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Beach Party’ At O’Brien Awards
February 01, 2009
It was one big ‘beach’ party at the O’Brien Awards, Canada’s national harness racing awards on Saturday night as world champion pacer, Somebeachsomewhere and his connections took home four of the evening’s trophies. The O'Brien Awards are named for the late Hall of Famer Joe O'Brien and
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I Can Only Imagine does at Pompano
February 01, 2009
It was a cool night in south Florida, but driver Bruce Ranger and I Can Only Imagine ($3.60) turned in a hot mile of 1:51.1 in the $16,000 Open pace at the Isle Pompano Park on Saturday. Sugar’s Pride (Joe Pavia, Jr.) got the first call off the gate, but Gotta Go Moe and Wally Hennessey charged
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Tasmanian Daniel wins at Yonkers
February 01, 2009
Even though the public couldn't get enough of the Saturday night invader, it was proven local talent winning Yonkers Raceway's $31,000 Open Handicap pace. Tasmanian Daniel (Larry Stalbaum) went the distance from post position six, holding sway through intervals of :28.1, :57.4, 1:25.1, and 1:5
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SRF race date changed
February 01, 2009
The Standardbred Retirement Foundation 3-year-old Open pace, originally scheduled at be raced at Freehold Raceway on April 18, has been moved.It will now be raced at The Meadowlands on June 20.
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Racking naked in the cold at Dover
February 01, 2009
Racing Naked won the $15,000 feature pace and Order By Lincoln took the $24,500 feature trot at Dover Downs on Saturday, and Tony Morgan and Corey Callahan had driving triples. Corey Callahan uncorked Racing Naked entering the stretch and the Misfit--L Dees Precious 9-year-old surged into the le
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Toucan Sam wins at the Meadowlands
February 01, 2009
Race Track Ruler laid down stern fractions, setting it up for Toucam Sam’s closing sling shot move, coming home in :27 to take the $35,000 Invitational pace on Saturday night at The Meadowlands. Toucam Sam gave driver Daniel Dube his fourth win of the evening after winning the 10th race of the n
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It's a party at Buffalo
February 01, 2009
Party News, a 5-year-old Party At Artsplace mare, out of the Niatross mare Your In The News, went wire-to-wire in a season’s best 2:01.2, and won the $7,500 Featured Open II pace for the Ultra Racing Stable at Buffalo Raceway on Saturday night. Capably driven by reinsman Ray Fisher, Jr., Party New
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Cowboy Hanover rounds'em up at Cal-Expo
February 01, 2009
It looked like he might have an uphill battle when they entered the stretch, but Cowboy Hanover flew like a jet and got the job done again. Open I Handicap pacers, racing for a purse of $6,500, were featured at Cal-Expo on Saturday night, on which Cowboy Hanover got a three-peat. Assigned the ou
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