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Prime Interest Wins Saratoga Open Trot in New Track Record
August 16, 2008
Prime Interest trotted the fastest mile in the history of Saratoga Gaming and Raceway on Friday (August 15) when capturing the featured $15,000 Open Trot in 1:55.1, eclipsing the previous mark of 1:55.2 set by Algiers Hall in 2006.   Starting from post one with Frank Coppola, Jr. at the lines
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Sears sets trotting, pacing track records
August 16, 2008
My Little Dragon generated the fastest mile in the 55-year history of Vernon Downs Friday night, pacing to a 1:49.4 victory in the $123,500 final of the Artiscape Pacing Series, sponsored by the Brittany Farms & Stallion Management.   My Little Dragon took control of the race before
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Track records fall on Grand Circuit day at Indianapolis
August 16, 2008
American Firedog and Mike Oosting proved to be much the best Saturday at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, winning the $63,343 Fox Stake for freshman colt pacers in a stakes record 1:51.2. The feature capped a record day of Grand Circuit action as two more track marks would fall. It was a banner day f
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Art Official recovers from miscue to win in 1:51.3
August 16, 2008
Although the Fox Stake may have been the highlight of the Grand Circuit card at the Indiana State Fair, all eyes were on world champion Art Official. The three-year-old colt won the $28,979 Horseman contest in 1:51.3, but not without a little drama. Driven by Travis Seekman, the millionaire became r
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Mister Big & Sears on Top for Canada's Big Race
August 16, 2008
Mister Big made a big move in deep stretch to capture the 66th edition of Canada's most prestigious race for older pacers, the C$702,000 Canadian Pacing Derby at Mohawk Racetrack.   Driver Brian Sears played a waiting game with the 5-year-old son of Grinfromeartoear, while Eagle Luck and Sylv
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Bulletproof Sweeps Eternal Camnation Splits
August 16, 2008
The 8-5 co-favorite, In The Game, survived a last-second scrimmage at the wire to take the first of two C$141,800 splits of the Eternal Camnation Stakes, an important prep race for the She’s A Great Lady Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies, at Mohawk, in 1:55.4.   Jack Moiseyev urged the Bet
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Sailing Cruise Upsets Bullville Powerful in NY Fair Stakes
August 16, 2008
Sailing Cruise pulled off the upset on Saturday night at Tioga Downs when he nosed the heavy favorite, Bullville Powerful, at the wire in 1:51.3, in a New York State Fair Stakes.   The 3-year old son of Riverboat King, out of the Sportsmaster mare Mattie MacCheese, was driven by Jim Morrill,
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