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Saftic sweeps OSS Gold elims at Mohawk
August 03, 2008
Driver Mike Saftic reined home both winners in Saturday’s Ontario Sires Stakes Gold eliminations for three-year-old filly pacers at Mohawk, clicking with Chancey Lady and Im Just Special. Chancey Lady was making her first appearance since capturing the $733,031 Fan Hanover Final at Mohawk on June 1
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Freshman storms to first career win in Florida Stallion Stakes
August 03, 2008
Storming Howard scored his maiden victory in winning a $23,963 division of the Florida Stallion Stakes for two-year-old pacing colts and geldings Saturday at Pompano Park Harness Track by four and one-quarter lengths. The second division saw Valentine’s Gator be placed first after the race winner,
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Art Official wins in 1:49.4, Annieswesterncard in record 1:50.3
August 03, 2008
World record holder Art Official and freshman pacer Annieswesterncard provided trainer Joe Seekman and Sawgrass Farms a powerful one-two punch Saturday night, August 2 at Indiana Downs. Driven by Ron Pierce, Art Official cruised to a 1:49.4 win in the $150,000 Monument Circle while the Hall of Fame
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Hawthorne hosts fourth annual Night of Champions
August 03, 2008
The fourth annual Night of Champions at Hawthorne Race Course on Saturday, August 2 anointed the newest kings and queens of Illinois-breds. Eight divisions of 2 and 3-year pacers and trotters of both sexes battled it out for supremacy. They were led by Southern Rocketop, who for the second straight
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Mai Tai Guy paces Ohio State Fair stakes with 1:52.3 score
August 03, 2008
Mai Tai Guy went right to the front and never looked back in winning his $29,350 division of the Director of Agriculture 3-year-old pace at Scioto Downs on Saturday night. He hit the wire 4-1/4 lengths in front in 1:52.3. Scioto Saturday's program wrapped up a four-night stand of Ohio State Fair s
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Silver Flash wins Tioga feature in 1:53
August 03, 2008
Howard Parker and Silver Flash used a three wide sweep down the backside to take down the featured $14,000 Open Handicap pace in 1:53 on Sunday afternoon at Tioga Downs. Silver Flash is trained by Paul Szalay Jr. for owners Frank and Lisa Matassa of Plainview, New York. It was the third win of the s
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Grassroots divisions contested at Sudbury Downs
August 03, 2008
Town Hall Babe cruised to a four length victory in the third $20,000 Grassroots division at Sudbury Downs on Sunday afternoon, leading the field of two-year-old trotting fillies from gate to wire in 2:07.2. Trainer Wayne Henry drove the filly to the win, her first in four attempts, on behalf of his
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Somebeachsomewhere wins Mohawk return in 1:49
August 03, 2008
Somebeachsomewhere made a triumphant return to Mohawk Racetrack on Sunday and had a large crowd cheering in the stretch as he captured a $50,000 Three-Year-Old Open Pace for Paul MacDonell in 1:49. The clocking was just a fifth off the track record for three-year-old colt pacers and was the third t
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St Lads Popcorn collects second OSS Gold Final victory
August 03, 2008
The flight to Ottawa may not have been much fun for driver Jason Brewer, but the one minute and fifty-five seconds spent guiding St Lads Popcorn to her second straight Gold Final victory Sunday made the trip home a whole lot more bearable. Brewer and this season’s two-year-old pacing filly sen
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