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Four NYSS wins for B Intensified
August 20, 2008
Yonkers Raceway's state-bred action resumed Tuesday night with the $195,009 New York Sire Stakes Clyde Hirt Pace for 2-year-old filly pacers, and the star of the show was B Intensified, who held off all challengers in the second $48,527 event, winning a by a hard-fought nose in 1:56.4. &n
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12 in Crown Trot; byes for Arch Madness, Knight Of Intrigue
August 20, 2008
With divisional honors up for grabs in the older trotting division, 12 of North America’s veterans entered the Breeders Crown final to be raced Aug. 30 at Mohawk Racetrack in Campbellville, Ont. A single elimination of 10 horses will jockey for the remaining eight spots on the starting gate, as tw
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Smedshammer takes byes for Crown Mare Trot
August 20, 2008
An even dozen of North America’s top trotting mares forced a single elimination race to be contested Friday to reach a field of 10 for the $250,000 Breeders Crown Mare Trot final, one of four open events scheduled for Saturday, August 30, at Mohawk Racetrack in Campbellville, Ont. Traine
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My Little Dragon aiming for Breeders Crown hat trick
August 20, 2008
A 12-pack of mares--bedecked with year-end titles north and south of the border and boasting total lifetime earnings of $11.8 million among them, will race Friday to arrive at a field of 10 for the $331,500 Breeders Crown Mare Pace final, one of four open events scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 30,
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New York-breds in action at Mighty M Thursday
August 20, 2008
New York-breds take center stage at Monticello Raceway on Thursday afternoon with over $205,000 up for grabs for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings in five divisions of New York Sire Stakes and over $32,000 on the line in three New York Sire Stakes late-closer trots for freshman tro
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Sixteen Candles wins Harrington open
August 20, 2008
Bob Kinsey Jr. and William Oberle Jr.'s Sixteen Candles ($4.60, Kinsey) earned her sixth win of the year Tuesday in the $18,000 Mares Junior Open at Harrington Raceway. The Kinsey trainee settled third early behind pacesetter Bikini Bottom who set fractions of :27.1 and :55.2. Sixteen C
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Alloveramerica breaks 15-race skein with Saratoga victory
August 20, 2008
The 6-year-old pacer Alloveramerica halted a 15-race losing streak on Tuesday when taking the featured $5,500 non-winners pace at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway in 1:55. Guided from post five by Jim Devaux, Alloveramerica paced confidently on the lead through uncontested fractions of :27.2, :57.1, a
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Pedigree Snob fastest in PASS
August 20, 2008
Pedigree Snob posted the fastest winning time in Pennsylvania Sire Stakes action on Tuesday afternoon at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Pedigree Snob (Allamerican Native-Hallmark Hanover), driven by Tim Tetrick for trainer Jim Arledge, Jr., dominated a field of 2-year-old pacing fillies in 1:53.3
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Red Mile gearing up for Unbridled Evening of Champions
August 20, 2008
The Red Mile will be the place to be on Sunday night, Aug. 31, as the historic harness racetrack in Lexington, Ky., will host its second annual $2.4 million Kentucky Sire Stake’s Unbridled Evening of Champions, the richest final’s event of its kind in North America. Eight $300,000 finals for 2 and 3
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Broodmare Miss Marita euthanized
August 20, 2008
Brittany Farms’ outstanding broodmare Miss Marita, the dam of 2006 Hambletonian Oaks champion Passionate Glide, 2000 Hambletonian Oaks champion Marita’s Victory, and two-time New Jersey Sire Stakes champion Mr. Vic, was euthanized Monday after having undergone colic surgery a week earlier, at the ag
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Michigan's Otis Boring dies
August 20, 2008
Longtime Michigan horseman Rolland “Otis” Boring, the brother of Wolverine State Hall of Famer Chris Boring, died Tuesday. He was 65. Mr. Boring was born June 6, 1943 to James “Leon” and Helen Boring in Indianapolis, Ind. On Jan. 26, 1965 he married Penelope Sue Head, settling in Adrian a
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Tie atop Jug Fantasy Contest halfway standings
August 20, 2008
John (Boomboom) Bell 111 and James (eharness) Guagliardo are the co-leaders at the halfway point in the Little Brown Jug Fantasy Contest and they, along with the remaining eight in the top 10, will receive two stadium seat tickets for this year’s Little Brown Jug Thursday, Sept. 18 at the Delaw
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Hogies Cam notches win number 20 at Mighty M
August 20, 2008
At Monticello Raceway on Wednesday afternoon, Hogies Cam, despite a move up in class, showed shear grit when the veteran pacer held off a late charge by Show-Time-Sam and driver Billy “Zeke”  Parker Jr. to score his 20th seasonal victory. Once again, Jordan Stratton was at
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14 entered in Cane, including Art Official, Badlands Nitro
August 20, 2008
The field is set for a pair of eliminations for the 54th edition of the Cane Pace, with 14 colts entered in the race to be contested at Freehold Raceway on Saturday, Aug. 23, with the top four finishers in each of the $65,475 elims advancing to the $392,85 final set for September 1.   Th
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