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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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