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Roadside Delight fastest in NYSS action
June 25, 2011
New York Sire Stakes action continued downstate Friday night, with Yonkers Raceway hosting the $237,990 Hugh Grant Pace for 3-year-old colts and gelding in five, $47,598 consecutive divisions.   Roadside Delight (George Brennan, $6.40) turned in the fastest effort, convincingly winning the th
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Pacers beat the heat at Mohawk
June 25, 2011
The first leg of the Beat The Heat Pacing Series was contested in four $20,000 divisions at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday evening.   In the first division, it was the Isaac Waxman-trained and Luc Ouellette-driven All Tiger N who crossed the finish line first in a career-best clocking of 1:49.
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Freshmen debut at Hoosier Park
June 25, 2011
The first 2-year-old races were held at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino Friday, giving fans a glimpse at some of the future stars in the state of Indiana. Heading the list of impressive performers was Next Flight In, a first time starter from the Erv Miller Stable, who knocked out his debut in
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Coco was crisp in Tioga feature
June 25, 2011
Leanback Coco and Phil Fluet captured the $16,500 fillies and mares open handicap pace on Friday night at Tioga Downs, just as they did last week for trainer Ken Andersen.   Assigned with post position number six in a field of six, Fluet floated off the gate and used their usual first-over gr
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Custard The Dragon fires in final Hoosier Cup
June 25, 2011
Custard The Dragon and driver Montrell Teague blew by the competition in the stretch to win the final edition of the $500,000 Hoosier Cup at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino Saturday. Teague became the youngest driver to ever win a major stakes race at Hoosier Park and earned his biggest win to
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Filly Bay sharp in Pa. Stallion Series win
June 25, 2011
Filly Bay took a contested lead early in the mile and never relinquished it as she captured a division of Friday’s $60,000 Pennsylvania Stallion Series in 1:57.2 over a "good" Meadows track, equaling the stakes record.   The event for 3-year-old filly trotters was conducted over three divisi
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Shell I Attack strong in Scioto victory
June 25, 2011
Shell I Attack launched her attack out of the starting gate and defended her lead all the way to the wire to win Scioto Downs' Fillies and Mares Open Pace on Friday night.   J.D. Wengerd piloted he 6-year-old bay mare to victory for owner and trainer Jim Kiesel of Litchfield, Ohio. It was her
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Maywood Pace winner was in the cards
June 25, 2011
Coming into Friday’s $130,000 Maywood Pace with six wins in his first seven career starts, Mystical Marker Farms, Shim Racing, Mike Anderson and Kenneth Duffy’s A Cool Card figured to be an overwhelming choice after drawing the inside post position.    Things worked out exactly as expect
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Babies in action Saturday at Meadowlands
June 25, 2011
Two year olds were out in full force Saturday morning at the Meadowlands as 13 races for first-year pacers and trotters were contested. The session got off to a rousing start when Pirate Smile, a daughter of Windsong's Legacy out of the Andove Hall mare Bluejean Baby romped to an 8 3/4-length score
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7,000 wins for 'Super Mario'
June 25, 2011
Driver Mario Baillargeon hit the 7,000-win milestone in the seventh race at Mohawk Racetrack, Saturday night. The Milton, Ont. resident steered Major Stone to victory in 1:51.1 for trainer Tony O’Sullivan and owner Joseph Martinelli.   “I feel very relieved right now, it’s been about a week
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No rules--just right in Yonkers opens
June 25, 2011
Yonkers Raceway broke all the rules Saturday night, offering not one, not two, but three--count 'em, three--$43,000 Open Handicaps.    Delightful Diva (Cat Manzi) did the hard way--eight-hole, wide early, then first-up--in the distaff derby. She settled in sixth as 7-5 favorite Shacked U
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Sundowner Bob takes down half-mile dash record
June 25, 2011
Sundowner Bob and driver Ricky Macomber added their names to the record books Saturday at Hoosier Park, setting a new North American race record and world record for trotters. The duo stopped the timer in :55.2 for the half-mile dash, the fastest time for a trotter at that distance on any size
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Dejarmbro bests Pastor Stephen in Beal
June 25, 2011
About eight months ago, Dejarmbro suffered the ignominy of going off-stride as the favorite at the Breeders Crown at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. On Saturday night, he exorcised those demons--and then some.   In the first $500,000 Earl Beal Jr. Memorial final for 3-year-old trotters, Dejarmb
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Bold And Fresh surprises in PASS
June 25, 2011
Trailing by 10 lengths at the half, the 17-1 outsider Bold And Fresh set sail on an improbable move that carried her to victory in a stakes-fastest 1:55.4 in Saturday’s $202,135 Pennsylvania Sires Stakes at The Meadows. The event for 3-year-old filly trotters, also known as the Meadow Bright, was co
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Week off pays dividends for Four Starz Bling
June 25, 2011
Four Starz Bling was ordered to stay on the sidelines, from the June 18 edition of the $14,000 Open Handicap Pace by trainer Tom Harmer. The rest was the right tonic as the veteran returned to top form in the June 25 weekly edition of the top-class event at Pompano Park. Wally Hennessey worke
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