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NJSS championships at the Meadowlands
July 24, 2009
Il Villagio rallies to win NJSS final. (Lisa Photo)
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In To Win wins first at Scioto
July 24, 2009
In To Win got his first career win on Thursday evening at Scioto Downs as he won in 2:01.1 for trainer Jim Arledge and driver Chris Page.   The son of Yankee Glide is out of Victory My Way 3, 1:54.3 ($508,291) and was making his first start of the season. He is owned by Kentuckiana Raci
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Caviar Crown sets PASS record
July 24, 2009
Caviar Crown worked out a cozy pocket trip and converted it to a stakes record performance in a division of a $243,788 Pennsylvania Sires Stake for 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters on Thursday at The Meadows. The event, known as the Hickory Smoke, was contested over four divisions, with A
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Mister Big to stand stud at Tara Hills in Canada
July 24, 2009
Mister Big, shown winning in 2008. (Michael Lisa/Lisa Photo)
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Well Said sets Meadows all-age record in Adios elim
July 24, 2009
Well Said and driver Ron Pierce (Chris Gooden Photo)
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Meadowlands turf race to Onedin Legacy
July 24, 2009
Onedin Legacy and driver-trainer Chris Ryder rallied from the far outside to win the first harness race staged on the Meadowlands turf course in more than 30 years Friday night.   A field of eight claiming pacers took to the grass in the $15,000 one-mile test, which had been postponed twice
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Whybabywhy, Cams Van Go take Scioto features
July 24, 2009
Driver Chris Page sent Whybabywhy to the front at the start of the Open Handicap Trot at Scioto Downs on Friday and reeled off a 1:56 mile that discouraged any come-from-behind heroics. The 5-year-old daughter of Padre Hanover won by ¾-length over Hardwood Chips and Hello Carlo.   Brian Georg
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Four Starz Sue triumphs in 1:51.1 at Pocono
July 24, 2009
Four Starz Sue made his first win since May a big one, capturing the featured Open Handicap pace on Friday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The race carried a purse of $28,750.   Four Starz Sue, with Howard Parker in the bike for trainer Carmine Fusco, left from post position #5 in a 7-h
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Green Day nears millionaire status with Yonkers win
July 24, 2009
It had neither the pomp nor the circumstance of the 2007 Yonkers Trot, but Green Day's 20th career victory was awfully impressive. The champ two seasons removed was a solid, first-up Friday night winner of Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $48,000 Open Handicap Trot. After whipping conditioned foes the
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Connections double up at Vernon Downs Friday
July 24, 2009
Leading driver Howard Okusko, Jr. and his wife, top trainer Jessica Okusko, gave Wanda Polisseni’s Purple Haze Stables a pair of winners during Friday night’s nine-race program at Vernon Downs.   Unshakeable, shared in ownership by Polisseni, driver Okusko and Conrad Zurich, became a four-tim
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Wrenn bags five in Indiana Downs opener
July 24, 2009
Peter Wrenn stole the show opening night at Indiana Downs. Fresh off winning the driving title at Hoosier Park, the Michigan native collected five wins on the 13-race card. The veteran set the tone early, scoring victories in the first three races on the program.   Wrenn guided favorite Deput
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