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Chaka can in Rockingham stakes record time
June 30, 2008
Overlooked by the crowd at 42-1, Chaka Blue Chip won the $20,000 final of the Belle Acton Series and the first race of her career in stakes record time at Rockingham Park on Sunday.   After setting easy fractions of :27.2, :56.2, and 1:24.4 for three quarters of the one-mile event for 3 and
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Keykeeper, Production take Connors elims
June 29, 2008
Two eliminations of the William C. Connors Memorial for 3-year-old trotters were featured Friday night at Hazel Park Raceway, with Keykeeper and Production coming up winners and leading the entries for the $100,000 final.   In the first elimination, it was the Michigan superstar Key
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Falls For You wins by neck over Up Front Hotsey
June 28, 2008
Falls For You turned in an impressive two-move effort to capture the $361,225 Armbro Flight Final for older trotting mares Saturday at Mohawk Racetrack in 1:53.4.   With Mark MacDonald doing the driving, the 4-year-old daughter of Yankee Glide-Armbro Niagara left alertly from post six and cro
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Art Official takes Hoosier Cup
June 28, 2008
Betting favorite Art Official won the $500,000 Hoosier Cup Saturday night, making a first-over move before the half and then tracking down Dali to win in 1:51.1 for driver Ryan Anderson and trainer Joe Seekman.   McCedes, winner of the New Jersey Classic, was fired out of post four by driver
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Titan Cup to Corleone Kosmos
June 28, 2008
Corleone Kosmos coasted to a 1:52.2 victory in the $200,000 Titan Cup on Saturday night at the Meadowlands, neer feeling pressure from expected rival Arch Madness, who raced off the pace and never threatened.   Eric Goodell settled Corleone Kosmos in third as the field rounded the first
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Tidewaterdragonfly ekes out win in Roses Are Red
June 28, 2008
In what was an absolute war from start to finish, Tidewaterdragonfly scored a hard-fought victory in Saturday's $405,715 Roses Are Red Stakes Final for older pacing mares at Mohawk Racetrack, winning over Southwind Madonna in 1:50.1.Dave Palone made the trip in to drive and took the 4-year-old daugh
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Two elims held for Art Rooney Pace
June 28, 2008
Two eliminations for the Art Rooney Pace for 3-year-old colts were radically different as the first turned into a quick sprint for Badlands Nitro, who scored in 1:51.4, and the second was a sleeper for Santanna Blue Chip, who stole a ::29.4 second quarter and eventually won in 1:54.2.  
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Napoleon wins Yonkers Trot after Holiday Credit breaks
June 28, 2008
Napoleon took full advantage of someone else's Waterloo Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's $605,854 Yonkers Trot in 1:57.1 when Holiday Credit broke stride near the wire.   Stephane Bouchard drove Napoleon, a son of Credit Winner, to a tight-quarters, head victory. Make
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Credit Winner son takes Harriman Cup division in 1:57.3
June 27, 2008
The team behind 2007 Trotter of the Year and Hambletonian winner Donato Hanover were back in the winner’s circle with another promising trotting prospect, Victor Blue Chip, on Thursday night at the Meadowlands as the 2-year-old colt came first-up to take the lead and drew off to a 1 1/4-length
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Boardwalk posts fifth straight at Saratoga
June 27, 2008
After visiting the winner’s circle just once in his first 12 career starts, Boardwalk tallied his fifth consecutive triumph on Thursday when taking the featured $5,500 non-winners pace at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway in 1:55.4. Driven from post two by Dan Cappello Jr., Boardwalk found an early spo
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Bill Elliott suspended 10 years, purse monies ordered returned
June 27, 2008
The Ontario Racing Commission announced Thursday that the director John Blakney has issued a Notice of Proposed Order to suspend the license of owner/trainer/driver Bill Elliott of Caledonia, Ont., for a period of 10 years, and ordered a $40,000 fine, and that purse monies and all trainer and driver
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Buck I St. Pat looking for Armbro Flight redemption
June 27, 2008
"She’s more consistent this year. Last year she’d throw in a clunker every now and then." That’s how trainer-of-record, Ron Parsons, describes 5-year-old Buck I St. Pat, who makes his barn her home when racing in Canada. And one of the ‘clunkers’ he’s referring to was last year’s edition of the Ar
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Fudgjoe steps up to win Preferred Trot at The Meadows
June 27, 2008
Fudgjoe had won six consecutive conditioned races, but was he ready for the bearcats in The Meadows’ Preferred Handicap Trot? The 4-year-old gelding dispelled any doubts about his credentials, as he captured Thursday’s $23,000 event in a sparkling 1:54.4.   Perhaps the most impressive aspect
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Swing Anna Chip trots to Scioto victory
June 27, 2008
Swing Anna Chip, a daughter of Hambletonian winner Chip Chip Hooray, circled her rivals in the far turn to win the Thursday night feature at Scioto Downs in 1:59.1.   Driver David Meyers let the filly dawdle at the back of the pack through a fast front half in :57.3, but when the pac
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Events planned for Hall of Fame weekend in Goshen
June 27, 2008
There are many special events planned for this year's Hall of Fame weekend in Goshen, N.Y. The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame will be open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily (last tour 4:30 p.m.) except for Hall of Fame Day, Sunday, July 6, when the museum will close a half-hour earlier, at 4
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Talk About Me takes Open Trot at Harrah's Chester
June 27, 2008
Thursday's $40,000 Open Handicap Trot at Harrah's Chester saw 7-5 favorite Railee Possible (Daniel Dube) break stride on the first turn, eliminating any chance of his fifth consecutive win, with Talk About Me emerging victorious.   Meadowlands shipper Westland Sun N (Yannick Gingras) le
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A dramatic win at Vernon for Desperatehousewife
June 27, 2008
Newcomer Desperatehousewife saved the drama for last in the $6,000 featured ninth race at Vernon Downs on Thursday night. Trainer Todd Ratchford did the steering in the night’s top trotting test as Desperatehousewife, fifth in the early going, rallied from third at the three-quarter mark and closed
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Hensley celebrates birthday in winner's circle
June 27, 2008
He may not have equaled this past Saturday when he won his 4,000th race and one of his own set a track record on a night where he won six races, but Ed Hensley still couldn't complain about his Thursday night, on which he victoriously celebrated his 42nd birthday.   Conditioned pacers wer
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Montreal racing suspended as company files bankruptcy
June 27, 2008
Racing at Hippodrome de Montreal has been indefinitely suspended after its parent company, Attractions Hippiques, filed for creditor protection on Thursday. A story posted on the company's website stated it needed to restructure because of a current impasse with Loto-Quebec, its partner in Trois Riv
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The Meadows to be site of movie locale
June 27, 2008
Shannon’s Rainbow, a theatrical film about a grieving teen who learns valuable lessons by caring for an injured Standardbred, has begun filming in western Pennsylvania—and The Meadows is one of the movie’s principal locales.   Shooting at the track, which will take place following racing and
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Dewey coasts; Snow White breaks stride
June 27, 2008
Deweycheatumnhowe, the early favorite for the $1.5 million Hambletonian, kept his perfect record intact as he won his 2008 debut in 1:53.3 on Friday night at the Meadowlands, but his female counterpart Snow White broke stride while leading her stakes and finished up the track.Driver-trainer Ray Schn
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Muscle Mass wins in 1:54.3
June 27, 2008
The 3-year-old trotting colt Muscle Mass won an overnight at the Meadowlands Friday night, using a second-over trip to score an easy 2 1/4-length victory in 1:54.3. Brian Sears handled the driving for trainer Erv Miller.   Muscle Mass, a son of Muscles Yankee out of Graceful Touch, finished n
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Thong, Cheyenne Trish win Lismore elims at Yonkers
June 27, 2008
Yonkers Trot Eve found Yonkers Raceway offering a pair of a pair of $20,000 elimination races for the Lismore Pace for 3 year olds, and the winners were Thong and Cheyenne Trish, who won their splits in 1:53.1 and 1:53.4, respectively. The Lismore final, set for next Saturday night,&n
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Campbell, Miller in the win zone
June 26, 2008
Drivers John Campbell and David Miller cleaned up in a quintet of stakes races for 2-year-old fillies on Wednesday night at the Meadowlands, and one of Campbell's winners included Honorable Daughter in the Acorn, who slipped free and held off Celebrity Blueyes, who reared up and dumped her driver in
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You're Next wins after one-year layoff
June 26, 2008
You’re Next ($8) made a triumph return to the races Wednesday at the Isle Pompano Park exactly one year to the day that he was scratched due to lameness. The co-track record holder for most consecutive wins at the Isle Pompano Park (13 straight 2006-2007), You’re Next was given a textbook drive
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Heart and Olive fastest in DSBF divisions
June 26, 2008
Three Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) events were contested Wednesday for 3-year-old pacing colts at Harrington Raceway with Teague Inc.'s Big Heart ($2.40, Jim Morand, 1:54.4) and Joe and Tina Seekman and L&L Devisser Inc.'s Martiniwitholives ($2.80, Ross Wolfenden, 1:54.4) each
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Tom's OK Lady rebounds with Meadows win
June 26, 2008
Tom’s OK Lady rebounded from an uncharacteristic break last time out and captured the $23,000 Filly and Mare Open Trot on Wednesday at The Meadows. The daughter of Inquirer saved ground until the stretch, where she unleashed a wicked brush for Dave Palone that carried her past a game Go Get B
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Moni Maker daughter takes lifetime mark
June 26, 2008
All Our Moni, a 3-year-old daughter of Self Possessed and the great Moni Maker, posted her first career win on Wednesday night, jogging home by five lengths in 1:56.2 at the Meadowlands.   All Our Moni was making just her third start of the year and the sixth of her career. The filly was bred
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Connors Memorial at Hazel Park draws 16
June 26, 2008
The Charlie Norris-trained entry of Twin B Caviar and Foggy Lane K has been named the morning-line favorite in the first of two eliminations for the $100,000 William Connors Memorial 3-Year-Old Trot at Hazel Park Raceway Friday night, while stablemate First Pleasurelane, coming off a ninth-place fin
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North American blood helps fill Sprinter Championship
June 26, 2008
The draw has been held for the 2008 SprinterChampionship for 4-year-olds, also the second leg in the Euro Classic Trot, and as the starting lists indicate, it is no longer just a classic Swedish stakes race. Among the field will be last year's Hambletonian runner-up Adrian Chip.   The st
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Delaware eligibles can be found on Little Brown Jug website
June 26, 2008
All colts and fillies who are eligible to any of the stakes scheduled for Grand Circuit week at the Delaware, Ohio County Fair are listed on the Little Brown Jug website: www.littlebrownjug.com. The week of racing begins Sunday, Sept. 14 and continues daily through Thursday, Sept. 18.  The
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Hawthorne offers on-line elimination contest
June 26, 2008
Starting Saturday, June 28, Hawthorne Race Course will off a free online elimination-style contest for its summer harness meet. The object of the contest will be to pick one horse every racing evening to finish in the money. It's that simple.   The contest is available to anyone who regi
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Badlands Nitro, Santanna Blue Chip, favored in elims
June 25, 2008
Eleven 3-year-old colts shall contest the 2008 edition of Yonkers Raceway's Art Rooney Pace with Badlands Nitro and Santanna Blue Chip the favorites in their respective eliminations which will be held Saturday night. The total purse of the '08 Rooney is  $618,270, with a pair of $40,000 elimi
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Knockout delivered in fastest DSBF split
June 25, 2008
Brenda Teague's Sheisaknockout ($5, Jim Morand) was the fastest of three $20,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) events for 3-year-old pacing fillies Tuesday at Harrington Raceway. The Badlands Hanover filly left from post five and set all the fractions, prevailing by two lengths in 1:
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Native Bride redeems in PASS division at Pocono
June 25, 2008
Native Bride bounced back from a heartbreaking loss in the James M. Lynch Memorial to capture a Pennsylvania Sire Stakes win on Tuesday afternoon at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.   The 3-year-old filly from the Joe Pavia Jr. barn went off as the 1-5 favorite in the Lynch at Pocono on June
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HHYF summer camp a rousing success
June 25, 2008
The Harness Horse Youth Foundation's Summer Camp at Odds On Acres in Crete, Ill. is now history and was a rousing success for all attendees. Kids from all over the Midwest enjoyed their experiences learning about grooming, nutrition and training of the harness horse as evidenced in these attached ph
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Dewey, Snow White set to race at Big M Friday
June 25, 2008
Deweycheatumnhowe and Snow White, last year’s 2-year-old trotting champions, make their much-anticipated 2008 debuts on Friday night at the Meadowlands in Historic action.  Deweycheatumnhowe headlines the $79,110 Dickerson Cup [race three] while Snow White tops the field in the $68,110 Coachin
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Road to the Meadowlands Pace
June 25, 2008
Each week Meadowlands statistician Bob Heyden ranks the contenders for the $1 million Meadowlands Pace, set for Saturday, July 19, each week, and his latest rankings appear below.   RANK, HORSE, DRIVER, TRAINER, OWNER, BOB HEYDEN’S COMMENTS 1, SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE, Paul MacDonell, Brent M
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Strangles quarantine lifted at Pompano
June 25, 2008
Pompano Park management announced Wednesday morning that animal health officials from the United States Department of Agriculture have removed the Streptococcus equi (Strangles) quarantine on the stable area at the track.   Track management and the horsemen and women in the bac
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Ten to line up behind gate for $500,000 Hoosier Cup
June 25, 2008
A group of 10 sophomore pacing colts including McCedes, Art Official and Dali are slated to compete in the $500,000 Hoosier Cup Saturday evening at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino. This is the 12th renewal of Indiana’s richest harness race, the featured contest on a card boasting in excess of
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Michelle's Power's 2007 O'Brien Award is revoked
June 25, 2008
The board of directors of Standardbred Canada has voted to revoke the 2007 O'Brien Award presented to Michelle's Power as the 3-Year-Old Filly Pacer of the year as a result of her testing positive for darbepoetin-alfa (DPO) last August and now honor Hana Hanover. The decision was recommended by the
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Woodbine Reaction to Industry Review Panel Report
June 25, 2008
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG), the largest operator of horse racing in Canada, has issued a statement regarding its reaction to the Ontario government's Industry Review Panel report, commissed last summer and released on Tuesday.   WEG's statement reads: "A healthy horse raci
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Records set by 4-year-old gelding trotter at Pocono
June 24, 2008
Macho Lindy trotted the fastest mile in Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs' history in a conditioned win on Monday afternoon, and his winning time of 1:52 also set a world record for 4-year-old trotting geldings and the North American mark for all trotters on a five-eighths-mile oval. Leaving from p
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Those boots are made for pacing at The Meadows
June 24, 2008
These boots were made for pacing, and War Boots proved that again on Monday at The Meadows by capturing the $23,000 Open Preferred Handicap Pace with a rousing late rally. It was the third consecutive victory for War Boots and pushed his career earnings to $109,658. War Boots was sixth at the
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Immortal Quest N still on winning track
June 24, 2008
Carter Racing Stable and Bobby Myers' Immortal Quest N ($5.80, Eddie Davis Jr.) continued his banner 2008 campaign with a 1:53 win in the $21,000 top Junior Open division Monday at Harrington Raceway.   The 9-year-old Sands A Flyin gelding has banked nearly $170,000 this year for trainer Bob
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**NEW**Kleinhans joins Cohen's First Over blog team
June 24, 2008
Beginning Tuesday, owner, trainer, driver, former announcer and attorney Peter Kleinhans is now a regular on Andrew Cohen's First Over blog, with the New Jersey-based horseman giving an in-depth look at the behind-the-scenes action in his stable. Kleinhans recently returned from Sweden aft
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Australian prankster barred from every track in the world
June 24, 2008
If you are at a racetrack and happen to see Australian Bradley O'Mara don't hesitate to turn him into security as the 31 year old has been banned from every racetrack in the world after jumping onto a track in his native country wearing only his underpants and a purple wig and startling a Thoro
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Vernon announces purse increase, change in classification system
June 24, 2008
Vernon Downs announced Tuesday two major changes that will affect the remainder of the 2008 race meet, with purses being increased 15-20 percent across the board and the resurrecting of the Miracle Mile classification system. Both changes will take effect the first week of July. The purse
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Kakaley scores seven at Northfield
June 24, 2008
Twenty-year-old Matt Kakaley won seven races at Northfield Monday night as he attempted to keep pace with red-hot Aaron Merriman (a winner of 11 over the weekend) and Ryan Stahl, who is currently second in the local driver standings. Kakaley ran the early Daily Double with Colt Of My Dreams ($3.20)
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Sponsors step up to support The Red Mile championship meet
June 24, 2008
The Red Mile has announced the sponsors for its 2008 championship meet race program, and the list includes many of the sport's top breeding farms, vendors and owners. The Red Mile's marquee event, The Kentucky Futurity, first raced in 1893, will be sponsored by Margareta Wallenius-Kle
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Trotting's first Triple Crown jewel on tap Saturday
June 24, 2008
The draw for post positions for Saturday's Yonkers Trot, the first jewel of trotting's Triple Crown at Yonkers Raceway, and its companion Hudson Filly Trot, was held at a luncheon Tuesday and Holiday Credit, who finished seventh as the beaten favorite in the elimination, landed post four and st
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Brooks's home-confinement restrictions relaxed
June 24, 2008
Standardbred owner David Brooks, who has been under 24-hour guard while under confinement at his Manhattan apartment since January after being arraigned on charges that include stealing money from his former body armor company to pay for a lavish lifestyle, has received some relief from the court an
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Artimittateslife scores in 1:53.4
June 23, 2008
After finishing second in the $718,370 Fan Hanover final at Mohawk in her previous start, Artimittateslife staked her claim as a top contender in this year’s New York Sire Stakes 3-year-old filly pacing division on Sunday, taking her $37,459 split at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway in 1:53.4. &n
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Juanita back on winning track in DSBF
June 23, 2008
Jim Morand and Nanticoke Racing's Juanita ($2.10, Morand) got back on track Sunday, one week after suffering only her second career defeat in 15 starts, with a 2:00 triumph in one of four $20,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) stake eliminations at Harrington Raceway for 3-year-ol
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Locksweeper takes Hanover at Balmoral
June 23, 2008
Trotters headlined Sunday’s Balmoral Park card with the $43,800 Hanover Stake getting top billing on an action-packed closing night program, and although 12 entries were dropped into the box for the Hanover that number was reduced by one with the late defection of Glide Sally Glide. W
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Pacing colt Redneck Riviera wins in 1:54
June 22, 2008
The 2008 edition of the Hanover Stakes kicked off in a big way on Saturday night at Balmoral Park as five separate events shared the spotlight, and one of the most impressive winners was the Sportsmaster-sired filly Honey's Luck, who completely demolished her field in 1:56.1.  
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More NYSS action at Buffalo
June 22, 2008
With amateur driver Alan Schwartz in the bike, Reigning Dough, a 3-year-old colt by CR Excalibur, trotted the fastest mile of the night, 1:59.3, in New York Sire Stakes action at Buffalo Raceway Saturday night.   Owned by the En Mar Stables of New York, it was the sixth win of the year in nin
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Enough Talk to be driven by Dube in Forus Open
June 22, 2008
The American trotter Enough Talk will take on some of Europe's best on Sunday, June 29, in the Forus Open, and he and his announced driver, Daniel Dube, will start from post nine in the second tier. The race will be contested over the five-eighths mile Forus track outside of Stavanger
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Brian Allen drives 3 NYSS winners at Buffalo
June 21, 2008
Veteran reinsman Brian Allen was the ho” driver Friday at Buffalo Raceway, steering three fillies to victory in New York Sire Stakes action. Two of the three winners were with extreme longest shots on the toteboard.   In race seven, Credit Victory ($51.50) a Credit Winner offspring, won
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Software glitch caused problems posting payoffs at Chester
June 21, 2008
Officials at Harrah's Chester have confirmed that an investigatiion has revealed that a software glitch caused Pick 4 combinations to be "miscommunicated" on the payoffs graphic displayed on television monitors on six occasions.   For a more detailed explanation about what the investigation r
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Ace High Hall wins elim to eliminate one horse
June 21, 2008
Ace High Hall, a 15-1 outsider despite owning a track record, won Saturday night's lone $40,000 elimination of Yonkers Raceway's Yonkers Trot. He led eight 3-year-olds into next Saturday night's $605,854 final   David Miller drove the son of Conway Hall to a half-length victory over Big
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Always A Virgin one of 5 winners for Sears
June 21, 2008
Always A Virgin gave Brian Sears one of his five winners on the Saturday night Meadowlands card when took the lead in the stretch and coasted to a  1:49.3 victory in the $32,000 Open Pace for 4 year olds. Kenneth J finished second and edged Spin Rate by a nose.   Sears al
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Field set for $766,940 Roses Are Red
June 21, 2008
Tim Tetrick had a huge night on Saturday at Mohawk Racetrack as he drove Tiewaterdragonfly and Southwind Tempo to victories in a pair of $50,000 eliminations for the Roses Are Red Stakes for aged pacing mares.   Tetrick connected first with Tidewaterdragonfly, who made a powerful brush t
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Up Front Hotsey, Buck I St Pat take Armbro Flight elims
June 21, 2008
Up Front Hotsey survived a recall at the start and a troubled second try behind the gate to extend her win streak to three tonight as she captured her $50,000 elimination for next Saturday’s Armbro Flight Stakes for trotting fillies and mares, joining easy elim winner Buck I St Pat.   In the
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National Harness Handicapping contest crowns Palmer
June 21, 2008
David Palmer won the National Harness Handicapping Contest at the Meadowlands Saturday night, taking home the top prize of $50,000, while The Horseman And Fair World magazine's Gordon Waterstone was third in the competition at one point and poised for a top-three finish in the field of 85 but e
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Upfront Hannahsboy, Blueridge Western dominate in Cleveland
June 21, 2008
Upfront Hannahsboy dominated the first $88,760 division of the Cleveland Classic, and then Blueridge Western did the same on a rainy Saturday night at Northfield Park.   Ed Mullinax’s Upfront Hannahsboy went gate-to-wire and scored in 1:52.4 over a good track, slowed by a torrential
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Ohio Sire Stakes action at Northfield
June 21, 2008
Northfield Park's big Cleveland Classic card also featured a car giveaway and eight Ohio Sire Stakes for 3-year-old fillies, both trotters and pacers. The father-son team of Dan and Kyle Ater won three of the Sire Stakes, including one with the pacing filly Cruzin Inya Jammys.   The evening s
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Dr. Glen Brown named Jug honoree
June 20, 2008
Dr. J. Glen Brown, owner of the 1981 Little Brown Jug winner Fan Hanover, is the 24th Little Brown Jug honoree as selected by a panel of national and international harness racing enthusiasts.The Brampton, Ontario native becomes the sixth Canadian to be honored by the Little Brown Jug.  Dr. Brow
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SBOANJ donates
June 20, 2008
The Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey has donated three dozen copies of the book, "Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch, the Most Famous Horse in America," to major county and college libraries throughout the state of New Jersey. Written by Charles Leerhsen, "Cra
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Jug Fantasy players--make your changes now!
June 20, 2008
Little Brown Jug Fantasy players take note--make your Jug Fantasy changes by 10 am Saturday!  Eleven of the 14 starters in Saturday’s $177,520 Cleveland Classic at Northfield Park are eligible to the Little Brown Jug.    If you have any of the 11 Jug eligibles in your stable, you ma
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Chicago tracks taking sides in Cubs-Sox series
June 20, 2008
With both the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox currently leading their respective divisions of the National and American Leagues, the upcoming Crosstown Classic series between the “North Siders and the “South Siders” is causing quite a stir among fans of both first place clubs. A “friendly” wager
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WEG to appeal Ontario commission ruling
June 20, 2008
The Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) has announced that it will appeal the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) ruling relating to the suspension of horses in trainer Bill Elliott's care. After Elliott had a positive test for a blood-doping agent, WEG announced that it would not take entries of
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No Pain No Gain, Celebrity Secret take trot splits
June 20, 2008
On the richest night for the New Jersey Sire Stakes – the $700,000 Night of Champions, a pair of “Yankees” positioned themselves as prospects for the Hambletonian on the first Saturday in August and two offspring of Artiscape swept the pacing divisions.   In the trotting events, Celebrity Sec
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Freshmen NJSS open at the Meadowlands
June 19, 2008
All Or None romped to a 1:55.1 victory for driver John Campbell and trainer Kevin Lare in the second of two $46,500 New Jersey Sire Stakes for 2-year-old filly pacers Wednesday night at the Meadowlands, drawing off to a three-length tally over My Betty J. Wildflower Hanover was third
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In Focus impressive, Lear Jetta also wins PASS split
June 19, 2008
Despite a dominant (though much expected) performance by Lear Jetta in Wednesday's Pennsylvania Sire Stakes at Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack, it was In Focus who was most impressive among five $41,728 divisions raced for 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings. In Focus ($2.80) left f
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Susan Hotspur, Fox Valley Tyra win filly splits
June 19, 2008
State-bred pacing fillies took center stage on Wednesday night’s program as a total of 16 two year olds squared off in a pair of $10,000 divisions of the Incredible Tillie Stake, with Susan Hotspur and Fox Valley Tyra coming up winners.   In the first division, Cynthia Kay Willis and Richard
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Big Heart comes up biggest in DSBF divisions
June 19, 2008
Teague Inc.'s Big Heart ($2.10, Jim Morand) was the fastest of three Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) winners Wednesday at Harrington Raceway for 3-year-old pacing colts. In the $20,000 elim, the George Teague trainee made a quarter-pole move to the front and coasted to a four-length wi
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PA Preferred yearlings online
June 19, 2008
The 123 yearlings entered in the 2008 edition of the PA Preferred sale are now online, and the catalog consists almost entirely of Pennsylvania-sired yearlings, including a representation by virtually all of the major sires standing in the Commonwealth.   The yearlings are
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Guy gets the girl for the 45th time
June 19, 2008
Guy Gets Girl ($3.60) was able to overcome a sloppy, rain-soaked track in posting his 45th career victory Wednesday in the $12,000 feature trot at the isle pompano park. Trained and driven to victory by Bruce Ranger, Guy Gets Girl was able to go right to the lead from post two in the third race
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Big qualfiers for Dewey, Snow White
June 19, 2008
Deweycheatumnhowe turned in a huge 1:53.1 qualifying effort at the Meadowlands Thursday morning, using a two-hole trip to beat The Pres by 3 1/4 lengths with a :27.1 last quarter. Trainer, driver and co-owner Ray Schnittker said afterward he was extremely pleased with the mile and that Dewey "w
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Freestone a peach; pacing colt wins in 1:54.1
June 19, 2008
Freestone, owned and trained by Ohio horseman Ron Randall, was the fastest of the New Jersey Sire Stakes 2-year-old trotting colt winners at the Meadowlands Thursday night, cruising to a 1:58.3 victory on the front end.   With David Miller driving, Freestone won his first pari-mutuel start af
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NJ lawmakers to be at Meadowlands Friday night
June 19, 2008
Nine New Jersey state legislators will be at the Meadowlands on Friday to present trophies to the winners of the $700,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes “Night of Champions,” the highest total purses offered on one race program in NJSS history. There will be four $175,000 Championship Finals, completing t
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World mark for Ladyfield, Harrington record for Morgan
June 18, 2008
It was a record setting day for driver Tony Morgan as the 50-year-old driver not only directed Joyce, Kathleen and Linda Sue Keeler's Ladyfield ($3) to a new world record of 1:51.4 for aged mares on a half-mile track, but he also set a record for most wins on one card at Harrington
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Emotional win at The Meadows for late caretaker's horse & famil
June 18, 2008
On June 5, Clarence Walters, a caretaker for The Meadows trainer Mike Palone, teamed with his boss to claim Were In Luck for $5,000. It was the only horse in which the hard-working Walters had an ownership interest, and he confided to friends how excited he would be to race his new 10 year old. &nb
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Admiral's Express wins first race since December 2006
June 18, 2008
It may have taken three starts but Canada’s 2005 Horse of the Year Admiral’s Express, who came out of a 17-month retirement in late May, won his first race since Dec. 2, 2006—and his 77th career victory—with a 1:53.2 effort at Kawartha Downs Tuesday night. Racing in a $10,000(C) conditioned pace (a
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Chevie Hyper, Southern Rocketop win Plesac splits
June 18, 2008
  The first stakes event of the 2008 season for Illinois conceived and foaled 2-year-old trotting colts was contested on Tuesday night at Balmoral Park as a total of 13 diagonally gaited youngsters went postward in a pair of $5,000 Plesac Stake splits, won by Chevie Hyper and Southern Rocketop
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PA suspends trainer for possession of EPO
June 18, 2008
Owner-trainer-driver James Scarpias, 26, of Massapequa Park, NY, who had been qualifying horses at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, has been suspended indefinitely by the Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission after several containers of EPO were found during a search of his vehicle.  
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Complete obituary, services for Norma Campbell
June 18, 2008
Norma Jane Spruce Campbell, well known for her work at the Meadowlands for many years, died June 16 after a brief illness.   Born in Rexdale, Ontario in 1952 to a racing family, Campbell moved to New Jersey in 1976 with her husband, Donald Campbell, after her father, noted Canadian
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Cleveland Classic attracts 14 entries
June 18, 2008
Blueridge Western and locally owned Upfront Hannahsboy have been named 2-1 morning line favorites in their respective divisions of Saturday’s Cleveland Classic at Northfield Park. The three-year-old pace is the track’s richest race of the year, with 14 entrants seeking a total purse of $177,520. &
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HHYF camps begin today near Chicago
June 18, 2008
The Harness Horse Youth Foundation first Summer Youth League Camp of 2008 began today at Odds On Acres in Crete, Illinois. The state-of-the-art Standardbred training facility is the host for the camp which wil culminate in a race at nearby Balmoral Park on Sunday night, June 22.
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Terry named interim manager of Delaware County Fair
June 18, 2008
Phil Terry has been hired as interim manager of the Delaware County Fair effective July 1, 2008.  Terry will continue to serve as director of marketing for the Delaware County Fair and the Little Brown Jug.“Phil’s longtime service as a a fair director, past president of the fair board and chair
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Daguet Rapide previously stood in Kentucky
June 17, 2008
Daguet Rapide, owned by famed international horseman Jean Pierre Dubois, has been kidnapped from the Allevamento Folli Mordano farm near Bologna, Italy. Just last fall Equinox Bi, who now stands at stud at Blue Chip Farms in New York, was kidnapped from a farm in Italy, but was later
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Four Starzzz Shark to shuttle to Australia
June 17, 2008
Brittany Stallion Management has announced that Four Starzzz Shark will shuttle to the Southern Hemisphere and stand at Empire Stallions in Victoria, Australia, this coming season.   Empire Stallions is owned and operated by David James and Donna Egan of David James Bloodstock Ltd., Circ
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Fields set for Sweden's E3 for 3YOs
June 17, 2008
Sweden's prestigious E3 eliminations were held at the Orebro track Monday, seting the fields for the finals, which will be held at the Bergsaker track on June 27 (fillies) and June 28. The king of the E3 so far was trainer Lufti Kolgjini, who fantastically managed to get seven 3-yea
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Norma Campbell dies in New Jersey
June 17, 2008
Norma Campbell, known for her work at the Meadowlands, serving for many years as owner liason and special events coordinator, died in New Jersey Sunday night after an extended illness.   A native of Canada, Campbell began working at the Meadowlands in the 1970s. In 2002 she was honored by The
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Eleven fillies entered in Hudson Trot at Yonkers
June 17, 2008
Eleven 3-year-old fillies have been entered for the 2008 Hudson Trot at Yonkers Raceway. The total purse of the '08 event is $364,694, with a  pair of $20,000 elimination races set for this Friday night (races 4 and 6 on the 11-race  card). The first four finishers in each elim return
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Nine entered in Yonkers Trot; one to be eliminated
June 17, 2008
Nine 3-year-old trotters have been entered for the $645,854 Yonkers Trot, which will require an elimination to pare the field to eight on Saturday night. The $605,854 final will be contested on June 28.   This year, unlike the past two years, the Yonkers Trot will be held as the first je
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Artistic Fella paces to 1:48 all-age mark
June 16, 2008
Joseph Alborano’s Artistic Fella, with Tim Tetrick in the sulky, unleashed a powerful performance to capture the $500,000 final of the Ben Franklin Pace in the world record time of 1:48 at Harrah’s Chester Casino and Racetrack on Sunday.           
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Filly is fastest in five DSBF splits at Harrington
June 16, 2008
Five Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) $20,000 eliminations were contested for trotters Sunday at Harrington Raceway with Brandon Givens and Walter Blacharski's Man of Science (2:01.3, Givens) and Ron Hill and Virginia Keeler's Indian Hill Mojoe (2:01.1, Hill) winners in the colt div
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ABC Mercedes, Sweet Joe win ISS splits
June 16, 2008
ABC Mercedes, controlled by Mark O’Mara, raced down the stretch to win the fourth leg of the Indiana Sire Stakes at Hoosier Park Sunday, June 15. The race was the fourth victory in four races for the 3-year-old trotting gelding. Seven Bends, guided by Joe Essig Jr., rushed out of the gate to late t
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Capital Advisor wins Saratoga feature
June 16, 2008
Capital Advisor visited the winner’s circle for the second time in his last three starts when taking the featured $15,000 Open Pace at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway on Sunday in 1:53. Driven from post three by trainer Jay Randall, Capital Advisor was content to settle in third place as Ruffled Tux
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Big price paid for freshman pacer Mysticism
June 16, 2008
Mysticism, the 2-year-old colt pacer who romped to a 1:53.4 win in a qualifier last Friday morning at Pompano Park, has been sold for a price believed to be near a quarter-million dollars and will now be trained by the 2007 Trainer of the Year Steve Elliott.   A son of Dragon Again, Mysticism
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Surpreme Court declines appeal by slaughter plant owner
June 16, 2008
The Associated Press (AP) has reported that the U.S. Supreme Court has declined an appeal from Cavel International, the owners of the Cavela horse slaughtering plant, who challenged an Illinois law prohibiting the killing of horses for human consumption.   The Cavel plant in DeKalb, Ill.
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Total Truth, Palone Ranger test positive for steroids
June 16, 2008
One week after 2006 Pacer of the Year Total Truth tested positive for steroids at Harrah’s Chester, which resulted in the horse being scratched from Sunday’s $500,000 Ben Franklin final and being placed on the disqualified list until he tests for an allowable level, trainer George Teague Jr. also sc
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Marcus Miller drives King Of Kings to upset in Maywood Pace
June 14, 2008
King Of Kings, with 19-year-old Marcus Miller at the lines, swept up the passing lane and scored a 1:53.2 upset win in the $100,000 Maywood Pace Friday night. The move left Froggy Turner and Ryan Anderson second with Determine this and Brent Holland third.   Miller and King Of Kings grabbed t
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NYSS raced in slop at Buffalo
June 14, 2008
It was not your average night at Buffalo Raceway on Friday: Post time was put back about one-half hour due to torrential rains that hit the Hamburg area at 6:15 p.m. (EDT), making the track sloppy.   When racing resumed, veteran reinsman Jim Morrill, Jr. put on a driving clinic, which include
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Jersey announces big fines, suspensions in EPO case
June 14, 2008
New Jersey's Asbury Park Press has reported that trainer Ernest Adam and owner-veterinarian Stephen C. Slender must pay a total of $68,000 each for violating New Jersey State Racing Commission rules in connection with positive tests for EPO. Their licenses have also been suspended for 13 1
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Bartlett update: injured, but no broken bones
June 14, 2008
Jason Bartleet, who was injured in a second-race accident at Yonkers Raceway Friday night, was released (with crutches) from Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, NY, early Saturday morning, and was en route back home to Maine early Saturday afternoon. Bartlett, driving Hurricane Mike, was rac
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Ideal Newton captures James Lynch Memorial in 1:50.3 at Pocono
June 14, 2008
Ideal Newton, getting a perfect trip by Ron Pierce, never left the rail in winning the $250,792 James M. Lynch Memorial Pace Saturday afternoon at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Getting away from the No. 2 post, Ideal Newton took the nine-horse field to the first split in :26.4 before giving way
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Coldheartedrevenge wins New Hampshire Sweepstakes in 1:50
June 14, 2008
While dismissed by the crowd at 15-1, Coldheartedrevenge exacted retribution in winning the $50,000 New Hampshire Sweepstakes at Rockingham Park on Saturday while equaling the track and New England records for aged pacing geldings.   The seven-year-old son of Art's Conquest, trained and driv
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Clerk Magistrate draws off to 1:54 win in Goodtimes
June 14, 2008
Clerk Magistrate endured a long overland trip to the head of the stretch, then drew off  and handily captured the $279,786 Goodtimes final for 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters  in 1:54 Saturday night at Mohawk   B Strike Three and Rick Zeron took the field through a pedestrian o
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Chancey Lady takes Fan Hanover final in 1:51.1
June 14, 2008
Chancey Lady sat a pocket trip behind the pace setting A And G’sconfusion into the lane then swept past the leader and held off a late rally by Artimittateslife to win the $773,031 ( C ) Fan Hanover final in a casreer-best 1:51.1 Saturday night at Mohawk. Tug River Princess finished third, suffering
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Sophomore superstar captures $1.5 million NA Cup
June 14, 2008
In yet another dazzling performance Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack, Somebeachsomewhere won his ninth straight race--and his biggest--with a 1:49 effort in the $1.5 million Pepsi North America Cup. Winning driver Paul MacDonell said afterward he had chills hearing the ovation given by t
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Godiva Hall sets world record in Miss Versatility leg
June 14, 2008
Godiva Hall and Jimmy Marohn Jr. established a new world record on Saturday night at Tioga Downs in the second leg of the Miss Versatility trotting series. The mile of 1:53.3 erased the previous world record held by Windylane Hanover (Ron Pierce) of 1:53.4 for a 4-year old trotting mare on a five-ei
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Sweden's Lantern Kronos captures Elegantimage final in 1:54.3
June 14, 2008
Driver Paul MacDonell picked up his second big win of the evening at Mohawk Saturday, driving Lantern Kronos to an impressive 1:54.3 victory in the $588,706 ( C ) Elegantimage final. Warrawee June was second for Rick Zeron while John Campbell brought Sarose home third.   Warrawee June took th
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Get Out Of Dodge, Scape Ghost win NJSS at Big M
June 14, 2008
Get Out Of Dodge drew off to a 3-length victory in the first of two $38,900 New Jersey Sire Stakes divisions for 3-year-old colt pacers on Saturday night at the Meadowlands.   With Yannick Gingras in the sulky, the son of Artiscape coasted wire to wire in 1:51.2 and paid $3.40 to win the nigh
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Celebrity Secret, Azur take 3-year-old colt trots
June 13, 2008
Celebrity Secret edged away to a 1:54.3 victory in the first of two $30,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes divisions on Thursday night at the Meadowlands, with Azur winning the second split. Driver Tim Tetrick sent Celebrity Secret first-up to challenge the pacesetter Atomic Hall, towing the 1-2 favorite Mu
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Kentucky legislator to file racetrack slots bill
June 13, 2008
A Kentucky legislator announced Thursday he is preparing to propose legislation that will temporarily legalize slot machines at racetracks in the Bluegrass, stating he doesn’t believe the state’s constitution had to be changed in order to enact the bill.   “Maybe one of the things the legisla
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Mya Tri now perfect in 15 career starts
June 13, 2008
The duo of Mya Tri and Walter Haynes Jr. fired down the stretch to win the fourth leg of the Indiana Sire Stakes Thursday at Hoosier Park, and the 3-year-old trotting filly by Pining Fora Tri has now won all 15 career starts she has competed in, and is a perfect four-for-four in 2008.  
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Morgan wins seven on birthday; King hurt in spill
June 13, 2008
Driver Tony Morgan won seven races on the card, while celebrating his 50th birthday Thursday at Harrington Raceway. Also on the program, driver Jim King Jr. suffered a back injury in a stretch mishap.   Only Morgan, Brad Hanners and Brandon Givens have won seven races on a card at Harri
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Alpine Dauntless extends winning streak at Saratoga
June 13, 2008
Alpine Dauntless extended his winning streak to three on Thursday when capturing the $5,500 featured non-winners trot at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway in 2:00. Starting from post one with conditioner Brian Allen at the lines, Alpine Dauntless seized control of the race the moment the gate swung ope
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Ms. Pollyanna sets career mark with fifth win
June 13, 2008
The sophomore trotting starlet Ms. Pollyanna made it five in a row this season as she won the $10,200 Killbuck Mary Series final on Thursday night at Scioto Downs. The daughter of Chip Chip Hooray picked up a new 1:57.3f mark in the process. Kyle Ater sent the chestnut filly to the front at t
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Boo Coo Blush won't be denied at Cal-Expo
June 13, 2008
Some issues came up in the final quarter mile, but that wouldn't prevent Boo Coo Blush from earning a nice victory.   Conditioned trotters, racing for a $4,000 purse, were featured at Cal-Expo on Thursday night (June 12), on which Boo Coo Blush showed courage.   Coming away in last fro
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Badpans prevails at Vernon Downs
June 13, 2008
The productive pacer Badpans displayed patience and closing ability in capturing Thursday night’s (June 12) main trotting event at Vernon Downs.   With Claude Huckabone, III driving for trainer Dave Spagnola, Badpans tucked in second behind Incredible Anthony early in the $6,300 eighth event
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Hawkinsville training center damaged by storm
June 13, 2008
A severe thunderstorm Wednesday afternoon caused heavy damage to the Lawrence Bennett Harness Horse Racing facility near Hawkinsville, Ga. Nine of the 10 barns at the site were damaged, including three that had its roofs totally ripped away, three with about half its roofs torn away, and three that
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Rev. O'Connor, owner of top pacer Caramore dies
June 13, 2008
Rev. Thomas J. O’Connor, who bred and raised many Standardbreds, including stakes winner Caramore, died Wednesday at home in Freehold Township, NJ. He was 78.Among the more than 80 horses he owned and bred was Caramore–Irish for big friend–who raced from 1980 to 1988, earning $1,129,411 wi
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2-year-old Mysticism sizzles in 1:53.4
June 13, 2008
Mysticism once again established himself as the fastest 2-year-old winner in North America this season, sizzling to 1:53.4 victory in a qualifying race Friday morning at Pompano Park. Trained and driven by Walter Ross, Mysticism, sired by Dragon Again from the top raceway mare, Imawester
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Cheyenne Trish a perfect three for three in NJSS legs
June 13, 2008
Two divisions of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for three-year-old filly pacers were held Friday night (June 13) at the Meadowlands.  Knock Three Times and David Miller took the second division by a neck over Ideal Nectarine (Andy Miller) in 1:52.2 while Cheyenne Trish and John Campbell moved to th
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Ross Croghan trainees finish 1-3
June 13, 2008
With 12 free for all mares going for $250,000 in the Lady Liberty Final at the Meadowlands, horses were coming from everywhere at the top of the stretch.  But coming up the inside, after leaving from the second tier in post 11, Life of Luxury N and Eric Goodell pulled the upset, going off at 21
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Copperstone & Irvine take INSS
June 13, 2008
The duo of EJ’s Copperstone and driver Don Irvine, Jr. raced down the stretch to win the fourth leg of the Indiana Sire Stakes on Friday, June 13 at Hoosier Park. This was the fourth win for EJ’s Copperstone in four races this season.   Savanna’s Love, guided by Hoosier Park’s leading driver,
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Bartlett injured at Yonkers
June 13, 2008
Jason Bartlett, leading driver at Yonkers Raceway, was injured in a second race accident on Friday night. Bartlett, driving Hurricane Mike, was unseated when the sulky broke passing the quarter-mile pole, and was subsequently run over by trailing horses and sulkies. He suffered an injury to his
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Celebrity Tribute takes Elegantimage Cons as first win of year
June 13, 2008
Celebrity Tribute took full advantage of the pocket trip after the race favorite went off stride to her outside before the quarter in the C$50,000 Elegantimage Stakes Consolation for three-year-old trotting fillies Friday at Mohawk.   Mario Baillargeon drove the Staffan Lind trainee who led t
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3YO fillies compete in NJSS
June 12, 2008
Fancy Vacation commanded the lead at the half and held on in 1:55 to win the $30,000 third leg of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for 3-year-old filly trotters Wednesday night at the Meadowlands, and in the second split Gleam's Dream, a daughter of Hambletonian victor Muscles Yankee and Oaks champion Gle
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Jake's Nordic fastest at Harrington
June 12, 2008
Dan and Thomas Courtemanche's Jake's Nordic (Tim Curtin, $11.20) returned to Harrington Raceway a winner Wednesday in the $21,000 Junior Open Trot, winning in 1:55.4. The time was the fastest of the meet so far for a trotter at Harrington. The 9-year-old Keystone Nordic gelding set all the fracti
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Matt's Wolfey, Honey's Luck win 2-year-old stake splits
June 12, 2008
Matt's Wolfey and Honey's Luck were winners Wednesday at Balmoral Park as freshman pacing fillies grabbed the spotlight with 13 Illinois conceived and foaled 2 year olds meeting in a pair of $6,000 Misty Misty Misty Stake splits.   In the opening division, Robert Phillips and Black
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Thunderstorms early, Gale Warning later at Pompano
June 12, 2008
The thunderstorms earlier in the day may have blown by Pompano Park but Gale Warning still prevailed with his third straight victory in the $12,000 feature trot Wednesday. Driven by Wally Hennessey, Gale Warning had little trouble leaving from post seven and taking the lead away from Guy Gets G
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BV's Sister wins Open Trot at The Meadows
June 12, 2008
BV’s Sister was both aggressive and patient on Wednesday at The Meadows, a combination that brought her victory in the $18,000 Filly and Mare Open Trot. Mike Wilder hustled BV’s Sister to the front from post position four, but the pair soon yielded the lead to the venerable Whotookwhat. Thing
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Class Attack shakes off attacks to win Floating Dream final
June 12, 2008
Class Attack defeated 2-5 favorite Yankee Oak in a homestretch duel to win the $8,500 final of the Floating Dream Series at Scioto Downs on Wednesday night. The sophomore pacing filly was one of three winners steered by Chris Page. Driver Bob Harper sent Yankee Oak to the front from the rail
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SC has committees for Wagering Action Plan
June 12, 2008
Standardbred Canada's Wagering Action Plan is moving forward and industry participants on all five committees have been confirmed. Conference calls and/or meetings for all of the five committees are currently underway and by June 20, all committees will have had their initial meetings.   Unde
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Three horses die in barn fire near Lexington
June 12, 2008
Three horses, all boarded show horses, and a mule died in a barn fire late Wednesday night at Grand Marina Farm in Lexington, Ky. Standardbred breeder Polly Hilliard and her brother, Bill, own the farm. Their 13 Standardbreds were in another barn on another part of the farm and were never in da
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Blazing last quarters turn head at Big M baby races
June 12, 2008
Although Sir Sisu, a son of McArdle, earned 1:57.2 speed-badge honors at the 2-year-old races Wednesday morning at the Meadowlands, it was a handful of blazing last quarters posted by other winners—including a :25.4 final panel by the winning filly Girls Nite Out—that drew the most attention.  
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Darlin's Delight bids for repeat in Lady Liberty
June 12, 2008
Darlin’s Delight seeks to defend her crown in the $250,000 Lady Liberty Final on Friday night at the Meadowlands, where she will be taking on a deep field of 11 other mares.   The 2006 3-Year-Old Filly Pacer of the Year is rated at 10-1 from post two in the night’s seventh race. Trained by Je
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1:57.1 track record for Napoleon
June 12, 2008
The new slogan going around which states “Bred in New York to Take on the World”  seemed more than apropos especially the way the New York-bred  sophomore trotting colts and geldings strutted their stuff in the $243,000 New York Sire Stakes at Monticello Raceway on June 11.   Napo
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Champion trotter scores in first start since tie-back surgery
June 12, 2008
The 2007 Two-Year-Old Filly Trotter of the Year Snow White made her first sophomore appearance Thursday morning at the Meadowlands, winning a qualifier in 1:56.3 as she returned after being sidelined due to tie-back surgery performed in March. The surgery was needed after trainer Kevin Lare heard S
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Quebec-bred champ Val Taurus qualifies for Takter
June 12, 2008
Champion Quebec-bred trotter Val Taurus, now in New Jersey-based trainer Jimmy Takter’s barn, won a qualifier at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Wednesday in 1:59.2, romping home a 15 ¾-length winner. The mile was Val Taurus’s first since he made a break in a qualifier at the Meadowlands in late Apri
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World record holder faces stiff challenge in $500,000 Franklin
June 12, 2008
Joseph Muscara’s Mister Big, fresh off a performance in which he paced the fastest mile in history on a five-eighths mile oval, can expect an immediate challenge to his supremacy from seven rivals in Sunday’s $500,000 Ben Franklin final at Harrah’s Chester Casino and Racetrack.   This past
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Buck I St Pat set to compete in Miss Versatility
June 12, 2008
The $25,000 second leg of the Miss Versatility trotting series has drawn the interest of nine of the best trotting mares in North America, including world champion Buck I St Pat. The field of nine will go postward on Saturday night at Tioga Downs, which begins its card with a post time of
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NA Cup post-draw thoughts
June 11, 2008
Somebeachsomewhere, last year’s champion 2-year-old colt pacer in Canada and the United States, will leave from post two as the 8-5 morning line favorite when he puts his undefeated record on the line in Saturday’s $1.5 million Pepsi North America Cup at Mohawk Racetrack. Post positions were dete
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Snow White to qualify Thursday
June 11, 2008
Snow White, the 2007 Two-Year-Old Trotting Filly of the Year, will make her first qualifier appearance on Thursday morning at the Meadowlands, according to trainer Kevin Lare. Snow White became the fastest (1:52.4) and richest ($1,252,646) freshman filly trotter in history, punctuating her 11
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Morgan wins six at Harrington
June 11, 2008
Harrington Raceway's leading driver, Tony Morgan won six races Tuesday to give him 109 for the meet.   Morgan won the feature with Joe Muscara's Cruzinforalivin N ($3.80) who made her first start at Harrington a winning one, with a front stepping score in 1:54.3. The race was marred by a mi
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3-year-old colt trotters set new marks
June 11, 2008
Lear Jetta continued his dominance over the Pennsylvania trotting ranks, but Photo Bear stole a little bit of his thunder. as the two trotters took aim at a 7-year-old track record at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs during Pennsylvania Sire Stakes action on Tuesday afternoon. Just two races after Lear J
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Meadowlands Pick-4 bettors got a bonus from track
June 11, 2008
Meadowlands players benefited from a $7,147 bonus contributed by the track last Saturday when the Pick 4 pool fell short of the $75,000 guarantee. “It was pretty surprising to see the total Pick 4 pool was just under $68,000,” said assistant vice president of racing development and distribution A
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Youth dominates at Monticello
June 11, 2008
Last Saturday Goshen Historic Track held its annual Youth Day in conjunction with the matinee racing program there and though it wasn’t listed as such Monticello Raceway had a youth day of its own Tuesday when young drivers Jordan Stratton, Jason Bartlett and Jimmy Maro
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Is The Matrix wager the bet of the future?
June 11, 2008
New and innovative horse-racing wagers are rare but Churchill Downs has announced it will begin offering on Wednesday “The Matrix,” which gives bettors a package of all 15 win, exacta and trifecta plays on three horses for a minimum of $9, which works out to 60 cents per wager. Bettors—who can bet
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Update on New Jersey sales
June 11, 2008
Entries have closed for the 2008 New Jersey Classic yearling sale, while entries for the Tattersalls July Mixed Sale will close on Friday, June 13.   The New Jersey Classic will be held Sunday, Sept. 7, at the New Jersey Horse Park. The catalog is comprised of 225 yearlings, and catalogs will
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Insurance now in place to cover Americans racing in Canada
June 11, 2008
The USTA is partnering with racing groups in the United States and Canada to provide insurance to American horsemen who compete north of the border, with USTA president Phil Langley announcing Wednesday that Van Gundy would, in 2008, be providing a $250,000 policy for trainer and drivers w
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Horsemen injured at Pocono
June 11, 2008
Horsemen Irwin Lubar and Rocco Vinci were injured Wednesday morning in a pre-qualifying mishap involving three horses at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Lubar, of Tamarac, Fla., who just celebrated his 64th birthday yesterday, and Vinci of Chillicothe, Ohio, along with Vinci employee James M
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Handle at Scioto up 117.2 percent
June 11, 2008
After the first month of its 2008 racing season, Scioto Downs is up 117.2 percent in total betting and that makes Stacy Cahill, general manager of racing operations, extremely pleased.   “We’re certainly off to a strong start this year in total handle,” Cahill says. “You always worry about th
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Davis wins Billings division at The Meadows
June 11, 2008
Brent "The Zanesville Clipper" Davis won the CKG Billings Amateur circuit Midwest Regional contest Wednesday afternoon at The Meadows, driving Colonel Talbot to a 2:02.1 victory over longshot Tropicante, who was in rein to "Trader Bud" Hatfield, with Spit Happens and "Chicago George" Bon
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Native Bride looking for fifth in a row in Lynch Memorial
June 11, 2008
Native Bride, a winner of four straight at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, has drawn post four for the $250,792 James M. Lynch final set for Saturday at the northeastern Pennsylvania racetrack.   The 3-year-old AllAmerican Native filly produced the fastest time of the three Lynch elim
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Horseman Clarence Walters dies
June 11, 2008
Horseman Clarence Walters, 58, was killed Wednesday morning when he was kicked by a horse while working in the Mike Palone Stable at a private farm near The Meadows racetrack.   Walters reportedly entered the stall of a horse and was kicked in the chest by the animal. The Observer-R
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1,900 more slots in Indiana
June 10, 2008
Hot on the heels of Hoosier Park opening its 92,000 square-foot casino June 2, Indiana Downs began the slots era in Shelbyville Monday, June 9. Indiana Live! Casino opened the doors of its 70,000 square-foot temporary facility to the public at 10 am. The structure offers 1,900 slot machines and a Wo
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Four straight for Eagle Real One
June 10, 2008
Frank Dettore's Eagle Real One ($5.60, Jon Roberts) earned his fourth straight victory Monday in the $21,000 Junior Open Pace at Harrington Raceway.   The Josh Green trainee left hard from post five and set fractions of :27.1, :56, and 1:24.3. Immortal Quest N fought gamely first-over t
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HHBNYS website adds features
June 10, 2008
The Harness Horse Breeders of New York State has announced two new features for www.hhbnys.com website, with visitors now having the opportunity to hypothetically match mares with the currently listed 85-registered New York-based stallions from the stallion menu section, which wi
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Whitney, Pennacchio win Billings splits
June 10, 2008
Two more races in the C.K.G. Billings Amateur Driving Series went into the books on Monday at Monticello Raceway with Todd “The Downeaster” Whitney and “Joltin’ Joe” Pennacchio each reining a winner in their respective divisions. Whitney scored behind Woody Hoblitzell’s Tennis Champ from post
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War Boots is good enough to set Meadows mark
June 10, 2008
On a hot, steamy Monday made for records, War Boots took full advantage of the conditions by sizzling to victory in 1:49.4, fastest ever for a 4-year-old gelding pacer at The Meadows. Maltese Artist set the previous mark, 1:50.3, in 2005. The time was just a tick slower than the all-age Meado
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8-5 fav SBSW to start from post 2
June 10, 2008
The post position draw for Saturday's $1.5 million Pepsi North America Cup at Mohawk has taken place and Somebeachsomewhere will start from post two, with elim winner Deuce Seelster starting from post three and Badlands Nitro, also an elim winner, lining up in post four.   The winners of the
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Moon Beam wins qualifier in 1:53.1
June 10, 2008
After three lackluster qualifiers last month, and a bout of atrial fibrillation, the 3-year-old colt pacer Moon Beam finally got untracked Tuesday morning, winning a qualifier at Harrah’s Chester in 1:53.1. With trainer Eric Abbatiello in the sulky, Moon Beam sat a pocket trip until sprinting home w
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Commander Crowe wins 20th straight race
June 10, 2008
Commander Crowe (Juliano Star-Somack, by Mack Lobell) set a record for the longest winning streak by a Swedish horse when he posted his 20th straight victory on Tuesday at the Jaegersro track in Malmo, Sweden.   Johnny Takter drove Commander Crowe to the victory.   The 5-year-old Comma
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Don't forget to make changes in your jugbarn stable
June 10, 2008
Attention Little Brown Jug Fantasy players, you have until 10 am Saturday morning, June 14th, to make changes in your stable.You may make up to five changes in your active roster of horses for the North America Cup Final at Mohawk Racetrack.  The list of starters who will race in the NA Cu
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USTA names executive vice president search committee
June 10, 2008
U.S. Trotting Association president Phil Langley has announced the composition of a search committee that will review candidates for the currently vacant position of USTA executive vice president. USTA director Russell Williams, chairman of the Standardbred Horse Sales Co., will preside, and be as
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$4.6 million embezzlement charges from Hazel Park's owners
June 10, 2008
A former bookkeeper for Hartman & Tyner Inc., which owns Hazel Park Raceway in suburban Detroit, appeared in Oakland County Circuit Court on Monday on charges she embezzled more than $4.6 million from the company’s property management company.   Hanan Dallo, 41, was arraigned on the embez
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Barry joins Peninsula Farm
June 09, 2008
Carter and Helen Duer are pleased to announce that Jim Barry has joined their staff at Peninsula Farm in Lexington, Ky.    "We needed someone with Jim’s background and experience so when he became available we hired him," said Carter Duer. "I’ve known Jim for many years. He has worked i
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Tug River Princess remains perfect in Fan Hanover elims
June 08, 2008
The undefeated Tug River Princess turned in another flawless effort Saturday night in the fastest of four $35,000 Fan Hanover Stakes eliminations for three-year-old pacing fillies when she stopped the clock in 1:51.1. The other winners included O’Brien Award winner A And Gs Confusion (1:51.2), Arti
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Record night for Oosting at Balmoral Park
June 08, 2008
Mike Oosting had a track record eight driving wins Saturday night, the most ever on a Balmoral Park program. The record performance came exactly four weeks after Oosting bagged seven winners on May 10 which equaled the Crete, IL track record set earlier by Tony Morgan in 1998. Oosting won Saturday’
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Enough Talk second in Copenhagen Cup
June 08, 2008
Ghibellini, a 5-year-old son of Pine Chip, captured the Copenhagen Cup Sunday afternoon in Denmark, holding off the US representative Enough Talk in a spirited stretch drive. The US-bred Citation, now racing for Scandinavian owners, finished third.   The 10-year-old Steinlager took the early
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Mister Big, Artistic Fella sizzle in Franklin elims
June 08, 2008
Sunday afternoon at Harrah's Chester, Mister Big and Artistic Fella captured their respective $50,000 divisions of eliminations for the $500,000 Ben Franklin final, which will be contested Sunday, June 15. The first four finishers in each elimination earned spots in the rich 
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Mister Big sets 1:48.1 all-age world mark
June 08, 2008
Mister Big and Artistic Fella captured their respective $50,000 divisions of eliminations for the $500,000 Ben Franklin final, turning in 1:48.1 and 1::48.2 miles, repectively, to advance to the June 15 final at Harrah's Chester Racetrack and Casino.The first four finishers in each elimination
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Epangeline wins fastest of eight NYSS filly trotting divisions
June 08, 2008
Epangeline emphatically staked her claim as the leader of the New York Sire Stakes 3-year-old filly trotting division on Sunday when taking her $32,278 Sire Stakes split at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway in 1:57.3. The final clocking was the fastest of eight NYSS events contested on the day. Driven f
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Rags to Riches pacing series underway at Tioga
June 08, 2008
Northern Raucous posted the fasted of five divisions in the opening leg of the Rags to Riches pacing Series on Sunday afternoon at Tioga Downs. The mile of 1:53 established a new lifetime mark for the 7-year old gelded son of Northern Luck. Northern Raucous was driven by Aaron Merriman, trained by J
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Maryland Standardbred Race Fund action at Rosecroft
June 07, 2008
Jon Win [$2.10, $2.10, $2.10] trotted wire to wire in 1:57.1, winning a $10,200 division of the Maryland Standardbred Race Fund for three-year-old colts and geldings at Rosecroft Raceway on Friday. Driven by Victor Kirby, the Chip Chip Hooray gelding sped off of the gate to take the field through q
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Maywood Pace elminations to Determine This, Froggy Turner
June 07, 2008
Determine This and Froggy Turner won the respective elimination races Friday night and established themselves as the likely favorites for next Friday (June 13) night’s $100,000 Maywood Pace for Illinois bred three-year-old colts and geldings Determine This (Brent Holland) got the job done in front-
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Lynch Memorial eliminations contested at Pocono Downs
June 07, 2008
Loving Caroline, Respectable, and Native Bride all won eliminations for next week’s James M. Lynch Memorial stakes race for 3-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday afternoon at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.  In the first elimination, Loving Caroline made a first over move past tiring favorite Wo
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Somebeachsomewhere sizzles in 1:49
June 07, 2008
While thoroughbred Big Brown failed to a deliver a Triple Crown in New York, his standardbred counterpart Somebeachsomewhere remained unbeaten with another scintillating performance...this time in one of Saturday's $1.5 million Pepsi North America Cup eliminations at Mohawk Racetrack. With Pau
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Get Out of Dodge upsets in NJSS action
June 07, 2008
Get Out of Dodge was impressive in his Meadowlands debut, edging out the competition to win the $40,100 New Jersey Sire Stakes for three-year-old colts & geldings on Saturday night at the Meadowlands. Driven by Yannick Gingras, Get Out of Dodge yielded the lead to Proper Respect on the backsid
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Ranger and Deters team to win three Saturday at Pompano
June 07, 2008
Harness driver Bruce Ranger and trainer Mike Deters teamed up to score three winners Saturday night at the Isle Pompano Park including a victory in the $12,000 feature pace with I’m In Luck in 1:53.1. The Ranger-Deters show began in the very first race with Fox Valley Michael ($2.80) posting his th
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Green River Gorge rockets to 1:49 Hoosier Park triumph
June 07, 2008
The duo of Green River Gorge and Rick Schaut fired down the stretch to win the $23,000 Invitational Pace Saturday, June 7 at Hoosier Park. The timer stopped at 1:49.0, marking the second fastest mile ever paced over the seven-eighths mile oval. Charging out of the gate, Green River Gorge took the e
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New lifetime mark for Maxine's Menace, Marohn bags four
June 07, 2008
Jimmy Marohn Jr. was on a hot streak on Saturday night at Tioga Downs. Marohn made the trip to the winner’s circle four times on the eleven race card. His fourth came in the second division, first leg of the Tioga State Bank pacing series with heavy favorite Maxine’s Menace. It was the fourth win of
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Another record performance for Sheer Brilliance
June 07, 2008
After pacing in 1:50.4 last week to set a new seasonal national record for three-year-old geldings on a 5/8 mile track, Sheer Brilliance [$4.40, $2.80, $2.10] outdid himself with a mile in 1:50.3 this week, winning a $22,700 division of the Maryland Standardbred Race Fund at Rosecroft Raceway on Sat
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American Lane establishes new Yonkers track record
June 07, 2008
Returning from a late-spring break, Yonkers Raceway offered up Saturday night's trio of $30,000 Open Handicaps, with a new track record to show for it. American Lane (Jeff Gregory, four winners on the 11-race card), the odds-on favorite, held off No More Gold N (Greg Grimosre) in the weekly featured
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Illinois court rules Chicago casinos must pay surchage to tracks
June 06, 2008
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the four casino riverboats in the Chicago area must pay a surcharge to the racetracks, reversing an earlier decision that said the casinos were unconstitutionally targeted by a 2006 law that required they pay three percent of their receipts to the tr
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Self Possessed sweep at the Meadowlands
June 06, 2008
Nautical Notion stole the lead at the quarter and held on to win the second leg of the $30,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes for 3-year-old colt trotters at the Meadowlands Thursday night, with Azur capturing the second division. Trained and driven by Jan Johnson, Nautical Notion raced to victory in 1:54.4
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Saratoga feature won with power
June 06, 2008
After crossing the wire second in each of her last three starts, including consecutive defeats by a neck, J Power rewarded her loyal backers with a half-length victory on Thursday when taking the $5,500 featured non-winners trot at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway in a lifetime-best 2:01.2. Driven fro
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New web site design for NYSS
June 06, 2008
The New York Sire Stakes has a newly-designed web site, which is the second phase in a strategic branding initiative, which began earlier this year with a new logo and graphic identity for the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) and the Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund.
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Pennsylvania horsemen launching website
June 06, 2008
Earl Beal Jr., resident of the Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen’s Association, Friday announced the launch of www.paharnessweek.com. Visitors to the new web site can watch archived episodes of the PA HarnessWeek TV show, which airs first on Comcast SportsNet (Philadelphia region) on Saturdays at 1
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Matinees scheduled for Goshen's Historic Track
June 06, 2008
The 171st season of harness racing in the Cradle of The Trotter begins on Saturday at Goshen Historic Track. The racing card will be the first of three Saturday matinees which will be followed in early July by the 98th year of Grand Circuit racing.   On June 7, eight races are scheduled
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'Tempo' takes feature, two NJSS divisions contested
June 06, 2008
While the top colts in both sports get ready to do battle Saturday, the pacing mares took center stage Friday night at the Meadowlands. Southwind Tempo, driven by John Campbell, notched her sixth victory in nine starts this year in the $40,000 featured fifth race for older mares. Campbell drafted be
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Lantern Kronos, Warrawee June win Elegantimage elims
June 06, 2008
Lantern Kronos kept her season’s undefeated streak in tact while Prada Hall scored a huge upset in Friday night’s $35,000 eliminations of the Elegantimage Stakes for three-year-old filly trotters at Mohawk Racetrack. The other elimination fell to Warrawee June and driver Rick Zeron at odds of 4-1.
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Lifetime mark for Golden Falcon N in Tioga score
June 06, 2008
Golden Falcon N and Corey Braden high stepped their way to victory on Friday night at Tioga Downs in the featured $13,000 Fillies and Mares Open pace. The mile of 1:52.3 established a new lifetime mark for the 9-year old daughter of Falcon Seelster. Golden Falcon N is trained by Paul Bernardo for th
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Pompano horses barred from Hoosier Park
June 06, 2008
Due to the recent case of Streptococcus Equine (Strangles) at Pompano Park Harness Track, no horses from that facility will be allowed to enter the backstretch at Hoosier Park Racing and Casino. One case of the very contagious disease was confirmed Wednesday, June 4 in the stable area at the Pompano
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Real Velocity triumphs in the slop at Hoosier Park
June 06, 2008
Real Velocity, guided by Jason Dillander, raced down the stretch to win the $23,000 Fillies and Mares Invitational Friday, June 6. The win was Real Velocity’s eighth trip to the winner’s circle this season, and 11th in her lifetime. Me and My Baby, controlled by Joe Essig Jr., fired out of the sixt
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Silver Cedar N offspring score unique triple at Pompano
June 06, 2008
A unique world record was set at the Isle Casino & Racing at Pompano Park Friday as three foals, all mares and all from the same broodmare, Silver Cedar N, were winners on the same race program. The first winner was Silvers Luck ($3.80), a six-year-old mare by Falcon Seelster, who captured the
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NJSS for 3YO filly trotters underway
June 05, 2008
Lunar Dream OM and Fancy Vacation posted victories in the second round of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for 3-year-old filly trotters on Wednesday night at the Meadowlands, with Lunar Dream OM scoring by 1:55.3 and Fancy Vacation using a stretch rally to tally in 1:55.4. The colts were set to square of
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Vicki Gram notches fourth at Harrington
June 05, 2008
Art Stafford's Vicki Gram ($4.40, Art Stafford Jr.) earned her fourth win in six starts this meet at Harrington Raceway in the $21,000 Junior Open Trot Wednesday.   The 7-year-old Valley Victor mare left from post four and set fractions of :28.3, :59.1 and 1:28.2. She held off Laser Lav
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Strangles case reported at Pompano
June 05, 2008
One case of Streptococcus Equine (Strangles) has been confirmed Wednesday in the stable area at Pompano Park Harness Track. Live harness racing will continue as scheduled at the facility.   Track management, in working with animal health officials from the State of Florida and the United Sta
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Turn the page to the Scioto winner's circle four times
June 05, 2008
Driver Chris Page had the hot hand at Scioto Downs on Wednesday night as he won four of the evening’s 10 races. Page scored in the second race with the 27-1 longshot Class Attack, a winner in 1:56.3. Two races later, Page drove another pacing filly, Sky Ridge Teresa, to victory in 1:58.3
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Indiana's Dale Barlow dies
June 05, 2008
Dale Barlow, for many years the official timer at the Indianapolis State Fair and a longtime harness racing fan, died Thursday, May 22, 2008 at his home in Shelbyville, Ind., from natural causes.  He was 93 years old.   Barlow is the father of retired trainer-driver Ken Ba
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Gale Warning breezes in Pompano trot
June 05, 2008
For the second straight week, Gale Warning ($2.60) was able to breeze again in posting his second straight victory in the $12,000 feature trot at Pompano Park Wednesday. Driver Tom Sells started the race by taking the early lead with Battleshoe Victor but that was short lived as Gale
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SBSW aiming at NA Cup
June 05, 2008
Thursday morning, two days before the $1.5 million North America Cup elims at Mohawk, trainer and co-owner Brent MacGrath admitted to harnessracing.com that he felt a bit of relief after Somebeachsomewhere won his sophomore debut last Saturday night, May 31, in a Burlington division.   “Yeah,
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Reigning Dan Patch champ romps in soph debut
June 05, 2008
Making his first appearance of 2008, the 3-year-old colt trotter Deweycheatumnhowe, the reigning divisional champion and winter-book choice as Hambletonian favorite, coasted to a 10-length, 1:54 qualifying victory at the Meadowlands Thursday morning.   A perfect 10-for-10 last year
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Nine millionaires in Ben Franklin field
June 05, 2008
Seventeen of harness racing’s greatest pacing stars–including nine millionaires-have been entered in two $50,000 eliminations for the Ben Franklin at Harrah’s Chester Casino and Racetrack on Sunday, with the first four finishers in each returning for the rich $500,000 final on Su
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Register named senior VP of racing at NJSEA
June 05, 2008
The New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority Board of Commissioners Thursday named Lennon Register, a current Pennwood Racing executive, as senior vice president of racing, effective August 2008, after Dennis Dowd was named to the position of senior vice president of legal and governmental
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Three Finger Brown pitches new Monticello record
June 05, 2008
When Mike Merton reined Three Finger Brown to a 1:26.2 victory Thursday in Monticello Raceway’s initial three-quarter mile dash it established a new track record. The old standard of 1:32.2 was set by pacer Ivan Minbar and driver Lenny Abbruzzio on June 22, 1977.  Three Finger Brown circl
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Paver takes Whotookwhat to Meadows' winner's circle
June 05, 2008
Whotookwhat ended an uncharacteristically long drought on Thursday at The Meadows, using a powerful first-over move to capture the $18,000 Filly and Mare Open Trot in 1:55.2, a career best. The 6-year-old Inquirer mare has won 43 times in 105 career starts but, despite a string of place
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Filly trotter springs 10-1 upset in Illinois stake
June 04, 2008
Illinois conceived and foaled trotting fillies stepped into the spotlight on Tuesday night at Balmoral Park as a field of nine sophomores lined up for the $12,000 Fox Valley Diva Stake, won by Fox Valley Shannon.   After a huge win in the Violet Stake last week Spread The Chips was disp
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Blissful Maddie scores in Harrington feature
June 04, 2008
Larry Baron and Meadowbranch Stables Inc's Blissful Maddie ($6.40, Ross Wolfenden) earned a win in her second start for new connections in the $21,000 Mares Junior Open Tuesday at Harrington Raceway in 1:53.4. Trained by Josh Green the 5-year-old Blissfull Hall mare sat a pocket trip behind paces
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Scorpion Moon equals Pocono's all-age trot mark
June 04, 2008
Scorpion Moon matched the fastest ever trotting time at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in winning a $22,000 Open Handicap on Tuesday afternoon.   Leaving from the outside post in a field of eight, Scorpion Moon, the 4-5 favorite with Eric Goodell in the bike for trainer Tracy Brainard, took
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Bill Zendt wins 3,000th career race
June 04, 2008
Bill Zendt collected the 3,000th win of his driving career when he piloted Fudgjoe to victory in Tuesday’s sixth race at The Meadows.   “I was tickled to get it today and get it over with,” Zendt said. “It’s been a pretty nice career. What I remember most are all the nice horses and owners I’
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Dover Downs founder inducted into Delaware Hall of Fame
June 04, 2008
The late John Rollins, a visionary business leader who brought world-class sports to Delaware in the form of NASCAR motorsports and personally kept the sport of harness racing alive in the First State during the 1980s when its future was threatened by competition from neighboring states, was inducte
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Brennan says his injuries could have been worse
June 04, 2008
George Brennan told harnessracing.com Wednesday morning that he feels lucky his injuries weren’t a lot worse than the broken right wrist he suffered in a race accident at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs last Saturday, May 31, but that he still expects to be sidelined an indefinite period of time.  
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Meadowlands holds first baby races of the year
June 04, 2008
If Wednesday’s initial baby races at the Meadowlands are any indication of the upcoming year then trainers Ray Schnittker and Ron Gurfein appear to have strong groups in their stables as they won six and four races, respectively, including the Schnittker-trained-and-driven Keep It Fair, who earned s
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Native Bride supplemented to Lynch for $15,000
June 04, 2008
Native Bride, coming off a win in the $27,250 May Flowers late closer at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, has been supplemented for $15,000 into the 2008 James M. Lynch Memorial Pace, which gets underway Saturday, June 7, with elimination races. The Lynch has attracted 31 three-year-old pacing fill
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Revenue has first winner
June 03, 2008
In his first lifetime start, the 2-year-old Revenue gelding Pricevalleyrevitup set a national season's mark of 2:03 with a win over the half-mile oval in Mayfield, Ky., on Sunday, June 1.   The freshman gelding, owned by Marion T. (M.T.) Bowles of Kevil, Ky., is out of the Bon
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Three eliminations set for Saturday night at Mohawk
June 03, 2008
A total of 27 colts will make up three $50,000 eliminations for this year's 25th anniversary edition of the North America Cup sponsored by Pepsi, and Somebeachsomewhere has drawn post four in a field that includes Art Official, Lonestar Legend and Mucho Sleazy. Somebeachsomewhere is com
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82-year-old driver keys a 193-year-old Northfield trifecta
June 03, 2008
Eighty-two-year-old Eldon Spearman of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, piloted his 3-year-old Yankee Paco trotter Boy Meets Grill to victory in Monday's third race at Northfield, becoming the oldest driver to win a race in Northfield history. It was the 102nd career win for Spearman, who drives in only about a doz
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Four Starz Speed speeds to fourth win
June 03, 2008
He was unraced at two and on Monday afternoon at Monticello Raceway Four Starz Speed, a 3-year-old trotting colt owned by the Fourt Starzzzz Stables, notched his  fourth consecutive victory and remained undefeated when he turned back an aged field  in a 2:01.4 clocking.  
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Enough Talk draws post 8 in Copenhagen Cup
June 02, 2008
U.S. representative Enough Talk has drawn post eight in the 10-horse field for the Copenhagen Cup, which will be raced at the Charlottendlund track in the Danish capital city Sunday, June 8. The race will be over 2,011 meters with approximately $120,000 going to the winner. Jorgen Sjunnesson will dr
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2,000 slot machines at Indiana racetrack
June 02, 2008
Indiana’s first fully integrated casino and racetrack opened this morning when the official first dollar slid into one of 2,000 new state-of-the art slot machines at the Las Vegas-style Hoosier Park Racing & Casino in Anderson.    HoosierParkowners and executives, along with communi
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