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Frank Salive new announcer at Pompano Park
August 10, 2009
Frank Salive, one of the premier race-callers in the sport of harness racing, has been named the new announcer at the isle pompano park in Florida. Known to many as the “voice of Canadian racing,” Salive will move south of the border to assume his new position at the beginning of Pompano’s 2009-2010
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Storm forces Mohawk cancellation, stakes rescheduled
August 10, 2009
A massive electrical storm hit Mohawk Racetrack on Sunday night after race five and forced the cancellation of the balance of the program.   The OSS Gold Final for three-year-old colt pacers and a Gold elimination for two-year-old filly pacers were unable to be contested and have been car
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KYSS gets underway at The Red Mile
August 10, 2009
Freshman trotters and pacers were in action Sunday night at the historic clay oval in Lexington, squaring off in ten $15,000 divisions of the Kentucky Sire Stakes trying to earn points toward a spot in tje $2.4-million Night of Champions on Sept. 6.   It took all the way until the 1
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Ginger And Fred dances to easy PASS victory
August 10, 2009
Backed at odds of 1-20, Ginger And Fred turned in yet another commanding victory, unasked in a 1:50.3 mile in Pennsylvania Sire Stakes action for 3-year-old pacing fillies on Sunday afternoon at Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack.   Dave Palone sat early with the daughter of Real Ar
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Memorial service Tuesday for Troy Sylvester
August 10, 2009
The family and friends of Troy Sylvester, 45, son of Hall of Fame trainer Chuck Sylvester, will take part in a memorial service on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The younger Sylvester died on Saturday from injuries sustained in an ATV accident last Wednesday. The service will take place at the Hamilton Ma
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Hambo-bound drivers receive mid-flight scare
August 10, 2009
Canadian-based drivers Jack Moiseyev, Jody Jamieson, Paul MacDonell and Luc Ouellette had a scare while flying on a private plane to the Meadowlands for the Hambletonian Day program last Saturday as the aircraft suffered a failure of its hydraulic system about halfway into its flight and had to
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