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Ultimate Cameron wants to be like her mom
June 15, 2010
The best three-year-old trotting fillies in North America will be showcased Saturday night in the Elegantimage Stakes and trainer Bob Stewart is looking for a large payday.  After winning the 2002 event with double-millionaire Cameron Hall, Stewart is back with her daughter, Ultimate Cameron.
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Hamilton is crunching the NA Cup
June 15, 2010
Woodbine Entertainment Group harness racing analyst Mike Hamilton has been busy over the last few days crunching the numbers for this year’s $1.5 million Pepsi North America Cup, with eliminations slated for this Saturday night.   The statistical guru has compiled a comprehensive look back at
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Larry Stalbaum gets win 4,000
June 15, 2010
Larry Stalbaum won the 4,000th win of his harness racing career Monday (June 14) night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. It came in Race 4 with Mountain Air, a horse trained by his partner Kimberly Asher.   The 46-year-old Stalbaum left quickly and got the 11-1 longshot to the front right from
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Pilgrims Chuckie equals world record
June 15, 2010
Pilgrims Chuckie equaled the world record of 1:53 for a three-year-old trotting colt on a five-eighths mile oval in winning an $86,245 division of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Monday (June 14) night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.Trained by Scott Andrews and driven by Mike LaChance, Pilgrims Chuckie
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Three elims for North America Cup
June 15, 2010
Thirty sophomore colt pacers have been divided into three eliminations this Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack for the $1.5 million Pepsi North America Cup on June 26. The connections of each elim winner will have the chance to select their horse’s post position for the final, with all the second– a
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Tell All latest stud to shuttle to Australia
June 15, 2010
Tell All p,3, 1:48.3; 150.3h, the 2007 Pacer of the Year, will be stamping his passport this year. Brittany Stallion Management has announced that he will travel to David James’ Empire Stallions in Arcadia, Victoria, Australia, for the Down Under breeding season.   Tell All earned m
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2010 Scholarship race a success at Tioga Downs
June 15, 2010
Sunday afternoon held a few firsts for Tioga Downs in Nichols, New York. It had its first sub 1:49 mile in history, and also held its first High School Scholarship race for five high school seniors from the local area.  The students worked on three separate occasions with trainers from the Tiog
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Rock N Roll Heaven wins qualifier
June 15, 2010
Rock N Roll Heaven rebounded from an unfortunate break in his division of the Burlington on Saturday, June 12 with a winning qualifier on Tuesday, June 15 at Mohawk. The talented sophomore was placed on the judge’s list after his Burlington break and was forced to qualify in order to be able to drop
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Blagojevich trial focuses on Johnston contribution
June 15, 2010
The Chicago Tribune reported today that in testimony given Monday in the trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on alleged corruption charges, a lobbyist told how he and Blagojevich rehearsed how they were going to get a $100,000 contribution from Maywood and Balmoral Park owner John Johnston
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SOA of NY announces scholarship winners
June 15, 2010
Bob MacDougall, Chairman of the SOA of New York Scholarship Committee, has announced that Christine Miecuna is the winner of the Association’s 2010-2011 Scholarship Award in the amount of $2,500 and Carrie Silver is the winner of the Association’s $1,500 award. Christine Miecuna has just completed
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Do you have the funniest horse racing video?
June 15, 2010
The Race Track Industry Program (RTIP) at the University of Arizona has announced the “$1,500 Funniest Horse Racing Video Contest” that encourages racing fans to use their camcorders or camera phones to capture or create clips that reflect the lighter side of horse racing.   This is the first
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