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Frosh series action at Hoosier Park
July 03, 2010
Freshman pacers took center stage Friday evening, July 2 at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino in the second leg of the Sandra Lil series for fillies and Abercrombie series for colts. Third Straight gelding Straight Dancer registered the fastest mile of the night, racking up another victory with a 1:5
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Landmark Stakes headline Goshen card
July 03, 2010
It was the first day at Kindergarten at Goshen Historic Track on Saturday (July 3) as seven divisions of Landmark Stakes for 2-year-olds were contested. Many of the contenders earned their first paychecks, including two from the Linda Toscano stable.   In a $6,236 Landmark division for 2-year
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Shady Sabrina sets new Scarborough mark
July 03, 2010
The summer of speed continued at Scarborough Downs on Saturday (July 3) with equines of the fairer sex creating all the headlines and Shady Sabrina laying claim to the fastest mile ever paced by a mare at the Downs.   Shady Sabrina, racing in the $10,000 second leg of the Mid-Summer Classic P
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Near record for Custard The Dragon in PASS
July 03, 2010
Custard The Dragon was breathing fire in his career debut on Saturday (July 3) at The Meadows, scoring in a 1:52.4 mile that missed the Pennsylvania Sires Stake record by a tick.   The $335,756 event for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers, known as the Albatross, was conducted over six divisi
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Enough Talk edges Lucky Jim in Titan Cup
July 03, 2010
Enough Talk wore down Lucky Jim in the stretch to win the $235,750 Titan Cup on Saturday night at Meadowlands Racetrack.   Enough Talk tracked Lucky Jim down the backstretch and was left right at his wheel as the latter took command from Likeabatoutahell in a :54.4 half-mile split. The two h
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Jersey Cup splits to BG's Folly, Rockin Image
July 03, 2010
BG's Folly tipped to the outside at the half and steamrolled past the leaders to win the first of two $38,100 Jersey Cup divisions in 1:50.3 on Saturday night at Meadowlands Racetrack.   BG's Folly, driven by Brian Sears, scored his second straight stakes trophy after a similar first up stun
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Hypnotic Blue Chip wins Battle of Lake Erie
July 03, 2010
Francis Azur’s Hypnotic Blue Chip ($8.60) won Saturday’s $100,000 Battle of Lake Erie with a track-record equaling 1:49.4 effort. He defeated Won The West by five lengths, with favored Foiled Again, who set the fractions, finishing third.   Foiled Again and Dave Palone battled Pilgrims Toner
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Takter pupils sweep Yonkers Trot elims
July 03, 2010
Math problem, Yonkers Raceway/Yonkers Trot version ...If Jimmy Takter entered four of the 15 3-year-olds in Saturday night's two, $40,000 elimination races and Takter won both of the races and finished second with yet another one, do we grade this on a curve?   Hard Livin' (Takter himself) an
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Ohio Sires Stakes kick off at Northfield
July 03, 2010
The $100,000 Battle of Lake Erie may have been the headliner at Northfield, but the Battle undercard featured six $15,000 Ohio Sires Stakes heats for three-year-old fillies, with an even split between trotters and pacers.   The Stakes action opened with Daryl Sherman’s Jesse’s Messenger ($2.1
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Indiana Sires Stakes preps held at Hoosier
July 03, 2010
Two of Indiana’s finest trotters battled it out to the finish in the $20,000 prep race of the Indiana Sires Stakes Saturday, July 3. Hoosier Cadillac and Mark O’Mara chased down ABC Mercedes and Joe Putnam in the final strides to take home the top prize in a time of 1:55.1. Both horses will return f
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