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Swoosh Hanover wins fifth straight in PASS split
July 30, 2008
Swoosh Hanover swept to the lead at the quarter pole and trotted on to an effortless victory—her fifth straight—in a division of a $202,860 Pennsylvania Sires Stake for 3-year-old fillies Tuesday at The Meadows.   The stake, known as the Meadow Bright, was contested over four divisions, with
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Riverofglory takes top Saratoga trot
July 30, 2008
The 11-year-old trotting mare Riverofglory returned to her winning ways on Tuesday, taking the featured $5,500 non-winners trot at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway in 1:59.3 to prevail for the 51st time in her career.   Starting from post two with Scott Mongeon at the lines, Riverofglory showed l
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Seibel and Rice to host Hambletonian on NBC
July 30, 2008
Gary Seibel, harness racing’s expert commentator, and award winning reporter Kenny Rice, will host NBC’s coverage of the 83rd Hambletonian at the Meadowlands on Saturday, Aug. 2 with the one-hour live broadcast beginning at 2 p.m.     The NBC broadcast team recently won their seventh con
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Voice your opinion in Cohen's First Over, now on the toolbar
July 30, 2008
There is plenty of action on the racetrack this week and there is also plenty of action in Andrew Cohen's First Over blog, which can now be linked by clicking the "First Over Blog" spot on the toolbar located at the top of the home page of harnessracing.com. Cohen gives his take on the happenin
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Where's Waldo fastest 2YO pacer at Vernon this season
July 30, 2008
Josh Marks delivered three victories on Tuesday night (July 29), including a 1:56.4 score with Where’s Waldo, who became the fastest 2-year-old pacing gelding of Vernon Downs’ 55th season.   Tucking in behind the mile-cutter Sealed In My Heart in Tuesday’s $5,000 third race, Where’s Waldo dr
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Art Official to face 10 others in $150,000 Monument Circle
July 30, 2008
Sawgrass Farms’ Art Official has drawn post four in the inaugural $150,000 Monument Circle at Indiana Downs, slated for the 11th race Saturday evening, August 2. The Art Major colt will be joined by 10 other sophomore pacers, including several local horses. The stake will be bookended by two $75,000
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Snow White right back in Friday's Duenna Invitational
July 30, 2008
Although most people expected the top 3-year-old filly trotter Snow White to get some time off after making a break last Saturday in her Hambletonian Oaks elimination, she was entered right back by trainer and co-owner Kevin Lare for Friday night’s $32,000 Duenna Invitational at the Meadowlands. Sno
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Adios elimination post positions announced
July 30, 2008
The post positions have been set for the $50,000 eliminations of the Delvin Miller Adios slated for Friday, Aug. 1, at Mohegan Sun at Pocono. The final will be held next Saturday, Aug. 9, with a purse of $350,000. First Elimination 1-      Goddess’s Justin   &nb
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Cameron Hall, winner of $1.8 million, euthanized at age 9
July 30, 2008
Cameron Hall, the winner of $1.8 million during her racing career, was euthanized at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Kentucky, early Wednesday morning due to a non-reversible condition involving her small intestine. Owned by Erkki Laakkonen, the daughter of Garland Lobell was 9 years
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