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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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