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Wholly Louy wins Harrington feature
September 27, 2011
Scott Dillon, Keith Pippi and Josh Green’s Wholly Louy ($3.40) made his seasonal debut at Harrington Raceway a winning one Monday with a 1:53.1 win in the $20,500 Open Pace. Driven by Ross Wolfenden, the 7-year-old Camluck gelding set all the fractions in his one length win over Shakearosa and
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Wandishin named Rosecroft race secretary
September 27, 2011
Mike Wandishin has been named as racing secretary for Rosecroft Raceway’s upcoming live racing meet that commences Oct. 21.  It will be the first extended live racing meet at the track since the middle of 2008.   “We are pleased to have Mike join the Rosecroft team.  His varied
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Broad Bahn wins Red Mile qualifier
September 27, 2011
Broad Bahn (outside), making his first appearance since suffering a bout of atrial fibrillation in the Canadian Trotting Classic final Sept. 17 at Mohawk Racetrack, won a qualifier Thursday morning at The Red Mile in 1:53.2, just two-fifths of a second slower than the 3-year-old colt needed to win t
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Balmoral adds day of racing in 2012
September 27, 2011
The Illinois Racing Board issued 2012 racing dates on Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 27), and the harness racing schedule includes a six-day a week schedule instead of the five programs a week that have alternated between Balmoral Park and Maywood Park this year.   Balmoral Park will be open year-r
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Admirals Galley, sire of Admiral's Express, dies
September 27, 2011
Admirals Galley, best known as being the sire of Canada’s 2005 Horse of the Year Admiral’s Express, died Tuesday, Sept. 20, at the age of 22 at Pebble Creek Farm in Durand, Mich. “It was just time,” Judy Ekstrand, co-owner of Pebble Creek Farm, told harnessracing.com. “He just lay down and did
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American Jewel puts streak on line Friday in Bluegrass
September 27, 2011
The undefeated American Jewel drew post nine in the second of two $134,700 divisions of the Bluegrass for 2-year-old filly pacers on Friday night at The Red Mile, with Pennsylvania Sire Stakes (PASS) champion Economy Terror drawing post four in the first split. Also on the card are four divisions of
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Balmoral has $20,543 Pick 4 carryover
September 27, 2011
Players across North America will get a big reason to play at Balmoral Park’s one- mile oval on Wednesday. Waiting for them is a record Pick 4 carryover of $20,543, which will be added in to the pool. The Pick 4 pool will be estimated at $75,000, and based on the previous record last year, it could
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Harrington increases purses 10 percent
September 27, 2011
For the second time in the last three weeks, purses at Harrington Raceway are getting a 10 percent increase. The increase went into effect with Tuesday’s draw for the Oct. 2 program.   Racing will continue on a Sunday through Thursday schedule through the meet’s end on Oct. 27. Post time will
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Robin Cruiser equals Meadows track mark
September 27, 2011
Robin Cruiser seized the lead in a contested :26.4 first quarter and kept right on rolling, equaling The Meadows track record as she captured a division of Tuesday’s $117,200 Keystone Classic. Frontierpan took the other split in the stake for freshman filly pacers. Dave Palone drove six winners — al
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