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ABC Mercedes takes Hoosier's top trot
June 30, 2011
ABC Mercedes turned in a gutsy performance to take top honors in the $24,000 Open Trot Wednesday, June 29 at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino. Accompanied by trainer Joe Putnam, ABC Mercedes reeled off his second straight win, pulling in his third of the year in a time of 1:55.2.Starting from the ou
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4 share season's lead after PASS at Meadows
June 30, 2011
A total of 43 freshman filly trotters got their first stakes experience in Wednesday's $229,334 Pennsylvania Sire Stake at The Meadows and, in a statistical oddity, four emerged as national season's leaders by scoring in exactly 1:58.3.   The quartet of promising youngsters, now the fast
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Kip Huntzinger dies in Lexington
June 30, 2011
Morris "Kip" Huntzinger, 61, who worked in harness racing as a groom, assistant trainer, blacksmith and trackman, died Tuesday, June 28, in Lexington, Ky.   Born in Allentown, Pa., Huntzinger attended Penn State University but migrated to New Jersey in 1969 where he began working as a groom f
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Tioga's Tompkins-Geers golf tourney set
June 30, 2011
Tioga Downs would like to extend an invitation to all horsemen and owners participating at Tioga Downs to join us in the annual Tompkins-Geers golf outing on Saturday, July 16.   The format for the golf outing will  be the traditional Captain and Crew format and will take place at Shepar
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Sunday's $70,000 Kin Pace is Clinton's richest
June 30, 2011
Sunday will mark the fourth annual Kin Pace at Clinton Raceway, which will be the richest race in Clinton’s 40-year history. Vying for the $70,000 purse this year will be the morning-line favorite, Wiskywisky Nancy O. The filly is owned by Jean and Jim Caddey, and their grandchildren, 12-y
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Last call for SBOANJ golf outing
June 30, 2011
This is the last call for the mid-summer golf outing to benefit New Jersey horsemen which will take place on Monday, July 11.    The Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey’s annual event will once again take place at Gambler Ridge Golf Course in Cream Ridge, N.J.&nb
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Chris McErlean 2-year-old namesake wins at Pocono
June 30, 2011
McErlean, named for current Penn National Gaming vice president of racing Chris McErlean, won a $6,000 race for 2-year-old pacers in 1:57.1 Thursday afternoon at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. A son of McArdle out of the Cam's Card Shark mare Igottwowordsforyou bred by Perretti Farms, McErlean is a ha
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Hoosier Park adds races to July 6 program
June 30, 2011
The Standardbred racing office at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino has added several claiming and conditioned races to the roster for Wednesday, July 6. Entries for the Wednesday racing program will close at 1 p.m. EST. Friday, July 1.   “Due to the volume of 2 year olds that we now have raci
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Vanity Treasure, D'orsay win NJSS 2FT splits
June 30, 2011
Two-year-old trotting fillies stepped out in the first leg of the New Jersey Sire Stakes Thursday night at Meadowlands Racetrack.   Vanity Treasure captured her first career win in the first NJSS division for a purse of $21,500. After stalking race leader Chilitodayhottamale for most of the
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Michigan breeders hoping to rock'em in Summer Survivor
June 30, 2011
Win or lose this Saturday, Rock'em is already the pride of Bill and Patti Gira's Oldfield Farm in Michigan.   Watching via simulcast, the Giras will cheer on the 3-year-old pacer they bred in the $100,000 Summer Survivor final at Meadowlands Racetrack. Three-for-three in the series preli
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Givens has some power for Meadowlands Pace
June 30, 2011
Powerful Mist has emerged as a major contender for this year's Meadowlands Pace with a string of impressive stakes efforts over the past month.   The Maryland-bred by Powerful Toy will prep for the Pace eliminations in the $25,000 tenth race open for 3 year olds on Saturday night at Meadowlan
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Chiodo has the spirt in Williams leg at Yonkers
June 30, 2011
The Mildred Williams International Driving Series made its fifth annual Yonkers Raceway visit Thursday night, with the race once again serving as a means to a very worthwhile end.    The record shows that Stacy Chiodo and pole-sitting 11-year-old gelding Sequoiah’s Spirit N ($8.20)--whom
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