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Winbak Speed wins again; Its That Time takes second split
January 17, 2009
Winbak Speed extended his streak to three wins in the $50,000 second round of the Presidential Series for free-for-all pacers Saturday night at the Meadowlands, hitting the wire first in 1:51.2.Driven by Ron Pierce, Winbak Speed seized command on the opening turn and held off the late rally of Bould
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Clyde Hirt, Complex splits contested
January 17, 2009
In the first division of the second leg of the $18,000 Clyde Hirt Stakes, it was Rocknroll Band that demanded the lead in a late rally down the stretch on Friday night at the Meadowlands. With David Miller in tow, Rocknroll Band gained his second win of 2009 in 1:52.3. Major General was a half-lengt
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Shocker in Snowshoe Series final
January 17, 2009
Shiny Mach won a stretch-long battle and prevailed as an upset winner of Friday's $47,600(C) Snowshoe Pacing Series final for 3 -and 4-year-old colts and geldings at Woodbine Racetrack. The final clocking of 1:54.4 was impressive considering the race was contested under frigid conditions as the rece
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Open Handicaps featured at Yonkers Friday
January 17, 2009
Pancleefandarpels and B Strike Three had their names in lights Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's  co-featured $31,000 Open Handicaps. In the weekly distaff derby, "Pancleef" was ordered outside of her six rivals (Riven Hanover was a judges' scratch). She and driver Jason Bartlett (four&
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Tetrick back in sulky; finishes fourth in first drive
January 17, 2009
Tim Tetrick made his first start since undergoing hip replacement surgery in the $35,000 fillies and mares invitational Saturday night at the Meadowlands, finishing a distanced fourth with Enhance The Night, then on Sunday he had two drives and finished second and third.   Tetrick and En
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Please Poppy wins trotting series final at Woodbine
January 17, 2009
Please Poppy survived a parked-out trip, under harsh winter weather conditions, to post a convincing 1:54.3 victory in the $90,000 Glorys Comet Trotting Series Final on Saturday night at Woodbine Racetrack.The 5-year-old son of Self Possessed-Memes Sugar left from post seven in the field of 10 for d
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JP Jackpot prevails over five to win Frinzi Invitational
January 17, 2009
JP Jackpot employed the time-tested tactic, inside speed in a short field, to win Yonlers Raceway's $60,000 Dominic Frinzi Invitational Pace when he hit the wire first in 1:54.3 on Saturday night. With Stephane Bouchard driving for trainer Jody Dunning, J P Jackpot made every pylon a winning one t
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Bouchard elected director in close vote
January 17, 2009
United States Trotting Association District 8-A met Saturday afternoon at Yonkers Raceway, and according to the association, one outcome of the meeting is a possible disputed election for the two director seats.   More than 100 members from U.S. Trotting Association District 8-A gathered at Y
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