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ICF horses center stage at Balmoral in Violet, Cardinal
May 25, 2008
Racing fans were treated to the biggest race card of the season thus far in Chicago on Saturday night at Balmoral Park, as six big Illinois conceived and foaled stakes highlighted the start of the Memorial Day Weekend.   Kicking off the barrage of six straight stakes races were filly and mar
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Coleman & MacDonald team up with 'Lennon' to win 3CP ONSS Gold
May 25, 2008
Lennon Blue Chip made short work of his eight rivals in capturing the C$140,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series Final for 3-year-old colt pacers at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday night, in 1:52.   MacDonald, who had the choice of two starters in the final, was up behind the strapping son of No
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Exploit Caf takes first elim; Enough Talk second
May 25, 2008
With an explosive finishing kick in the stretch drive, Exploit Caf won the first elimination heat for the Elitlopp Sunday afternoon at the Solvalla track in Stockholm, Sweden, while in the second elim the American representative Enough Talk finished second behind France's Oiseau de Feux in 1:53
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Draw for Elitlopp final
May 25, 2008
The draw for post positions for the second and final heat of the Elitlopp has taken place, with the elimination winners drawing for posts, then the two second-place finishers, and on down the line. Enough Talk will start from post four, with Luc Ouellete in the sulky.   Second elim winner Ois
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Enough Talk finishes third in final
May 25, 2008
Using another powerful burst of speed in the stretch drive, Exploit Caf captured the Elitlopp Sunday afternoon at the Solvalla track in Stockholm, besting the pacesetting Oiseau de Feux with America's hope Enough Talk third in the 1:52.1 mile.   Swedish racing writer Lars G. Palm told harne
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American blood shines in 4YO features at Solvalla
May 25, 2008
American  bloodlines were strong winners of three features for 4 year olds on the Elitlopp day card, with offspring by Dream Vacation, Yankee Glide and Andover Hall winning big.   Harpers Joker, a son of Andover Hall, won a stretch battle with Eigor Font, another son of Andover Hall. Har
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California Sire Stakes
May 25, 2008
Spring Sire Stakes Championship Finals, each carrying a purse of $25,000, were the featured attractions at Cal-Expo on Saturday night, on which some won as expected, and some didn't. In the first Sires Stakes, this for filly trotters, Smooth Jazz, to no one’s surprise, would remain unbeaten in 10
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Tetrick & Buck I St Pat set new world record in Maxie Lee
May 25, 2008
Taylor, Gold, Basen and Fuller’s Buck I St Pat mounted an incredible come from behind effort to win the $250,000 Maxie Lee Final at Harrah’s Chester Casino and Racetrack on Sunday, May 25. Buck I St Pat, a 5-year-old daughter of Jailhouse Jesse, finished one length ahead of Man About Town (Ron Pie
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Tight finish in Empire Breeders Classic
May 25, 2008
It took a photo finish to determine the winner of the $242,275 Empire Breeder’s Classic for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers on Sunday afternoon at Tioga Downs. The result was that Bullville Powerful and driver Yannick Gingras won by inches over Riggins and driver Ray Schnittker.   The 3-ye
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