbled and fell. Miller, driving Vesuvio Grande, could not avoid the fallen horse. Both drivers were taken to a loca
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Today @ Lexington
September 30, 2006
Today @ Lexington is now available by clicking on the banner on the right side of this home page. Today's sheet has a wrap-up of Friday's racing action, including trainer Jimmy Takter's thoughts on his filly trotter Passionate Glide. Also, we take a look at the upcoming Lexington Selected Yearling S
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Preps to Sand Vic, Holborn
September 30, 2006
Sand Vic, leaving from the outside nine post in the $10,000 Allerage Farms prep race for older trotters, scored a 1:54 victory and Holborn Hanover kicked off cover to take the pacing Allerage elim in 1:49.3 at The Red Mile Saturday afternoon. While the skies were still a clear blue, Brian Sears d
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Three Transylvania splits
September 30, 2006
The steady Make You Mine used that attribute to his advantage in the lead-off division of the Transylvania Saturday afternoon at The Red Mile, winning in 1:54.1. The second division, contested in a steady drizzle over a track tightened up to hold up to the rain, went to Matchstick Man while the thir
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New Windsor track planned
September 30, 2006
Windsor Raceway will soon be razed and moved outside of Windsor, Ont., to the town of Tecumseh. Saturday’s edition of the Windsor Star reported that the town of Tecumseh had announced its approval for a planned sports venue--including a racetrack and 6,500-seat area--on 150 acres at a property along
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2YO pacing colts compete
September 30, 2006
The Bluegrass for 2-year-old pacing colts resulted in big wins on a big stage for Ideal Vintage (1:53.4), Forensic Z Tam (1:53), Pandora’s Sox (1:53), Allamerican Bomber (1:52.4) and Kenneth J (1:52.3). Ideal Vintage, a colt by Western Ideal, picked up his first major stakes win for trainer Jimmy
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Shark Gesture likes Lex
September 30, 2006
The rain-dulled track set the stage for rather routine victories by Perfect Union (1:50.4) and Shark Gesture (1:51) in the two Bluegrass divisions for 3-year-old pacing colts Saturday at The Red Mile. After passing the halfway point in :54.2 and the three-quarter mark in 1:22.4 in the second divi
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Dead heat in Key. Classic
September 30, 2006
Pennsylvania Sire Stakes champion Wetern Graduate was caught by her stablemate Jayne's Character at the wire in a $45,900 Keystone Classic division at The Meadows Saturday night, resulting in a 1:55 dead heat for win. With Dave Palone driving, Western Graduate set fractions of :27.2, :57.4 and 1:
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Glowing Report wins Milton
September 30, 2006
Glowing Report, driven by David Miller, captured the $393,750(C) Milton final at Mohawk Racetrack Saturday night, giving the 5-year-old mare her fifth victory this season. She covered the sloppy oval in 1:51.2, winning by one length over Marnie Hall. Burning Point was the pacesetter in the race b
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Trump aces NJSS test
September 29, 2006
Four Starz Trump out-trotted Drill Sergeant Sam to the wire in 2:00.1 to win the $35,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Green Acres Final for 3-year-old colts and geldings Thursday afternoon, Sept. 28, at Freehold Raceway. With Greg Morton driving, Four Starz Trump took the lead early and then sat behind
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P-Glide in Bluegrass Friday
September 29, 2006
Passionate Glide looks to keep her unblemished 2006 record intact for the Takter stable in the first $99,300 Bluegrass division Friday afternoon, Sept. 29, at The Red Mile. She has won all nine of her starts and $833,750 this season for owner Brittany Farms, most recently the $234,500 Moni Maker fin
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Backstretch with Gordon
September 29, 2006
Once again, what a difference a day makes. Cold and wet yesterday but not a cloud in the sky today as I walked the backstretch at The Red Mile this morning. What an afternoon of upsets on yesterday’s card, starting off with a surprising John Campbell payoff of $89.60 in the first race. The best s
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Emotional win for Thomas
September 29, 2006
Friday afternoon's first race at The Red Mile was an emotional win for Kevin Thomas, as a horse he trains and co-owned with longtime friend Lyle Anderson, who was killed in the plane crash in Lexington a month ago, broke his maiden. Fielders Choice, a 3-year-old son of Garland Lobell, won for driver
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P Glide a perfect 10
September 29, 2006
Passionate Glide is now a perfect 10 for 10 this year after a 1:55 victory in the first of three Bluegrass divisions for 3-year-old filly trotters Friday afternoon at The Red Mile. With Ron Pierce in the sulky, Passionate Glide stepped away from her rivals down the stretch to win by a widening 7 3/4
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1:52.4 wins in filly paces
September 29, 2006
My Little Dragon and Designer Gal each posted 1:52.4 victories in their respect divisions of the Bluegrass for 3-year-old filly pacers Friday afternoon at The Red Mile. For defending divisional champ My Little Dragon, the win in the opening $99,800 split was her third of the year, while Designer Gal
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Saratoga expansion planned
September 29, 2006
Saratoga Gaming and Raceway, New York's first video gaming property, will hold an official ground breaking ceremony for its $15 million expansion project on Monday, Oct. 2. The 45,000 square foot addition will include 400 additional video gaming machines, a 300-seat buffet restaurant, and a two-stor
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Strong Yankee to stud
September 29, 2006
Tara Hills Stud has announced that it will stand 2005 Kentucky Futurity champion Strong Yankee at stud for the 2007 breeding season. Strong Yankee, a son of Muscles Yankee, will also by syndicated. Strong Yankee earned $1,434,351 and won 11 of 31 starts during his racing career. Trained by Trond
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The rest of Friday's winners
September 29, 2006
2nd race--$12,000 late-closer for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers Carr's Character (George Brennan) 1:52.1 3rd race--$6,000 Open Trot for fillies and mares Abbey Craig (Brian Sears) 1:55.1 4th race--$2,800 conditioned pace Three Men Dreamin (Mike Lachance) 1:52.4 7th race--late-closer
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A NJSS clean sweep
September 28, 2006
Bamboo Yankee made a clean sweep of the New Jersey Sire Stakes series for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings at Freehold Raceway with a 1:59.2 victory Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 27, in the $85,000 championship final. With Jeff Gregory driving, the gelded son of Self Possessed closed in the st
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Handle up at Cal-Expo
September 28, 2006
The Cal-Expo State Fair harness meet concluded on Thursday, Sept. 21, with a sharp increase in total handle. Despite racing 26 days this season, versus 24 last year, the average nightly handle rose to $775,918, a hefty 22.41 percent increase over the $633,862 average posted last season. On t
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Backstretch with Gordon
September 28, 2006
Umbrella. Can you please use it in a sentence? If you are heading to The Red Mile Thursday you might bring an umbrella or you will get soaked. U-m-b-r-e-l-l-a. Correct, and sorry Yannick, my weather forecast from yesterday came true as we had rain from about 10 p.m. last night until about 9 this mor
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No rest for Jug winner
September 28, 2006
The competitive $393,750(C) final of the Milton Stakes highlights yet another stellar Saturday card from Mohawk, one which will include a $130,000(C) OSS Gold final for 2-year-old pacing colts, the return of Little Brown Jug winner Mr. Feelgood, fan favorite Doonbeg, and another solid 3 year old deb
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Hunt M Down wins Open Trot
September 28, 2006
Sam Jacobs, Crissman Inc. and Ronald Reed's track record holder Hunt M Down earned his fifth of the year in 1:55.2 Wednesday in the $20,000 Open Trot at Harrington Raceway. The Tim Crissman-trainee and driver Tony Morgan seized control shortly after the half-mile where he would cruise to a three-
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Meadows gets slots license
September 28, 2006
Slot machines in Pennsylvania are nearing. Meadows LLC announced Wednesday, Sept 27, that its subsidiary, Washington Trotting Association, Inc, will immediately begin constructing a temporary gaming facility. A formal groundbreaking will likely take place in October with the facility scheduled to op
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Prices galore in 2CTs
September 28, 2006
Donato Hanover, making his first start since winning the Peter Haughton Memorial in early August, posted a 1:57.4 victory in one of five $82,800 Bluegrass divisions for 2-year-old colt and gelding trotters Thursday afternoon at The Red Mile. Sent off at odds of 1-5, Donato Hanover's victory over the
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Sears wins two 2FP splits
September 28, 2006
Trinity Islands won the first of three $101,000 Bluegrass divisions for 2-year-old filly pacers Thursday afternoon at The Red Mile, scoring in 1:54.1 over a "sloppy" track. Brian Sears was in the sulky as the daughter of Jenna's Beach Boy won for the third time in eight starts, defeating Western Mon
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Bob Heyden wins
September 28, 2006
Bob Heyden, the full brother to standout trotter Ken Warkentin, won the $12,000 harnessracing.com late-closer Thursday afternoon at The Red Mile, with Brian Sears directing the Trond Smedshammer trainee to the 1:58.3 victory over the "sloppy" racetrack. A $290,000 yearling purchase, the 3-year-ol
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Fast-closing NJSS final win
September 27, 2006
CC’s Casey’s Dream, with Steve Smith driving, closed in the stretch to win the $85,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes final for 2-year-old trotting fillies in 2:00.4 Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 26, at Freehold Raceway. A daughter of Dream Vacation trained by Karen Garland, CC’s Casey’s Dream won by 1 3/4 le
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Harvey, 82, to drive Thurs.
September 27, 2006
At an age when most are enjoying their retirement years, Harry Harvey keeps on going. The 82-year-old harness racing legend will return to the sulky when he drives Timothy Rooney’s 2-year-old filly Lisbella in the third race at Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack on Thursday, Sept. 28. Harvey dro
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Putnam gets 6,000th win
September 27, 2006
Carl Putnam Jr. won five races at the Hillsdale (Mich.) County Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 26, becoming only the 32nd driver in harness racing history to notch 6,000 career victories. When asked what his secrets to success were Carl said, "Getting up working hard everyday, having great owners, and th
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Fine, more days for Trond
September 27, 2006
The New Jersey Racing Commission has voted to increase Trond Smedshammer’s suspension from 30 to 45 days and impose an $18,000 fine for his drive with Here Comes Herbie in this year’s Hambletonian. The action took place during the commission's monthly meeting held Tuesday, Sept. 26. Originally S
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Backstretch with Gordon
September 27, 2006
Jimmy Takter looked straight at me and said: “What pacing hobbles?” My first stop on the 2006 Backstretch With Gordon tour was to Takter’s barn where I could see for myself that Mister Trotting indeed have pacing hobbles, so I asked Jimmy where the equipment was and he didn’t even flash a smile when
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Tracks get slot licenses
September 27, 2006
As expected, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today awarded temporary slots licenses to five racetrack casinos, including The Meadows, Mogehan Sun at Pocono Downs and Harrah’s Chester, The board also gave slots licenses to Philadelphia Park and Penn National racetrack. Most of the racetrack
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Princess sets a world mark
September 27, 2006
Pampered Princess raced like royalty Wednesday in the fifth of six Bluegrass divisions for 2-year-old filly trotters, stepping to a world-record 1:54.4 victory over The Red Mile. John Campbell is the master at working out a second-over drive, and that was where he had the freshman filly in the last
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DeFrank named at Pompano
September 26, 2006
Greg DeFrank has been named as the new racing secretary at Pompano Park. DeFrank, whose experience dates back to the early 1980s, will assume his position immediately as Pompano Park moves closer to the opening date of its new casino, now expected early in the first quarter of 2007. DeFrank began
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Mr. Muscleman just jogs
September 26, 2006
Mr. Muscleman made his final tune-up before his 2006 debut this Saturday with a fourth-place finish in a 1:59 qualifying mile at The Red Mile this morning. With Ron Pierce in the bike Mr. Muscleman sat last in the five-horse field through fraction of :29.3, :59.3 and 1:30.3 before finishing fourth,
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Night Mystery wins at Harr
September 26, 2006
Linda Taylor and Pohl Lander Farms' Night Mystery ($6.20) set sizzling fast fractions Monday night, Sept. 25, but would not be denied in the $16,500 winners-over co-featured pacing event at Harrington Raceway with a 1:52.4 victory. Driven by Yannick Gingras for trainer Mike Hall, the 6-year-old A
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Red rose opener at Red Mile
September 26, 2006
Pennsylvania Sire Stakes champion 3-year-old filly trotter Hidden Viggorish cruised to a 1:54.3 victory in an $11,500 late-closing event Tuesday at the Red Mile. With Brian Zendt driving, Hidden Viggorish took the lead coming out of the first turn and led the rest of the route to post her ninth win
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OSS 2ft draw delayed
September 26, 2006
The draw for next week’s Ontario Sire Stakes Gold final for 2-year-old filly trotters at Mohawk Racetrack has reportedly been delayed until Wednesday after an Ontario Racing Commission hearing to hear an appeal of a judges’ ruling against possible starter Carolyn As. Carolyn As, driven by Steve Skil
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New barns open at Pompano
September 26, 2006
Horsemen at Pompano Park were celebrating Tuesday with the “christening” of three new barns on the racetrack backstretch. The celebration took place at 11 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring Pompano Park’s all time winningest driver-trainer Bruce Ranger and his appropriately-named pacer: E
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Filly trotters star Wed. at Lex
September 26, 2006
The Red Mile 2006 Grand Circuit begins Wednesday with six divisions of 2-year-old filly trotters racing in the Bluegrass Stakes for a purse of $80,000 each. Titled the “Norman Woolworth Memorial” in remembrance of one of the greatest personalities in the sport’s history, the race is sponsored by a g
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Shark Gesture impressive
September 25, 2006
The John Simpson, Sr. Memorial stakes for sophomore colts on both the pace and trot were contested Sunday night at The Red Mile. The conditions were cool and dry, a departure from the deluge of the past few days and the racetrack came up "fast." The first $36,250 pacing division went to favored S
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Johansson takes dash title
September 25, 2006
Concluding with Sunday night's card was the early fall meet at The Red Mile. This year the leading owner, trainer and driver by number of wins were awarded a free breeding to a popular stallion along with a trophy commemorating their accomplishment. Tom Ryan of Fayetteville, Ohio, took the owner
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Four-bagger for Morand
September 25, 2006
After being sidelined approximately six weeks, driver Jim Morand returned to his winning ways Sunday, winning four races on the Harrington Raceway program. Morand resumed driving duties a week prior on Sept. 17. The winner of more than 7,100 races lifetime, started the win parade with a horse he
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Laddie fastest in OSS elims
September 25, 2006
Laddie won the fastest of three Ontario Sire Stakes Gold eliminations for 2-year-old colt trotters Sunday night at Mohawk Racetrack. The winner of the recent $525,000(C) William Wellwood Memorial Trot, Laddie rallied late to win in 1:58.3 for driver Paul MacDonell. The win for Laddie was the son
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Ready for Grand Circuit?
September 25, 2006
The next two weeks of racing promises to bring to Lexington the best performers harness racing has to offer, both human and equine. The stars of the sport will assemble to compete for over $8 million in purses over this unique oval of red clay known for 132 years as The Red Mile. Racing Tuesday thro
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Majestic Son beats the best
September 24, 2006
The Canadian Trotting Cliassc final was billed as a two-horse race between Hambletonian winner Glidemaster and World Trotting Derby champion Chocolatie, but instead Majestic Son won by open lengths over Glidemaster in a stakes record 1:52.2, and Chocolatier was even farther up the Mohawk track..
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Field set for Milton
September 24, 2006
The stage is now set for the $393,750 final of the Milton Stakes (Sept. 30) for pacing mares after a pair of $50,000 eliminations were contested Saturday night at Mohawk. Glowing Report raced well in the opening elim for pilot David Miller as the 5-year-old daughter of Artsplace came first-over
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Simpsons for 2YO colts
September 24, 2006
The John Simpson Sr. Memorial for 2-year-old colt pacers was raced in three divisions on a very sloppy Red Mile after record rainfall over the past 48 hours. The fastest winner was Takeshigemichi, a son of The Panderosa, in 1:55. Trainer Tony Mannino had a very good night, winning two of the thre
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New Michigan champions
September 24, 2006
Michigan’s Night of Champions took place Saturday over a sloppy oval, but most of the favorites didn’t let the less than perfect conditions keep them from their titles. Adam Victor & Son Stable won the first race on the card with a half sister to Mr. Muscleman. Irene’s Lucky Lady captured the 2-y
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Miss Wisconsin wins in Lex
September 23, 2006
Five John Simpson Memorial stakes were conducted at The Red Mile over a sloppy race track Friday night after day-long rains in Lexington. There was some talk by management of cancelling the card early in the day due to the bleak weather forecast, but the track was more than serviceable with most of
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SRF to ID horses
September 23, 2006
The Standardbred Retirement Foundation (SRF) has announced that it will begin marking all horses entering its adoption program with a freezebrand. Using liquid nitrogen and a cold branding iron, it takes less than a minute to apply a freezebrand. A freezebrand on every SRF horse is another precauti
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1:53 by Farmer Jones
September 23, 2006
Farmer Jones, a horse with a reputation for having plenty of speed, proved it again Friday at Colonial Downs, setting a new track and world record of 1:53 for 4-year-old gelding trotters. Farmer Jones set the 3-year-old mark last fall, with a 1:52.2 clocking at the one-turn mile. Driver John Wagn
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Yonkers opening delayed
September 22, 2006
Yonkers Raceway has announced it has pushed back its reopening until early October. The New York racetrack is now shooting for a "soft opening" Oct. 3, which would see the resumption of live racing as well as the turning on of 1,871 of 5,500 planned video gaming machines. The $240 million video l
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Trattoria Simpson surprise
September 22, 2006
The first of four $10,500 Simpson Stakes divisions for 2-year-old filly trotters contested at The Red Mile Thursday night went to longshot Trattoria who closed from well off the lead to return a $75.20 mutuel for trainer-driver Dan Shetler, who owns the Yankee Glide filly in partnership with Tommy T
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5 Simpsons on tap Friday
September 22, 2006
Five divisions of the John Simpson Memorial stakes will highlight Friday night’s racing program at The Red Mile. Twenty-two declarations for the 3-year-old filly trot greeted racing secretary Kevin Mack when he opened the entry box, necessitating three $25,200 divisions. Also on the card are two Sim
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Green Acres winners
September 22, 2006
Sweet Baby Jan, leading from start to finish, overpowered a field of 3-year-old New Jersey-sired pacing fillies to win the $35,000 NJSS Green Acres final by 8½ lengths in 1:55.4 at Freehold Raceway on Thursday, Sept. 21. The George Berkner-trained filly by Artiscape, notched her fifth victory in
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Simpsons on tap at Lex
September 21, 2006
The John Simpson Memorial stake for 2-year-old filly trotters drew 32 declarations resulting in four divisions of eight with each going for a purse of $10,500 Thursday night at The Red Mile. The morning-line choice in the first split will be Loggia, a filly from the first crop of international st
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Jug Future Pool closed
September 21, 2006
Blue skies and temperatures in the mid 60s warmed the Delaware (Ohio) County Fairgrounds Thursday, Little Brown Jug day, and betting is now complete in the fourth and final Brown Jug Future wager. Armbro Deuce and Took Hanover are the 9-2 co-favorites in the last pool, followed at 5-1 by Jereme's Je
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Trotter sets half-mile mark
September 21, 2006
Cash Hall trotted the fastest mile ever on a half-mile track when he time-trialed in a stunning 1:51.1 over the Delaware (Ohio) County Fairgrounds Thursday afternoon. With John Campbell driving, the 5-year-old Cash Hall easily bested the previous world mark of 1:54 set by Pine Chip in a race over th
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Make sure we got the email
September 21, 2006
If you clicked the top banner on the harnessracing.com home page to receive the two free issues of The Horseman And Fair World earlier in the week, technical issues may have kept us from receiving that e-mail. If you signed up on Tuesday through Wednesday morning, we probably did not get that email
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Magic in OBC 3CP
September 21, 2006
JL Magic Max won the third and fastest division of the Ohio Breeders Championship for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers Thursday afternoon at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fairgrounds with a 1:52 effort for driver Brett Miller. For Miller, who also won the opening $19,334 split with Private Room, it w
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Bunnie & mouse in OBC
September 21, 2006
Fritzie Bunnie and driver Brett Miller won the first $26,474 Ohio Breeders Championship division for 3-year-old filly pacers, with Kat N Mouse and driver Dave Palone capturing the second. The races were part of the Thursday Little Brown Jug card at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fairgrounds. Fritzie
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World record in Bucket
September 21, 2006
Mystic Glide held off heavily-favored Mr. Pine Chip to win the second $75,000 division of the Old Oaken Bucket for 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters Thursday, equaling the world record for 3-year-old gelding trotters with a 1:56 clocking over the Delaware half-miler. Mystic Glide was driven by
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Records set in Standardbred
September 21, 2006
Western Graduate cruised to a world-record 1:53.2 victory in the first of two $32,409 Standardbred divisions for 2-year-old filly pacers at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fairgrounds Thursday afternoon. Driven by dave Palone for trainer Mickey Burke, Western Graduate lowered the mark set in June by Luck
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A Standardbred hot rod
September 21, 2006
Hot Rod Mindale scored a 1:55 victory in the $56,218 Standardbred for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers Thursday afternoon at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fairgrounds. Driven by George Brennan, Hot Rod Mindale wore down the leading Mattdultery in the stretch to go on to the victory. Mister Delaware c
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Surprises in jug elims
September 21, 2006
Mr. Feelgood, Cactus Creek and Texas Shootout won their respective Little Brown Jug eliminations at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fairgrounds Thursday afternoon. Cactus Creek set a world record for 3-year-old gelding pacers with a 1:50.3 effort, Mr. Feelgood set a first-heat world record of 1:50 flat,
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Ponder ties world mark
September 21, 2006
Ponder, with strong urging from driver John Campbell, edged Buckeye One in the final strides to tie the all-time Delaware track record and world record of 1:49 set by Jet Laag over the same track in 1999 in the $77,800 Winbak Pace for older horse pacers. He Wants It All finished third. A 5-year-o
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MacDonald, Takter win it
September 21, 2006
Mr. Feelgood won the 61st Little Brown Jug Thursday afternoon at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fairgrounds, receiving a perfect two-hole trip with driver Mark MacDonald in the second heat before wearing down the leading Armbro Deuce down the stretch and crossing the finish line in 1:50.3. The win in
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Illinois sets 2007 dates
September 20, 2006
The Illinois Racing Board announced 2007 racing dates at its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 19. Balmoral and Maywood Parks were granted essentially similar dates to 2006 with 277 live harness programs handed out to the sister tracks. Hawthorne was granted 39 live harness dates, running from June
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Purple Haze wins big trot
September 20, 2006
Purple Haze, a daughter of Muscles Yankee, trotted to a 2:00.1 victory in the $90,650 Harold R. Dancer Filly Memorial Tuesday at Freehold Raceway. With David Miller driving, the filly made a strong move on the backstretch to gain the lead by the three-quarter-mile mark and held on to win by a nec
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Delaware doings on Wed.
September 20, 2006
Although summer isn't scheduled to end for another day or so, fall-like temperatures encompassed the Delaware (Ohio) County Fairgrounds on Jugette Day. Although it was cool, driver Dave Palone was still "hot" as he boasted about winning a mini-golf match on Tuesday at Jack Nicklaus's Muirfield Villa
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Barzgar comes up sick
September 20, 2006
Fox Valley Barzgar has developed a virus and will miss the upcoming Grand Circuit action at The Red Mile. Joe Frasure, assistant to Tom Harmer, told harnessracing.com Wednesday morning the the 2-year-old colt came up sick after his third-place finish last Saturday night in the $285,000 Orange & Blue
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Yada, Yada, Yada
September 20, 2006
William Dittmar Jr., S. Iaquinta, Ken Wood and Henry King's Yada Yada Yada A set the pace and earned her sixth win of the year and first since the spring meet with a 1:54.2 triumph in the featured $16,500 Filly and Mare Open Tuesday at Harrington Raceway. Driven by Ross Wolfenden for trainer Eri
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Jet Fueled fastest in OBC
September 20, 2006
John Campbell sent Jet Fueled on his afterburners down the Delaware backstretch and circled three wide to go on to a 1:55 victory in the fastest of three $27,433 Ohio Breeders Championship divisions for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers. Jet Fueled came up alongside 1-5 favorite Noble Falcon at
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Big winners in Buckettes
September 20, 2006
Love On The Rocks led wire to wire to win the first of two $50,000 Buckette divisions for 3-year-old filly trotters at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fairgrounds Wednesday afternoon. The second split went to Bee Line, who drew clear down the stretch to win for the fifth time this year. Driven by John
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TCO2 positives at Delaware
September 20, 2006
Seven horses have been scratched during Little Brown Jug week at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fairgrounds--including two on Jugette day Wednesday--for pre-race elevated blood-gas tests. All seven horses tested over the Ohio limit of 38 in the tests taken in the Delaware paddock. The two horses scra
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A Ms. Versatility shocker
September 20, 2006
Lavec Dream trotted to a world-record 1:55.2 victory while springing a 48-1 upset in the $100,000 Ms. Versatility final for older mare trotters. George Brennan was in the sulky as she lowered the previous mark for the division on a half-mile track by one full second. Mystical Sunshine and driver
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A bomb of a birthday
September 20, 2006
Speed Bomb gave trainer and owner Tom Davis a nice 55th birthday present when the 3-year-old colt won the second of two $29,224 Ohio Breeders Championship events for 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fairgrounds Wednesday. The first division went to This Sands Hot fo
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Eternity just a delight
September 20, 2006
Eternity's Delight won the $252,000 Jugette for 3-year-old filly pacers Wednesday afternoon at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fairgrounds in straight heats, scoring a 1:52.4 decision in the first split and coming back to win the second in 1:53.2. The win with Eternity's Delight gave Ohio native driver D
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Cash Hall to time trial
September 20, 2006
Five-year-old trotter Cash Hall, a winner of $554,298 and a mark of 1:52.4, will time trial Thursday afternoon at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fairgrounds in an attempt to beat Pine Chip's 1:54 world record set over the same half-mile racetrack in 1994. Trainer Bob McIntosh is bringing the 2004 Ham
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Unbeaten filly wins Oakville
September 19, 2006
Extending her career record to a perfect six-for-six, the Jimmy Takter-trained Pampered Princess was very sharp in the $547,300(C) Oakville Stakes for 2-year-old trotting fillies Monday evening at Mohawk, as the daughter of Andover Hall notched a three-quarters of a length victory in 1:58.1 Rated
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Wellwood colt wins Wellwood
September 19, 2006
Laddie won the $525,000(C) William Wellwood Memorial Trot for 2 year olds Monday night at Mohawk, giving trainer Paula Wellwood her second straight victory in the race named in memory of her late father. In 2005, Wellwood scored the surprise victory with Was It A Dream, who was driven by Paul Mac
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A quick and deadly win
September 19, 2006
Mildred Ventriglio's Quick And Deadly earned his fifth win in six tries Monday at Harrington Raceway in 1:52.4 in the $20,000 Open Pace. Driven by Tony Morgan for trainer Tim Crissman, the 7-year-old Western Hanover gelding was positioned second-over toward a half mile in :57.1, when he would soo
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Cal Expo added in Vegas
September 19, 2006
The Sacramento Harness Association, the operator of Cal Expo Raceway harness racing, has reached an agreement with the Nevada Pari-Mutuel Association to send the Cal Expo signal to Nevada, in which 86 race and sports book association members throughout the state will be offered the Cal Expo signal.
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LBJ elects new directors
September 19, 2006
Jay Scott and Kent (Chip) Hastings were elected Tuesday as directors of the Little Brown Jug Society during the annual meeting at the Brown Jug Restaurant. In other business, the LBJ board changed the date of the Little Brown Jug late nominating fee payment from Dec. 15 to Feb. 15. Scott and Hast
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Michigan Super Night nears
September 19, 2006
The stars of harness racing in the state of Michigan will be out in full force this Saturday, Sept. 23, at Hazel Park Raceway for the annual clash of the state's top 2- and 3-year-old pacers and trotters. Million Dollar Night is back and better then ever, featuring nearly $1 million in total purses
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$40,000 sale topper in Ohio
September 19, 2006
Moment Like This, a 2-year-old colt by Pegasus Spur out of the mare Precious Moment, was the $40,000 sale topper Monday night at the opening session of the 2006 Ohio Selected Jug Sale held at Eden Park Equestrian Park in Sunbury, Ohio. Jay Cross, acting as agent, was the purchaser. Moment Like Th
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Symposium on NJ racing
September 18, 2006
The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ) is joining with the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NJTHA), Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association of New Jersey (TBANJ) and the Rutgers University Equine Science Center and representatives from the pleasure horse co
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Jet's quarter slowed to :26.4
September 18, 2006
The official time for Jereme's Jet's three-quarter clocking in the Hayes Memorial at Du Quoin earlier this month has been changed to 1:21.2 from 1:23.4. As a result, the last quarter that has been listed as :24.2 is now recorded at :26.4 in the 1:48.1 mile posted by the 3-year-old colt pacer in the
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Jug driver changes made
September 18, 2006
Several driver changes have been announced for Thursday's Little Brown Jug at Delaware, including Tony Morgan getting the mount behind Jereme's Jet in the third elimination from trainer Tom Harmer. Also in that third elimin, Four Starz Lights will be driven by Mark MacDonald as David Miller stuck wi
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Tilly Bomb sets Del record
September 18, 2006
Tilly Bomb (Ray Paver), Beehomeontime (Jim Dailey) and High Class Broad (Richard Stillings) won divisions of the $76,800 Ohio Breeders Championship 2-year-old filly trot at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fairgrounds Monday afternoon. And, all three juvenile fillies scored impressive open length victorie
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Darlin's Delight big in NY
September 17, 2006
Darlin’s Delight led the parade of New York Sire Stakes champions at Saratoga Gaming & Raceway Saturday night as she obliterated the track record for 3-year-old pacing fillies with her 1:52, open-lengths performance in the $150,000 NYSS final. Eight NYSS championships were held on a beautiful late s
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Digital Z Tam wins KYSS
September 17, 2006
Digital Z Tam rallied from off the pace to win the $200,000 final of the Kentucky SireStakes for 2-year-old colt pacers in a career best 1:52.2 Saturday night at The Red Mile. Digital Z Tam was reserved in seventh through the early stages as first Proven Lover and then All Due Respect set a fair
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Artistic Fella beaten in Lex
September 17, 2006
Artistic Fella's 10-race winning streak was snapped at The Red Mile Saturday night in the first race when the Meadowlands Pace winner was beaten by Shark Gesture in 1:50.3, who sprinted home in the :26.4 final quarter to snag the victory in a five-horse overnight race. Artistic Fella was driven b
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Balmoral hosts Super Night
September 17, 2006
Balmoral Park hosted its annual Illinois Super Night Saturday and a crowd of more than 9,500 turned out to watch the championship card with more than $1.7 million in purses. Ryan Anderson won the opening event and then closed out the card with a splendid victory behind the undefeated 2 year old Home
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2 1/4-length win in Lady Pace
September 17, 2006
Chotat Milk and driver Brett Miller controlled the fractions and the short field to take the $7,650 Lady Pace honoring Katie Terry at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fairgrounds. The Sunday afternoon program was the first as Little Brown Jug week begins, culminating in the 61st pacing classic Thursday, S
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P Glide wins Moni Maker
September 17, 2006
Passionate Glide remained perfect in nine starts this year and stretched her overall winning streak to 10 straight with a 1:54 victory in the $234,500 Moni Maker Trot final for 3-year-old fillies at The Red Mile Sunday night. Showing no signs of the hamstring injury that hampered her in August, P
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It's wide open in 3 elims
September 16, 2006
Twenty-three 3-year-old colt pacers have been entered in this year's 61st annual $541,000 Little Brown Jug, and with defending divisional champion Jereme's Jet drawing the outside post eight in arguably the toughest of the three eliminations, it leaves the pacing classic Thursday, Sept. 21, at the D
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PASS finals at Pocono
September 16, 2006
Pennsylvania Sire Stakes champions were crowned Saturday afternoon, Sept. 16 at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs as four $100,000 finals were contested. Favorites carried the day and a new track record was set as filly trotter Undercover Lover won in 1:56.2, shaving a full second off the previous mark.
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Chocolatier wins CTC elim
September 16, 2006
Saddled with the 10-hole and the tall task of defeating Glidemaster, who was starting from the rail, Chocolatier reigned supreme in Saturday evening’s $40,000 elimination for the $1-million Canadian Trotting Classic, defeating the 2006 Hambletonian champion by a head in 1:53.1. Chocolatier ($11.5
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Nassagaweya splits offered
September 16, 2006
The 2006 Battle of Waterloo victor Warrawee Ideal ($9.90, $4.60, $3.80) was sharp Saturday evening at Mohawk for driver Jody and trainer Carl Jamieson, as the Million Dollar Cam colt recorded a life’s best mile of 1:53.1 in the first of two $173,200 divisions of the Nassagaweya Stakes for two-year-o
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Frosh sets Vernon standard
September 15, 2006
The freshmen Kansas Wildcat, Lauren Order, Xactly Hanover and Loch Katrine all reigned as champions after the Kindergarten Classic Series finals at Vernon Downs on Thursday night. Kansas Wildcat established a 1:53 track record for 2-year-old pacing colts with his stirring victory in the $58,000
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Extended meet at Mohawk
September 15, 2006
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) today announced that the 2007 Pepsi North America Cup will be hosted at Mohawk Racetrack in Campbellville. For the past two years, this premier event for 3-year-old pacers served as the finale of the Woodbine Standardbred meet. The NA Cup is one of the richest hor
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Emantee wins NJSS final
September 15, 2006
The heavily-favored Emantee overpowered her competition to win the $85,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Championship Final for 3-year-old trotting fillies in 1:56.3 over an off track Thursday afternoon at Freehold Raceway. With George Brennan driving, the daughter of Banker Hall took the lead at the th
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Artistic Fella in at Red Mile
September 15, 2006
Artistic Fella, winner of the Meadowlands Pace, is in-to-go in the first race at The Red Mile Saturday night, Sept. 16, in a five-horse Open Pace. Mickey McNichol is slated to drive for trainer Steve Elliott. The 3-year-old son of Pacific Fella has not raced since a resounding 1:48.4 win in an Ol
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Bill Elliott suspended, fined
September 15, 2006
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has suspended Canadian trainer Bill Elliott for 60 days and fined him $1,500 for having an elevated TCO2 (blood-gas) test on the horse Fightertown Pilot on Aug. 31 at Mohawk Racetrack. The penalty was issued Thursday by the ORC. Elliott’s positive test made new
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Took Hanover 1:52.1 at Lex
September 15, 2006
Cane Pace runner-up Took Hanover turned in a 1:52.1 winning effort in a qualifier Friday morning at The Red Mile in one final prep before next week's Little Brown Jug. "He's already entered," said trainer Noel Daley. "We weren't out to do a hard hit like that but (driver) John (Campbell) said we'
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One scratch in NYSS finals
September 15, 2006
The 2-year-old pacing filly Bettoronthebeach was the only early scratch for the $1.2 million New York Night of Champions at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway. The filly was declared sick and unable to race on Saturday, Sept. 16, allowing the first also eligible, Bet Your Booty, to move into post five of t
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Just 9 entered in Jugette
September 15, 2006
Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman could wind up in the winner’s circle during the 2006 Delaware, Ohio, County Fair. Foreman is part owner of the filly Future Destiny who will face eight challengers in Wednesday’s $252,000 Jugette 3-year-old Filly Pace. This is the first year sin
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Filly's first win a big one
September 15, 2006
Cantor’s Daughter, a full sister to Breeders Crown champion Cam Swifty, picked up her first career win when she captured the $200,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes 2-Year-Old Filly Final in 1:53.3 Friday night at The Red Mile. Cantor’s Daughter paid $17.40 to win and Forever Showin Off gave backers a $41.
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Is life like a box of Godiva?
September 14, 2006
The talented freshman trotting filly Godiva Hall will look to continue her local dominance in the $200,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes final at The Red Mile on Thursday night. Owned by Stephen and Eugene Oldford and the North South Partnership #2, the Like A Prayer lass has proven too strong for her compet
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Superman dies
September 14, 2006
Superman, Michigan's premier trotting stallion of the 1980s and '90s, died Sept. 1 at Starwin Farm in Coleman, Mich., at the age of 33. A son of Speedy Scot and out of the Florican mare Desert Wind, Superman sired 757 registered foals, and 68 2:00 performers. These included 11 Michigan champions
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8-1? You're putting me on!
September 14, 2006
It's not often you get 8-to-1 odds on a potential repeat winner, but Put Them On Hold ($18) was just that Wednesday at Harrington Raceway with a 1:56.1 triumph in the $20,000 Open Trot. Owned and trained by Toby Lynch Jr., the 7-year-old Call Toll Free gelding and driver Roger Plante Jr. took ful
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Patriotic trotters at Colonial
September 14, 2006
Connections of 2005 Hambletonian winner Vivid Photo and 2006 Breeders Crown and Nat Ray winner Sand Vic have accepted invitations to the inaugural $100,000 Patriot Trot at Colonial Downs Oct. 13, highlighting an Octoberfest celebration at the track. The stake, which will be an annual event, is an
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Busy stakes at Pompano
September 14, 2006
Trotters were in the Pompano Park spotlight on Wednesday night with six Florida Sunshine State Stakes on the card along with a $10,000 Open Handicap Trot. The star of the stakes-loaded program was JP Sage, the magnificent roan Basil filly owned by the Comedy Hill Racing Stable of Plantation, Fla.
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Western Guy changes barns
September 14, 2006
Although he won’t be at Delaware Thursday, Sept. 21, with top-ranked sophomore pacer Artistic Fella for the Little Brown Jug, trainer Steve Elliott has received a last-minute addition to his stable that will be entered in the pacing classic. Elliott was scheduled to receive Western Guy at his barn a
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Godiva Hall kicks home
September 14, 2006
Godiva Hall, raced off the pace for three quarters of the mile, showed her “wicked” move in the stretch as she blitzed into the lead and captured the $200,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes final for 2-year-old trotting fillies in 1:58.2 Thursday night at The Red Mile. Dave Palone was in the bike at the daugh
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Soprano stars at Tioga
September 13, 2006
Three stars of HBO's Emmy Award-winning series "The Sopranos"--Bobby Bacala, played by Steven Schirripa; Christopher Moltisanti, played by Michael Imperioli; and Johnny "Sack" Sacromoni, played by Vince Curatola--will be at Tioga Downs Saturday, Sept. 16. The track will hold drawings on Friday wi
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Eight top drivers compete
September 13, 2006
Rosecroft Raceway brought together eight of the sport’s leading drivers Tuesday night for the $35,000 All Star Drivers’ Challenge, and it was Brian Sears who took home the $17,500 first-place prize. Sears won three of the eight races, while Mark MacDonald and Dave Palone won two each. Tony Morgan ca
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Tuesday dreamin' at Harr
September 13, 2006
Chris and Philip Stefani's Dream A While earned her second straight win Tuesday in Harrington Raceway's featured $16,500 Filly and Mare Open. Driven by Art Stafford Jr., the 5-year-old Dream Away mare edged out Four Winds N in a tight photo for the win. Yada Yada Yada A was third. It was her fifth w
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Virginia is for speed lovers
September 13, 2006
Firm Fatale and Hi Dollar Cam both captured second leg divisions of the Virginia Is For Lovers Pacing Series Tuesday night at Colonial Downs and both shattered their previous best marks by several seconds. Firm Fatale, a sophomore pacing filly, knocked over four seconds off her previous best by c
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Red Mile qualifiers canceled
September 13, 2006
Wednesday morning qualifiers at The Red Mile, which were scheduled to include starts by Peter Haughton Memorial winner Donato Hanover, 2005 Trotter of the Year Mr. Muscleman, and Little Brown Jug hopeful Western Cyclone, were canceled due to prolonged rain in Lexington. Qualifiers have been reschedu
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Pocono orders 2,000 slots
September 13, 2006
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs officials reportedly told the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Monday that 2,000 slot machines have been ordered, one-third less than the 3,000 machines the racetrack could install. The announcement came at the first slots casino license hearings in Pennsylvania Monday,
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Bittersweet memories
September 13, 2006
Kentuckiana Farms’ Ken Jackson is hoping for good things from his 2-year-old filly pacer My Fave Wave Friday night in the $200,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes final at The Red Mile, but he remembers back to her full brother Secret Hello who was killed in a highway accident near the Meadowlands after winnin
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Elliott horses ruled ineligible
September 13, 2006
Trainer Bill Elliott will not be allowed to start his trotter Here Comes Herbie in the Canadian Trotting Classic and three pacers in the Nassagaweya this weekend at Mohawk Racetrack. The decision came after a hearing held Wednesday morning by the Ontario Racing Commission after Elliott’s entries wer
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Western Cyclone out of Jug
September 13, 2006
Trainer Travis Alexander told harnessracing.com Wednesday afternoon that his 3-year-old colt pacer Western Cyclone will be undergoing throat surgery in a few hours and will miss next week’s Little Brown Jug as well as all the stakes events at The Red Mile during the two-week Grand Circuit meet. “
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Trotters bypass CTC byes
September 13, 2006
Glidemaster, Chocolatier and Majestic Son were all able to receive byes directly into the $1 million(C) Canadian Trotting Classic final, but instead the connections of all three sophomores decided to race in the single elimination Saturday night at Mohawk. As a result of the top three giving up thei
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NYSS finals are drawn
September 13, 2006
The post position draw for the $1.2 million New York Night of Champions was held on Wednesday morning at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway for the eight Championship events of the New York Sire Stakes for 2 and 3 year olds. Saratoga-based John Stark Jr. will be the busiest trainer on the Night of Champ
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Smooth Moves in Sweden
September 12, 2006
Smooth Moves, Muscle Bound and Cromwell--three of the more successful U.S. imports to Sweden in 2005--raced in the Four-Year-Old Star at the Gevle track Monday night. The winner was Smooth Moves, who held off Cromwell in a mile rate time of 1:56.4. Smooth Moves (Angus Hall-Flirt Alert) held off C
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Elliott has TCO2 positive
September 12, 2006
Tuesday morning's draw for both the Canadian Trotting Classic (CTC) eliminations and divisions of the Nassagaweya stakes, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 16 at Mohawk, have been delayed. Prior to Tuesday's draw, the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) had informed both the Woodbine Entertainment Group (WE
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Tioga to put on the gloves
September 12, 2006
With the inaugural racing season at Tioga Downs now in the books, New York's newest harness racetrack will be the site of three boxing matches Friday night, Sept. 29. Although horses are no longer circling the oval, there is still plenty of action going on in the video gaming machine parlor, and tra
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Wellwood elims held
September 11, 2006
Quite Easy was the handiest of winners in the first of three $30,000 eliminations in the William Wellwood Memorial Trot, Sunday night at Mohawk. John Campbell drove the Andover Hall colt to the 2 ¾-length victory for trainer Jimmy Takter and Quite Easy Partners of Versailles, Ky. Parked early thr
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Trainer found with syringes
September 11, 2006
At 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, during a routine inspection by the Tioga Downs Security Division, three loaded syringes with needles attached were discovered in the trailer of Alessandro Spano. Spano of Flanders, N.J., who is licensed as an owner, trainer and driver, denied ownership and any knowledge
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Tidewaterdragonfly in final
September 10, 2006
Two-year-old filly Tidewaterdragonfly stayed unbeaten after three career starts, winning one of four Pennsylvania Sire Stakes divisions for 2-year-old filly pacers wire to wire in 1:53.3 Saturday afternoon at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. With the win, the filly pacer punched her ticket to the Sire S
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Jug hopefuls win Previews
September 10, 2006
The trainer-driver-owner combination of Michael Burke, Dave Palone and George Leon captured two of the three Jug Preview divisions at Scioto Downs Saturday night with Sandro Hanover and True North Hanover in identical 1:51 clockings, while Western Ace too the third split in 1:50.2, a track record fo
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OHSS finals at Scioto
September 10, 2006
Four fillies, I Like Stephanie, Van Anna, Midnight Hooray and Osborne’s Gypsy, kept their hopes alive for an Ohio Triple Crown sweep when they won their respective $100,000 divisions of the Ohio Sire Stakes Championships at Scioto Downs Saturday night. I Like Stephanie (Ilooklikemymom) went wire
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Barzgar wins elim easily
September 10, 2006
Fox Valley Barzgar had no problems winning his elimination for the Orange & Blue final at Balmoral Park Sept. 16, as he romped to a 6 1/2-length victory Saturday night in 1:52. The victory sets up a showdown with the undefeated Home Bed Advantage who was a 1:50.1 winner by 2 1/2 lengths over Glass
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Harrah's Chester opens
September 10, 2006
Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack opened for racing Sunday afternoon with a crowd of about 5,000—many of them making comparisons to the old Brandywine and Liberty Bell racetracks—in attendance. Total handle for the 10 races was $237,290, with $116,037 of that amount wagered on track. Harness ra
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Western Gallie wins Nadia
September 10, 2006
Western Gallie edged past favored My Little Dragon in deep stretch to win the $202,000 Nadia Lobell for 3-year-old filly pacers at The Red Mile Sunday night in 1:51.2 over a "good" racetrack. Yannick Gingras sat a pocket trip with Western Gallie behind the leading My Little Dragon and driver Ron Pie
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Prayer I Am wins KYSS
September 10, 2006
Driver Jeff Cullipher and owner Roy Dobbins scored the biggest wins of their careers Sunday night at The Red Mile as Prayer I Am scored a 2:02 upset victory over a "good" track in the $200,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes final for 2-year-old colt trotters. Sitting at the back of the field through most o
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Lis Mara wins Des Smith
September 10, 2006
Lis Mara led from gate to wire to win the $181,250(C) Des Smith Classic for older pacers at Rideau Carleton Sunday night in 1:49.3. Brian Sears was in the sulky as Lis Mara paced fractions of :26.3, :53.1 and 1:20.3 before closing out the victory over a late-closing Ponder, with Buckeye One third
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Elliott fillies sweep
September 09, 2006
Trainer Bill Elliott enjoyed a profitable Friday evening at Mohawk Racetrack thanks to a Champlain Stakes sweep with 2-year-old pacing fillies Southwind Rio and Michelles Power. Southwind Rio (Artsplace ) sizzled her way into the Mohawk Raceway record books thanks to her 1:51.4 score in the opening
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Five for MacDonald
September 09, 2006
Mark MacDonald became WEG.'s first $6-million man of 2006 thanks to a fantastic Friday night of racing at Mohawk Racetrack. The circuit's dash and money-leading driver made his way to victory lane on five occasions, including his win with Southwind Rio in the $152,500 Champlain Stakes. MacDonald
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Maywood track record
September 09, 2006
Hall of Famer Dave Magee piloted Westward Vision to a Maywood Park track record of 1:50.2 Friday night, in that half-mile oval's featured $12,100 conditioned sixth race pace. The 7-year-old son of Western Hanover is trained by Darcy Pletcher for owners Par IV Stables, Terry Ryan, Dennis Hauck and Ro
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Digital the fastest in KYSS
September 09, 2006
Digital Z Tam earned the speed badge of the three $20,000 third-leg Kentucky Sire Stakes divisions for 2-year-old colt pacers at The Red Mile Saturday night, scoring a 1:54.2 victory. Active Trader won the first split in 1:55.1 while Cue The Paige captured the second in 1:56. Terry Cullipher dire
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Glidemaster in stakes record
September 09, 2006
Hambletonian winner Glidemaster made it look easy with a stakes-record performance in his $131,003 Simcoe Stakes division on Saturday at Mohawk Racetrack. John Campbell had the 2-5 favorite powering up from third to take over from Was It A Dream, who led to the half-mile marker in :56.4, approaching
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Running Book bounces back
September 09, 2006
Running Book and Two Twentytwo were both victorious in their rich Champlain Stakes divisions for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack, and both pacers earned lifetime marks in the process. Running Book bounced back from a poor performance in last Saturday's Met
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Peaceful Way Pulls Upset
September 09, 2006
Five-year-old Peaceful Way, the only mare in the field of 10 older trotters, struck a blow for the ladies Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack with a dominating 1:53.3 performance in the $877,500 Maple Leaf Trot, winning by 3 3/4 lengths over 42-1 shot Stiletto, with another longshot, 24-1 Med Vac, th
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Artcotic wins NJSS final
September 09, 2006
Artcotic overcame post position eight to win the $85,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Championship final for 2-year-old pacing fillies in 1:55.1 Saturday over the Freehold Raceway half-mile oval. With Jack Baggitt Jr. driving, the daughter of Artiscape was parked to the quarter in 28 seconds, but overt
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Last chance Jug players!
September 08, 2006
This is it Little Brown Jug Fantasy Players! Your last chance to make changes in your 10-horse stable, with the timeframe closing at 11:59 p.m. TONIGHT--Thursday night, Sept. 14. Contestants may log on to www.jugbarn.com to make their changes, which includes having the chance to replace up to two co
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Hazel to honor Marshall
September 08, 2006
A five-decade career in harness racing will be recognized Saturday, Sept. 23, when Hazel Park Harness Raceway pays tribute to veteran racing official Ken Marshall as part of its Michigan Super Night program. Following in the footsteps of a Hall of Famer is never easy, but Marshall has certainly s
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Rosecroft all-stars Tues.
September 08, 2006
Rosecroft Raceway will present the $35,000 All-Star Drivers Challenge featuring eight of North America's leading reinsman on Tuesday, Sept. 12. The line-up will include Ron Pierce, Brian Sears, Tony Morgan, Dave Palone, Mark MacDonald, Tim Tetrick, Jody Jamieson and John Wagner. Wagner currently le
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Black Book '06 online
September 08, 2006
The yearling portion of the 2006 Harrisburg sale is now available on the Standardbred Horse Sales Company's web site, www.theblackbook.com. This year's select yearling sale includes 1,078 yearlings, the vast majority of them by North America's leading trotting and pacing sires. There were initial
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Tough EPO penalties in Ky.
September 08, 2006
Kentucky has begun testing for erythropoietin (EPO), using an Elisa test developed by a Lexington-based company and then the confirmatory process developed by a toxicology lab in Pennsylvania. Kentucky Horse Racing Authority director of Standardbred racing Marc Guilfoil told harnessracing.com tha
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Hennessey reflects on HOF
September 08, 2006
Wally Hennessey says when he received the phone call Thursday notifying him he had been elected to the Harness Racing Living Hall of Fame he had to ask for the words to be repeated. And then Hennessey—who turns 50 on Oct. 4—says he had a flashback of his entire life, beginning from his roots in Prin
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4,000 for Brett Miller
September 08, 2006
Brett Miller scored the 4,000th victory of his career Thursday night at his home base of Scioto Downs. The 33-year-old reinsman started the card needing three wins, which he got in quick succession. He captured the second with favored Lady Millbucks; the fifth with longshot Betta Ona Freddie; then w
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Bet sports at Casino Windsor
September 08, 2006
Hazel Park Harness Raceway has been battling the competition of blackjack, craps and slots at three casinos in downtown Detroit and one in neighboring Windsor for a more than a decade, and now that casino across the border in Canada is offering sports betting. Beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday the Winds
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Auction for Equine Dreams
September 08, 2006
Once again this year Cottonwood Farm will conduct a stallion service auction at its yearling sale to benefit Equine Dreams, a registered not-for-profit organization that provides free therapeutic riding services for children and adults with physical and/or mental disabilities. Cottonwood’s annual ye
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Enough Talk NJSS champ
September 08, 2006
Enough Talk, with Hall of Fame driver Catello Manzi in the sulky, led from start to finish in winning the $85,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Championship final for 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings Friday in 1:57.1 at Freehold Raceway. The gelded son of Enjoy Lavec held off a strong challenge from
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Field set for PASS final
September 08, 2006
Two-year-old filly Undercover Lover won her third consecutive Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Friday afternoon at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, stamping herself as the one to beat in her trotting division for the Pennsylvania Championship finals next week. Driver Joe Pavia, Jr. never had an anxious moment w
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Frosh fillies shine in KYSS
September 08, 2006
Real Girl scored a career-best 1:53.4 victory and My Fave Wave equaled her mark of 1:54.2 in capturing their respective $25,000 third-leg divisions of Kentucky Sire Stakes for 2-year-old filly pacers at The Red Mile Friday night. The 2-5 favored Real Girl cleared to the lead down the backstretch
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Vernon burnin' Thursday?
September 07, 2006
Racing at Vernon Downs Thursday night will be hot as the best drivers and the best horses vie for big purses and potentially record setting times. “We haven’t seen speed burners like some of these horses in years here at the Downs,” said Jason Settlemoir, regional vice president of racing and s
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Naked streaks to victory
September 07, 2006
William M. Camp’s Racing Naked shrugged off a six-week layoff to score yet another victory at Colonial Downs Wednesday night. Racing Naked’s biggest career win came in the 2003 three-year-old colt and gelding division of the Virginia Breeders Fund final. The 6-year-old Misfit horse was a multiple wi
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You talkin' about me?
September 07, 2006
Talk About Me, who has been chasing Tweedle Dum for the past few months in the Open Handicap trotting events at Pompano Park, finally caught him Wednesday night and scored a narrow win in 1:58 over a track dulled a bit by heavy afternoon rain. Talk About Me, a 4-year-old Florida bred—he’s by Keys
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Sophs vie in Jug Previews
September 07, 2006
In 2005, Ohio-owned and trained P-Forty-Seven won his Jug Preview division at Scioto Downs, prior to heading north to victory in the Little Brown Jug 12 days later. He was the fifth horse to do so. This year, 24 three-year-old pacers have dropped in the Scioto entry box to contest three $70,000 divi
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Trotter still perfect in 21
September 07, 2006
Maple Leaf Noble romped to a 16 1/2-length win in an Atlantic Sire Stakes contest Wednesday night at Fredericton Raceway, the 21st consecutive victory for the 3-year-old gelding trotter. The son of Black River was a perfect 15-for-15 last year and has now added six more wins to that streak in 2006.
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Blue-blooded yearling dies
September 07, 2006
The first foal of Cathedra Dot Com p,3, 1:51, a yearling filly by Artsplace, has died unexpectedly, one of the mare’s owners has confirmed. Cathedra Dot Com, a daughter of Presidential Ball, earned $1.5 million on the racetrack and won 26 of 74 starts. She is presently owned by Mathias Meinzinger
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Merriman wins 2,000th
September 07, 2006
Big Charmer, owned by Angelo Previte's Gates Mills Stable and Rich Paltani, easily won Wednesday's $8,500 Open trot at Northfield Park, on a night which saw driver Aaron Merriman pick up his 2,000th career win. Aaron Merriman, Northfield Park's second-leading driver, piloted career winner numbe
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Newest honorees in Goshen
September 07, 2006
Wally Hennessey, Phil Langley, and Jim Arthur have been elected to harness racing’s highest honor, membership in the sport’s Living Hall of Fame, in balloting conducted by the U.S. Harness Writers Association which closed Wednesday. Elected to the Communicators Corner of the Hall of Fame were Ray Br
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House passes slaughter bill
September 07, 2006
The U.S. House of Representatives passed by a vote of 263-146 a bill that would end horse slaughter for human consumption in this country. The bill will now go to the Senate for a vote before heading to President George W. Bush for his signature to become law. There were two amendments proposed t
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Ben there, broke that
September 07, 2006
Ben Bono charged home on the far outside to win his $62,088 division of the $248,000 New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings in a track record time of 1:57 Thursday afternoon at Monticello Raceway. The altered son of Pro Bono Best established a new track record for 2-
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Bee Line sets NJSS mark
September 07, 2006
Bee Line, a daughter of Self Possessed, established a New Jersey Sire Stakes record for 3-year-old trotting fillies with a 1:55.2 victory Thursday in a $49,200 leg of the NJSS series at Freehold Raceway. Bee Line's clocking erased the previous Sire Stakes mark of 1:56.1 for sophomore filly trotters
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Sun shines in Versatility
September 07, 2006
Cat Manzi worked out a second-over trip with Easton Alliance N and the 5-year-old mare rallied late to edge Burning Point and win the $83,500 Artiscape at Vernon Downs Thursday night. The winning time of 1:51 shattered the Vernon record for older pacing mares by 1 3/5 seconds and missed the all-age
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Godiva rides again in KYSS
September 07, 2006
Godiva Hall was moved to the front by driver Dave Palone at the quarter and cruised the rest of the way en route to a career-best 1:57.4 victory in the $50,000 third leg of Kentucky Sire Stakes for 2-year-old filly trotters at The Red Mile Thursday night. The win was the second in a row for the d
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Pure Ivory wins Simcoe
September 07, 2006
Pure Ivory trotted to a Canadian record 1:53.1 victory in Thursday night's $252,052(C) Simcoe for 3-year-old filly trotters at Mohawh Racetrack. Driven by co-owner Steve Condren, Pure Ivory drew clear down the stretch to defeat Emantee (Brian Sears) by 2 1/4 lengths with Bye Bye Kerry (Chris Christo
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Hambo winner returns Sat.
September 06, 2006
The Mohawk race office has assembled a stellar card of dashes set for this Saturday evening, Maple Leaf Trot night at the seven-eighths mile Campbellville oval. In addition to the 55th installment of the $877,500(C) Maple Leaf Trot, Glidemaster, the 2006 Hambletonian champion trained by Blair Burges
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Fraternity party at PcD
September 06, 2006
Fraternity Party won for the fourth time in five career starts in Pennsylvania Sire Stakes action at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Tuesday afternoon. There were three divisions held for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings. Horses had their last chance to amass points in Tuesday’s fourth and fina
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Mr. Muscleman to qualify
September 06, 2006
Reigning Trotter of the Year Mr. Muscleman will make his first appearance in nearly a year Wednesday morning as he starts in a qualifier at The Red Mile. The 2005 Dan Patch Award winner as best older trotter and Trotter of the Year has not raced since he won the Maple Leaf Trot Sept. 15, 2005 at Moh
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ISS action at Indy
September 06, 2006
Indiana Downs played host to two divisions of freshman pacing colts Tuesday, Sept. 5. In each $8,000 contest the favorites were beaten as Gott-N-Milk and Yankee Rebel scored victories. In the first split Gott-N-Milk and Josh Sutton claimed their third win of the season in a 1:57.3 effort. The Bri
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Mr. Muscleman in 1:59.1
September 06, 2006
Mr. Muscleman made his first racetrack appearance in a year at The Red Mile Wednesday morning, going wire to wire in a 1:59.1 qualifier for driver Brendan Johnson. Mr. Muscleman clicked off fractions of :29.2, 1:00.3 and 1:31.3 en route to the first of three scheduled qualifiers before making his f
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Three splits of Jug Preview
September 06, 2006
Twenty-four 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers were entered for the Little Brown Jug Preview Saturday night at Scioto Downs, with the field divided into three $70,000 eliminations. The races are part of the Ohio Super Night card featuring Sire Stakes finals for 2 and 3 year olds. Here is the draw
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Artistic Fella at Red Mile
September 06, 2006
In the qualifying race following Mr. Muscleman’s race, Meadowlands Pace and Oliver Wendell Holmes winner Artistic Fella romped to a 1:52 mile with Mickey McNichol in the bike. His fractions were :28.2, :56.4 and 1:25. Trainer Steve Elliott said the Pacific Fella colt owned by Joseph Alborano will
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Santastic win in Beckwith
September 05, 2006
Jim Morrill Jr. directed Santastic’s Pan to a 1:51.1 victory in the $75,000 Bert Beckwith Memorial Pace at Plainridge Racecourse Monday, his third victory in the track’s signature contest. Santastic’s Pan defeated runner-up Attorney General N by 1 ¼ lengths with Francam third. Trained by Micke
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Champlain 2FTs at Mohawk
September 05, 2006
Pampered Princess kept her flawless record intact with a 2 ¾-length victory in the third division of the Champlain Stakes for 2-year-old filly trotters at Mohawk on Monday. Jimmy Takter drove and trained the Andover Hall filly to her fourth career win in 1:56.4 for Bob Anderson and David Anderson. C
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Revolution at Harrington
September 05, 2006
Perfect World Enterprises' Revolutionary Foe was victorious in Monday's featured $20,000 Open with a 1:52.2 effort at Harrington Raceway. The Josh Green trainee and driver Brad Hanners made the front approaching the quarter in :27.2. The 4-year-old Artsplace stallion paced to the half in :55.1, f
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Stage set for KYSS 2CT
September 04, 2006
Main Stage and Pembroke Prayer won their respective $25,000 third-round legs of the Kentucky Sire Stakes for 2-year-old colt and gelding trotters on a cool Sunday night at The Red Mile. Main Stage notched his ninth win in 10 starts and fourth in a row while Pembroke Prayer lowered his lifetime mark
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Shockers in Champlains
September 04, 2006
Finishing with a furious flurry, Invincible Sun posted a 42-1 upset in the first division of the Champlain Stakes for 2-year-old trotting colts and gelding Sunday night at Mohawk. Trained and co-owned by Chris Beaver, Invincible Son trotted from last at the top of the stretch and blew past heavily f
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Small colt takes OSS Gold
September 04, 2006
The small-but-mighty Doonbeg carried off his second Gold final trophy of the season with another exceptional performance at Mohawk Racetrack on Sunday evening. Leaving from Post one the colt and driver Jody Jamieson landed in seventh, 10 lengths behind early pacesetter Windsong Cruiser as he hit
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Flo finds George in Simcoe
September 04, 2006
Flo Found George started another winning streak with a handy score in the Simcoe Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on Sunday night at Mohawk. The daughter of Dream Away--Cold And Clear strolled away to a clear lead through quarter-mile fractions of :27.3, :56.1 and 1:24. and finished with a :28 final qu
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Md. Sire Stakes now Tue.
September 04, 2006
Due to the cancellation of the live racing card on Saturday, Sept. 2, at Rosecroft Raceway, six divisions of Maryland Sire Stakes preliminaries will be added to the matinee program which will raced on Tuesday. Post time for the early, non-betting races will be at 3:45 p.m. (EDT), and eight races
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Total Truth wins Cane
September 04, 2006
Total Truth won the $300,000 Cane Pace at Freehold Raceway Monday afternoon, holding off the first-over bid of Took Hanover in 1:51.3. Dave Panlone got up for third. Total Truth, driven by Ron Pierce, took command of the race at the start and was never headed through fractions of :26.4, :55.4 and
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ISS finals at Indy Downs
September 03, 2006
Six Indiana Sires Stakes finals were featured at Indiana Downs Saturday evening, Sept. 2. Sophomore trotter GG’s Joe not only won the $84,300 final for colts and geldings, he also picked up a $25,000 bonus for capturing all three legs of the Hoosier Home Run, Indiana’s equivalent of the Triple Crown
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WEG suspends two owners
September 02, 2006
Woodbine Entertainment Group issued the following release Friday, Sept. 1, regarding the suspension of racing privileges of owners Aubrey Friedman and Brian Nixon: As of Aug. 8, 2006, the Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) has suspended the racing privileges of horse owners Aubrey Friedman and Brian
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Capetown Hall wins KYSS
September 02, 2006
Capetown Hall won the Kentucky Sire Stakes final for 3-year-old colt trotters Friday night at The Red Mile for driver David Miller, who earlier on the card reached the 8,000-win milestone for his career. Capetown Hall scored a 1:56.1 victory over Berto Primo and Garlands Dream to notch his first win
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Shocker in PASS 2FP
September 02, 2006
Pantathlon, a maiden in only her third career start, matured in a hurry and blew up the tote board, scoring at 77-1 in a division of a $120,065 Pennsylvania Sires Stake for 2-year-old pacing fillies Friday night at The Meadows. The stake, known as the Meadow Cheer, was contested over five divisions,
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David Miller wins 8,000th
September 02, 2006
David Miller scored his 8,000th career victory Friday night at The Mile, an evening capped off with his win aboard Capetown Hall in the Kentucky Sire Stakes final. The Buckeye native came into the card with 7,998 career victories and he won the opener on the program with Anbilanunoit to reach 7,999.
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Chocolatier sweeps
September 02, 2006
Chocolatier and driver D. R. Ackerman endured a photo finish in the first heat then came back with a convincing victory in the second heat and captured the $530,000 World Trotting Derby at Du Quoin Saturday afternoon with miles in 1:55 and 1:53, respectively. Make You Mine and Mike Lachance finished
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Jereme Jets in :24.2
September 02, 2006
Jereme’s Jet turned in one of harness racing most incredible finishes to a mile when he paced the last quarter of the $48,000 Hayes Memorial 3-year-old colt and gelding pace in :24.2, crossing the finish line in a Du Quoin track record of 1:48.1. Stunned by the final time, track officials checked th
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Maple Leaf Trot field set
September 02, 2006
Over a ‘sloppy’ Mohawk Racetrack rated two seconds slow, Elegant Man and Sand Vic reigned supreme Saturday evening in Campbellville during their respective $55,000 eliminations for the prestigious Maple Leaf Trot. In the opening elimination, driver George Brennan had Elegant Man ($13.60, $6.20,
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She's A Great Lady shocker
September 02, 2006
Appleoosa Hanover, driven by Jody Jamieson, pulled off a major upset in the $754,500 She’s a Great Lady Stakes, Saturday evening at Mohawk Racetrack. Avoiding some wild stretch action, Appleoosa Hanover came from first-over to defeat Luck of Michelle and Isabella Blue Chip for the shocking three-
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Metro to Yankee Skyscaper
September 02, 2006
Shortly after steering Appleoosa Hanover to a shocking 22-1 victory in the $754,500 She’s A Great Lady Stakes, 29-year-old Jody Jamieson came back with an ever bigger score in the $1 million Metro Pace with another outsider, Yankee Skyscaper, at 8-1, Saturday evening at Mohawk Racetrack. On a tre
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JSC Merit Raise 5-for-5
September 01, 2006
Chivas Merit gelding JSC Merit Raise remained undefeated Thursday, Aug. 31 with a nine and one-half length romp in Indiana Sires Stakes competition at Indiana Downs, stopping the clock in 2:01.2. Owned by Jeff and Sharon Bislich, the freshman trotter is now five-for-five for his career. Driver Ma
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Sweet Alabama wins trot
September 01, 2006
Sweet Alabama swept past an off stride Apecs in mid stretch and cruised to a 1:57 victory in the $48,000 Hayes memorial 2-year-old filly trot Thursday night at the Du Quoin State Fair. Entrymate Sheer Soul was second and Rhonda T, who broke stride at the start, rallied to be third. David Miller w
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Penalties levied in Indiana
September 01, 2006
Four horsemen that competed at Hoosier Park this spring have been assessed severe penalties after horses racing under their care tested positive for dexamethasone. Trainer Mark P’Pool received the harshest administrative penalty handed down by the Indiana Horse Racing Commission, calling for a six-y
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First raceoff since 2002
September 01, 2006
Cool Muscles came away a winner in her first-ever stakes appearance as the 3-year-old daughter of Muscles Yankee was victorious in the $105,000 World Filly Trotting Derby Friday afternoon at the Du Quoin, Ill. fairgrounds. Cool Muscles defeated Miss Wisconsin by one length in a two-horse raceoff aft
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