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Tebow cheered at Lexington's Red Mile
September 24, 2011
Although there were several stars on the Friday card at The Red Mile the biggest cheers of the night came for the maiden 2-year-old gelding pacer Blueridge Tebow. Yes, despite a Free-For-All Trot field that included Arch Madness, Lanson, Opening Night, Whit and VC Chocoholic, and othe
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Up Tempo scores Vernon feature in 1:56.4
September 24, 2011
Up Tempo, second choice in the wagering, raced like thought he was the best, and then proved it with a 1:56.4 score in Friday night’s $10,000 featured ninth race at Vernon Downs.   Competing against four Open-1 foes on a track turned sloppy by persistent rain, Up Tempo ($9.40) went right to t
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Daylon Magician sets Grand River track record
September 24, 2011
It required no magic for Daylon Magician to score his sixth straight victory at Grand River Raceway on Friday evening.   Starting from Post 7, driver Jack Moiseyev allowed the three-year-old trotting colt to float away from the starting gate, landing in fifth spot as Incredable Frank led the
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Jamieson clicks with six at Mohawk
September 24, 2011
Driver Jody Jamieson made the most of his 12 drives Friday evening at Mohawk Racetrack as he scored six victories.   Jamieson, who sits a top of Woodbine Entertainment Group’s (WEG) driver standings, started his night off right with a victory in the second race. He guided Windsong Grand Ave (
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Stakes record for Pantholops at The Meadows
September 24, 2011
Shuffled to fourth at the head of the stretch, Pantholops took advantage of two breakers, poured through the Lightning Lane and scored in a stake-record 1:54.3 Friday at The Meadows in a division of a Keystone Classic. The $79,200 event for 3-year-old trotting fillies was conducted over three divisi
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Solid start for Indiana Premier Yearling Sale
September 24, 2011
The inaugural Indiana Premier Yearling Sale started with a solid first session Friday, September 23 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. A total of 130 yearlings were sold Friday afternoon, averaging $12,978. Trotters were in high demand, with the first Indiana crops of stallions Jailhouse Jesse and He
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Qualifying conditions for Red Mile Grand Circuit
September 24, 2011
All horses plan on racing at The Red Mile during the two-week Grand Circuit meet that begins Thursday, Sept. 29, must have a charted line in the last 30 days according to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and a clean line in 45 days for The Red Mile conditions.   If you have any question i
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Freshman fillies featured at Indiana Downs
September 24, 2011
Freshman fillies were featured at Indiana Downs Friday evening, September 23 in the first round of Indiana Sires Stakes competition. A total of eight $40,000 divisions were carded – four for pacers and four for trotters – with favorites winning five splits.   Cincinnati Star kicked off the 14
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Favorites falter in Sunshine Stakes finals
September 24, 2011
The longest win streak enjoyed by any horse racing in South Florida in 2011 ended on Saturday evening at The Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park as all eight divisions of the $10,000 purse Sunshine State Stakes Championships were contested in the Florida Standardbred Breeders And Owners Association (FSB
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Milton Stakes final to Laughandbehappy
September 24, 2011
WEG’s leading driver, Jody Jamieson, used a pocket trip to his advantage as he guided Laughandbehappy to a 1:50.2 score in the $400,000 Milton Stakes final Saturday evening at Mohawk.   Anndrovette (Tim Tetrick), one of last week’s elimination winners, led nine rivals past the opening station
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We Will See matches world record at Pocono
September 24, 2011
For all his accomplishments, pacing superstar We Will See had failed to get a win in his previous four tries at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. On Saturday night, he made amends for that in the biggest way possible.   We Will See paced the fastest mile ever in the history of the Pocono oval, mat
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Favored Southern Allie takes Yonkers feature
September 24, 2011
Favored Southern Allie (Yannick Gingras) had the best of the draw Tuesday and the best of the race Saturday, winning Yonkers Raceway's $52.000 Open Pace.   Away third at the start, Southern Allie took over from Real Nice (Jason Bartlett) right at the :27.2 opening quarter-mile. He then rated
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