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Booze Cruzin start to finish in ISOBA
October 20, 2007
Just as he did a week ago in the Windy City Pace, Booze Cruzin led from start to finish in Friday night's $15,000 first division of the Illinois Owners and Breeders Association Stakes for state-bred 3-year-olds, with Sam Widger at the lines, winning in 1:53.4.   Unlike seven nights ago when h
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Dontloseyourdayjob takes Babic Memorial
October 20, 2007
Dontloseyourdayjob captured the $145,000 Lou Babic Memorial and Happy Dreamer coasted to victory in the $80,000 companion filly event, both on Saturday afternoon at Freehold Raceway. The Babic Finals for New Jersey-sired 2-year-old pacers, worth a combined $225,000, are named in memory of one
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Keystone Matt takes The Albertan
October 20, 2007
The closing race on the Northlands Park Saturday card was the C$134,500 Albertan Final for three-year-old pacing colts.  Keystone Matt, a 30-1 longshot, upset the race favorite to win by five lengths in 1:52.1.   Donald Monkman, Jr. and Keystone Matt got away third as race favorite Betto
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Schnittker takes both Valley Victory elims
October 20, 2007
Trainer/driver Ray Schnittker took both C$23,000 Valley Victory eliminations Saturday at Woodbine.  Deweycheatumnhowe took the first elimination under wraps in 1:56.4, and Make It Happen won the second elimination in 1:58.2.   The 55-1 longshot Celebrity Secret (Trevor Ritchie) set a sof
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NJSS to St Pete Star
October 20, 2007
St Pete Star won the New Jersey Sire Stakes for three-year-old colts Saturday afternoon at Freehold in 1:52.3.  The $50,800 race was the third leg of the NJSS.   After a :26.2 first quarter, Daniel Dube pulled St Pete Star going to the half, flushing out Idealic Life (Stephane Bouchard).
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Jack Flanigen hits win 3,000
October 20, 2007
Reinsman Jack Flanigen notched career win 3,000 when he guided Townline Powerful to victory in the third race on Friday Night at Batavia Downs Gaming.   The 41-year-old Flanigen was able to workout a textbook, second-over trip with Townline Powerful. He then tipped his charge three deep at th
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Records abound at Colonial
October 20, 2007
Guienne Hanover went a 1:51.2 mile to smash the world record for three-year-old filly trotters and win the Virginia Breeders Elimination by 13 and a half-lengths Saturday at Colonial Downs. Guienne Hanover obliterated the track and world record of 1:54 and also bested Queen Serene's North American
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Goodell takes both Pocono pacing series divisions
October 20, 2007
Driver Eric Goodell won both divisions of the Duke-North Carolina Pacing Series at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Saturday afternoon. Goodell cashed in with a pair of favorites in the first leg of the series for pacers eligible to be claimed for $15,000. Jack Q, trained by Joe Hundertpfund, Jr., w
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Ouellette and Jamieson take Governor's Cup elims
October 20, 2007
It was no surprise in the Governor’s Cup eliminations Saturday at Woodbine – Dali took the first elim in 1:51.1.  Santanna Blue Chip pulled a mild upset in the second elim with a 1:51.4 victory.   Luc Ouellette put Dali to the front after the quarter, letting Four Starz Moxie and Legacy
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Always A Virgin, Hot Rod Mindale take top honors
October 20, 2007
A who’s who of three-year-old colt pacers turned out for the Messenger eliminations Saturday at Yonkers.  Always A Virgin and Hot Rod Mindale proved to be on top of their game as they took their respective divisions in 1:53.1 and 1:54.   Brian Sears and Always A Virgin got away fourth, p
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