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Soph fillies in 230G NYSS Bedford trot
September 07, 2011
Statebreds sloshed their way back down the Thruway Tuesday night, with Yonkers Raceway hosting the soggy $230,508 New York Sire Stakes Bedford Trot for 3-year-old fillies. Four, $57,627 consecutive divisions started in a monsoon (the evening�s first race was delayed about 20 minutes due to power iss
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Faraldo testifies on NY gaming expansion
September 07, 2011
Joe Faraldo, president of the Standardbred Owners Association of New York (SOA), testified before the New York Senate Committees on Racing & Wagering and Judiciary on Wednesday, Sept. 7, regarding the expansion of gaming at New York's racetracks. Any expansion would require a constitution
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Edie's Desire flourishes at Monticello
September 07, 2011
An old adage states that there are horses for courses and that could certainly apply to a 5 �year-old pacing mare by the name of Edies�s Desire. Unwanted and considered not caliber enough to compete on the five-eighths mile oval at Mohegan Sun Pocono Downs, the daughter of Real Desire ju
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Peaceful Way, Wellwood elims drawn
September 07, 2011
Driver Randy Waples will steer two freshman trotting fillies in Thursday�s $30,000 Peaceful Way eliminations at Mohawk Racetrack in hopes they both advance to the $447,000 final on Saturday Sept. 17. From post position two, Waples will first drive Witch Way for trainer Joseph Macisaac in
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Live coverage of Jug on radio again this year
September 07, 2011
For the second straight year, Delaware radio station WINF(101.9-FM) and Marysville�s True Oldies WQTT (1270-AM) will broadcast with live racing coverage from the Delaware County Fair, Sept. 18-22, concluding with the 66th Little Brown Jug. All coverage will be simulcast on www.w
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Giveaways big part of Super Night at Scioto
September 07, 2011
There will be over $600,000 given away to horses in the Ohio Sires Stakes finals at Scioto Downs on Saturday night, but racing fans will also benefit from some giveaways.Ticket packages to the Little Brown Jug will also be given away as part of the Super Night festivities at Scioto. The Jug is held,
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Hockey player inspires cheers for trainer Ed Hart
September 07, 2011
When Tom Grossman was a kid, he saw New York Rangers goalie Ed Giacomin knocked unconscious in a game at Madison Square Garden. The crowd began chanting �Ed-die, Ed-die� as it tried to will Giacomin to his feet. More than three decades later, Grossman one night at dinner resurrected the cha
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Breaks keep Go Tapaigh out of PASS final
September 07, 2011
Pennsylvania's rule that horses must have a clean line in a race or qualifier--not a workout--has apparently kept the 2-year-old trotter Go Tapaigh out of this Saturday's Pennsylvania Sire Stakes championship for freshman colt trotters at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Go Tapaigh, a son
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Xquisite Chocolate a Peaceful Way contender
September 07, 2011
Paul Kelley cannot recall whether Xquisite Chocolate was on his list of yearlings to examine at last fall�s Lexington Selected Sale, but the filly grabbed his attention anyway. She has kept his interest since then. A daughter of Chocolatier out of the mare Armbro Exquisite, Xquisite C
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