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Springfield Chamber wants slots at fairgrounds
September 29, 2011
The Greater Springfield (Ill.) Chamber of Commerce is supporting the idea of slots at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. Chamber directors voted this week to support the bill which would allow slots at the state fairgrounds.   An expanded gaming bill passed the Illinois
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Keystone Classic sweep for Fashion Farms
September 29, 2011
Pennsylvania champion Stormin Normand made it six victories in seven career starts Wednesday at The Meadows by winning a Keystone Classic division under wraps. When his stablemate, Fashion Astral, captured the other split in the $98,800 event for freshman colt and gelding trotters, it gave Dave Palo
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Fillies battle in Lady Lincoln Land elims
September 29, 2011
Illinois conceived and foaled two-year-old trotting fillies took to the track on Wednesday night for a pair of $15,000 Lady Lincoln Land Stake elimination’s. The top five finishers will return next Wednesday to slug it out in the $107,000 final making it the richest state bred trotting event of the
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Driver changes pay off at Pompano
September 29, 2011
The handicapping angle of trainers stepping aside in favor of accomplished catch drivers worked in both cases and without fail for astute observers of the Wednesday, September 28 program at The Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park.The top example of the tactic played out in the $12,000 purse trotting fea
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Drivers, horses escape serious injuries
September 29, 2011
At Monticello Raceway on Wednesday afternoon, September 28 the pouring rains finally abated  just  prior to post time still a continual drizzle made the racetrack wet, though not slippery.. Featured were  four $12,200 NYSS late closer divisions for 2-year-old pacing colts.   Ze
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Big Jim to stand at Seelster Farms in 2012
September 29, 2011
Seelster Farms has officially announced that it will stand world champion Big Jim at its Ontario farm. Big Jim p, 2, 1:49.1s will begin stud duty beginning with the 2012 breeding season.   Winner of the 2010 O’Brien Award and the USHWA Dan Patch Award for Two Year Old Paci
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Backstretch With Gordon: McIntosh's Tigers
September 29, 2011
First stop at The Red Mile for me on a sunshine-filled Thursday morning was at Bob McIntosh’s barn, and as I arrived Bob was coming off the track—adorned in Detroit Tigers gear! All I can say this morning is that it’s a lot better being here than in Boston or Atlanta this morning after the collapse
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See You At Peelers: "Problems with her heart"
September 29, 2011
Trainer Jimmy Takter told harnessracing.com Thursday morning while at his barn at The Red Mile that after giving See You At Peelers a rigorous workout on Tuesday afternoon at his New Jersey farm that the 3-year-old filly has been suffering from a virus and some heart issues.   "Peelers has so
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OSS Gold winner Machapelo Breeders Crown eligible
September 29, 2011
Machapelo, the latest king of the 2-year-old Ontario Sire Stakes Gold division, is Breeders Crown eligible. The Mach Three son won Monday night’s Gold Final at Grand River Raceway with a head victory over Warrawee Needy in 1:54.2. Squaring off against reigning Gold Final champion I Found My Be
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10 entered in Kentucky Futurity; 12 in Filly div.
September 29, 2011
Ten 3-year-old colt trotters have been entered for Sunday afternoon's 119th renewal of the $490,000 Kentucky Futurity at The Red Mile. Including among the field is Hambletonian winner Broad Bahn and Colonial Trot winner Manofmanymissions, as well as $50,000 supplemental entry Dejarmbro. There a
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Youth Foundation announces fund-raiser
September 29, 2011
The Harness Horse Youth Foundation will be conducting its second annual Drive For Youth fund-raiser during the races at The Red Mile on Kentucky Futurity weekend, Saturday and Sunday, October 1 and 2.   HHYF staff and trustees will be in the grandstand, clubhouse and apron requesting pledges
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From Brown Jug to Bluegrass
September 29, 2011
Little Brown Jug winner Big Bad John highlights one of two divisions of the Bluegrass Series for sophomore colt pacers at the Red Mile on Sunday, Oct. 2. The Sunday card is an afternoon card with the first race post time at 1 p.m.A little more than a week after his straight-heat win in the Little Br
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3rd Yonkers legislator's challenge on tap
September 29, 2011
With the calendar having done its job, Yonkers Raceway is busily preparing for its third Fall Harvest Festival.             The event, set for Saturday night, Oct. 22, runs from 5:30 PM-9:30 PM on the track apron and showcases the thriving relat
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San Pail's trainer talks about Breeders Crown
September 29, 2011
t’s hard to believe that San Pail, who has three Maple Leaf Trot scores and over $2.5 million in earnings to his name, has never raced in the Breeders Crown. But that’s about to change. On October 29, Canada’s older trotter of the year in both 2009 and 2010 will line up in the $600,000 Breeders Cr
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Post positions drawn for Kentucky Futurity
September 29, 2011
Post positions for Sunday's 119th renewal of the $490,000 Kentucky Futurity at The Red Mile were drawn early Thursday evening and Colonial Trot winner Manofmanymissions was made the slight 5-2 morning-line choice over Hambletonian winner Broad Bahn, who is listed at 3-1. Manofmanymissions and driver
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Check Me Out bests Win Missy B in Bluegrass
September 29, 2011
Check Me Out exacted a small measure of revenge over divisional rival Win Missy B, winning the first of three divisions of the $326,300 Bluegrass for 2-year-old filly trotters in 1:53.3 Thursday night at The Red Mile. The second split went to She Wears It Well, who broke her maiden with a 1:55.3 eff
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Pizza Dolce filly Miss Paris wins Ontario Gold
September 29, 2011
Miss Paris absolutely manhandled the competition in Thursday’s $130,000 OSS Gold Series final for two-year-old trotting fillies at Rideau Carleton Raceway, winning in 1:58. The filly by Kadabra-Pizza Dolce is owned by Herb Liverman, David McDuffee and Mel Hartmann and traine
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National season's mark for 2YOCT Uncle Peter
September 29, 2011
Trainer Jimmy Takter has stated several times this year that he believed Uncle Peter could be the best 2-year-old trotter in his barn and on Thursday night at The Red Mile the son of Cantab Hall may have proved his conditioner right. With Takter driving in a $10,000 late-closing event, Uncle Peter r
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