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Total Truth scratched from Breeders Crown
September 01, 2007
Total Truth has been scratched "sick" out of Saturday night's $500,000 Breeders Crown Open Horse Pace The 4-year-old son of Jenna's Beach Boy was never brought to the detention barn Friday by trainer Brenda Teague of the George Teague Jr. stable after the sickness was revealed following a Frida
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Hands To Yourself destroys Tioga track record
September 01, 2007
Hands To Yourself and Jim Morrill, Jr. destroyed the previous track record for 2-year-old gelding pacers on Friday night (August 31) at Tioga Downs. The mile of 1:53.3 erased the previous mark of 1:55.3 set last year by Lessman. It was the fourth New York Sires Stakes victory of the year for the so
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Donato Hanover defeats Adrian Chip in 1:51.2.
September 01, 2007
There was no world record in Saturday’s $600,000 World Trotting Derby at Du Quoin, but Donato Hanover still won the race, defeating his arch rival Adrian Chip by 1 1/4 lengths in 1:51.2. Anderberg was third.   An opening quarter in :27 by Adrian Chip was right in step with a world r
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Exotic Destination wins filly Trotting Derby in 1:52.2
September 01, 2007
A stakes record was set in the World Filly Trotting Derby as Exotic Destination pulled an upset, scoring in 1:52.2 for George Brennan. The stakes mark was one of six stakes records set on the 11-race card as racing concluded at the Du Quoin State Fair.   With George Brennan in the bike, Exoti
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Equinox Bi inherits Breeders Crown Trot
September 01, 2007
Equinox Bi, an American-bred trotter who had spent his entire racing career in Europe until late July, tracked down leader Corleone Kosmos in the stretch and benefited from a late break at the wire to be placed first and capture the $726,000 Breeders Crown Trot at Mohawk Raceway. For Equinox Bi, ow
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A and GsConfusion sets record in Shes A Great Lady
September 01, 2007
There was no confusion as to who was the winner of the $782,200 Shes A Great Lady stakes tonight – and it wasn’t either of the favourites, but 12-1 upset A and GsConfusion, who set a new Mohawk track record for two-year-old pacing fillies as well as a new lifetime mark of 1:51.3, in the process. Dr
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Roberts Rage takes Metro consolation
September 01, 2007
Roberts Rage, co-owned and trained by Carl Jamieson, took over from stablemate and pacesetter Legacy N Diamonds in mid-stretch, before going on to register a two and one-half length score in the $100,000 Metro Pace Consolation, Saturday at Mohawk Racetrack. Six two-year-olds went postward in the Co
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Somebeachsomewhere wires the field in 1:49.3
September 01, 2007
Undefeated Somebeachsomewhere, driven by Paul MacDonell, wired his nine rivals in the $1 million Metro Pace for two-year-olds Saturday at Mohawk Racetrack and in the process set a world record of 1:49.3 At the finish of the richest race on the continent for two-year-olds, Somebeachsomewhere was a t
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Mystical Sunshine defends Breeders Crown title
September 01, 2007
Defending Champion Mystical Sunshine and driver Daniel Dube came from off the pace Saturday night to track down Passionate Glide at the wire and capture her second consecutive Breeders Crown championship with a 1:54.2 victory at Mohawk Raceway. In what might be one of the final starts of her racing
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Moving Pictures last to first in BC Mare Pace
September 01, 2007
Longshot Moving Pictures, last for most of the mile after starting from post ten, sprinted home past the leaders in the final strides to score an upset victory in the Breeders Crown Mare Pace at Mohawk Raceway in 1:51.2. The four-year-old daughter of DM Dillinger, out of the Peculiar mare Killer Qu
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