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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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