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Instant Racing to continue in Kentucky
October 06, 2011
The Kentucky Court of Appeals on Wednesday denied a motion filed by The Family Foundation to shut down the Instant Racing machines which have been in operation at the Kentucky Downs Thoroughbred track since Sept. 1. In making its ruling, the court stated it would not consider the request until a ju
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Average price up at third Lexington Selected session
October 06, 2011
The yearling market was still strong at the third session of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale on Wednesday night when 163 yearlings were sold for an average price of $29,656. Last year's third session, which was held on a Friday night, saw 164 generate an average of $27,860. &nbs
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Gingras talks about fast filly Drop The Ball
October 06, 2011
Yannick Gingras knew Drop The Ball was fast and the 3-year-old filly is showing she can win with that speed. Last weekend, Drop The Ball won the $153,000 Bluegrass Stakes by four lengths over Strike An Attitude in a stakes-record 1:49.1 at Lexington’s Red Mile.   On Saturday, Drop The Ball
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Dontfusswithruss sets new Indy Downs mark
October 06, 2011
Dontfusswithruss established a new standard for freshman gelding trotters Wednesday, October 5 at Indiana Downs. The son of Elegant Man-Ml Jezebel, competing in the second round of Indiana Sires Stakes action, shaved four tenths of a second off the track record with a 1:57 performance. Driven by Joe
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Thursday Backstretch with Gordon
October 06, 2011
It’s another terrific Thursday morning in Lexington as the weather just gets better and better. After a great dinner with great friends last night, I pronounce myself fit and ready for the second week of Grand Circuit racing at The Red Mile. I am so fit and ready that I was able to just keep walkin
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Fever forces Roll With Joe out of Tattersalls
October 06, 2011
Trainer Ed Hart told harnessracing.com late Thursday morning that although he planned to enter Meadowlands Pace winner and Little Brown Jug elim winner and final runner-up Roll With Joe in Sunday’s Tattersalls Pace at The Red Mile, he did not drop the colt’s name in the box after he came up sic
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Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund meeting
October 06, 2011
The board of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund will meet at 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 7, at the Delaware Dept of Agriculture. The purpose of this meeting will be to adopt proposed regulations which will create a 4-year-old bonus program.   The program will be open to a
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Maevey Gravy savors Lady Lincoln Land win
October 06, 2011
Despite coming into the race winless through her five-race career, Maevey Gravy looked liked like an old pro returning to the winner’s circle after knocking off nine other Illinois conceived and foaled 2-year-old trotting fillies in Wednesday’s $107,000 Lady Lincoln Land Stake at Balmoral Park. &nb
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Sweet dq for Chocolatta De Vie in Green Acres
October 06, 2011
It took a disqualification, but Chocolatta De Vie won the $25,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Green Acres Championship for 2-year-old trotting fillies Thursday at Freehold Raceway.   Chocolatta De Vie (Chocolatier) finished second to Pittypat Hanover (Yankee Glide), who was disqualified by
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Average in 4th session drops, but overall still up
October 06, 2011
The fourth session of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale was held on a warm sunny day in the Bluegrass, which attracted a small but solid crowd of shoppers to the Fasig-Tipton Pavilion. Attendance was comprised of shoppers who had already made quite a few buys, plus horsemen who were at the s
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Check Me Out, Win Missy B sharp in ISS wins
October 06, 2011
Check Me Out won easily the first of three $93,000 divisions of the International Stallion Stake for 2-year-old filly trotters Thursday night at The Red Mile, with the victory by the odds-on choice in stark contrast to the second split where 49-1 Personal Style stunned her seven rivals. Chalk prevai
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