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Likeabatoutahell wins final
December 02, 2006
Likeabatoutahell completed a three-race sweep in the $51,250 Charles Singer Memorial Trot final Friday night at the Meadowlands. The SJs Caviar gelding scored a three-quarter-length victory over Red Dragon. It was another length and a half to Penny Dream in third. Likeabatoutahell, driven by Bri
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Spriggs wins Gold Cup
December 02, 2006
Dein Spriggs drove his own Byzanz to a 2:21.2 win in the $30,000 Gold Cup final in the Delvin Miller Memorial Driving Chakpionship Friday night at the Meadowlands. The race was contested at a mile and 3/16ths. Byzanz finished 1 1/2 lengths ahead of Michelle Ruvola and Sorce Of Victory, with Thoma
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Christoforou hits 5,000
December 02, 2006
Driver Chris Christoforou, 35, won his 5,000th career race Friday night at Woodbine, reaching the milestone number with a 1:55.1 effort behind Kristins Joy for trainer Joe Stutzman. Christoforou is a three-time O'Brien winner for leading driver and has won many major stakes, including the Breeder
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Race me to winner's circle
December 02, 2006
Owner Basil Kellis was able to make the 1,551 mile trek from his home in Wells, Maine, despite inclement weather, to Pompano Park just in time to see his horse, Race Me Valerie score a 7-1 upset win by a neck over Townline Lily in the $10,000 Mares Open Handicap Pace Friday. The feature started
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Tetrick hat trick at Yonkers
December 02, 2006
December and driver Tim Tetrick both made their debut at Yonkers Raceway Friday night and both figure to hang around for a while after he won his first three drives, all with favored pacing mares. Tetrick, who made a name for himself in home state of Illinois before relocating to Delaware earlier th
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Isabella sets track record
December 02, 2006
With Sutter Hanover annexing the $450,000 Governor’s Cup, driver David Miller guided the winners of three of the four stakes that comprise the $1.7 million Fall Final Four on Saturday night at the Meadowlands. Miller also won the $432,700 Valley Victory with Ogham and the $439,000 Three Diamonds wit
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