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Breeders Crowns draw 111 entries
October 13, 2009
Three-year-olds Muscle Hill and Well Said along with undefeated 2-year-old colt pacer Sportswriter top the entries to the $5 million Breeders Crown at Woodbine on Saturday, Oct. 24.   There will be elims for all 2-year-old divisions on Friday, Oct. 16, with the exception of the 2-year-ol
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Electric Yankee fillies sweep ISS action
October 13, 2009
Freshman filly pacers squared off Monday night, October 12 in the third and final preliminary round of Indiana Sires Stakes competition at Indiana Downs. Two $25,000 divisions served as the last opportunity for each of the 20 fillies entered to earn enough points to secure a place in the $125,000 fi
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Captain Sully lands Meadows victory
October 13, 2009
Captain Sully, who gained valuable experience in New York stakes, put that seasoning to good use on Monday at The Meadows when he captured a division of the A.W. Capone, a series for 2-year-old colt and gelding trotters.   Though winless in his Empire State outings, Captain Sully showed that
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DSBF underway at Harrington; Teague wins three
October 13, 2009
Six $20,000 divisions of the first leg for pacers in the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) stakes for 2-year-old pacers were held Monday at Harrington Raceway. Badlands Racing, George Teague, Elmer Fannin and Henry Dorfman’s Delmarvalous ($2.10, Corey Callahan) was the fastest win
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Field set for inaugural Forest City Pace
October 13, 2009
The $189,000(C) inaugural edition of the Forest City Pace is set for Saturday night at Western Fair Raceway and will find locally-owned To Helen Back leaving from the middle of the pack with Mike Saftic in the sulky.   Saftic, one of Canada’s leading drivers for many years, will make a rare a
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Agricultural festival set for Saturday at Yonkers
October 13, 2009
Yonkers Raceway will be showcasing the Fall Harvest Festival at Empire City this Saturday night. The track will feature the best the Empire State has to offer both on and off the track. "We want to show that we are a part of the agricultural industry in New York State,” said Yonkers Racewa
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Crawford posthumously honored with Bruce Hamilton Memorial Award
October 13, 2009
Harness Horse Breeders of New York State has announced James A. Crawford Jr. as the third annual recipient of the Bruce Hamilton Memorial Medal. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to harness horse racing and improvements of the breeding of Standardbred horses in the State of New York.
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Ontario makes slight modifications to urging rule
October 13, 2009
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has approved some modifications to its penalty guidelines for inappropriate urging of a horse, stating, "these minor refinements to the rules represent the ORC’s commitment to making the policy, rules, and practice work better, and not to significantly modi
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