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Hambletonian to celebrate 160th birthday in New Jersey
May 07, 2009
Hambletonian, the most prolific and successful stallion ever to influence a breed, will be honored on the occasion of his 160th birthday, Sunday, May 17, at the Cranbury Museum in Cranbury, N.J. Considered the “Great Father” of all trotters and pacers, even those racing today, Hambletonian will be
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River Shark ready to bite in Berry's Creek
May 07, 2009
The stakes season for harness racing's top 3-year-old colts gets underway with the $230,000 Berry's Creek Saturday night at the Meadowlands.  The Berry's Creek is the first major test for the sport's glamour boys and a stepping-stone to the $1 million Meadowlands Pace on July 18.  River Sh
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Amora Hanover sweeps Wilkes-Barre Pace at Pocono
May 07, 2009
Amora Hanover completed a sweep of the Wilkes-Barre Pace Late Closer series for 3-year-old fillies by winning the final on Wednesday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.  The race carried a purse of $18,000.The 3-year-old filly from the Mark Harder barn came into the race on a 4-race winning s
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Bath Beach could be crowned Princess
May 07, 2009
She has yet to score a victory in this series.  Yet a lass named Bath Beach has shown such final-quarter speed that she’s rated the 6-5 morning line favourite going into the $67,000 final of the Princess Pacing Series for three-year-old fillies,  this Thursday night at Mohawk racetrack.In
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Fillies star in ISOBA stake splits
May 07, 2009
The state-bred stakes action continued on Wednesday night at Balmoral Park as a total of 16 three-year-old filly pacers met in two divisions of a $12,430 Illinois Standardbred Owners & Breeders Association Stake.In the opener Robert McCormick’s Aristocracy used her potent closing kick to sweep b
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Fivedollarsforsox upsets at Harrington
May 07, 2009
George and Tina Dennis and Ask W Stables' Fivedollarsforsox ($18.40) was an upset winner in Wednesday's $17,000 Junior Open Trot at Harrington Raceway in 1:57.1. The 6-year-old Sj's Caviar gelding and driver George Dennis pulled first over on pacesetting Go Nano Go and wore him down at the top of t
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Purses up at Harrington
May 07, 2009
Horsemen racing at Harrington Raceway were in for a pleasant surprise when looking at the track's most recent condition sheet, which reflected a 10 percent purse increase.Harrington races on a Sunday through Thursday schedule with a 5:15 p.m. post time. Racing continues through July 2, before a summ
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It’s Me and My Baby again
May 07, 2009
Me and My Baby didn’t disappoint, repeating as the week’s top performer in the $23,000 Fillies and Mares Invitational Pace Wednesday, May 6. Accompanied by driver Mark O’Mara, who earned his third win on the evening, Me and My Baby scored the win over the sloppy surface in a time of 1:54.4.It was a
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Primo Spur takes Meadows trot
May 07, 2009
Primo Spur, rebounding from two disappointing races, used a pocket trip and a late brush to capture the $25,000 Preferred Trot in a career best 1:54.2 Wednesday at The Meadows. The beaten favorite two back, Primo Spur suffered broken equipment in his most recent start, a mishap that cost him the le
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WEG Stakes nomination reminder
May 07, 2009
Woodbine Entertainment Group would like to remind all owners, horsemen and women, of the upcoming stakes closing on Friday, May 15th, 2009.There are numerous Stake nominations and sustaining payments that are due for the circuit’s major stake events. Sustaining payments are due for the 2009 Champlai
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Too Salty, Crystal Chris win Pompano features
May 07, 2009
Both Too Salty ($2.60) and Crystal Chris ($4.60) each captured their respective $20,000 co-feature Open races Wednesday at the Isle Pompano Park.Too Salty started off the evening in fifth place at the beginning of the fifth race Open Trot as O-Georgie (David Ingraham) and Indian Hill Rocket (Kevin W
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Buck I St. Pat draws trailing post 11 in Miss Versatility opener
May 07, 2009
The fourth edition of the Miss Versatility Trotting Series is set to get underway this Sunday afternoon at the Meadowlands. The Miss Versatility is for aged mare trotters, in which four legs are raced all on different size tracks. The first leg is at one mile oval of the Meadowlands, the second leg
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Mister Big wins Big M qualifier; Well Said scores in 2009 debut
May 07, 2009
After two qualifying victories at Hoosier Park, the 2008 Older Pacer of the Year Mister Big captured a qualifier at the Meadowlands Thursday morning, scoring in 1:53.1 with driver Brian Sears in the sulky.   Trained by Virgil Morgan Jr. and owned by Joe Muscara, Mister Big posted 11 victories
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