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EJ's Copperstone equals lifetime mark in ISS victory
July 26, 2008
Sophomore EJ’s Copperstone picked up where she left off at Hoosier Park, winning the opening round of Indiana Sires Stakes competition for filly pacers Friday night at Indiana Downs. With Don Irvine Jr. in the bike, the daughter of Lease On Life captured the $12,000 contest in 1:53.2. It was the si
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Red Mile opens meet on Sunday
July 26, 2008
The second oldest harness racing track in the country, The Red Mile, is set to kick off its 133rd season of racing on Sunday, July 27, and racing will be held Sunday, Monday and Thursday evenings. Racing will be conducted through September 18, with a first post of 6:30 p.m. each night. The ei
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NYSS action at Tioga; Biggest Big Bertha equals track record
July 26, 2008
Michelle’s Way and Jim Morrill Jr. scored in the third division of New York Sire Stakes for freshmen trotting fillies on Friday night at Tioga Downs. The 2-year old daughter of Conway Hall out of the King Conch mare Miss Michelle was a $95,000 yearling purchase for Brittany Farms of Versailles, Kent
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24 entered in Adios; 3 elims set for Aug. 1
July 26, 2008
Dali, Moon Beam, Rudy Rednose, Sand Shooter and Upfront Hannahs Boy head up a field of 24 open 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings for the 2008 Delvin Miller Adios, to be held at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Saturday, Aug. 9.   Three elimination races, carrying purses of $50,000 each, will be
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Scioto cancels after first race
July 26, 2008
Scioto Downs canceled its Saturday night card after the first race because of a power failure. Scioto had 10 races scheduled on the card.
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Sears drives all three Oaks elim winners
July 26, 2008
Brian Sears seemed to have traded his whip for a broom as he swept all three Hambletonian Oaks eliminations Saturday night at the Meadowlands, winning with Lantern Kronos (1:54.2), Stage Show (1:54.3) and Creamy Mimi (1:55.1). The world champion Snow White will be back at the barn after breakin
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Deweycheatumnhowe, Crazed emerge as top contenders
July 26, 2008
Deweycheatumnhowe remained unbeaten when he captured his $70,000 Hambletonian elimination Saturday night at the Meadowlands in 1:52.3, but the 1:52.2 score by Crazed in the third Hambo elim tempered any proclamations that Dewey is a lock to win the trotting classic next Saturday at the Big M. The ot
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Bella Dolce wins CBS at Mohawk in 1:55.3
July 26, 2008
Having apparently banished the torn back muscle suffered earlier this season, the 3-year-old daughter of Kadabra was solid gold tonight in winning the $191,206 Canadian Breeders' Championship final for 3-year-old trotting fillies Saturday night at Mohawk.   Leaving from post four as the 6-5 f
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Southwind Swallow upsets in CBC for 3YO filly pacers
July 26, 2008
Southwind Swallow, a 19-1 shot, and trainer-driver Mike Vanderkemp pulled off a stunning 1:52.1 upset victory in the second of four Canadian Breeders' Championship contests Saturday night at Mohawk. The $168,551 CBC final for 3-year-old filly pacers seemed to be destined to go to 4-5 favourite
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Define The World gives Libfeld 2 big wins
July 26, 2008
Paul MacDonell captured his second Canadian Breeders' Championship of the Saturday night card at Mohawk when he drove Define The World to a stunning five-length victory in a new lifetime best clocking of 1:54.1 in the $166,723 event for 3-year-old trotting colts. The colt is owned by Al Libfeld
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Keystone Horatio bests rival The Mohegan Pan
July 26, 2008
After placing second three times in a row in earlier Canadian Breeders' Championships divisions at Mohawk Saturday night, driver Randy Waples finally scored in the $165,821 glamour boy division for 3-year-old pacing colts with Keystone Horatio, winning in 1:50.4. Sent off as the 7-5 second choice to
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Lare says Snow White dealing with
July 26, 2008
Since last fall, the talk has been whether or not world champion filly Snow White could take on the undefeated colt Deweycheatumnhowe in the Hambletonian. When the filly underwent tie-back throat surgery earlier this year her fate seemed to be the Oaks, but Saturday night at the Meadowlands she fail
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Classic finals held at Big M
July 26, 2008
The $250,000 Classic Series finals for older horses were contested at the Meadowlands Saturday night, and the winners were Artistic Fella, Godiva Hall, My Little Dragon and Corleone Kosmos.   Artistic Fella, driven by Tim Tetrick, set a world record of 1:56.1 in capturing the Pacing Classic a
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