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Field set for Sunday's Harrah's Chester Drivers' Challenge
October 07, 2008
On Sunday Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack will host its second annual Drivers' Challenge, with eight of North America's top drivers taking part for a share of $60,000 in prize money. The participating drivers will be donating their five-percent commissions to Operation Warm (www.operati
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Campbell steers filly pacer to Mohawk victory
October 07, 2008
Shacked Up made short work of nine rivals in capturing Monday night's $120,000(C) Ontario Sire Stakes Gold final for 2-year-old filly pacers at Mohawk Racetrack in 1:52.3. With John Campbell in town to drive for the first time, the filly got away third in the early going and watched as Arts S
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Former Twins manager Kelly's Print It scores at Harrington
October 07, 2008
Former Minnesota Twins manager Tom Kelly's Print It ($16, Ross Wolfenden) was an upset winner Monday in the featured $20,000 Junior Open Pace at Harrington Raceway in 1:52.3. The Josh Green trainee took full advantage of an early speed duel between Village Blitz (Tony Morgan) and Brian P (Br
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One Awesome Lavec returns to Saratoga's winner's circle
October 07, 2008
Michael Polansky’s One Awsome Lavec halted a nine-race losing streak on Monday when taking the co-featured $5,500 non-winners trot at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway in 1:59.4, giving trainer Dave Spagnola his third victory of the matinee program. Driven from post one by Brian Cross, One Awsome Lavec
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Pennsylvania Fair finals for sophomore fillies at Meadows
October 07, 2008
Talk All Day found late racing room between horses and captured the $20,000 Pennsylvania Fair final for 3-year-old pacing fillies on Monday at The Meadows. Though she set track records this year at Gratz and Arden, Talk All Day was second choice in the wagering behind the powerful Roger Hamme
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Jersey-based driver says he's a couple weeks away from sulky
October 07, 2008
Driver George Brennan told harnessracing.com Tuesday morning that he is within a couple of weeks of returning to the sulky after recovering from a broken right wrist suffered in a race accident at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in late May. Brennan, 41, said he had surgery last week to take a plate out
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Ohio's steroid prohibition to begin Jan. 1
October 07, 2008
At the Ohio State Racing Commission’s regularly scheduled meeting on September 17 at the Log Cabin on the grounds of the Delaware County Fairgrounds, the commission voted unanimously to approve an anabolic steroid policy and forward it to the Analytical Toxicology Laboratory at the Ohio De
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