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Harr handles $1.1 mil
October 03, 2006
A new single night high for total handle ($1.1 million) was set at Harrington Raceway Monday. The old mark of $963,000 (est.) was established on May 8, 2006. The Monday card on Delaware's half-mile racetrack typically produces the top overnight events and has the highest purse distribution of the tr
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Filly sets career mark
October 03, 2006
Constance Hall became the fifth 2-year-old trotting filly to claim a Gold final title with an impressive 1:58.3 triumph at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening. The Striking Sahbra daughter and driver Steve Condren went straight to the front from post six and cruised through fractions of :28.4, :59 an
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Siegel sets amateur mark
October 03, 2006
David Siegel became the world's fastest amateur driver recently when he directed the 5-year-old Dream Away gelding My Roomie to a 1:52.2 victory at Cal Expo. The time lowered the mark set by Mal Burroughs when he drove Malabar Man to a 1:53.1 win in the first heat of the World Trotting Derby at Du Q
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No boys for P Glide
October 03, 2006
Passionate Glide earned her 10th win of the year in as many starts on Sept. 29 with a nearly eight-length win in her division of the Bluegrass at The Red Mile. Next, the 3-year-old trotting filly will try for victories 11 and 12 in Saturday�s $300,000 Kentucky Filly Futurity. The race is contested i
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Yonkers delayed again
October 03, 2006
Today was the day Yonkers Raceway was hoping to open the first phase of its $240 million video lottery casino, but the "soft opening" has reportedly been delayed until early next week. Track officials had contemplated opening over the weekend but decided against having the new staff have to deal wit
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Underwood named at KHRA
October 03, 2006
Lisa Underwood, the attorney for the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority, has been appointed its executive director by Gov. Ernie Fletcher, replacing Jim Gallagher who resigned for family reasons. Underwood had been deputy commissioner for the Department of Public Protection. "I grew up in Lexington
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Artsplace at famed vet clinic
October 03, 2006
Artsplace, one of the sport�s leading pacing sires, has foundered and is in a life-threatening condition at the University of Pennsylvania�s New Bolton Center. The 18-year-old son of Abercrombie stands at stud at Southwind Farm in New Jersey, where he has been stabled since retiring from the track i
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14 entered in Filly Futurity
October 03, 2006
Passionate Glide brings her 10-race unbeaten streak in 2006 in the first of two eliminations for the Kentucky Filly Futurity Friday afternoon, Oct. 6, at The Red Mile. Fourteen 3-year-old filly trotters were entered into this year�s Filly Futurity, with the names divided evenly into two eliminations
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A dozen to go in Garnsey
October 03, 2006
Twelve 3-year-old filly pacers will go postward in one single $296,000 division of the Glen Garnsey Memorial Friday afternoon at The Red Mile. Defending divisional champion My Little Dragon drew post one with driver Brian Sears, while Jugette winner Eternity�s Delight landed the outside post 10 for
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