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Pickens Russell dies at 96
April 30, 2011
Pickens Russell, a veteran horseman who lived out his retirement years in his native Alabama, died Thursday at age 96. Russell was the brother of Hall of Fame horseman Sanders Russell and the uncle of new Hall of Famer Walter Russell, who will be inducted this summer.   Mr. Russell died in hi
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Smoken Up's 1:48.5 first sub-1:50 Down Under mile
April 30, 2011
Smoken Up, an 8-year-old gelding by the Winbak Farm-bred Tinted Cloud, became the first horse to win a race in sub-1:50 time in Australasia on Saturday night when he won the $100,000 one-mile Les Smith Memorial in 1:48.5 at the seven-eighths mile Tabcorp Park Menangle outside of Sydney, Austral
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Commander Crowe stars in Finland
April 30, 2011
Commander Crowe, who put together an extensive winning streak a couple of years ago but then suffered from ailments and saw his abilities compromised, appears to be back in top form after a strong victory in the Finlandia at the Vermo track in Helsinki on Saturday. The 8-year-old gelding won in a mi
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Takter Stable stars win qualifiers
April 30, 2011
Stars from the Jimmy Takter Stable were shipped to the Meadowlands Saturday to prep for their 3-year-old campaigns, and the results were good. Pastor Stephen, Thatsnotmyname and See You At Peelers, all top 2 year olds last season, won their qualifiers, as did the now 5-year-old pacer Vintage Master.
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McIntosh says Strike An Attitude about ready
April 30, 2011
A trio of stable stars from the Bob McIntosh barn are nearly ready to begin their 2011 campaigns. Strike An Attitude, Lauren and Windsong Soprano are just a few weeks away from qualifying according to the veteran conditioner.   After racing primary on the Grand Circuit last year as a 2-year-o
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Tomorrowpan captures Matchmaker final
April 30, 2011
Tomorrowpan (Dan Dube) did very good work from the pocket Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's $301,000 final of the Blue Chip Matchmaker going away.   Leaving from post position four, Tomorrowpan made an immediate lead. Ginger And Fred (Yannick Gingras), last season's series champ
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Real Nice upsets in Levy; Foiled Again third
April 30, 2011
Real Nice (George Brennan) was all that and more Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's $495,000 final of the George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series in 1:51.2.   The 24th (and richest-ever) Levy for free-for-allers began with Real Nice swooping to the lead from post  position
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Courageous Lady splits held at Northfield
April 30, 2011
Favored Some Girls Do ($2.60) won an early speed duel with Hi Maintenancechic and led at every call enroute to a 1:53.2 victory in the $50,750 first division of the Courageous Lady Pace at Northfield Park Saturday night. The second division went to I Kill time in 1:54.1.   Some Girls Do,
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Golden Receiver wins; Hypnotic Blue Chip third
April 30, 2011
Golden Receiver rallied from the pocket to capture the featured $60,000 Open Pace at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Saturday night (April 30) in thrilling fashion. The field for the race included three horses with well over a million dollars earned in their careers (One More Laugh, Hypnotic Blue C
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