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Townsend Ackerman, Niatross splits contested
August 08, 2009
On the eve before they will send out Explosive Matter in the $1.5 million Hambletonian, trainer Noel Daley and Adam Victor & Son Stable teamed for a pair of wins in the $50,000 Townsend Ackerman Friday night at the Meadowlands.   Cesar A Blue Chip rebounded from a miscue in his Hambleton
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Teague sends out three winners in NYSS action
August 08, 2009
Trainer George Teague, Jr., driver Jim Morrill, Jr. and Windfall Blue Chip were notable participants in Friday night’s (Aug. 7) $180,420 New York Sires Stakes feature for 2-year-old male pacers at Vernon Downs.   Teague, recognized as one of the Standardbred sport’s top conditioners, harnesse
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Cuddler pulls 70-1 upset in OSS Gold final
August 08, 2009
Mario Baillargeon pulled off a stunning upset in Friday’s $130,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold final for three-year-old trotting fillies, as he sent 70-1 shot, Cuddler, past 4-5 favorite Ill Wait For You to win by three-quarters of a length.   Jody Jamieson and Novelty AS led the field of fill
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Indulge Me leads NYSS Rye Pace winners at Yonkers
August 08, 2009
Friday was Girls Night Out, with Yonkers Raceway hosting the $214,224 New York Sire Stakes Rye Pace for 3-year-olds fillies.   Four divisions went postward, with formful femmes displayed in just about every event.   Indulge Me, the best this class has to offer, fooled positively no on
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Ohio Breeders stakes continue at Scioto Downs
August 08, 2009
The best horses in Ohio were back in action on Friday night as Scioto Downs hosted the Ohio Breeders stakes. The big money-winner of the evening was Chips And Wings, repeating his triumph last week in a division of the Ohio Governor’s Cup.   Chris Page steered the son of Chip Chip Hooray to v
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Poof She’s Gone in Merrie Annabelle upset
August 08, 2009
Poof She’s Gone and David Miller equaled the stakes record Saturday at the Meadowlands, winning the $525,800 Merrie Annabelle final for freshman filly trotters in 1:55.1. The Kadabra lass, sent off at 5-1, outlasted Costa Rica (Ron Pierce) and Bone A Fide (Yannick Gingras) to score her second career
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Holiday Road wins Haughton Memorial in record time
August 08, 2009
Greg Peck, who will send out favorite Muscle Hill in the $1.5 million Hambletonian, collected a big win early in the Hambo Day card with Holiday Road. The Yankee Glide colt, driven by Brian Sears, powered to a stakes record 1:54 victory in the $523,600 Peter Haughton Memorial Saturday at the Meadowl
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World record for Not Enough in Mistletoe Shalee
August 08, 2009
Not Enough and Tim Tetrick matched strides with stable mate Yellow Diamond and Jim Morrill Jr. in the stretch before overtaking the leader and winning the $405,000 Mistletoe Shalee final in a world record 1:49 Saturday afternoon at the Meadowlands. The sophomore filly, sired by Grinfromeartoear, imp
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Lucky Jim equals world record in Nat Ray win
August 08, 2009
Lucky Jim rebounded from his first defeat of the season to crush the $300,000 Nat Ray field Saturday at the Meadowlands, trotting away by four and one-half lengths to win in 1:50.1. The time equaled the all-age world record.   When the gate folded Gift Kronos and Daniel Dube left fo
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Broadway Schooner wins Hambo Oaks in photo finish
August 08, 2009
Broadway Schooner and Brian Sears won a wild $783,042 Hambletonian Oaks Saturday at the Meadowlands, holding off a hard-charging Raising Rachel (Jack Moiseyev) and rail-skimming Elusive Desire (Paul MacDonell) in 1:54. Sent off at 6-1, the three-year-old Broadway Hall lass narrowly won a three-filly
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Muscle Hill dominates Hambletonian with world record effort
August 08, 2009
Muscle Hill won the 84th edition of the $1.5 million Hambletonian in impressive fashion Saturday afternoon at the Meadowlands, wiring the field in a world record-equaling 1:50.1. The Muscles Yankee colt gave both trainer Greg Peck and driver Brian Sears their first Hambo victories. The 1-5 favorite
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Shadow Play wins U.S. Pacing Championship
August 08, 2009
Little Brown Jug champ Shadow Play used a career-best effort to win the $328,750 U.S. Pacing Championship Saturday at the Meadowlands, tripping the timer in 1:47.4 for driver David Miller. The four-year-old son of The Panderosa, sent off at odds of 14-1, took control in the stretch before holding of
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Drop Red dazzles in Oliver Wendell Holmes
August 08, 2009
Drop Red and George Brennan put in a dazzling performance in the $228,500 Oliver Wendell Holmes for sophomore pacing colts, winning Saturday at the Meadowlands in 1:49.2. The Red River Hanover colt held off a late-closing Hypnotic Blue Chip (Andy Miller) as Vertical Horizon and Ron Pierce finished t
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Troy Sylvester, 45, dies
August 08, 2009
Horseman Troy Sylvester, 45, the son of Hall of Famer Chuck Sylvester, died Saturday afternoon in a New Jersey hospital from injuries sustained in an ATV accident at Magical Acres Farm on Wednesday. Troy had worked with his father for many years. The announcement of his passing was made on the Meado
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Equity rolls to eighth straight with OSS Gold final win
August 08, 2009
Equity ran his current win streak to eight with another solid victory in Saturday’s $130,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Final for three-year-old colt and gelding trotters at Mohawk Racetrack in 1:55.2 over the sloppy going.   Jack Moiseyev, who drove earlier in the day on the Hambletonian pro
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Big crowd, European wagering generate big Hambo numbers
August 08, 2009
The eyes of the world were on harness racing at the Meadowlands as total wagering surpassed $8.3 million on Hambletonian Day. The $8,343,405 total was the third highest handle in harness racing history, trailing only the $8.8 million wagered on the 2002 Hambletonian and $9 million wagered in 20
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Shacked Up romps in the slop to take OSS Gold final
August 08, 2009
Shacked Up turned in a dominant performance on Saturday night to win the $170,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Final for three-year-old filly pacers in 1:52.3 over a sloppy Mohawk oval.   The daughter of Western Terror - Sapphire Dawn got away fifth in the early stages for driver Luc Ouellette
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