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Filly trotters in NJSS action
June 07, 2007
Flash Lightning was the fastest of the three New Jersey Sire Stakes winners in the 3-year-old filly trot division Wednesday night at the Meadowlands, closing from eighth at the top of the stretch to win in 1:55 for driver Dan Dube and trainer Tony Mannino, while in another division Possess The
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Goodell owned YR Wed.
June 07, 2007
Driver Eric Goodell owned the oval Wednesday night at Yonkers Raceway, winning with six of his eight drives--four at double-digit prices--on the 10-race program. After sitting out the daily double, Goodell wasted no time getting his picture taken, winning the $4,000, third-race pace with 20-1 upse
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Sparrow sings again
June 07, 2007
The 7-year-old gelded trotter S Sparrow Express visited the winner’s circle for the second time in his last three starts when taking Wednesday’s featured $8,000 Trot at Pompano Park, covering the mile in 2:00.1 over a track listed as "good."   Starting from post five with Wally Hennessey at
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$23.80 for a NYSS cocktail
June 07, 2007
The locally-trained Amazing Grace scored in the $56,653 New York Sire Stakes for 3-year-old filly trotters Wednesday night at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway. A total of more than $340,000 was distributed in six divisions to New York-breds during the evening.  Owned by Michael Polansky of Loudonvil
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Sporty fastest at Balmoral
June 07, 2007
Racing fans got their first look at this year’s Illinois conceived and foaled 2-year-old filly pacing crop as a total of 13 youngsters met in a pair of $5,000 Egyptian Grande Stake divisions, with Dingy's Model and I'm All Sport came up victorious.   In the opener, James and Terri Black
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Morgan wins 5 at Harrington
June 07, 2007
M&M Harness Racing and Pat LaChance's Winbak Red ($4, Tony Morgan) broke his own track record for 4-year-old trotting geldings Wednesday with a 1:56.3 triumph at Harrington Raceway. The Muscles Yankee gelding grinded into the race first-over and cleared leader Go Nano Go late for his fifth wi
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Buffalo hosts NYSS
June 07, 2007
The New York Sire Stakes will make its first stop at Buffalo Raceway this Friday and Saturday evenings and feature $260,025 in total purses for the 3-year-old pacing colts and fillies. On Saturday night patrons who attend the racing will also receive a free New York Sire Stakes T-shirt while supplie
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Ciccone wins Big M amateur
June 07, 2007
Carmen Ciccone and Chips Treasure captured the $5,000 American Harness Drivers Club Spring Pacing Series final on Wednesday night at the Meadowlands.  The duo held off Neil Goldstein and Sand D’laney for the victory in 1:59.1. John Regina and Brookletshappyhour were a neck behind in third.
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NA Cup history for Teague?
June 07, 2007
The brother-sister combination of George and Brenda Teague will attempt to do something in this year’s Pepsi North America Cup that has only been done once before as they send out three starters in this Saturday night’s eliminations in hopes of defending the title they won last year with Total
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First a bye, now the pole
June 07, 2007
Trainer Dave McCaffrey entered Home Bed Advantage into the Maywood Pace hoping to earn a bye, and his gamble has been further rewarded when the 3-year-old colt drew the rail in Friday’s $100,000 contest at Maywood Park. Instead of competing in the Maywood Pace elim (won by Brother Vinny, who drew po
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Shamardal the pacer
June 07, 2007
When Shamardal, a contender for the Pepsi North America Cup, goes behind the gate at Mohawk Saturday night, he’ll be attempting to live up to the accomplishments of his famous namesake, the Thoroughbred European juvenile champion Shamardal, who in this case carries the same name because they were bo
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It's Jug Fantasy time!
June 07, 2007
Attention Little Brown Jug Fantasy players! Check out Saturday’s three eliminations of the North America Cup. You have until 10 am Saturday morning, June 9th, to make changes in your stable.You may make up to five changes in your active roster of horses for the North America Cup elimi
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**NEW**Wire To Wire
June 07, 2007
What's hot, what's not. What's hot, what's not. In the newest Wire To Wire Andrew Cohen talks about some of the hottest topics in the sport, and also reveals what isn't so hot and needs to be addressed. One of the "hot" tickets Cohen talks about is the attention given to the $1 million Rooney at Yon
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Jamieson picks off Dad's colt
June 07, 2007
Tuesday's post position draw for the Pepsi North America Cup eliminations was bittersweet for WEG's leading driver Jody Jamieson, who had to pick between a horse trained by his father and another in the second elimination. When the sheet came out Jody was listed on a pair of talented col
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Flamewalker a hot horse
June 07, 2007
Hot off a world record mile, Flamewalker headlines the $46,500 Open Trot on Friday night at the Meadowlands. The Michigan-bred son of Ciro Ambrosio has won six of his eight starts this spring at the Meadowlands for the Julie Miller Stable. In his last race, on May 25, he set a 1:51.3 world record fo
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Free Hall of Fame admission
June 07, 2007
Since the introduction of free admission to the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame on May 1, attendance has increased 277 percent compared to May 2006.   Within those improved figures, the number of children visiting the museum was particularly strong–-up 295 percent. The atte
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Mighty M nears Nevele Pride
June 07, 2007
As part of Monticello Raceway’s 50th Anniversary Season the Catskill Mountains oval initiated seven new world-class stakes events which are referred to as the “Magnificent Seven,” and on Monday, June 25, the first of those events, the $378,000 Nevele Pride Stakes, will be contested and if
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