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Mud Pie Hanover wins Meadows feature
October 22, 2011
A $20,000 claimer only two races back, Mud Pie Hanover launched a relentless first-over move that carried her to victory in Friday’s $22,500 Filly & Mare Not Listed Preferred/Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows. Mud Pie Hanover was sitting fifth down the backside when Eric Ledford sent h
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Fox Valley Sage rallies to win Yonkers Open
October 22, 2011
Fox Valley Sage (Jordan Stratton) went from uninvolved to unstoppable Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $42,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.   Leaving from post position four, Fox Valley Sage watched the early doings, of which there were many. Pole-sitter McFlirty (Dan
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Final Kindergarten prelims held at Vernon
October 22, 2011
Two-year-old filly and colt trotters were in action Friday night at Vernon Downs as the final leg of the Kindergarten Series was contested. A pair of $150,000 finals are now on tap for Friday, Oct. 28, at Vernon.   Bridge The Way was sent off at odds of 20-1 in the first of three $10,000 Kind
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Saturday night racing returns to Rosecroft
October 22, 2011
Saturday evening racing returns to Rosecroft on Oct. 22 at 6:45 p.m. and the eight-race card features two winners-over races, one for each gait.   In the trotting opener, a select field of six goes postward. Combined this field has over $1 million in earnings and over 100 wins. Will
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From Above out; Delano draws into Crown final
October 22, 2011
From Above, who was fifth in his elimination for the $600,000 2-Year-Old Colt Trot has been scratched sick from the final set for next Saturday (Oct. 29) at Woodbine Racetrack.   “He just wasn’t himself in the elim, I said so after the race, and I won’t race him if he’s not in top shelf
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Monkey On My Wheel trainer's first Crown starter
October 22, 2011
Until five years ago trainer Travis Umphrey campaigned exclusively in Western Canada at tracks like Stampede Park and Northlands. Much like California is to harness racing in the U.S., Western Canada’s Standardbred business is generally separated from the more dominant racing on Canada ’s easte
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One More Laugh still trying to step up at 4
October 22, 2011
Perhaps lost in the incredible level of stakes success the Ray Schnittker stable has had in recent years, is the fact that he originally was and still is a “racehorse trainer.” That’s easy to see in the roots of an operation on an everyday basis. Schnittker’s large operation sees horses entered at a
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Peelers "as sharp as I've seen in a long time"
October 22, 2011
Hall of Fame trainer Jimmy Takter has entered five horses in this year’s Breeders Crown elimination races, but none of the starters has garnered as much impact as his fabulous 3-year-old pacing filly See You At Peelers. At one point this year she was the talk of the harness racing world, riding a li
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$200,000 Indiana Sire Stakes finals contested
October 22, 2011
The second set of Indiana Sire Stakes finals for 2 year olds, with all four divisions worth $200,000 each, were contested at Indiana Downs on Saturday night and one of the biggest winners of all was Emily Gaskin, the daughter of horseman Ernie Gaskin. Emily's 2-year-old geld
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Post positions set for Crown 3YO Colt Trot final
October 22, 2011
With the two eliminations for the Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Colt Trot held at Woodbine early Saturday evening, the draw for post positions has taken place and the field is set for the $600,000 final set for next Satureday night. Chapter Seven and Manofmanymissions won the two elims and earned the ri
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Cedar Dove sets track mark with Crown win
October 22, 2011
Cedar Dove set a Woodbine track record with a 1:53.2 win Saturday night in her elimination for the Breeders Crown 3-year-old filly trot. The previous track record was set by Housethatruthbuilt in 2004.   Ron Pierce drove Cedar Dove to the victory and also took the second elimination with Iron
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Crown prep to Foiled Again; Posts for Mare Pace
October 22, 2011
Foiled Again prepped for next weekend’s Breeders Crown Open Pace by winning Saturday night’s open at Woodbine in 1:49.2. St Elmo Hero was second, followed by Breeders Crown hopefuls Aracache Hanover and Bettor Sweet. Pacing mares squared off in a Crown elim, with Anndrovette controlling the race and
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Drop The Ball's 1:49 a Canadian record
October 22, 2011
Drop The Ball set the Woodbine track and Canadian records for 3-year-old filly pacers with a 1:49 win in her Breeders Crown elimination race on Saturday night. Monkey On My Wheel was second, followed by Swinging Beauty, Idyllic and Strike An Attitude. Rocklamation took the second elim in 1:50.4. Als
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Yonkers holds special legislator races
October 22, 2011
Yonkers Raceway's third annual Fall Harvest Festival took place Saturday night, with an array of family-friendly events adorning the track apron. The Festival once again showcased the thriving relationship between agriculture and horse racing throughout New York State.   On the track, the thi
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Westwardho Hanover, Betterthancheddar prevail
October 22, 2011
The 3-year-old pacing colt division was a mixed up affair on Saturday night as the top contenders thus far this season was beaten in Breeders Crown elimination action at Woodbine. Westwardho Hanover won the first elim over Meadowlands Pace champion Roll With Joe while Betterthancheddar topped a fiel
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