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Lolique takes Tioga feature in 1:54.2
July 09, 2011
John Wagner and Lolique shipped in to Tioga Downs on Saturday night and left with the lion’s share of the $16,500 purse in the Open Handicap Trot.   Leaving from post position number six, Wagner sent Lolique off the wings of the gate to clear to the lead just past the opening quarter in :27.2
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Reynolds stakes for 3YOs held at Pocono
July 09, 2011
Dana’s Sharp Smart and Magnum Kosmos produced the fastest times in their respective classes in Saturday night’s W.N. Reynolds Memorial stakes action at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.   On Saturday night, there were three Tar Heel divisions of the Reynolds held for 3-year-old colts and geldings
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Elims in books; Teagues achieve Pace firsts
July 09, 2011
After a relatively slow pace to the half, the two eliminations for the Meadowlands Pace were determined by the last half sprinting efforts of Custard The Dragon and Big Jim, who had taken the lead with relative ease and then weren't pressured until the stretch drive. Hoosier Cup winner Custard The D
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Leader Of The Gang, Jezzy star at Yonkers
July 09, 2011
Leader Of The Gang won the $445,474 Yonkers Trot in 1:57.2 Saturday night, but he's lucky he didn't have to face the tough-as-nails 3-year-old trotting filly Jezzy. Just two races before the Yonkers Trot, Jezzy won the $237,714 Hudson Filly Trot in 1:56.3 after enduring pressure the entire race
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Dan Ater wins with Whythehellnot at Scioto
July 09, 2011
Dan Ater is a former driving champ at Scioto Downs, but these days he leaves the driving to his son Kyle, also a Scioto driving champ. But the senior Ater climbed into the sulky on Saturday and showed that he still knows how to find the winner’s circle. Ater won the night’s Ohio Lottery Race of the
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Fantaddy takes Mohawk's Summertime final
July 09, 2011
Aged and sophomore pacers stole the show at Mohawk on Saturday night in the $60,000 Beat The Heat Series and Summertime finals.   Junior K scored his second victory of the season and defeated 11 rivals in the inaugural Beat The Heat Pacing Series. The Robin Davies-trained Junior K (Roger Mayo
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Dillander's Indy-Florida commute still paying off
July 09, 2011
He was less than 48 hours removed from winning the $24,000 Mares Open at Indiana's Hoosier Park on Thursday evening with Ultimate Velocity, but it was business as usual for the long-distance road warrior catch-driver Jason Dillander on Saturday night at The Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park.
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Red Hot Scandal's 1:50.4 new lifetime mark
July 09, 2011
Red Hot Scandal saved all the ground, then fired through the Lightning Lane to capture Saturday’s $22,500 Preferred Pace (winners over $10,000 life) The Meadows in a sharp 1:50.4, lowering his lifetime mark a full second.   Red Hot Scandal and trainer-driver Brian Zendt were content to s
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Time To Roll's 1:51.2 leads NJSS for pacing colts
July 09, 2011
Time To Roll comes by his speed naturally as the 2-year-old son of Rocknroll Hanover-Kikikatie led the speed parade in the New Jersey Sire Stakes at the Meadowlands Saturday night, winning in 1:51.2. The first split went to Pet Rock (1:52.3, with a :26 last quarter) while I Fought Dalaw (1:52.1) eke
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19 straight wins for filly See You At Peelers
July 09, 2011
See You At Peelers made winning look easy once again as she cruised to her 19th straight triumph in New York Sire Stakes action at Vernon Downs Saturday. This time the 3-year-old pacing filly by Bettor's Delight got the job done with a 1:51.1 effort, which set a new Vernon track mark.   Drive
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Dreamfair Eternal sets 1:50.3 stakes record
July 09, 2011
Reigning Canadian Horse of the Year Dreamfair Eternal blazed around the Georgian Downs five-eighths mile  oval to claim full rights to the track record with her 1:50.3 mile in the $111,000 Masters Stakes for aged pacing mares on Saturday night.   Dreamfair Eternal was reunited
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