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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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