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Longshot Cuzzin Sid scores in 1:52.3 at Mohawk
May 10, 2008
Cuzzin Sid, at odds of 25-1, came on with a late stretch surge to pass a tiring Carter In Motion and seize the $56,800 final of the Ontario Sired Spring Series for three-year-old pacers at Mohawk Friday night. Auctioneer and Mark MacDonald broke sharply off the gate and crossed the field from post p
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Sand shooter debuts with PASS victory in 1:51.1 at The Meadows
May 10, 2008
Sand Shooter, runner-up in last year's Breeders Crown for pacing freshmen, launched his 3-year-old campaign impressively Friday at The Meadows by effortlessly taking a division of a $202,360 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes, scoring in 1:51.1 over a sloppy track.The stake, known as the Bye Bye Byrd, was con
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Freddy Scooter, Robin I Scoot capture Sire Stakes leg splits
May 10, 2008
FreddyScooter, driven by Brad Hanners, raced down the stretch to win the second leg of the Indiana Sires Stakes Friday, May 9, at Hoosier Park. The lightly raced sophomore gave sire I Scoot Hanover a sweep in the three-year-old colt and gelding pacing division as Robin I Scoot won the other division
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Velvet Eileen gets the best of Hypnotize at Pompano Park
May 10, 2008
Velvet Eileen ($4.00) just held on at the wire to win the $10,000 Winners-Over Pace for Mares Friday by a head at the isle pompano park in 1:54. She was able to “return the favor” after losing last week’s top pace by a head to Hypnotize.   Leading from start to finish for driver Wally Hennes
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Smooth Jazz remains undefeated with CASS score
May 10, 2008
Sophomore fillies, on both gaits, were featured at Cal-Expo in $15,000 Sire Stakes  Friday night, with Smooth Jazz remaining undefeated while My Fanny showed her durability.   On the trotting side, the 1-9 heavily favored Smooth Jazz and trainer Tim Maier would half float out at the back
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Whittemore drive four winners, leads colony at Vernon Downs
May 10, 2008
Jimmy Whittemore drove four winners during Friday night's nine-race card at Vernon Downs, including My Girl Lora in the weekly feature for female pacers.   Facing seven speedy distaffers in Friday's eighth event, My Girl Lora advanced from fourth at the quarter into the lead before the h
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Marohn wins three at Monticello, reaches 5,000 plateau
May 10, 2008
At Monticello Raceway on Thursday afternoon, May 8, “the Mighty Mite,” Jimmy Marohn, notched his 5,000th career victory when he reined Ettore Annunziata’s Vince The Prince to a 2:00, wire-to-wire victory in the fifth race on the card. It was one of three winners on the card for Marohn, who also gu
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Tremendous Hit, JK Pure Pearl win Yonkers features
May 10, 2008
An invincible invader and a Westchester workhorse won Friday night's soggy, $30,000 co-features at Yonkers Raceway. Tremendous Hit, out every step, grinded by in the Open Handicap Trot. With trainer/driver Joe Anderson accompanying from the Land of Lincoln, Tremendous Hit--in his first start at a
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