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Second session average drops from '07
October 03, 2008
The second session of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale on Thursday night had a distinctly slower pace than the opening night on Wednesday, and after the last horse to sell was hammered down, the numbers showed the average price for the second session had declined 10.6 percent from the previ
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Spending $700 billion on the backstretch with Gordon on Friday
October 03, 2008
It’s a glorious Friday morning in Lexington and as I walk through The Red Mile backstretch I was thinking about how to break the news that I was purchasing The Horseman And Fair World, compensating the owners generously and taking care of my co-workers—however not too generously since I wouldn’
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Winning Master scores in OSS Gold final
October 03, 2008
Winning Mister battled an extremely sloppy race track, along with nine rivals, to capture the $120,000(C) Ontario Sire Stakes Gold final for 2-year-old colt and gelding trotters on a rainy Thursday night at Mohawk Racetrack. The black son of Angus Hall-Taking Flight sat patiently in fifth po
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Freshman colt pacers featured in five ISS divisions at Red Mile
October 03, 2008
Brian Sears rallied Dial Or Nodial down the stretch and the son of Western Ideal posted his second straight victory in Lexington as he won the first of five divisions of the $443,600 International Stallion Stake for 2-year-old colt pacers Friday afternoon at The Red Mile.   Moving to the lead
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Glen Garnsey Memorial contested Friday at Red Mile
October 03, 2008
Knock Three Times and driver David Miller swooped the entire field down the stretch to win the first of three $122,300 divisions of the Glen Garnsey Memorial for 3-year-old filly pacers Friday afternoon at The Red Mile.   Victim Of Love and Paul MacDonell had the first call on the lead ut the
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Bill Brown to receive Bruce Hamilton Memorial Medial from HHBNYS
October 03, 2008
William S. "Bill" Brown has been selected by Harness Horse Breeders of New York State as the second annual recipient of the Bruce Hamilton Memorial Medal. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to harness horse racing and improvements of the breeding of Standardbred horses in the State of N
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Lantern Kronos, One Tough Lass take Filly Futurity elims
October 03, 2008
Jimmy Takter moved Lantern Kronos to the top just past the opening quarter of :28 after leaving from post seven and went on the rest of the way to a measured victory in the first $61,740 elimination of the 44th Kentucky Filly Futurity for 3 year olds Friday afternoon at The Red Mile, while One Tough
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Straight-heat win as elim winner Lantern Kronos scratched
October 03, 2008
One Tough Lass won the second and decisive heat of the $343,000 Kentucky Filly Futurity Friday afternoon at The Red Mile as she won by open lengths in 1:52.4, her task made a bit easier with the scratch of the other elimination winner, Lantern Kronos.   One Tough Lass drew post one and Lanter
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Swift Kid stretches streak to six in NJSS Green Acres final
October 03, 2008
Swift Kid extended his winning streak to six with a victory in the $35,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes–Green Acres final for 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings Friday afternoon at Freehold Raceway. The son of Yankee Glide, driven by Jack Baggitt Jr. and trained by Ray Remmen, has not lost a
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