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Western Graduate, Armbro Barrister capture Yonkers co-features
May 31, 2008
Western Graduate--defending her distaff derby domain--and the veteran Armbro Barrister won Friday night's co-featured $30,000 Open Handicaps at Yonkers Raceway.   Assigned penultimiate post position No. 7 for trainer/driver Eric Abbatiello, Western Graduate took an early Filly and Mare O
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Splenda triumphs in Pompano feature in 1:54.2
May 31, 2008
Splenda ($10.20) was able to post her sixth win of the season at the isle pompano park Friday with a 1:54.2 triumph in the 1st race $6,800 feature pace. Owned, trained and driven to victory by Eric Irving of Boynton Beach, it was the second straight win for Splenda. Got You Beat (Bruce Ranger
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EJ's Copperstone, Alexabeth victorious in ISS action
May 31, 2008
The heavily-favored EJ’s Copperstone, controlled by Don Irvine Jr., lived up to the hype by finishing three and one-quarter lengths ahead of the small field of five in the three-year-old Indiana Sires Stakes for fillies at Hoosier Park Friday, May 30. She clocked in at 1:55.2 to win the $12,000 purs
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Chancey Lady clocks track record in London Gold Final
May 31, 2008
A Fiesty Affair rocketed around the Western Fair Raceway on Friday evening, but her stablemate Chancey Lady breezed by in the stretch to claim the Gold Final title and a three-year-old pacing filly track record. Brad Forward fired A Fiesty Affair out of Post 5 in the $140,000 Gold Final, reach
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Rosecroft hosts MSRF 3YO trot opening round
May 31, 2008
Several divisions of the Maryland Standardbred Race Fund for three-year-old trotters were held at Rosecroft Raceway on Friday evening, and many of the betting favorites took top honors. In the first $11,100 division for fillies, Juanita [$2.20, $2.10, $2.10] trotted wire-to-wire through quarters of
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Load The Dice takes Pocono feature, Brennan injured
May 31, 2008
Load The Dice continued his dominance of the Open Handicap pacers at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs by winning the feature on Saturday afternoon.  The race carried the day’s top purse of $22,000.  Load The Dice had the outside post in a field of nine but made the lead around the first turn
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Son of McArdle soars to 1:49.4 victory
May 31, 2008
Success struck a second time in the $500,000 Anthony Abbatiello New Jersey Classic for trainer Chris Ryder and driver Cat Manzi on Saturday night at the Meadowlands. The team behind 2002 champion McArdle was back in the winner’s circle with his son, McCedes, who soared through the stretch to win the
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Somebeachsomewhere, Dali win Burlington Stakes divisions
May 31, 2008
The countdown to the $1.5 million Pepsi North America Cup has begun. The richest race on the continent for three-year-old pacers will be contested June 14 at Mohawk Racetrack and Saturday night, three $100,000 divisions of the Burlington Stakes showcased the leading hopefuls for the classic. And w
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Trotting Classic to Arch Madness, Oaks to Up Front Hotsey
May 31, 2008
The betting public didn’t have much faith in Breeders’ Crown champion, Arch Madness, sending him off at 17-1, but trainer/driver Trond Smedshammer proved his colt was no fluke as he captured the $84,116 Trotting Classic second leg Saturday night at Mohawk, in 1:54.3. Smedshammer sent the
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Pompano feature to Miracle Believer, Ranger wins six
May 31, 2008
Despite being out of action for four weeks, Miracle Believer ($5.20) picked up right where he left off in April, in the winner’s circle at the isle pompano park. The seven-year-old gelding, driven by Dan Clements posted his second straight win with a sizzling 1:51.3 triumph Saturday in the $12,000 f
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Third straight for Rain Train in Yonkers Open Handicap Pace
May 31, 2008
Our Galvinator A fought the good fight, but it's tough to stop an oncoming Train. Rain Train, back after a week off, made it three consecutive wins, taking Saturday night's $30,000 Open Handicap Pace at Yonkers Raceway. With Jason Bartlett again doing the honors for co-owner/trainer Robert Sunner,
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I Scoot Hanover sophomores sweep ISS splits
May 31, 2008
Robin I Scoot, controlled by Don Irvine Jr., charged down the stretch to win the third leg of the Indiana Sires Stakes Saturday, May 31 at Hoosier Park. The three-year-old gelding has finished first in five out of eight races in 2008. Andy’s Z Tam, managed by Don Eash, raced out of the gate to take
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