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Lucy Lucy easily wins Open Handicap for mares in 1:52.3
December 17, 2008
After sweeping three-wide from last place at the top of the stretch, Lucy Lucy ($5.80) and driver Anthony Napolitano won with ease in the $16,000 Mares Open Handicap Pace Tuesday at the Isle Pompano Park.   The fifth race feature saw Biggest Big Bertha and driver Bruce Ranger leave from post
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Ladyfield ends Perfect M Forever's winning streak in 1:53.4
December 17, 2008
Ladyfield caught Perfect M Forever in the final stride to end her win streak at eight in a row in the $27,000 Filly and Mare Open/Handicap pace Tuesday at Dover Downs while Costly Legs added to her win streak in one of two $18,000 distaff paces. Corey Callahan had four winning drives, Tony
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Kissmeallover captures Incredible Finale final in 1:57
December 17, 2008
Despite a late afternoon snowstorm which dumped anywhere fromn two to six inches of snow on the Chicagoland area Tuesday, the show continued on at Balmoral Park as Kissmeallover defeated six other Illinois conceived and foaled 3-year-old filly pace rivals in the $7,000 final of the In
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Hoopie gets break, wins feature trot at The Meadows
December 17, 2008
Full of trot but seemingly pinned inside, Hoopie got a late break and fully exploited it as he took the $25,000 Preferred Handicap trot Tuesday at The Meadows.   After a ground-saving trip on the sloppy track, Hoopie was poised in third and ready to challenge the front-ending Prism K in the s
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Hochstetler, Graham to join Illinois Hall of Fame
December 17, 2008
Trainer-drivers Homer Hochstetler and Jerry Graham have been selected for induction into the Illinois Harness Racing Hall of Fame by the Illinois Harness Horsemen’s Association. Also going into the Hall in the Immortal category will be Dan Knox while the horses Sportsmaster and Misty Misty will be h
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World champion Snow White to be sold at mixed sale
December 17, 2008
More than 435 head will be offered at the January Select Mixed Sale at the Meadowlands, including world-champion filly Snow White, the fastest and richest 2-year-old trotter in history. The sale, which once again features a terrific selection of racehorses, fillies and mares, and stallion shares
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Which is your choice for 2008 Race of the Year?
December 17, 2008
Ballots for the 2008 Race of the Year are included in the Dec. 14 Holiday Issue of The Horseman and you can re-live those great moments by clicking the video links at "featured video," located on the right side of the home page of harnessracing.com.   This year's nominees include: t
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Deweycheatumnhowe involved in Pennsylvania accident
December 17, 2008
Ray Schnittker was involved in an accident on a Pennsylvania highway Wednesday morning while en route to Kentucky with the Hambletonian-winning Deweycheatumnhowe, and Alan Leavitt, president of Walnut Hall Ltd. and syndicate manager, said both horseman and horse emerged unscathed. Schnittker’s
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Phil Pines dies
December 17, 2008
Phillip A. Pines, 82, the longtime director of the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame, himself a member of the Communicators' Hall of Fame, died Tuesday in Middletown, N.Y. after a long illness.   For many years Mr. Pines had been the sport’s prime historian. “I acquired the knowled
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