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National season's mark for Windsong Soprano
June 08, 2010
Windsong Soprano charged to a 1:53.3 national seasons record in an overnight event Monday at Mohawk Racetrack. The millionaire daughter of Windsongs Legacy took command past the quarter pole and never looked back setting fractions of :55.3 and 1:24.3 before defeating her rivals by five lengths. &
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NA Cup website up and running
June 08, 2010
he $1.5 million Pepsi North America Cup is now less than three weeks away with the event slated for Saturday, June 26 at Mohawk Racetrack. The Pepsi NA Cup website is now in full swing, featuring everything you need to know about North America’s richest race for pacers.   All the latest new
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White Plains Trot at Yonkers
June 08, 2010
The New York Sire Stakes caravan grabbed their E-ZPass toll tags and went downstate for the first time this season, with Yonkers Raceway hosting Monday night's $281,844 White Plains Trot.Six divisions of 3-year-old colts and gelding went at it, and Jeff Gregory threw down the evening's two fastest g
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Court Jester wins in 1:51.4 at Pocono
June 08, 2010
Court Jester, with George Napolitano Jr. in the sulky, established a new life mark of 1:51.4 in winning the $20,000-$25,000 claiming handicap pace Monday (June 7) at  Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs added Monday nights to its racing card for the months of June, July and
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American Pride wins at The Meadows
June 08, 2010
American Pride sat snugly behind the dueling leaders, then blew by them in the stretch to capture Monday’s $25,000 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows.After Brett Miller guided American Pride to the front from post 8, she settled in the pocket behind Caviar Forthe Lady. When 7-10
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Chocolatier has first winner for Ackerman
June 08, 2010
The 2005 Two-Year-Old Colt Trotter of the Year Chocolatier had his first winning progeny Monday night, June 7, at Hazel Park Raceway as Creme De Cocoa won a non-wagering baby race. With Hall of Fame horseman Doug Ackerman driving, the freshman filly Creme De Cocoa led start to finish to win in 2:04.
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June Bergstein dies at 84
June 08, 2010
June Carol Bergstein, wife of HTA Executive Vice President Stan Bergstein, died early this morning at Hospice Family Care in Tucson, four days after the couple’s 60th wedding anniversary. A regal and elegant popular model in her youth, June had worked at Mme. Marguerite Pick’s Michigan Ave. salon i
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Burlington draws 31 in 3 divisions
June 08, 2010
With 31 sophomore colt pacers entered for Saturday night’s Burlington at Mohawk Racetrack, three $100,000(C) divisions will go postward with Dan Patch and O’Brien Award winner Sportswriter drawing post four in the first split. The son of Artsplace will have his work cut out for him as drawing the tr
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Mr Thinker wins 8th straight Monticello race
June 08, 2010
Mr Thinker just keeps rolling along. On Tuesday afternoon the veteran sidewheeler rambled to yet another victory when Zeke Parker guided the pacer to an easy 1:57.3 victory, which was Mr Thinker’s  eighth consecutive triumph.   With this latest victory, Mr Thinker now needs just two
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Red Star Hottie sizzles at The Meadows
June 08, 2010
Red Star Hottie continued her dominance of elite distaff pacers at The Meadows as she easily captured Tuesday’s $25,000 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap. Away third, Red Star Hottie made the decisive quarter-pole move to the lead for Dave Palone and was not seriously challenged thereafter. T
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Posts drawn for Rooney, Lismore at Yonkers
June 08, 2010
Post positions have been drawn for Yonkers Raceway's pair of Saturday night pacing stakes for 3-year-olds, the $250,000 Art Rooney (colts/geldings) and $150,000 Lismore (fillies). The field for the Rooney, with declared drivers is as follows--1-He's Gorgeous (Jason Bartlett); 2-Tobago Cays (Cat Manz
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