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Chausetts Blanche upsets at Harrington
August 31, 2011
Andrea Hill’s Chausettes Blanche ($12.40, Sean Bier) hit her best gear in the final strides for the second straight week and pulled off an upset in the $18,600 Mares Open Tuesday at Harrington Raceway in 1:55.1.   Trained by Crissy Crissman, the 8-year-old Christian Cullen mare raced fro
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Red Mile approved for $25 million for redevelopment
August 31, 2011
The Red Mile has reportedly received approval from the state of Kentucky to receive more than $25.3 million in tax increment financing for a redevelopment project that would include apartments, a hotel, retail and restaurant spaces, parking garages and offices. The redevelopment would take place on
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San Pail, Buck I St. Pat favored at Vernon
August 31, 2011
The $164,000 Muscle Hill Open Mare Trot and its counterpart, the $218,000 Credit Winner Open Trot, lead a nine-race card set to go to the post at Vernon Downs on Friday night at 6:55 p.m.   San Pail, fresh off back-to-back victories in the Maple Leaf Trot and Nat Ray has drawn post
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Busy Mohawk weekend on tap for Takter
August 31, 2011
Jimmy Takter will send three horses into Saturday’s $633,000 She’s A Great Lady Stakes for 2-year-old filly pacers at Mohawk Racetrack in Ontario, but that is only part of a busy weekend for the trainer. He has eight other horses racing Saturday, including Simply Business in the the $1 mil
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Charges against Wallis, Piroski dropped
August 31, 2011
The Ontario Racing Commission has reportedly dropped all race-fixing charges against drivers Kevin Wallis and Gene Piroski due to lack of evidence on the prosecution's part. Wallis had been issued a 12-year suspension and $100,000 fine while Piroski had been given a 10-year suspension and $100,000 f
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Radar Contact upset in Indiana Sire Stakes
August 31, 2011
Pacific Sun Rae and Trace Tetrick put an end to Radar Contact’s winning streak Tuesday in the fourth and final round of Indiana Sire Stakes preliminary action. The Panspacificflight filly halted her counterpart’s streak at 13 with a 1:53.2 upset in the $45,600 first division for sophomore pacer
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Double Major fastest in NYSS 2FP splits
August 31, 2011
Double Major was possibly the smallest of the 24 freshman pacing fillies set to go in the $150,000 New York Sire Stakes at Monticello Raceway on Tuesday afternoon, but that didn’t stop her from reeling in a 1:56.3 victory in her $50,293 division. Jason Bartlett was at the controls when the
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Babic elims on tap Saturday at Freehold
August 31, 2011
The undefeated My Ideal Hanover, with five victories in five lifetime starts, will try to make it six in a row Saturday in a $10,000 elimination for the Lou Babic Filly Pace for 2-year-old New Jersey-sired fillies at Freehold Raceway.   There will be two elimination heats of eight fillie
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McDermott aims for Metro with Hurrikane Kingcole
August 31, 2011
When Hurrikane Kingcole lines up in the $1 million Metro Pace this Saturday at Mohawk, he will represent memories of both past and present for co-owner John McDermott. The bay colt, who has a shot to take all the spoils in this year’s edition of the race, is named after McDermott’s son, Kane, and
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Nine entered in Cane, no elims needed
August 31, 2011
Wednesday morning the Tioga Downs’ race office accepted entries for the 57th annual Cane Pace and nine 3-year-old colt and geldings were entered. As a result, no eliminations will be necessary, and all nine will move straight to the $342,875 final on Saturday, Sept. 10, at Tioga Downs. Meadowlands
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Northville Downs set to open Friday night
August 31, 2011
The Michigan harness racing circuit will continue this Friday night as Sept. 2 marks the return of live racing to Northville Downs. Northville Downs will race each Friday and Saturday nights with a first-race post time of 7 p.m.   Northville Downs is very excited to announce the man
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Blooded Horse Sale shows strength
August 31, 2011
It was the strongest Blooded Horse Summer Sale since 2002.  Yearlings were in greater demand and buyers were a bit gamer on the racehorses.  The three year old Ohio bred trotter, Count Howie was the sale topper at $27,000.  Consigned by Marty Wollam, agent the handsome bay gelding had
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