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Western Graduate, KLM Express win Yonkers features
September 25, 2010
Millionairess Western Graduate (George Brennan), she wearing the sash as fastest female in the history of Yonkers Raceway, won Friday night's co-featured $42,500 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.   Leaving from post six (in one notch after an inside defection), Western Graduate slipped
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I Kill Time timed in NJSS record
September 25, 2010
I Kill Time paced to a 1:54.3 New Jersey Sire Stakes record for 2-year-old pacing fillies to win a $100,000 NJSS Premier Division Championship final Saturday at Freehold Raceway.   The 2010 NJSS Premier Division season, which began in May at The Meadowlands, concluded four races later on th
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Kindergarten winners set Vernon marks
September 25, 2010
Seducedbychocolate, Manofmanymissions and Winning Mister all produced track record performances during Friday night’s 12-race program at Vernon Downs.   Seducedbychocolate’s 1:56.4 record for 2-year-old filly trotters came in the $134,000 final of the Kindergarten Classic Series (KCS), M
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Mystician rolls to OSS Gold final victory
September 25, 2010
Mystician cleared to the lead for driver Tim Tetrick at the half and never looked back to capture the OSS Gold final for 2-year-old pacing colts in 1:52 Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack.   Royal Will (Mario Baillargeon) was quickest off the gate from post nine and took command of his nine
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Rich Milton for mares to Dreamfair Eternal
September 25, 2010
Just like in her elimination last week, Dreamfair Eternal and Randy Waples used first-over tactics to capture the $372,000 Milton Stakes Final in 1:50.3 at Mohawk Racetrack.   Southwind Tempo (Tim Tetrick) swept to the lead before the opening quarter in :26.4 from post seven. As the field mar
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Freshman trotters turn in strong Crown prep efforts
September 25, 2010
Johnny B Kemp, a 2-year-old Credit Winner-Sarafina Hall colt trained and driven by Jimmy Takter, set a new track mark in winning a Breeders Crown prep race Friday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Time of the mile was 1:55.4, bettering the previous record of Here Comes Herbie 
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Crown eligibles win qualifiers at Chester
September 25, 2010
Qualifying races at Harrah's Chester on Saturday morning served as preps for several Breeders Crown contenders.   Among the qualifying winners were the 3-year-old filly trotter Springtime Volo (1:56), with trainer Jan Johnson driving; the 3year-old pacer BG's Folly (1:53.1), who won by 7 1/2
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Waples likes chances in Saturday's Milton
September 25, 2010
After winning last week's elimination of the Milton Stakes in 1:50.4 for driver Randy Waples, Dreamfair Eternal will be looking to deliver in the $372,000 final beginning from post three tomorrow night at Mohawk Racetrack.   The Camluck miss has over $1 million in career earnings for owner/br
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Suspended horsemen file appeal in Ontario
September 25, 2010
According to published reports, horsemen Brad Forward, Gene Piroski and Kevin Wallis have all appealed their suspensions and fines from the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) for what the ORC called "conspiring to affect the outcome of horse races." ORC executive director John Blakney confirmed th
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11 wins as See You At Peelers takes NYSS final
September 25, 2010
The undefeated 2-year-old pacing filly See You At Peelers kept her streak alive when she won the opening $200,000 New York Sire Stakes championship at Yonkers Raceway Saturday night. See You At Peelers, a daughter of Bettor's Delight, controlled her race and won in 1:54.2, equali
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Upset in Ontario Gold for 2YO pacing fillies
September 25, 2010
Monkey On My Wheel (Rick Zeron) had just two horses beaten as the field turned for home and used a massive final quarter rush to sweep her rivals and capture the $130,000 OSS Gold final for two-year-old pacing fillies at Mohawk Racetrack. Monkey Off My Wheel took a new-lifetime best of 1:54.1 for he
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