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Rocklamation a head the best in Ladyship
July 02, 2011
Rocklamation and Corey Braden took home the $76,200 Ladyship Stakes on Saturday night at Tioga Downs in 1:52.2. Leaving from post position number seven, Braden hustled Rocklamation off the gate and to the lead through the first quarter in :26.4. As the field straightened up by the three -eighths mil
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Ranger returns to sulky at Pompano
July 02, 2011
The leading driver in the 47 year history of harness racing in South Florida has made his first appearance in a charted race following a racing accident which sidelined him almost three months ago. In a qualifying race on Saturday morning at The Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park, Bruce Ranger was in t
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Pickmeamerigold, Rock Man win at Vernon
July 02, 2011
The pacers Pickmeamerigold, Rock Man, as well as drivers Jimmy Whittemore and Howard Okusko, Jr. all bathed in the limelight during Friday night’s harness program at Vernon Downs.Pickmeamerigold posted a front-striding, 1:55 victory in Friday’s $6,000 featured ninth race, the week’s top test for fem
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Great Waters leads in PA Stallion Stakes
July 02, 2011
Great Waters cruised on the front end to notch his first career stakes victory in a division of Friday’s $120,000 Pennsylvania Stallion Series event at The Meadows. The stake for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers was conducted over six divisions, with KF Shark, Mc Attaboy, Fly Away, Blueridge Dance
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E Street Plan's 1:54 fastest in NJSS 2YOCP
July 02, 2011
The first leg of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for 2-year-old p acing colts and geldings was contested Saturday night at Meadowlands Racetrack, and E Street Plan (1:54) and Simply Business (1:54.3) took the winner's spoils.   E Street Plan captured the first $27,000 NJSS division with Yannick Gi
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The fast Swinging Beauty looking for win
July 02, 2011
When 13 sophomore fillies line up behind Mohawk’s starting gate on Tuesday, July 5 for two Town Pro eliminations, one small but mighty filly will be looking for her first win of the season.   The Gregg McNair-trained Swinging Beauty is winless to date in her 3-year-old campaign and slight in
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Battling back after stem cell injections
July 02, 2011
 Hall of Fame trainer Bob McIntosh patiently waited two years for his millionaire pacer, Nebupanezzar, to show him he was healed and ready to race again. When he did return, the 5-year-old gelding gave him the answer he had hoped for last Friday in a qualifier at Mohawk.   Nebupanezzar s
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Mohawk accident sends Moiseyev to hospital
July 02, 2011
An accident occurred during the second race at Mohawk on Saturday night, unseating a pair of drivers in the first Summertime elimination. Visible Gold, driven by Jack Moiseyev, was fourth coming into the final turn when the 3-year-old gelding fell, unseating Moiseyev, which caused interference to th
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Star Recruit's 1:53.1 fastest in PASS 2YOCP
July 02, 2011
Star Recruit worked out a cozy pocket trip, then roared by in the lane to capture a division of Saturday’s Pennsylvania Sires Stake at The Meadows in 1:53.1, fastest this year by a 2-year-old gelding pacer on a five-eighths-mile track. The $245,336 event known as the Albatross was conducted over fou
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Giddy Up Lucky has 5 wins in 8 starts this year
July 02, 2011
Odds-on choice Giddy Up Lucky (Eric Goodell) sat well behind a Saturday night speed show, then worked from to second-over, winning Yonkers Raceway's $52,000 Open Handicap Pace.    Assigned outside his six rivals, Giddy Up Lucky was sequestered at the back of the bus early as Silent Swing
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Schnitker wins half the card at Goshen
July 02, 2011
The second day of Grand Circuit racing at Goshen Historic Track featured the Landmark Stake divisions for all ages, genders, and, it seemed, most of the Ray Schnittker Stable. Schnittker-trained horses won the first four races on the card and added one more to take fully half of the day’s 10 races.
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1:50.2 world record by Arch Madness
July 02, 2011
Arch Madness (above) set a track and world record for an older trotting gelding with a 1:50.2 clocking in the $220,750 Titan Cup on Saturday night at Meadowlands Racetrack.   Arch Madness cleared the lead from Lucky Jim after a :55.1 half and drew off to an eight-length victory. He supplanted
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Gun Show leads Feelin Friskie sweep in Ohio
July 02, 2011
Gun Show took advantage of a late break by Jetstream Friskie to win the $35,300 Ohio Sires Stakes for freshman pacers at Scioto Downs on Saturday evening. Dan Noble piloted the colt to a half-length win over favored Feelin Perfect and Kyle Ater in 1:57.   American Friskie and driver David Mye
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2YO colt trotters in NYSS at Monticello
July 02, 2011
Southwind Austin and Steve Smith toured the Monticello oval in 2:02.2, which turned out to be the fastest of seven divisions of freshman trotting colts and geldings in the $150,000 New York Sire Stakes Saturday night. Other winners included; Delano; Cash Value; Macksmith; Barnegat Lan
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