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Filly trotter overcomes post 10 to take Balmoral feature
October 16, 2008
    The daylong rains and chilly conditions did nothing to dampen the spirits of Sandbur Farms and Doug Hamilton’s Tropical Caprice as she splashed home with a thrilling head decision in 2:00.3 over a "sloppy" track to win the $50,650 Violet Stakes fpr 2-year-old filly trotters Wedn
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Tweedle Dum's streak ends while freshmen continue way to bonus
October 16, 2008
All good things must come to an end and such was the case for former world record holder, Tweedle Dum, whose nine-race winning streak came to a close Wednesday at the Isle Pompano Park.   The $14,000 feature trot saw Battleshoe Victor ($17.80) and driver Anthony Napolitano leave out fro
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Riley Rose's 1:49.3 win at Colonial fastest pace of fall meet
October 16, 2008
Esther Bier’s Riley Rose closed resolutely win a $10,000 winners-over feature in 1:49.3, the fastest pace of the fall season Wednesday at Colonial Downs.  Riley Rose got a perfect trip under the direction of Sean Bier, who won four races Wednesday night at Colonial. Riley Rose tuc
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Track records in DSBF splits at Harrington
October 16, 2008
Richards Stable, Donna Sullivan and Judy Leonard's Ray's Big Bubba (1:53.4, Ross Wolfenden) equaled Badlands Nitro's track record for 2-year-old pacing colts Wednesday at Harrington Raceway with an impressive win in the second leg of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) stakes.   T
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All-Star Harness Announcers' field set for Harrah's Chester
October 16, 2008
On Sunday, Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack on-course commentator James Witherite-Rieg will be joined by a number of his colleagues from across North America for the second annual All-Star Harness Announcers' Day, held at Harrah's Chester. Returning from last year's event are: Robi
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Fillies ready to vie for spot in Three Diamonds final
October 16, 2008
Fifteen feisty freshman fillies will be going postward on Friday night at Woodbine, in two $23,000(C) eliminations for the $660,000(C) Three Diamonds Stakes, part of the Fall Four for 2 year olds scheduled for Oct. 25. In the first elim (race #6, post time 9:10 p.m.), a Western Ideal la
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Yonkers bumps Messenger purse nearly $100,000 to $650,000
October 16, 2008
Yonkers Raceway has announced its has raised the purse of next week's Messenger Stakes to $650,000, from its original listed value of $559,070. "There was money available in our stakes account and we wanted to show our appreciation to the connections of the horses that entered," general manag
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Bartlett named to represent U.S. in World Driving Championship
October 16, 2008
Jason Bartlett, 27, a native of Maine who earlier this year won the 2,000th race of his driving career, has accepted an invitation from the U.S. Trotting Association to represent the United States in the 2009 World Driving Championship, which will be contested in Norway.   “This is a great o
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Pennsylvania to implement on-track cardiovascular checking
October 16, 2008
Anton Leppler, director of harness racing for the Pennsylvania Racing Commissions, has announced that the Harness Commission has implemented a proactive one-of-its-kind monitoring program for racehorses that will promote cardiovascular health among its equine athletes. “We have started the
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Freshman colt delivers world record on trainer's birthday
October 16, 2008
Keystone Activator, who probably would have been gelded if he performed poorly in Thursday’s $125,389 Keystone Classic at The Meadows, got the message big time. On a dreary, drizzly day not designed for giant miles, he scored in 1:55.2, a world record for freshman trotting colts on a 5/8-mile track.
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