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Draw schedule for Tompkins-Geers at Tioga
July 07, 2011
Tioga Downs has announced the draw schedule for the upcoming Tompkins-Geers Stakes at the track. Below are the details:   Two-Year-Old Colt Trot & 2-Year-Old Filly Trot events: Box closes at 9 am this Saturday (July 9) for the Thursday, July 14, races. Two-Year-Old Filly Pace & 3-Year
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Dejarmbro's sister wins NYSS at Buffalo
July 07, 2011
Ray Schnittker brought some high priced trotting fillies to Buffalo Raceway Wednesday night to compete for $25,439 in three legs of New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old trotting fillies and two of the horses went home winners, Borrow And Spend and Lima Playmate, both daughters of Credit Winner
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Stratton back in action at Yonkers
July 07, 2011
Driver Jordan Stratton, who along with Jason Bartlett was injured in a car accident en route to Yonkers on Monday, July 4, will be back in the bike Thursday night.“I still have staples in my head and I think my car (a Lexus) might be totaled – the insurance adjuster is coming today - but I’m OK to d
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My Miss Caroline wins Sorce Ann
July 07, 2011
Proving once again that she is practically an invincible force among the Illinois bred three-year-old filly trotting set La Bella Vita Stable, Robert Taylor and Kevin Dixon’s My Miss Caroline remained undefeated among the state-bred set as she trotted to a half-length victory in the $9,000 Sorce Ann
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For A Dancer Stars in Reynolds at Pocono
July 07, 2011
For A Dancer posted the fastest winning time of eight divisions of the W.N. Reynolds Memorial stakes held on Wednesday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The Reynolds races are the highlight of Grand Circuit Week at Pocono.There were eight “Meda” divisions of the Reynolds held on Wednesday for 2-
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Radar Contact preps for rich Indiana finals
July 07, 2011
Radar Contact and driver Dan Shetler will use one final race in preparation for next week’s $200,000 Indiana Sires Stakes final Saturday, July 16. The three-year-old filly is four for four in 2011 and is favored to move that streak to five in the ninth race Saturday, July 9.Trained by Chuck Stilling
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Maryland ruling delays Rosecroft reopening
July 07, 2011
Ocean Downs is presently in the midst of a summer harness meet, and the state could still see racing resume at Rosecroft Raceway this year. However, any specific reopening date for Rosecroft is now on hold after the Maryland Racing Commission issued only a “conditional” license to Penn National Gami
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Running Acres joins Canterbury lawsuit
July 07, 2011
After Running Aces Harness Park has now been completely shutdown for one full week due to a state of Minnesota budget impasse between the Governor and the legislature, the track has joined Thoroughbred counterpart Canterbury Park in a ‘motion for reconsideration’ court filing in hopes that the
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Orecchietti defeats Wishing Stone in Sweden
July 07, 2011
Orecchietti, a product of American trotting blood who was bred and races for Margareta Wallenius-Kleberg’s Menhammer Stud of Sweden, won one of Sweden’s greatest races, the Sprinter Championship, on Thursday at the Halmsted track. Orecchietti defeated 2010 Kentucky Futurity champion Wishing Stone in
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Muscles Yankee freshman fillies sweep NJSS
July 07, 2011
Vanity Treasure and Southbeachprincess, both $35,000 yearling purchases by their connections, won their respective divisions of the $45,500 New Jersey Sire Stakes for 2-year-old filly trotters Thursday night at the Meadowlands.   Vanity Treasure, sent off the 8-5 favorite in the first $22,500
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Chapter Seven, Pardon win Big M qualifiers
July 07, 2011
Two of last year’s standout freshmen, trotting colt Chapter Seven and pacing filly Pardon, each won their qualifiers at the Meadowlands on Thursday.Chapter Seven, who closed a seven wins in eight starts freshman season by winning the Matron final at Dover Downs last November, has been delayed in ret
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