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Two year olds in Historic action at the Meadowlands
July 03, 2009
Blue Rock split horses in the stretch to take the first of two divisions of the $79,162 Goshen Cup for 2-year-old pacing colts on Thursday night at the Meadowlands. Driver Jack Baggitt Jr. and Blue Rock ($5.20) were first out of the gate but lost the lead to Gota Go Bullville just before the half. B
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DiBenedetto wins four at Mighty M, closing in on 5,000
July 03, 2009
Kyle DiBenedetto, a two-time driving champion at Monticello Raceway, reined four winners on the nine-race card at the Mighty M on Thursday afternoon and now needs just 19 more to reach a career milestone of 5,000 driving victories. DiBenedetto began the afternoon winning both ends of the early doub
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Sorentino returns to Yonkers' winner's circle
July 03, 2009
The start of Yonkers Raceway's summer meet Thursday night brought with it an all-too-rare sight of late--driver Mike Sorentino Jr. in the winner's circle. Sorentino and 12-1 Kris's Legacy ($26.60) teamed for a decisive, 4 1/4-length win in the $14,500 second-race trot. The pair sat second-over behi
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Freshman Pang Shui set's season's mark in PASS
July 03, 2009
Pang Shui made a power move to the lead before the half and went on to score in 1:54, a national season’s mark, in a division of the $287,352 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers Thursday at The Meadows. The event, known as the Albatross, was contested over eight division
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First-year pacing fillies take to Balmoral Park
July 03, 2009
Freshmen pacing fillies grabbed the spotlight on Thursday night at Maywood Park as a total of 12 Illinois conceived and foaled youngsters battled in a pair of $7,500 Juxtaposition Stake splits. In the first division Jackie Butenschoen’s promising young filly Fox Valley Angie had no trouble disposi
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Filly showed off in Scioto feature victory
July 03, 2009
Forever Showin Off  easily bested a field of filly and mare pacers at Scioto Downs on Thursday night with a 1:55.2 win, fastest of the evening.   Driver Kayne Kauffman drove her with confidence, shooting the 5-year-old daughter of Allamerican Ingot straight to the front from post se
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Four straight for All Shuttle at Harrah's Chester
July 03, 2009
Another jump in class didn't seem to bother All Shuttle ($7.40), who won his fourth straight at Harrah's Chester on Thursday evening, taking the $35,000 Committeeman in 1:50.2. The 6-year-old Space Shuttle gelding controlled the pace throughout, facing just mild pressure from Next Adventure
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Conditions for Empire City Claiming Series at Yonkers announced
July 03, 2009
The Standardbred Owners Association of New York (SOA), representing the over 1,000 owners, drivers and trainers regularly competing at Yonkers Raceway and the management of Empire City at Yonkers Raceway are pleased to announce the conditions for the 2009 Empire City Claiming Series. Th
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