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2 tickets hit Big M Pick 6 for $142,769
August 21, 2010
With a quartet of top stakes and a Pick-6 carryover in excess of $100,000, the Meadowlands Racetrack posted its highest live and total handle figures for a Friday night in 2010. Live handle, the amount wagered at the Meadowlands on the evening's live harness racing, was $592,092, while total handl
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Waldorf Hall's 1:57.1 fastest in NYSS
August 21, 2010
Yonkers Raceway's Friday night fare was highlighted by the $283,848 New York Sire Stakes for for 3-year-old colts and geldings, with each split worth $70,962.   Celebrity Bluechip scored with style in his division of the New York Sire Stakes and was the easiest of winners
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Part Shark is all bite in Gold Cup & Saucer
August 21, 2010
The 51st edition of the Gold Cup & Saucer at the Charlottetown Driving Park lived up to the hype as Scott Zeron became the youngest driver to ever win the event and Part Shark paced the fastest mile in the history of the half-mile oval on Saturday.   Part Shark roared to immediate co
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Mohawk cancels; stakes set for Monday
August 21, 2010
Mohawk Racetrack cancelled its Saturday night harness program after three races due to a power problem in the surrounding area. Two races were completed and the third race - a division of the Nassagaweya Stakes - was three-quarters of the way complete when darkness enveloped the Mohawk oval. &
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1:52.3 mile at Skowhegan, Maine, track
August 21, 2010
Rodeo Du Ruisseau paced to a 1:52.3 victory at the Skowhegan, Maine, fair on Saturday, setting a record with his score in the Walter Hight Invitational.   With Drew Campbell in the sulky, Rodeo Du Ruisseau was first off the gate while getting pressure from All Pro Hall (Ron Cushing) and
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Handsome Prince looks best in Yonkers Open
August 21, 2010
Handsome Prince (Yannick Gingras), parked two turns, nevertheless held Saturday night sway, winning Yonkers Raceway's $42,500 Open Handicap Pace.   In play early from post position seven, Handsome Prince had to wait patiently to grab the lead somewhere between the :28.3 opening quar
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Valentowner is best in Meadows Preferred
August 21, 2010
Valentowner waited patiently behind a suicidal duel for the lead, then attacked the tiring leaders to capture Saturday’s $22,500 Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows.   While Mypanmar and Upfront Hoosierboy battled through withering fractions of :25.4 and :54.2, driver Dan Noble kept Valen
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Drive All Night rallies to win Pocono feature
August 21, 2010
Drive All Night, a 19-1 long shot, rallied from last to first in the final quarter mile to win the featured Open Handicap Pace on Saturday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The race carried the night’s top purse of $24,000.   George Napolitano Jr. guided Drive All Night, trained by Carmin
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Sons of Art Major sweep Saratoga NYSS
August 21, 2010
Driver Jim Morrill Jr. won three of four New York Sire Stakes divisions for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers Saturday night at Saratoga Harness--all of which went to sons of Art Major--while Arts Ragin Heart came up a winner in the $124,000 Joe Gerrity Jr. final and Armbro Scorpion
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