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Chip Chip Mac upsets in Scioto trot feature
May 20, 2011
Chip Chip Mac took Friday’s featured trot at Scioto Downs with an impressive brush up the inside in the stretch to win by two lengths in 1:59.1 for driver David Myers.   The 5-year-old son of Chip Chip Hooray sat third for most of the mile and stayed in the pocket when others pulled out to ch
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Empire Breeders’ Classic elims Sunday at Tioga
May 20, 2011
Tioga Downs will host some of the best sophomore pacers the country will likely see in 2011 on Sunday afternoon in Nichols, New York. Headlining the names for the 3-year old colt and gelding pacers are freshman standouts Feel Like A Fool, Fashion Delight, Roadside Delight, and Sir Ziggy’s Z Tam, all
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Blueridge Betty wins at Vernon
May 20, 2011
Blueridge Betty closed with a rush to win Thursday night’s $10,000 featured ninth race at Vernon Downs.With trainer Joe Nassimos at the controls for the Big Sky Ranch, Blueridge Betty ($28.00) idled in or near last place through approximately three quarters of Thursday’s Open contest for female pace
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Mohawk’s 2011 opener in the books
May 20, 2011
Racing fans returned to Mohawk Thursday night, under partly cloudy skies, for its opening 10-race program.With a substantial audience on site, the Campbellville oval saw an increase in its opening day handle. Thursday’s handle was $972,076, which is greater than last year’s opening handle of $874,34
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Escape The Wind honored Saturday at Mohawk
May 20, 2011
Veteran trainer-driver Roger Mayotte will harness his star pupil, Escape The Wind, one final time to celebrate the 11-year-old gelding's retirement at Mohawk Racetrack, Saturday evening. The Woodbine Entertainment Group will host the retirement ceremony for the Mayotte trainee during Mohawk’s open
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$250,000 for Hempt, Adios, Brandywine sweep
May 20, 2011
It’ll be a big challenge for any single horse to win three of 2011’s most competitive, highest-profile harness races. But a whopping $250,000 bonus awaits the one talented enough to sweep this year’s Max Hempt Memorial at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, Delvin Miller Adios at The Meadows Racetrack &
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Corleone Kosmos wins, nearing $2 million
May 20, 2011
The class of Corleone Kosmos was on display on Friday night at the Meadowlands as the 9-year-old gelding wired the field in the $32,000 Invitational Trot, holding off the two-hole tripper Winning Mister by a neck in 1:52.4.   John Campbell put Corleone Kosmos, a winner of 21 of 67 starts
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Post 8 doesn't stop Delightful Diva at Yonkers
May 20, 2011
A parked-with-cover Delightful Diva (George Brennan).was up in time Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $43,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.   Assigned outside her seven rivals, she sat behind Monochromatic (Jim Pantaleano) as that one went looking for a seat that was no
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Tioga mare pace feature to Sand Windsor
May 20, 2011
Trainer Tye Loy shipped into Tioga Downs with newcomer Sand Windsor on Friday night, and took home the featured $16,500 fillies and mares Open Handicap Pace.   Leaving from the rail Sand Windsor worked out a perfect second-over cover trip and tipped three-wide as the field passed three-quar
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Burke sweeps Molson elims thanks to placing
May 20, 2011
Having captured the top two spots in the 2010 Molson Pace with Won The West and Foiled Again, trainer Ron Burke will look to dominate the 2011 edition as well after sweeping both eliminations on Friday night at Western Fair Raceway.   Atochia fought gamely to finish second in the first of two
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Krispy Apple sharp in Miss NJ Prep
May 20, 2011
Krispy Apple dug in under heavy pressure to capture the prep race for the $150,000 Thomas D’Altrui Miss New Jersey on Friday night at Meadowlands Racetrack.   Driven by Tim Tetrick, Krispy Apple cleared the lead just before the half and repelled the persistent challenge of Pretty Katherine to
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