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Backstretch with Gordon--Futurity Day
October 06, 2007
It's Kentucky Futurity day at The Red Mile, the last day of racing at the historic racetrack in 2007, and after walking through the backstretch I now sit in the press box overlooking the racetrack, and with everyone leaving town I am hoping that after a pretty hectic two weeks it isn't too much of a
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McArdle Park wins Green Acres final
October 06, 2007
McArdle Park powered by Dontloseyourdayjob in the stretch to win the $35, 000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Green Acres final for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Friday afternoon at Freehold Raceway.   The son of McArdle paced the mile in a lifetime best of 1:54.4, two-
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Alice Springs wins ninth straight in Sunshine final
October 06, 2007
Alice Springs left little doubt that she is the class of the Florida-bred 2-year-old filly pacing division on Friday when capturing the $14,000 Sunshine State Stakes final at Pompano Park to sweep the six-race series and remain unbeaten in nine career starts.   Driven from post five by Wall
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The Meadows to switch to afternoon racing
October 06, 2007
After being closed since Adios day while the grandstand was demolished to make way for a new grandstand, slots area and hotel, The Meadows will re-open Oct. 17 with an afternoon post time. Because the power source to the lights was removed due to the construction, the track will go to a 12:15 post t
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Armbro Dancer wins Allerage Farms Mares Open
October 06, 2007
On yet another hot and muggy Saturday afternoon at The Red Mile, Armbro Dancer won the $60,000 Allerage Farms Mares Open Pace in 1:48.4. Driven by Ron Pierce, the 4-year-old daughter of Blissfull Hall was victorious for the fifth time in 14 starts while lowering her previous career best by four-fift
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Marcus Johansson to open own stable
October 06, 2007
Marcus Johansson, who has been working as second trainer for his father-in-law, Jimmy Takter, told harnessracing.comFriday afternoon at The Red Mile that he is in the beginning stages of opening his own stable, which will be based in New Jersey. Johansson, a 29-year-old native of Malilla, Sweden, sa
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Giant Diablo wins in world record 1:50.1
October 06, 2007
Giant Diablo became the fastest trotter in history with a 1:50.1 victory Saturday afternoon at The Red Mile in the $108,500 Allerage Farms Open Trot, as the Swedish-owned 7-year-old mare defeated five male rivals to earn her spot in the record books. The time lowered Tom Ridge's previous all-age mar
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Yankee Skyscape, Won The West, Tell All take Tatt splits
October 06, 2007
Yankee Skyscaper won the first of three divisions of the $575,000 Tattersalls for 3-year-old male pacers Saturday afternoon at The Red Mile, and Tell All took the last split with an off-the-pace rally that resulted in a 1:48.3 score.   Driven by Dave Palone, Yankee Skyscaper moved to the lead
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Donato, Flirtin Man take Futurity eliminations
October 06, 2007
Donato Hanover and Flirtin Man won their respective eliminations of the $742,000 Kentucky Futurity Saturday afternoon at The Red Mile, with each leading the top five finishers in those elims into a second heat under hot and muggy conditions.   Flirtin Man won the first elim after a third-over
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Donato trots 1:50.1, equals world record
October 06, 2007
Donato Hanover made easy work of the 115th edition of the Kentucky Futurity, trotting to an open-lengths victory in a world-record equaling 1:50.1 in the second and deciding heat. With regular driver Ron Pierce aboard, Donato left from the rail, yielded to John Campbell and Flirtin Man in the first
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Mystical Sunshine trots 1:50.3
October 06, 2007
Mystical Sunshine, with Daniel Dube in the sulky, trotted to a 1:50.3 victory in the Allerage Open Mare Trot at The Red Mile, and thetime would have set a world record if Giant Diablo had not won in 1:50.1 earlier in the afternoon.   Mystical Sunshine, a 6-year-old mare by Yankee Glide,
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Mister Big wins Allerage Pace in 1:48.1
October 06, 2007
With a fast early pace, Mister Big used a stretch rally to win the $169,000 Allerage Farms Open Pace in 1:48.1 to close out the Kentucky Futurity Day program at The Red Mile Saturday afternoon.   Palone Ranger was leading the field at the top of the stretch, but several pacers were stacked u
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