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If I Can Dream wins Cane elim
August 29, 2009
If I Can Dream won the $108,300 Cane Pace elimination race on Saturday afternoon (Aug. 29) at Freehold Raceway, defeating Arctic Warrior by one length in 1:51.4 on a "sloppy" track.If I Can Dream pushed his earnings past $1 million with his Cane elimination win.The $325,000 Cane Pace final is Labor
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Rockingham honors heroes
August 29, 2009
Harness horsemen Todd O'Dea and Walter Ross, JR. were honored in a winner's circle ceremony at Rockingham Park on Friday for their help in saving the life of a fellow horseman who suffered a serious heart attack last month during the afternoon of racing.When trainer Andrei Guidette, Jr. was stricken
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A pair of perfect fillies win at Scioto
August 29, 2009
Two freshman fillies remained unbeaten in their brief careers with impressive victories in Ohio Sires Stakes action at Scioto Downs on Friday evening. Jesse's Messenger just missed the track record with her 1:57.3 clocking in the filly trot as the daughter of Jailhouse Jesse now has six wins in
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Bartlett wins 3,000
August 29, 2009
'Twas the night before Yonkers Trot, and a rainy Yonkers Raceway offered a pair of $50,000 Open Handicaps on Friday night (Aug. 28). Yonkers' leading driver, Jason Bartlett, won three races, giving him an even 3,000 for his career.The magic number came with the trotter Light Headed in the $37,000, 1
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Rain forces Indiana Downs cancellation
August 29, 2009
Steady rainfall throughout central Indiana Friday afternoon, August 28 led to the cancellation of racing at Indiana Downs. The Shelbyville oval, which was to host a 13-race program, suspended racing due to issues with the racing surface. The card included two $25,000 Indiana Sires Stakes contests fo
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Morrill dominates NYSS at Batavia
August 29, 2009
Witch Is Bettor, Eagle Way and Indulge Me, all driven by Jim Morrill Jr., won their respective divisions in New York Sire Stakes action, Friday Night (Aug. 28) at Batavia Downs Casino.Almost $200,000 in New York Sire Stakes money was up for grabs for the 3-year-old pacing fillies.The fastest and mos
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Audience Of One in starring role
August 29, 2009
Audience Of One, a one-time $8,000 claimer this spring, continued his amazing transformation on Friday night (Aug. 28) as he stormed right to the front and made every call a winning knocking off nine rivals by a half-length in 1:52.4 in the $40,000 Egyptian Stakes.Hustled away from post position 5 b
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Rob V, Bernardi score ISS wins at Indy Downs
August 29, 2009
Sophomore colt pacers were featured Saturday evening, August 29 at Indiana Downs as two $25,000 divisions of Indiana Sires Stakes highlighted the 13-race card. The favorites didn’t fare well in either contest, as Rob V and Bernardi paid $17.60 and $12.80 with their respective victories. Saturday’s r
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Shes A Great Lady elim winners
August 29, 2009
Distaff pacing talent was much in evidence at Mohawk this evening, as two favourites and two surprises took the four eliminations for the Shes A Great Lady stakes. Higher And Higher made her first pari-mutuel start a winning one when she triumphed in 1:53.2 in the first of the four $35,000 eliminati
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