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New Jersey Classic, Miss New Jersey elims drawn
May 21, 2008
The $500,000 Anthony Abbatiello New Jersey Classic and the $200,000 Thomas D’Altrui Miss New Jersey, both for New Jersey-sired 3-year-old pacers, each drew 15 entrants for this weekend’s elimination races at the Meadowlands.   The top five from each elimination will advance to the finals on
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Nidya A repeats in Harrington open
May 21, 2008
Paul McDougall Racing and WJ McDougall Racing's Nidya A ($5.40) became the second two-time winner in the $21,000 Mares Junior Open Tuesday at Harrington Raceway. Driven by Ross Wolfenden, the 7-year-old Albert Albert mare collared pacesetting Casino Bus going to three-quarters and overpowered her
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Germany's von Holdt sweeps at Yonkers; USA's Siegel still lead
May 21, 2008
According to his bio, 38-year-old Hans Jurgen von Holdt is a blacksmith in Germany. His new vocation and venue might be catch-driver in New York after winning both divsions of Tuesday night's World Cup of Amateur Racing event at Yonkers Raceway, with the trotters Colonial Mansion (2:02.2) and P
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I'm Justa Lady uses lightning lane to win Meadows open
May 21, 2008
I'm Justa Lady converted a cozy pocket trip to victory on Tuesday, capturing the $18,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap at The Meadows, making it two in a row against the track's top distaff trotters. Tony Hall guided the daughter of Inquirer to the lead, which the pair willingly relinquis
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Sauce Two K wins sloppy Pocono feature
May 21, 2008
Sauce Two K rolled over a sloppy track to win his second straight $22,000 Open Handicap Trot on Tuesday afternoon at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. With Tim Tetrick once again in the bike, Sauce Two K took over the lead on the backstretch and stayed clear right to the finish line, winning by 2
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Huston to announce races Saturday at Scioto's 50th party
May 21, 2008
Roger Huston, the voice of the Little Brown Jug for the past 40 years, will call the races at Scioto Downs on Saturday as part of the track’s 50th Anniversary celebration.    Huston, 66, is a native of Ohio but now lives in western Pennsylvania where he has served as the announcer at Th
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MacDonald to drive Lennon Blue Chip in OSS Gold final
May 21, 2008
Mark MacDonald was in an enviable position this week as he chose between two talented mounts for Saturday’s $140,000(C) Gold final at Mohawk Racetrack. MacDonald captured the first Gold elimination last weekend with Lennon Blue Chip, and finished third in the other 3-year-old pacing col
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Mojo Theory is North America's first 2-year-old winner of '08
May 21, 2008
Mojo Theory became North America’s first 2-year-old winner of 2008 with a 2:04.3 qualifying effort at The Red Mile Tuesday. A son of first-crop sire Allamerican Theory, trainer-driver Steve Waller directed the freshman to the neck victory over fellow 2-year-old Miles Of Style, a son of Allamerican I
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Artistic Fella hopes to repeat in Dan Patch Invitational
May 21, 2008
Ten horses will vie for the 2008 title in the 15th edition of the $200,000 Dan Patch Invitational Pace Saturday at Hoosier Park, with Artistic Fella, winner of the 2007 edition of the race, headlining the list of favorites.   Now five, the son of 1998 Dan Patch winner Pacific Fella is the on
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Badlands Nitro favored in Hempt final
May 21, 2008
Badlands Nitro, who wears saddle pad two but leaves from the one post in Saturday’s $301,072 Max C. Hempt Memorial Pace at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, is the early-line favorite.   Badlands Nitro was the fastest winner of the two Hempt elimination races last Saturday, coming f
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Harness experiment again over Keeneland's polytrack
May 21, 2008
For the second time on Wednesday Keeneland Thoroughbred racetrack in Lexington, Ky., was the scene of a harness racing experiment as a pair of races were held over the synthetic polytrack. The first polytrack experiment was held in November 2006, and this time around the horses went a few seconds s
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