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Incredible Finale divisions held in Chicago
December 10, 2008
Sophomore pacing fillies were the center of attention on another cold and blustery night as Balmoral Park played host to round-two action in the Incredible Finale Series, with Elle’s Bells and Kissmeallover capturing their respective splits.   A total of 14 state-bred three-year-olds were ent
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Perfect M Forever notches eighth straight win at Dover
December 10, 2008
Perfect M Forever made it to the winner's circle for the eighth race in a row, scoring a 1:53.1 victory in the $26,000 Open Handicap Pace for fillies and mares Tuesday night at Dover Downs.   An Ohio-bred 3-year-old daughter of Stand Forever-Perfect Model, Perfect M Forever won through the
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Pompano open goes to Catalina Morgan
December 10, 2008
Catalina Morgan ($3.60) scored her seventh win of the season in the $16,000 Open Handicap Pace for fillies and mares Tuesday night at Pompano Park.    Driver Denis St. Pierre piloted Catalina Morgan to the first quarter in :28 and over to the half in :57.3. As they paced by th
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Prism K equals track record at The Meadows
December 10, 2008
Prism K hustled to the lead from post seven and didn't look back until he equaled the track record for older geldings in the $25,000 Preferred Trot on Tuesday at The Meadows. The mile of 1:54.2 tied the mark set by Sweet Deal Hanover and Bill Zendt in 2005. Prism K had won two of his past four rac
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Schnittker voted Trainer of the Year, Good Guy of the Year
December 10, 2008
Ray Schnittker, who campaigned the brilliant sophomore trotter Deweycheatumnhowe this past season to a hugely successful, extremely media-friendly year of racing, has been voted two awards in balloting by the U.S. Harness Writers Association: the Glen Garnsey Trainer of the Year and the W.R. Ha
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Harrah's Chester to host 2009 Fall Final Four
December 10, 2008
After being contested this decade at either the Meadowlands, Mohawk or Woodbine, the 2009 Fall Final Four for 2 year olds will be at Harrah’s Chester in Pennsylvania, with the finals split over two weekends, albeit several weeks earlier than in the past.   Eliminations for the $575,000(est.)
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