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World champion filly to start in Delvin Miller elims
July 01, 2008
Snow White co-owner Curtis Larrimore reported Tuesday morning that the 3-year-old filly trotter came out of last Friday’s Coaching Club Trotting Oaks at the Meadowlands healthy after making a break on the lead down the backstretch and that she has been entered in this weekend’s Delvin Miller Me
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Cantab Hall fillies dominate in PASS
July 01, 2008
Fresh off a trio of preps, including a wire-to-wire 2:01.2 qualifier at the Meadowlands, All Star Hanover ($6.80) was in fine form, taking the fastest of six Pennsylvania Sire Stakes divisions for 2-year-old trotting fillies Monday afternoon at Harrah's Chester, turning in a 1:59.4 performance. T
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Favorites sweep Town Pro divisions at Mohawk
July 01, 2008
It was a good night for the favorites on Monday at Mohawk Racetrack as all were victorious in the three $18,000(C) divisions in the opening leg of the Town Pro Pacing Series for 3-year-old fillies. In the opening split, Autumn Magic used her early speed to overcome post eight and then gutted out
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Seven straight wins now for Vivere
July 01, 2008
Lauren Allen's Vivere ($5.80, Frank Milby) earned his seventh straight win at Harrington Raceway Monday in an optional $40,000 claiming event for pacers in 1:52.4. The 6-year-old Life Sign gelding has won nearly all of those starts on the front and Monday was no different as Milby sent him for th
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Stratton scores 6 at Mighty M on 21st birthday
July 01, 2008
On June 30, 1987, Jordan Stratton first saw the light of day and on his birthday 21 years later Monticello Raceway’s leading driver won six consecutive races on the Mighty M Monday card. Stratton began his assault in the second race with a 2:00.2 trotting victory with September Stables' Mis
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Third Day wins, Maltese Artist sneaks in conditioned victory
July 01, 2008
Third Day, who fell victim to a brutal trip last week, made his own luck on Monday at The Meadows, capturing the $23,000 Preferred Handicap Pace in wire-to-wire fashion. Dave Palone avoided traffic problems by gunning Third Day to the lead in :27. When the pair strolled through the second pan
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Armbro Barrister rules in Pocono feature
July 01, 2008
Armbro Barrister came up just shy of his own track record but still did enough to win Monday afternoon’s featured $22,000 Open Handicap Trot at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Leaving as the 4-5 favorite from the outside post in a seven-horse field, Armbro Barrister wrestled the lead away from O
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IHHA reacts to Illinois riverboat surcharge appeal
July 01, 2008
Illinois Harness Horsemen's Association president George Bonomo has posted a notice on the IHHA website regarding the appeal by the Illinois riverboats regarding a surcharge to the tracks that will pay three percent of receipts. Here is the posting: The Illinois Riverboats did file a last minute a
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Heyden's road to the Meadowlands Pace
July 01, 2008
Each week, Meadowlands' statistician Bob Heyden ranks the top contenders for the $1 million Meadowlands Pace on July 19, and he still ranks Somebeachsomewhere at the top of the list.   Rank, Horse, Driver, Trainer, Owner, Bob Heyden's Comments 1. Somebeachsomewhere, Paul MacDonell, Brent Mc
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Field set for Credit Winner final
July 01, 2008
A field of six of the top trotters, including San Remo Kosmos and Flash Lightning, will go to the post in the eighth race at Vernon Downs on Friday, July 4, in the $137,000 Credit Winner Final. Vernon Downs is holding a special post time of 1:15 pm for the holiday card on Friday afternoon.
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Driver tournament set for July 27 at Tioga
July 01, 2008
Brian Sears and Yannick Gingras are wanted men as they return to Tioga Downs on Sunday, July 27, to defend their title as the champions in the Second Annual Driver’s Championship at Tioga Downs. Post time is set for 1:15 pm.   In a letter dated April 28, the New York State Raci
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