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Trainer Chris Ryder wins with three 2-year-old filly pacers
July 09, 2009
Chris Ryder certainly has a way with the ladies as the trainer scored a hat trick of wins with 2-year-old filly pacers Wednesday night at the Meadowlands. His three-race streak started with Lover Of Art, who pounced off a ground-saving journey to win the seventh race, the first of two $58,500 New Je
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NYSS 2CTs in action at Buffalo
July 09, 2009
You can’t deny the fact that Proper Villain ($10.60) had home-field advantage in his first pari-mutuel race at Buffalo Raceway Wednesday night in one of the $26,404 legs of the New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings.   Having won his last four baby races he
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Wind Surfer sets Meadows track record
July 09, 2009
Wind Surfer split horses late and captured the $27,500 Preferred Handicap Trot in a track record 1:53.4 on Wednesday at The Meadows. Wind Surfer assured a speedy mile when he parked Master Begonia, winner of five straight, in a swift first quarter of :27.2. But when Michaelrowyourboat challenged Ma
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Shorty now one win short of 1,000
July 09, 2009
Some 22 years after first receiving his driving license, Ray "Shorty" Robinson is just one win shy of reaching a milestone 1,000 wins in his career. Robinson recorded win number 999 on Wednesday night at Ocean Downs. In the first race of the evening, Robinson was in the sulky behind DVC Fine T
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Freshman pacing fillies impressive in Reynolds splits
July 09, 2009
The second night of Grand Circuit Week at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, held Wednesday, featured 2-year-old pacing fillies grabbing the spotlight and producing the fastest times of the 2009 season for freshman fillies on a five-eighths-mile oval. Hope Lane Hanover, an Allamerican Native-Harlow Hall
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Muscle Hill, Honorable Daughter win Big M qualifiers
July 09, 2009
Hambletonian favorite Muscle Hill, who has won both his starts this year, romped to a 1:54.2 win in a qualifier Thursday morning at the Meadowlands, easily besting his stablemate My Back Pages by 10 lengths.   Trainer Greg Peck was in the sulky behind My Back Pages as the Brian Sears-driven M
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Ohio won't pay Sire Stakes money without state budget
July 09, 2009
The Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association has announced that because the state of Ohio is currently operating with an interim budget, purse money earned in the Ohio Sire Stakes cannot be distributed at this time.   Sire Stakes purse checks from July 3 at Northfield Park and July 4 at
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Tug River Princess prevails in Chester Open
July 09, 2009
In a showdown between millionaires Tug River Princess and Chancey Lady, Tug River Princess ($2.80) prevailed, holding off a stand-side charge from Cuz She Can for a 1:51 victory in a $35,000 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace on Wednesday at Harrah's Chester. The 4-year-old Badlands Hanover mare
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Hempt winner Johnny Z heads Reynolds field at Pocono
July 09, 2009
Johnny Z, trained by George Teague Jr. and the 2009 Max C. Hempt winner at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, heads up a field of 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings that will be racing at Pocono Friday night in the W.N. Reynolds Memorial Stake. This will be day three of Grand Circuit Week
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