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Soulful Delight, Turtle Express faves in Connors
July 15, 2011
Soulful Delight and Turtle Express are the morning-line favorites in a pair of elimination races Saturday night at Hazel Park Raceway for the $100,000 William Connors Memorial 3-Year-Old Trot final scheduled for July 23 at the suburban Detroit track. Soulful Delight is listed as the odds-on 6-5 fav
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USA Today previews Meadowlands Pace
July 15, 2011
USA Today's weekend edition published Friday includes a story in the sports section about Saturday's $1 million Meadowlands Pace. The story focuses on youth in the race--20-year-old Montrell Teague, who will be driving Custard The Dragon, and the efforts of Jim Carr, owner of betting favorite B
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NJ commission denies Crys Dream appeal
July 15, 2011
Harnessracing.com has learned from the New Jersey Racing Commission (NJRC) that because of reciprocity with the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC), they are upholding the 90-day suspension of the 3-year-old filly trotter Crys Dream that came as a result of a positive test. Crys Dream tested positive
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Hey Mister wins Del Miller Memorial
July 15, 2011
Hey Mister rallied off a second-over trip to win the $257,000 Del Miller Memorial Trot for 3-year-old fillies on Friday night at the Meadowlands Racetrack.   Despite drifting four wide in the lane, the 1-5 favorite got up to best Crème De Cocoa by three-quarters of a length in 1:54.4.&nb
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Back to the Track Pick 4 pays $196.50
July 15, 2011
The 2011 Back To The Track National Pick Four wager on Friday night paid $196.50 for a $1 ticket.  There were 130 tickets with the winning 5-2-3-6 sequence.  The pool totaled $30,069.   The wager, which featured a $25,000 guaranteed pool, began with Meadowlands Race 8 and included o
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Miss Annie J just misses Tioga track record
July 15, 2011
In the second of a five-day stretch of live racing at Tioga Downs, the filly pacers were in the spotlight on Friday night. Five divisions for 2-year old fillies were contested, while just one full field of nine was drawn out for the sophmores. When the Grand Circuit is in town at any track across th
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Arch Madness by a neck at Pocono
July 15, 2011
Trotting superstar Arch Madness came through with a hard-fought win as the overwhelming favorite in the featured Open Trot on Friday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The race carried the night’s top purse of $60,000.   Fresh off a record-setting win in the Titan Cup at the Meadowlan
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Delightful Diva three-peats at Yonkers
July 15, 2011
Delightful Diva (George Brennan) completed the three-peat Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's $52,000 co-featured Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.   Ordered outside her seven rivals--then undaunted by a tough time getting the lead--the 3-5 "Diva" made the lead around Lightning Dragon (C
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CR Hope rallies to win Scioto feature
July 15, 2011
For the third straight week, C R Hope came from off the pace to win the Fillies and Mares Open at Scioto Downs in dramatic fashion on Friday night. As usual, Kyle Ater was in the bike for winning trainer Harley Jolliff, who co-owns the 6-year-old mare with Willie Hale.   Driver Jack Dailey sh
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