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Freshmen If I Can Dream, Explosive Mater win Matron elims
November 09, 2008
If I Can Dream and Explosive Matter reset world records for age, gender and gait, and Margarita Momma entered the track record book, while Ron Pierce drove four winners on a giant nine Matron Stakes elimination card on Saturday, Nov. 8 at Dover Downs. Tracy Brainard trained three winners, all for Bu
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SBOANJ calls horsemen to meet Tuesday
November 09, 2008
The future of racing in central New Jersey and the current dispute over purse supplement money at Freehold are the subjects of a special meeting of horsemen called for Tuesday, November 11 at Freehold Raceway. The Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey has called the horsemen
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Anderson sweeps Sarah Myers for freshman pacing colts
November 09, 2008
Illinois top 2-year-old pacing colts were on display Saturday night as a total of 18 youngsters squared off in a pair of $23,120 Sarah Myers Stake splits.   In the first division Shelley Graham’s homebred Henry Gram stormed away from the gate and proceeded to make every call a winning one in
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Striking Lindsey wins OSS Gold final at Woodbine
November 09, 2008
Striking Lindsey overcame the outside post 10 to capture the $120,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Final for two-year-old colt and gelding trotters Saturday night at Woodbine, the last Gold event of the season in this division. Jody Jamieson piloted the son of Striking Sahbra - Lindsey Fireyimage
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Mahdi wires field in 1:52 in Pompano feature
November 09, 2008
Mahdi ($4.20) and trainer/driver Joe Pavia, Jr. were much the best in capturing the $16,000 feature pace at the Isle Pompano Park Saturday, leading from start to finish in 1:52.   Starting from post five in the third race, Pavia sent Mahdi right after early race leader Armbro Dynamic (Wally
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Crazed reaches $1 million with Matron victory
November 09, 2008
The night was cool and crisp but the action was hot and heavy at Dover Downs with the 32-1 shot Bettor Sweet winning the $390,000 Progress Pace and Crazed, Stage Show and Native Bride capturing the three Matron finals on Sunday.   Cat Manzi and Bettor Sweet emerged from the pack tur
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Favorites fall in Sire Stakes at Cal-Expo
November 09, 2008
California's best sophomores were spotlighted in $15,000 legs ofthe California Sire Stakes Saturday night at Cal-Expo, during which the chalk didn't quite walk the walk.   In the first Sire Stakes for colt trotters, trainer Bruce Clarke knew what was possible if things turned o
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Muscle Mass brings $520,000 at Harrisburg Mixed Sale
November 09, 2008
World champion Muscle Mass topped the closing day of the Harrisburg Mixed sale with a $520,000 bid from Atlantic Trot Inc., agent. Earlier in the week the Muscle Mass colt's full brother topped the yearling portion of the sale with a $425,000 bid from trainer Jimmy Takter.   Undefeated in sev
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