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Delco Willowbee equals Running Aces record
July 25, 2011
Delco Willobee proved worthy of trainer-driver John De Long’s confidence Sunday night at Running Aces, holding on by a head in front of a full field of open pacers in the weekly $9,000 feature race. His winning time of 1:52.3 equaled the Running Aces track record for 4-year-old pacing geldings.
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Running Aces wants to extend season
July 25, 2011
Running Aces is hoping to add six days of racing to replace the 12 days lost during the government shut down. It will make its request to the Minnesota Racing Commission. Running Aces wants to add racing on August 28, 30, 31 and September 3, 4, along with a special showcase of Minnes
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Maven's 1:56.1 sets stakes mark at Meadows
July 25, 2011
This year's crop of 2-year-old trotters continued to show incredible speed as six divisions of Arden Downs stakes held at The Meadows Monday afternoon resulted in fast times despite an off track.   Maven, a 2-year-old filly by Glidemaster, lowered the Arden Downs stakes record to 1:56.1
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Can Speed Again surprise again in Dream Maker?
July 25, 2011
Speed Again will be looking to astonish his trainer once again when the 2-year-old pacer goes to post for the $50,000 Dream Maker final at Mohawk Racetrack, Tuesday evening. The brown son of Dragon Again-Sand Speed scored his second lifetime win, a 2 1/2-length decision in his $20,000 elimination,
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Its All Magic & Gisela AS Take in Free elims
July 25, 2011
Its All Magic and Gisela AS showed their talent Monday night in a pair of $20,000 In Free eliminations for freshmen trotting fillies at Mohawk Racetrack.Its All Magic, the 3-5 favorite, and driver Randy Waples took the first elimination in 1:59.4.Tymal Sonata (Luc Ouellette) took the field to the op
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Hambo, Oaks boxes close at 9 am Tuesday
July 25, 2011
The clock is ticking on entries for the $1.5 million Hambletonian and $750,000 Hambletonian Oaks, to be raced Saturday, Aug. 6 at The Meadowlands. Post time for the special daytime card is 11:30 a.m. Horses eligible to the Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks must enter by 9:00 a.m., Tuesday
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Jezzy stays undefeated in 2011 with Batavia win
July 25, 2011
Jezzy, who is expected to be entered in the Hambletonian Oaks, prepped for that race with an easy 1:59.3 victory in a $35,633 division of a New York Sire Stakes on Monday night at Batavia Downs. The 3-year-old filly started from post seven in the seven-horse field and was sent to the lead by trainer
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Elliott sends out three in Haughton elims
July 25, 2011
Steve Elliott sends three hopefuls into Friday’s Peter Haughton Memorial eliminations at Meadowlands Racetrack, but he trains only two of the 2-year-old trotting colts. Elliott, who won the 2006 Haughton with Donato Hanover, trains Quit Smoking Now and Yankee Royalty. He co-owns Power
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Donato Hanover sis one of 14 in Merrie Annabelle
July 25, 2011
Dream On Hanover, a full sister to 2007 Hambletonian winner and Horse of the Year Donato Hanover, was among 14 2-year-old filly trotters entered in the Merrie Annabelle Stakes at Meadowlands Racetrack. Two seven-horse eliminations will be held Friday, with the top five from each division advanc
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Team Jamieson sweeps Battle of Waterloo elims
July 25, 2011
Czar Seelster pulled off a 9-1 upset in the first of two Battle of Waterloo eliminations Monday night at Grand River Raceway when he drew away from eight rivals in the opening elimination for Team Jamieson. Jody Jamieson mapped out the winning trip with the Carl Jamieson-trained son of Stonebri
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