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Margarita Momma equals Indy Downs record in Kentuckiana win
August 23, 2008
Margarita Momma equaled the Indiana Downs track record for freshman filly trotters Friday night, winning her $70,225 division of the Kentuckiana Stallion Management stakes in 1:56.3. Trainer Jan Johnson sat behind the Yankee Glide filly, a third-place finisher in the $523,600 Merrie Annabelle final.
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Mya Tri wins 19th straight in lifetime best 1:56.1
August 23, 2008
Trotting phenomenon Mya Tri kept her perfect record intact Friday night, August 22 in Indiana Sires Stakes competition at Indiana Downs. The sophomore filly won her 19th career start handily in 1:56.1, a new lifetime best. She was driven by Walter Haynes Jr., who co-owns the three year old with bree
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Built By Lindy wins Scioto feature in 1:58.2
August 23, 2008
Built By Lindy, a 3-year-old half-brother to the noted stallion Lindy Lane, trotted away with the feature trot on Friday at Scioto Downs for trainer-driver Kenny Kidd. He won by 2-1/2 lengths in a time of 1:58.2 for the mile. Pegafest went to the front at the start of the race, followed by Tommy G
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Conway Hall offspring sweep 3YO events at Yonkers
August 23, 2008
The state's marquee 3-year-old colts and geldings inundated Yonkers Raceway Friday night for the $236,883 New York Sire Stakes White Plains Trot. All four winners were sons of Conway Hall. Four Starz Speed (Stephane Bouchard, $6.40) walked around the oval in the first ($59,770) division for a fourt
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Supplement starting to pay off as mare wins Crown elim
August 23, 2008
Lyle MacArthur and the supplemental entry Southwind Madonna made their intentions clear by charging to the lead and holding off all challengers to tie the Mohawk track record of 1:49.3 in the Breeders Crown elimination for mare pacers.   MacArthur pinched off a pylon-skimming bid in the f
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Saratoga feature to Pablo Angus in 1:57.2
August 23, 2008
Pablo Angus visited the Saratoga Gaming and Raceway winner’s circle for the third time in four local appearances when leading every step of the way to take the featured $15,000 Open Trot on Friday in 1:57.2. Driven aggressively from post eight by Dan Cappello Jr., Pablo Angus outfought a stubborn E
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Brigham Dream takes Crown Mare Trot elim
August 23, 2008
The fast but unpredictable Brigham Dream shouldered by a pacesetting Susies Magic in the stretch of the Breeders Crown Mare Trot elimination at Mohawk and Luc Ouellette let her open up to the wire to nail her first win of the year in 1:54.   “I don't think I even picked my whip up, I just sho
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Six straight wins for Bella Dolce
August 23, 2008
Bella Dolce stepped into the spotlight for a sixth consecutive time Friday night at Mohawk, capturing the $201,300 SBOA Stakes final for 3-year-old trotting fillies in 1:55.2.Leaving from post 3 with Paul MacDonell at the lines, 1-9 favorite Bella Dolce settled into a comfortable seventh place
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David Paquet dies in Afghanistan
August 23, 2008
United States Army Sgt. David Paquet, 26, the son of longtime horseman Fern Paquet and his wife Dawn, was killed in combat while serving his country in Afghanistan on Wednesday, August 20. David Paquet was a seasoned Army veteran who had also served tours of duty in Iraq and Kuwait. In addition
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Art Official wins Cane elim in 1:50.4
August 23, 2008
Art Official paced the fastest mile in Freehold Raceway history, turning in a 1:50.4 effort to win one of two Cane Pace eliminations Saturday afternoon, with Badlands Nitro taking the other in a more pedestrian 1:53.   Art Official started from post six in the second $65,475 elim, but wa
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Enough Talk's 1:51.1 in Crown elim equals mark
August 23, 2008
Enough Talk won the Breeders Crown Open Trot elimination at Mohawk Racetrack Saturday night, and in the process he tied the Canadian mark of 1:51.1 when he easily won by 5 3/4 lengths over runner-up Digital Image, with Coreleone Kosmos even farther back in third.   Enough Talk, who campa
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Field and post positions set for Metro final
August 23, 2008
Three $40,000 eliminations on Saturday night at Mohawk determined who will race for $1 million Metro pot next Saturday night, and the youngster who stepped to the front of the class was Annieswesterncard, who turned in a sizzling 1:50.4 elim win for owner Sawgrass Farms and Joe Seekman, th
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Racing Star, Backstreet Sweetie in She's A Great Lady elims
August 23, 2008
Longshot Racing Star came home 2 1/2 lengths to the good and scored in 1:53.3 at Mohawk Saturday night in the first of two $35,000 eliminations for next week’s $780,000 Shes A Great Lady for freshman filly pacers. It was essentially a two-horse race as Yannick Gingras hustle
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Clerk Magistrate, Lantern Kronos win at Balmoral
August 23, 2008
The colt Clerk Magistrate and filly Lantern Kronos made up for their bad luck in the Hambletonian and Oaks by winning American National events at Balmoral Park Saturday night.   Regular driver Trevor Ritchie sent Clerk Magistrate to the lead just past the first quarter (:27.4) as David Miller
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