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Soggy Britches a winner at Mohawk
July 17, 2007
Soggy Britches didn't give any of her nine rivals a chance in winning Monday night's $60,000(C) Town Pro Pacing Series final for 3-year-old fillies at Mohawk in 1:51.2. Sent off as the second-choice in the wagering, driver Mike Saftic had the strapping daughter of Allamerican Ingot-Soggy Dra
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Majestic Son upset by Armbro Chronicle
July 17, 2007
Canada's reigning Horse of the Year, Majestic Son, had his 2007 Ontario debut spoiled tonight at Mohawk Racetrack as he ran into the red-hot horse-and-driver combination of Armbro Chronicle and Mike Saftic. Armbro Chronicle watched in third as Majestic Son got away with easy fractions of :28, :56
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Virtuous Western takes Keystone Classic split at 15-1
July 17, 2007
Dissed by bettors despite her 39-1 victory in the Reynolds, Virtuous Western responded with yet another stake victory at outrageous odds in a division of the $119,600 Keystone Classic for freshman filly pacers Monday night at The Meadows. The stake for Pennsylvania-breds was contested over five
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Freshman fillies debut in Indiana
July 17, 2007
Indiana Downs hosted the first round of sires stakes competition for two year old filly pacers Monday, July 16, attracting 25 entrants. EJ’s Copperstone paced the fastest of the three $12,000 divisions offered, winning in 1:56.2. The Lease On Life filly was driven to victory by Don Irvine Jr. Owned
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Meadowlands July Mixed Sale increases 16 percent
July 17, 2007
A large turnout for the Tattersalls July Mixed Sale at the Meadowlands race paddock Sunday, July 15, helped to boost sales as 88 horses sold for $1,502,800, a 16 percent increase over last year’s gross sales. The sale averaged $17,077 with a median price of $11,000.   “People need horses. The
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Pa. harness commission reviewing license process
July 17, 2007
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled two weeks ago that the state’s harness racing commission correctly rejected two original applications for the lone harness racing license still available in the state, which has now led the commission into looking into how it will proceed with the process. Pennsy
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$32,000 drivers' championship field set
July 17, 2007
Virtually all of this year's driving stars--from Tim Tetrick, who leads both the win and earning lists, to Jody Jamieson, whose stats led him to a sponsor's exemption, to Tioga Downs' leading driver Mike Simons--will be at Tioga Downs for the track's first annual $32,000 drivers' championship on Sun
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