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Average price drops at Friday Lexington sale
October 16, 2010
The third session of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale continued the decline that was posted Thursday night in the second session as the 164 yearlings that went through the ring generated an average of $27,060, down 21.9 percent from last year’s average of $34,628 for the same session.   T
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Saturday Backstretch with Gordon
October 16, 2010
It's finally Kentucky Futurity day at The Red Mile and what a glorious day it is. The wind that wouldn't quit over the past two days has completly subsided. And after two days of wearing a long-sleeve shirt, I have a short-sleeve one on and don't even need a jacket. The high is expected to reach 70
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Feel Like A Fool wins Bluegrass split in 1:49.4
October 16, 2010
Feel Like A Fool scored a 1:49.4 victory in the second of three divisions of the $386,000 Bluegrass for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers on a sunny Saturday afternoon at The Red Mile, the fastest mile by a freshman in 2010. The time lowered the previous national season's mark for first-year p
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Fashion Feline wins Filly Futurity
October 16, 2010
Arlene and Jules Siegel's Fashion Farms' Fashion Feline was a straight-heat winner Saturday in the 45th $311,000 Kentucky Filly Futurity for 3-year-old trotters at The Red Mile. Dave Palone, celebrating his fifth wedding anniversary on Saturday, was in the sulky behind the daughter of Broadway
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Wishing Stone wins 118th Kentucky Futurity
October 16, 2010
Wishing Stone won the $501,000 Kentucky Futurity in 1:51.2 Saturday afternoon at The Red Mile, turning in an authoritative effort. After winning the first heat in 1:52.3, driver George Brennan went for the win in the second heat by following Ron Pierce's move up backstretch with Muscle Massive. Afte
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One More Laugh, Rock N Roll Heaven win big
October 16, 2010
One More Laugh rallied to a 1:49 victory in the first of two $111,500 divisions of the Bluegrass for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers Saturday afternoon at The Red Mile. The second split went to Rock N Roll Heaven, who overcame the outside post 10 to score in 1:48.2, his sixth straight win and fif
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Green Acres Series wraps up at Freehold
October 16, 2010
A pair of Rocknroll Hanover pacing colts won $35,000 Green Acres Championships Saturday afternoon at Freehold Raceway that closed out the 2010 New Jersey Sire Stakes racing season.   Tobago Cays, with Hall of Famer Cat Manzi driving, took the lead at the quarter-mile pole and never looke
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Merriman returns to sulky at Northfield
October 16, 2010
Aaron Merriman, who led all North American harness drivers when he was seriously injured in a racing spill at The Meadows on June 11, returned to the sulky at Northfield Park Friday night. The return is coming several months earlier than was originally thought.   "I've never been nervous
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PA Fair Finals at The Meadows
October 16, 2010
McDickerson, who squeaked into the field as the final qualifier, made the most of his opportunity Saturday by capturing — through disqualification — the Pennsylvania Fairs Championship for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers, becoming the ninth repeat champion in PA fairs recorded history.   O
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MacDonald, Coleman take Mohawk titles
October 16, 2010
The 2010 meet at Mohawk Racetrack wrapped up Saturday night with some very familiar faces atop the drivers' and trainers' leaderboards. Mark MacDonald was once again the leading reinsman during the harness racing meet, which ran from May 20 to October 16. The 31-year-old driver who won the O’Brien A
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Pompano opens 47th season of racing
October 16, 2010
Greeted by a bustling large crowd and a temperature of 84 degrees under blue skies, the trotters and pacers returned to action on Saturday evening to kick off the 47th season of live harness racing action at the Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park.   Bruce Ranger served notice he intends to defen
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Coleman buys Jereme's Jet filly for $92,000
October 16, 2010
The Saturday night session of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale got underway about three hours after Wishing Stone captured the Kentucky Futurity. A total of 166 horses were sold in the fourth session and they generated an average price of $20,078, down 12.4 percent from the average of $22,912 in
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