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Big Bad John scratched from Crown 2YO Pace
October 05, 2010
Big Bad John, who finished second in a Breeders Crown 2-Year-Old Colt Pace elimination last Friday after battling through the homestretch with Fashion Delight, has been scratched from the championship race this Saturday.   "We're not going. He's sick," trainer Ron Potter told harnessraci
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Lexis Noah Upsets in OSS Gold final
October 05, 2010
Lexis Noah, driven by Jack Moiseyev, defeated post time favourite Text Me in the final strides to capture the $130,000 OSS Gold Final for three-year-old trotting colts and geldings tonight at Mohawk Racetrack.Windsong Geant (Mark MacDonald) was the quickest off the gate from post seven taking his ri
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Bad Rusty scores in Open, Wolfenden wins six at Harrington
October 05, 2010
Rodney Long’s Bad Rusty ($5.20, Ross Wolfenden) earned his eighth win of the season on Monday in the $22,000 Open Pace at Harrington Raceway in 1:52.4. The Joe Hundertpfund, Jr.-trainee mounted his attack first over and wore down pacesetter Southwind Lynx for a two length win over Sniper Hall a
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Autumn Escapade a new thrill for Millers
October 05, 2010
David Miller has earned nearly $140 million in career purses as a driver and is on his way to a sixth consecutive season with at least $10 million. So it might be surprising to learn that when he drove Autumn Escapade to a world-record-equaling mile of 1:53.2 in the $93,500 Ms Versatility on Septemb
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Breeders Crown on MavTV, HRTV
October 05, 2010
Harness racing fans who can't be at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Saturday night for the Breeders Crown championship program can watch the races in full high definition television on MavTV and the entire Pocono card on HRTV.   "If any harness racing event deserves the full HD treatment,
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Broad Bahn scratched from Crown 2CT
October 05, 2010
The 2-year-old colt trotter Broad Bahn, who won his Breeders Crown elimination last weekend at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs and was considered one of the favorites to capture Saturday night’s $600,000 final, has been scratched after x-rays taken Tuesday morning revealed a small fracture in his right
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Centaur's PA license to be auctioned off
October 05, 2010
Centaur Inc., the owner of Hoosier Park racetrack and casino, will be giving up its chance to build a racino in Pennsylvania. The bankrupt gaming company is now poised to sell its Pennsylvania racing license at auction. Centaur wanted to build a racetrack casino in Lawrence County in northweste
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Posts drawn for Crown 3-year-old colt finals
October 05, 2010
Post positions for Saturday’s Breeders Crown finals for 3-year-old colt trotters and 3-year-old colt pacers were drawn Tuesday afternoon at a press conference/luncheon at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The Pennsylvania racetrack will make history on Saturday when it becomes the first site to host all
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Lucky Chucky on Lasix for Crown
October 05, 2010
Lucky Chucky will be racing on Lasix, or Salix (the anti-bleeder medication) in the Breeders Crown. Trainer Chuck Sylvester told harnessracing.com Tuesday morning that he had the colt scoped after winning the Canadian Trotting Classic and bleeding was visible.   Lucky Chuc
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BC preview in HarnessRacing Weekend Preview!
October 05, 2010
There may not be quite a million stories to be told of Saturday’s Breeders Crown championship races at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in the city of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., but there are plenty to be read in this Friday’s HarnessRacing Weekend Preview. Be the first to know all the inside scoop for this year
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Myluvmylife a sentimental choice in Crown
October 05, 2010
Clara Molski’s late husband David told her back in the early 90’s “You can’t make money in the horse business.” But after the pair bought into Yankee Dreamboat and the promising trotting filly captured the Goldsmith Maid at Garden State Park in 1992, Clara had convinced her husband that indeed you c
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5 straight wins for Tom's OK Lady
October 05, 2010
Assigned post nine because of her recent dominance, Tom’s OK Lady overcame a tough first quarter and held on late to capture her fifth consecutive victory in Tuesday’s $22,500 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows.   Tom’s OK Lady had shrugged off post 9 once before during h
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