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Brennan wins eight at Yonkers
September 30, 2011
Yonkers Raceway's Thursday night tally sheet included 13 races, 11 of which included George Brennan.It also offered 13 trips to the winner's circle, eight of which included George Brennan.The Raceway's leading driver began his night with a third-place finish in the opener. After having the second ra
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Who is Allerage contender Swept To Victory?
September 30, 2011
The Allerage Trot for older trotting mares, set for Sunday at The Red Mile, includes defending Allerage champion Buck I St. Pat and recent Miss Versatility winner Autumn Escapade, two mares who are well known to regular fans. But the field also includes a bonafide unknown: Swept To Victory.  
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2 Donato yearlings bring top prices in Sweden
September 30, 2011
A colt by the French-bred sire Ready Cash topped the opening session of the Swedish Kriterium yearling sale, held Thursday in Stockholm. The colt out of the Berndt Hanover mare Bernies Babe, a granddaughter of Armbro Keepsake, brought $66,000.   A Donato Hanover colt was right behind in terms
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Friday Backstretch With Gordon
September 30, 2011
There’s certainly no harm in having your picture on the home page of harnessracing.com as trainer Bob McIntosh—pictured yesterday in his Detroit Tigers garb—got off to a fast start on Thursday’s opening-night card of Grand Circuit racing at The Red Mile. McIntosh had a pair of winners in the first f
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American Jewel, Pick 4 carryover Friday at Red Mile
September 30, 2011
Headlining Friday's races at The Red Mile are four divisions of the $340,000 Walnut Hall Ltd. Cup Bluegrass Stake for 2-year-old trotting colts and two splits of the Walnut Hall Stock Farm sponsored $270,000 Bluegrass for 2-year-old filly pacers.    Trotting colt
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Preview now available for Red Mile cards
September 30, 2011
Harness Racing Weekend Preview is now available! Due to the need to wait for the Sunday, Oct. 2, racing program at The Red Mile, the emailing of the edition was delayed. If you are a regular subscriber to our free e-newsletter, it should now be available in your email box. If you are not a subscribe
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Fashion Delight, Chapter Seven win Red Mile qualifiers
September 30, 2011
A quartet of qualifiers went to post at The Red Mile on Friday morning, highlighted by 2010 Woodrow Wilson winner Fashion Delight’s 1:53.2 half-length win. Trained by Jim Campbell for Fashion Farms and driven by Dave Miller, the Bettor’s Delight sophomore went wire to wire in his first timed effort
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Shabalabadingdong wins NJSS Green Acres
September 30, 2011
Shabalabadingdong closed in the stretch to win the $25,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Green Acres Championship for 3-year-old pacing fillies in 1:56.4 Friday at Freehold Raceway.   The daughter of Western Ideal was rough-gaited going into the first turn on the half-mile Freehold oval and s
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Freshman colt trotters vie in Bluegrass action
September 30, 2011
The first of four divisions of the $340,000 Bluegrass for 2-year-old colt trotters Friday night at The Red Mile went to Scary Good, who rallied late for driver Brian Sears to score in 1:56.4. Although a power outage delayed the races for several minutes prior to the second split, the wait was worth
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American Jewel dazzles in Bluegrass 2FP
September 30, 2011
American Jewel remained undefeated in eight career starts with a 1:52.1 victory in the second of two $134,700 divisions of the Bluegrass for 2-year-old filly pacers on a brisk Friday night at The Red Mile. Driven by Tim Tetrick, American Jewel cruised under the wire to keep her perfect record intact
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Lightning Treasure, Looking Hanover win at Yonkers
September 30, 2011
Lightning Treasure (Dan Dube), patient from the three hole Friday night, ducked inside en route to winning Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $52,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.   Leaving from the pylons, she watched as Panagler (George Brennan) outleave her seven inside rivals. That one ma
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Sand Violent Blu wins, but Lex start uncertain
September 30, 2011
Hammered down to 1-9, Pennsylvania champion Sand Violent Blu needed every bit of her talent and determination to eke out a victory Friday in a division of a $92,998 Keystone Classic at The Meadows. The stake for 2-year-old filly trotters was conducted over three divisions, with Delicious and Sculpte
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Daylon Magician takes Ontario Gold final
September 30, 2011
Canadian Trotting Classic champion Daylon Magician, who was not eligible to the Kentucky Futurity, instead raced in Canada and earned his seventh straight victory and third Ontario Sires Stakes Gold trophy of the season on a cool, windy Friday night at Grand River Raceway. His wi
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