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Four 3FT NYSS divisions held at Batavia
August 23, 2007
Aiken For Clay and local fan favorite Jim Morrill Jr. scored their second straight victory when four divisions of  the $165,920 New York Sire Stakes for 3-year-old trotting fillies invaded Batavia Downs on Wednesday evening.   Aiken For Clay cleared the top at the half and withstood a c
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Will Southwind Tempo take on the boys in Jug?
August 23, 2007
Pampered Princess tried the colts in the Hambletonian and there now appears a chance the filly Southwind Tempo will take on the boys in the Little Brown Jug. "Southwind Tempo is coming to Delaware and she will either race in the Jugette or the Little Brown Jug. We have not decided," said t
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Grant leads the charge for General Washington
August 23, 2007
After Tactical Touch and Corey Callahan cut the early fractions, Mary Smith’s Grant ($3) took the lead at the head of the stretch, drawing clear to a three-length victory in the final of the General George Washington late-closing series on Wendesday afternoon at Harrah’s Chester.   The 3-year
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Jokerman laughs way to 4 1/4-length Cal Expo win
August 23, 2007
Whether he's on the front or being raced from behind, it doesn’t seem to matter lately to D Jokerman, as he dominated for the third time in his last four outings on a hot Wednesday night at Cal Expo. Racing in a conditioned-claiming pace, D Jokerman scored in a career-best 1:53.2 for driver Steve Wi
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Eight in Cane Pace elim, Southwind Lynx gets bye
August 23, 2007
With Meadowlands Pace and Art Rooney winner Southwind Lynx receiving a bye directly into the Cane Pace final as the richest entrant, eight 3-year-old colt pacers will line up behind the gate at Freehold Raceway Saturday afternoon in a single $99,156 elimination, with only the last-place finisher not
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Northville Downs' Margaret Zayti dies
August 23, 2007
Margaret Zayti, who began working at Northville Downs in Michigan in 1947 and retired as its executive manager in 2004, died Monday at her home in Northville after a long illness at the age of 86.   "She was just a tremendously generous person,” said Northville Downs’ general manager and
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Hanover yearling videos available online
August 23, 2007
Videos for the Hanover Shoe Farms yearlings selling at the PA Preferred Yearling Sale on Monday, August 27 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex are now available on the Hanover Shoe Farms website at www.hanoverpa.com.   Videos for the Hanover Shoe Farms yearlings selling at the New Jersey Cl
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Late-closer legs held at Monticello
August 23, 2007
On Wednesday afternoon Monticello Raceway presented two $9,800 divisions for sophomore filly late-closer trotters, some of which should become eligible for the  $30,000 final. In the first split, Otisville Devil, owned locally by Bernie White, Kristie Leigh Farm Inc. and John White, scored a
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Batavia remembers Dream Pace on Saturday
August 23, 2007
When the world's greatest pacers came to Batavia Downs in 1972, the showdown was labeled the "Dream Pace," and on Saturday night the dream will be remembered when Batavia Downs Gaming hosts a 35th anniversary celebration of the great Albatross and his visit to the track. On Sept. 30, 1972, Albatros
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Fox Valley Appeal heading to Australia
August 23, 2007
Fox Valley Appeal p,3,1:50, a 4-year-old son of Sportsmaster who has been competing with the best older pacers in the United States this year, is headed for Australia after owners Robert Cohen and Jerry Spitzberg of Ribbonships Stable sold the Illinois bred to iron ore magnate Clive P
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Donato Hanover sizzles in 1:51.3
August 23, 2007
On a 99-degree day in Lexington, Hambletonian champ Donato Hanover tuned up for World Trotting Derby with a blazing hot 1:51.3 victory in a qualifier at The Red Mile late Thursday afternoon. With regular driver Ron Pierce along for the ride, Donato Hanover trotted through fractions of :28, :55.
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Vernon, Tioga to use dogs to search for illegal drugs
August 23, 2007
Vernon Downs, Tioga Downs and Gray & Associates Consulting have instituted K-9 Units to patrol both Vernon and Tioga Downs, and the first patrol and barn inspection took place Thursday morning at Vernon Downs.   "I believe this is the first time dogs have been trained and used to ens
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Spice Queen extends win streak to 7
August 23, 2007
Spice Queen remained on fire, extending her winning streak to seven with a 2:00.1 tally in the $26,800 opening leg of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Thursday at Freehold Raceway.   In a wire-to-wire performance, Spice Queen [$2.20, $2.40, $2.10] drew off
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