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Takter talks P Glide
October 27, 2006
Passionate Glide, the 2-5 favorite in the $500,000 Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Filly Trot Saturday at Woodbine, has some mighty big horseshoes to fill. And as long as trainer Jimmy Takter continues to send out world champion trotters, the comparison will always be made to arguably the greatest female
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Green takes Har title
October 27, 2006
Trainer Josh Green earned his seventh training title at Harrington Raceway Thursday, capturing 41 wins at the summer/fall meet. Green finished the meet three wins ahead of runner-up Chuck Crissman Jr., who had 38 victories. Tim Crissman (30 wins), Les Givens (27), and Mike Hall (21) rounded out the
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Lolique romps by 20
October 27, 2006
Pamela Wagner and Scott Woogen’s Lolique won the 3-year-old colt and gelding trot Virginia Breeders Prep by 20 lengths Thursday night at Colonial Downs. Lolique’s victory highlighted huge days for driver John Wagner, trainer Manley Brown Jr. and owner Pamela Wagner. John Wagner drove three winners,
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Record Crowns for Pierce?
October 27, 2006
Ron Pierce was recently inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame. He is the fourth leading money-earner in history, with $116 million, trailing only John Campbell, Mike Lachance and Cat Manzi. Since the 2003 season, he has won at least two Breeders Crown trophies per year, and a total of 17, go
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Mister Big fits his name
October 27, 2006
One of the most appropriately named contenders in the $610,000 Three-Year-Old Breeders Crown Pace at Woodbine on Saturday is elimination winner Mister Big. The striking son of Grinfromeartoear is both tall in stature and long of girth, giving him a smooth, nearly effortless stride. The bottom line i
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1,000 NJ horses quarantined
October 27, 2006
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture has issued a quarantine on more than 1,000 horses at Monmouth Park in the wake of positive test results on at least one horse for the neuropathogenic strain of the equine herpes virus. At least four horses have been tested over the past several days aft
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Free wins ISOBA at May
October 27, 2006
The public’s overwhelming 3-10 choice Free had little trouble chalking up another added-money event at Maywood Park, taking the $17,000 Illinois Standardbred Owners and Breeders Association (ISOBA) stake for 3-year-old state-bred filly pacers Thursday night. Trained by veteran Hoosier horseman St
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A Charley Barley surprise?
October 27, 2006
Two-year-old colt pacer Charley Barley’s name may be similar to basketball star Charles Barkley, and co-owner John Ezzo is hoping for a slam dunk in Saturday’s $600,000 Breeders Crown at Woodbine. But Charley Barley isn’t named for Barkley; he’s named for a fictitious person invented by Ezzo’s fathe
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Big slots opener at Vernon
October 27, 2006
About 3,000 people were waiting at the door when Vernon Downs opened its video gaming floor at 10 a.m. Thursday morning. Vernon officials had expected 3,000-4,000 people to visit the New York gaming facility for the grand opening in the morning until the facility closed at 2 a.m. this morning, but s
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Wine tasting in Crown?
October 27, 2006
Bow Wow Wine is owner Sheryl Erickson's first racehorse, which might be considered odd since she has worked around horses nearly all her adult life. The horse is trained by her husband, Tim, and carries the couple's hopes into Saturday's $500,000 Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Filly Pace at Woodbine Race
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Crown 2CP showdown
October 27, 2006
It is rare to find a Breeders Crown race where the top contenders have never faced each other, but such is the case in Saturday's $600,000 Two-Year-Old Colt Pace at Woodbine Racetrack. Olay Olay is the 3-1 favorite in the Crown's morning line, followed by Artzina at 7-2 and Kenneth J at 4-1. Until l
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Is 3CT a two-horse race?
October 27, 2006
On paper, Glidemaster is a slight morning line favorite over Majestic Son in Saturday’s $500,000 Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Colt Trot at Woodbine Racetrack. Blair Burgess, though, who trains Glidemaster and has finished second to Majestic Son in the Canadian Trotting Classic and the Goodtimes this ye
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Ghee, what a Futurity win!
October 27, 2006
Ghee’s House built up a strong lead over his fellow 2-year-old colt pacers and cruised home a winner in the $80,000 New Jersey Futurity Friday afternoon at Freehold in 1:56.1. Driver Ron Pierce and Ghee’s House never left the rail, winning by a widening 4 3/4 lengths. Babic Memorial winner Watta
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Shark Gesture ready to race
October 27, 2006
Tony Alagna, assistant trainer for the Erv Miller stable, reports that all is going well for Breeders Crown entrant Shark Gesture on the eve of the $610,000 Three-Year-Old Colt Pace. Shark Gesture fell in a freak accident in last week’s elimination, which sent the sport's leading driver, John Campbe
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