News Archive

Trots to Snazzy Millie & Mystical Sunshine
August 25, 2007
They did it in drastically different ways but the end result was the same. Snazzy Millie surged past pacesetting Passionate Glide in the final strides of the first $37,500 (C$40,500) Breeders Crown Mare Trot elimination to win by a nose in 1:54.Defending mare trot champion Mystical Sunshine, with Da
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Jamieson takes Breeders Crown Pace Elims
August 25, 2007
Ideal Weather and Double Dream N, both driven by Jody Jamieson, were upset winners on Friday night (August 24) in the elimination races for next weekend’s $363,000 (C$392,400) Breeders Crown Mare Pace at Mohawk Racetrack.Sent off at 15-1, Ideal Weather set the opening fraction of :26.4 before s
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2YOs take center stage at Northfield
August 25, 2007
Ohio-bred 2-year-old fillies wrapped up their preliminary action with five divisions of action at Northfield Park on Friday night, August 24. For the best, there will be more -- the $1.1 million Ohio Super Night over the Home of the Flying Turns next Saturday, September 1. For the rest, there is sti
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NYSS & Morrill take Yonkers
August 25, 2007
Jim Morrill, Jr. figured to have a lot to say about the goings-on in Friday night's $285,060 New York Sires Stakes Armand Palatucci Trot at Yonkers Raceway.   He did, though there was another surprising participiant in the conversation.   Morrill drove the minscule mutuel favorite in a
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Pizzazzed in controll in OSS Gold final
August 25, 2007
Pizzazzed lived up to his name at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Friday night, delivering a four length victory in the two-year-old trotting colt Gold Series final at the Ottawa oval.   Starting from Post 2 in the nine-colt field, trainer/driver Roger Hammer settled Pizzazzed in second as Miguel
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Valbruna two-for-two in Indiana
August 25, 2007
One week after romping by 11 lengths in a Grand Circuit contest at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, freshman trotter Valbruna returned to the Hoosier state. Friday evening she won again for trainer Ron Gurfein, claiming a $115,400 Kentuckiana Stallion Management Stake division in 1:57.4. Creamy Mimi w
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Cane Pace elim to Always A Virgin
August 25, 2007
The seven remaining spots for the 53rd Cane Pace were filled on Saturday (August 25) with the racing of the $99,156 Cane Pace elimination. Eight horses were fighting for the spots to join Southwind Lynx, who received a bye for the first leg of Pacing’s Triple Crown. The Meadowlands Pace and Art Ro
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Tidewaterdragonfly wins Fan Hanover
August 25, 2007
With a grueling speed duel between Southwind Tempo and Hana Hanover setting up the race, Tidewaterdragonfly bided her time before coming down the stretch to win the Fan Hanover by a length in 1:50.4.  The Kelly O’Donnell trainee went off at odds of 7-2 to take the 25th edition of the $718,
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Green Day sets 1:56 track record
August 25, 2007
At odds of 6-1, Green Day took the $644,770 Yonkers Trot Saturday in 1:56.  Taking a three length lead going to the quarter, driver Cat Manzi had Green Day on front at every race call and never looked back, winning by a half length over Up Front Larry.   Green Day took the field to a :28
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Maltese Artist in Yonkers Invitational
August 25, 2007
Maltese Artist and Greg Grismore took the $50,000 Dominic Frinzi Invitational at Yonkers Saturday night in 1:51.4.   Starting out four wide on the half-mile track, Maltese Artist finally made the front at a :26.3 quarter only to have Psilvuheartbreaker come right back out and take the lead ag
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Metro Pace Elims at Mohawk
August 25, 2007
The best juveniles on the continent were in action on Saturday (August 25) at Mohawk Racetrack, in three C$40,000 eliminations for next Saturday's C$1 million Metro Pace, the richest race of the year for 2-year-olds. While the top three finishers, plus a fourth place finisher drawn by lot, qualifi
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Primary As euthanized after injury
August 25, 2007
Primary As, who crossed the wire fifth in the Yonkers Trot, injured himself in the stretch drive and was later euthanized. It appeared that the colt injured at least one tendon, but the reason for the horse's death has not yet been confirmed.   Trainer Trond Smedshammer was driving Primary As
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Shes A Great Lady elims at Mohawk
August 25, 2007
Beachy Girl, Thong and All Accounted For took the $35,000 Shes A Great Lady Eliminations Saturday at Mohawk.  Beachy Girl now has six wins in six starts after winning her elimination in 1:54.3.   Brian Sears and Beachy Girl got away fifth while Voelz Hanover, who was parked to a :27.4 fi
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Danae & Prayer I Am ship in to win American National
August 25, 2007
Danae took the $150,000 American National for three-year-old trotting fillies in 1:55.3 Saturday at Balmoral.  Prayer I am won the $205,000 colt equivalent in 1:54.3.   Danae, driven by Ryan Anderson, was parked third to the opening quarter, then got to the rail and sat, patiently waitin
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