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Sutton's Pompano debut a winner
November 13, 2010
The debut in Florida just couldn’t have been any more perfect for 28 year old driver Joshua Sutton on the Friday, November 12 program at The Isle Casino-Racing Pompano Park.It was just great to come into a situation where I was picking up a live drive and to get the job done in the feature race of m
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Feel Like A Fool takes 2YO Matron colt pace
November 13, 2010
Pacers Feel Like A Fool and Krispy Apple along with trotters Chapter Seven and Fitness Girl won the lucrative Matron finals for 2 year olds on Saturday night at Dover Downs.   The richest of the four Matron frosh finals went to Feel Like A Fool in the $203,950 pace for males when Brian S
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Keep It Fair wins Vernon feature
November 13, 2010
Keep It Fair displayed speed and stamina while winning Friday night's $13,200 featured pacing contest in 1:52.4 at Vernon Downs.With Jack Rice at the controls for trainer Tracy Brainard, Keep It Fair ($2.80) advanced from fourth at the quarter to first before the half, and then keep on digging until
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Western Silk, Prodigal Seelster new Ontario champs
November 13, 2010
Eight $300,000 Ontario Sire Stakes Super Finals took place Saturday night at Woodbine, with the races featuring the provinces best pacers and trotters of their divisions. Among the winners was the Jugette and Fan Hanover champion, Western Silk, who took the 3-year-old filly pace division t
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Vlos wins as Pocono Downs concludes 2010 season
November 13, 2010
It was only fitting that Vlos would be winning the $24,000 open handicap pace Saturday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. For the 12th race of the 13-race card honored Vlos after being named Pacer of the Year along with Golden Receiver. Both pacers have excelled in the $24,000 open handicap pace
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Showherthemoney sells for record $700,000
November 13, 2010
A bidding war broke out at the Standardbred Horse Sales Company's mixed auction in Harrisburg late Saturday afternoon and it resulted in a record price of $700,000 for a pacing mare. Showherthemoney, a 4-year-old pacing mare by Cam's Card Shark-Stienam's Place, was purchased by J
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Cracker Pullet 1:54 victor at Pompano
November 13, 2010
The well travelled pacer Cracker Pullet made his return to Florida in formidable fashion on the Saturday evening program at The Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park, scoring in 1:54.   “He was coming off that win in Lexington last month when he took his life’s mark of 1:52.1 and things couldn
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One More Laugh 1:49.4 winner at Balmoral
November 13, 2010
One More Laugh picked up his eight win of the season in 18 starts when he captured the $245,000 American National for 3-year-old pacing colts Saturday night at Balmoral Park, hitting the wire an easy winner in 1:49.4. The horse's regular driver, Tim Tetrick, was aboard and picked up his third Americ
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NY champ holds off Put On A Show
November 13, 2010
Much like the beloved Thoroughbred mare Zenyatta, the 3-year-old pacing filly Put On A Show battled back from a bad racing trip, but fell short of a victory in the $191,000 American National 3-Year-Old Filly Pace Saturday night at Balmoral Park. Anndrovette, a daughter of Riverboat King who took the
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Pardon, Mystic Desire take Am Nats for 2YOs
November 13, 2010
Two horses with Illinois roots captured the American Nationals for 2-year-old pacers Saturday night at Balmoral Park. At the upper end of the age scale, the Am-Nat for older pacers, the 5-year-old gelding Bettor Sweet battled with Won The West but held on for a victory by a head in 1:50.   Th
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