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Pretty Katherine has the Miss New Jersey look
May 19, 2011
Pretty Katherine has the looks of a winner, whether or not she captures Friday night’s prep race for the $150,000 Thomas D’Altrui Miss New Jersey.   The 3-year-old daughter of Rocknroll Hanover will make her 2011 debut in the $20,000 prep race on Friday, the 10th race at the Meadowlands Racet
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Sir Caviar gets 3rd straight at The Meadows
May 19, 2011
Sir Caviar extended his domination of The Meadows’ elite trotters Wednesday when he easily captured the $22,500 Preferred Handicap for his third consecutive victory in as many 2011 starts. Assigned post 9, Sir Caviar quickly overcame that disadvantage when he surged to the lead for Brian Zendt
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Feel L A on a Pompano streak
May 19, 2011
Trotting mare Feel L A stepped up in class and she soundly defeated her male rivals and all comers again on the Wednesday, May 18 program at The Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park.The eight year old daughter of Feel Like A Winner-Keystone Nocture left no doubt about her status as the ruling current que
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Allthatgltrsisgold shines in Dan Patch prep
May 19, 2011
Allthatgltrsisgold needed one more prep race before he heads to the $200,000 Dan Patch Invitational set for Saturday, May 28. He got the opportunity to shine one last time Wednesday, May 18, winning the $24,000 Invitational Pace and putting one more win on his card for the 2011 season.Guided by regu
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Photo Maxx wins at Harrington
May 19, 2011
Lauren Allen’s Photo Maxx ($16, Jon Roberts) charged home through the stretch to pull off an upset in the $18,600 Open Trot at Harrington Raceway Wednesday. Roberts outfought a game Go Nano to the finish for a narrow win. It was the fourth win of the year for the 7-year-old Sj’s Photo gelding a
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Prana is slight Hempt favorite
May 19, 2011
Prana, a 3-year-old colt from the barn of Jimmy Takter, was made the 3-1 morning line favorite for Saturday’s Max C. Hempt Memorial Stakes at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The race, Pocono’s premiere event for 3-year-old colts and geldings on the pace, will carry a purse of $300,000.Prana was made th
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Empire Breeders’ Classic elims Saturday at Vernon
May 19, 2011
Eliminations for the $500,000 Empire Breeders’ Classics will headline a twelve race card on Saturday night at Vernon Downs. Leading the way for sixteen trotting fillies in the first division is Jezzy from the always powerful Ray Schnittker stable. The 3-year old daughter of Credit Winner – Ladylind
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WEG drivers gearing up for Mohawk
May 19, 2011
Drivers Scott Zeron and Phil Hudon are pumped and ready for the return of Standardbred racing to Mohawk this Thursday evening.The upcoming 98-day meet is the highlight of the Standardbred racing calendar.Zeron, one of racing’s up-and-coming stars, finished sixth on the 2011 Woodbine driver leaderdbo
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Andray Farm hosting June 5 open house
May 19, 2011
The Dayton (PA) Fair and Andray Farm are hosting the second annual open house at Andray Farm in Hillsdale, Pennsylvania on Sunday, June 5.  The event will run from 1 pm to 4 pm.   The Open House gives visitors an opportunity to learn about a commercial Standardbred breeding farm and the
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Defending Elitlopp champ Iceland races well
May 19, 2011
As of Thursday night, May 19, 13 horses had been invited to the Elitlopp, Europe’s premier one-mile “sprinter” race, which will be held Sunday, May 29. The field includes the American-owned Arch Madness, Wishing Stone and Lisa America, and the Canadian owned Define The World.   The other hors
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Familiarity could be a benefit in Molson Pace elims
May 19, 2011
They say familiarity breeds contempt, but for five starters and the same number of trainers in Friday night’s Molson Pace eliminations, it might very well mean an advantage.   Several of the starters have already made appearances in Western Fair’s signature event which started in 1972 and h
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Blue Porsche, Strike An Attitude win qualifers; Idyllic second
May 19, 2011
Blue Porsche, Idyllic and Strike An Attitude recorded their first charted lines of 2011 Thursday morning at Mohawk.   Blue Porsche and regular pilot Trevor Ritchie took over command past a :58.3 half and never looked back to coast to a 1:56.1 clocking.   Last year, the son of Gl
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Pace, Hambo Eligibles Step Out At Big M Qualifiers
May 19, 2011
Roll With Joe, a full brother to Bettor’s Delight and a half-brother to No Pan Intended topped the Meadowlands qualifiers on Thursday, May 19, with a sparkling 1:51.1 win. With Brian Sears in the bike for trainer Ed Hart, the Cam’s Card Shark 3 year old, was ahead at every pole and rolled on to win
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Eric Abbatiello wins 1,000th race
May 19, 2011
Eric Abbatiello captured lifetime win number 1,000 at Freehold Raceway on Thursday afternoon.   In the third race on the card, he pulled away from the field by guiding Talented Jon to reach the milestone.   Abbatiello, who began his career in 1997, enjoyed his best years in 2007 with 1
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Riordan talks about Lisa America, Elitlopp
May 19, 2011
The Lou Guida-owned Lisa America turned in a huge effort to finish second in last Sunday’s Oslo Grand Prix, a race she won last year. Trained by American horseman Jerry Riordan, the 6-year-old Varenne mare is now headed for her third Elitlopp appearance. So what will it take for her to win in Stock
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Expanded gaming talks in Illinois, Maine
May 19, 2011
Horse racing is in the mix again in the Illinois state legislature in Springfield. “There’s a lot of chatter going on in Springfield right now,” said Tony Somone, executive director of the Illinois Harness Horsemen’s Association. “Now that Rahm Emanuel is mayor (of Chicago), it’s been very clear si
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