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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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