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State breds shine at Balmoral Park
September 25, 2011
A pair of state bred stakes events shared top billing on Saturday night at Balmoral Park as two-year-old colts met in two $11,300 divisions of the Yates Eagle Stake while their female counterparts battled in the $14,500 Thrifty Way Stake. In the first division of the Yates Eagle Larry Breed’s M T
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Fridaynightflight wins again at Indiana Downs
September 25, 2011
Two weeks after capturing the $200,000 Indiana Sires Stakes final for freshman pacing colts, Fridaynightflight picked up where he left off as a new round of preliminary legs kicked off Saturday, September 24 at Indiana Downs. The Panspacificflight gelding won his $40,000 division, one of three on th
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Vernon features to Memory King, Classic Conway
September 25, 2011
The pacer Memory King and trotter Classic Conway delivered track record performances during Saturday night’s $237,915 New York Sires Stakes co-features at Vernon Downs.   Memory King lowered the track standard for 2-year-old pacing geldings to 1:53 with his victory in the first of three divis
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Sophomores scorch Mohawk oval in Grassroots
September 25, 2011
Unlike their freshman counterparts, Ontario’s top sophomore Grassroots competitors benefited from clear skies on Saturday night and the result was a high speed showdown over the Mohawk Racetrack oval.   By the time the dust settled, Musselsfrmbrussels emerged as the only division leader over
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Indiana Premier Yearling Sale concludes
September 25, 2011
After a strong opening session, the Indiana Premier Yearling Sale wrapped up Saturday, September 24 with a solid second session. A total of 122 yearlings were sold during the session, bringing $854,600 and averaging $7,005. A colt from the first Indiana crop of Jailhouse Jesse topped the session as
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