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US-bred Winmecredit wins big race in Norway
October 27, 2011
While the Solvalla track hosted 12 semi-finals for the Swedish Breeders Crown, the capital track in Norway, Bjerke,  had a great card Wednesday night with the Axel Jensen's Memorial for 4-year-olds.   The US-bred Winmecredit (bred by John Schmucker of New Haven, Ind.,) too
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Longshots light board in Cardinal elim
October 27, 2011
Illinois conceived and foaled trotters took to the track in Wednesday’s featured event at Balmoral Park which was a $10,000 elimination for next Wednesday’s Cardinal Stake final. The top seven finishers in Wednesday’s event will join Fox Valley Steffen, Blown Away and Vapor Star for next week’s $47,
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Smokin Dabra smokes to 1:56.1 Pompano win
October 27, 2011
The 5-year-old trotting gelding Smokin Dabra is the latest Canadian import competitor to prove he loves life in the Sunshine State. In the $12,000 Open Trot on the Wednesday program the son of Kadabra-Smokin Rama was a game front-end winner to hold off the pocket-sitter Aruba Vacation
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New Florida legislation for mega casinos
October 27, 2011
On Wednesday (Oct. 26), legislation was introduced which, if passed, could negatively affect equine racing/breeding interests in Florida, its pari-mutuel racetrack stakeholders, and the economic impact created by the equine industry.   The Destination Resort Act sponsored by Rep. Erik Fr
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Chapter Seven turns the page
October 27, 2011
Chapter Seven, the 8-5 morning line favorite in the $610,000 Breeders Crown for 3-year-old trotters on Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack, is writing a new chapter in his story. After all manner of traffic problems en route to a fourth-place finish in the Aug. 6 Hambletonian, he’s put together back-to-b
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Crown win would be a Big McDeal for Darling
October 27, 2011
She slayed the giant in Kentucky and on Saturday night Big McDeal will try to close out her season with a big win in the Breeders Crown 2-year-old filly pace final at Woodbine. For veteran trainer Jack Darling it’s been an interesting voyage since he first began to look at the videos and inspect t
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American sires have Swedish Crown finalists
October 27, 2011
There will be no less than 28 stallions represented when the four Breeders Crown finals in Sweden take place Nov. 5 at the Sundbyholm track Eskilstuna. The purse in all finals this season is about $150,000, and the races will all be contested over 2,140 meters (about 1.37 miles
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USHWA awards for Gural, Luchento, McNamara
October 27, 2011
Jeff Gural, Tom Luchento, and Leo McNamara--the three lead forces fighting for the longterm surviving and thriving of the sport’s premier track, the Meadowlands--have been personally selected by U.S. Harness Writers Association’s president Jason Settlemoir for “President’s Awards,” to be g
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Fast conditions at Colonial spawn lifetime marks
October 27, 2011
A combination of warm late October weather, a stiff tailwind, and a fast track added up to for an afternoon of new speed marks Thursday at Colonial Downs.   Of the day’s 12 races, 10 were carded at the one-mile distance, and new lifetime marks were recorded by nine of those 10 winning horses.
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12 year old sets Monticello track record
October 27, 2011
When Cornishman N and driver Bruce Aldrich Jr. streaked to an 11-length victory in a 1:57 clocking  in the weekly trotting feature on Wednesday at Monticello Raceway it established a new track record for older trotters. The trotter’s victory, which was the New Zealand-bred’s 10th of the se
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Pierce notches five-bagger at Sudbury Downs
October 27, 2011
Hall of Fame driver Ron Pierce headed to Sudbury Downs on Wednesday night during his spare time between this year's Breeders Crown eliminations and finals taking place at Toronto's Woodbine Racetrack and dominated the nine-race card.   Pierce, who took part in a meet-and-greet session with fa
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Scott Zeron ready for Breeders Crown
October 27, 2011
Scott Zeron has already stamped himself as a genuine top driving talent, a young gun with veteran savvy on a quest for his Breeders Crown coronation. Success, and plenty of it, has already come for the 22-year-old Zeron. And there’s every reason to believe more success is in the cards.  
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Free Breeders Crown Preview now available!
October 27, 2011
Which owner has 18 starters—yes, 18 starters!—in Saturday night’s Breeders Crown finals at Woodbine Racetrack? Which driver has a six-pack of entries with three listed as the morning-line favorites in their respective contests? And what about the two European star older trotters who have traveled ac
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2YO trotting "Kindergarteners" at Vernon Friday
October 27, 2011
Nine freshman trotting colts and nine freshman trotting fillies will look to add a serious chunk of change to their 2011 bankrolls on Friday night at Vernon Downs in the Kindergarten Classic Finals.   Andy and Julie Miller will send out a pair of trotting colts in the $200,500 Kindergarten Cl
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Jim Marshall III drives 3,000th winner
October 27, 2011
Driver Jim Marshall III drove his 3,000th career winner at Freehold Raceway on Thursday (Oct. 27). The 53-year-old Marshall recorded the milestone in the seventh race with Big Sky Thunder ($2.60, $2.10, $2.10).   Marshall enjoyed career bests in 2004 in wins (225) and money won ($1,
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Prestidigitator will try to upset in BC 2YOCT
October 27, 2011
R. Dustin Jones brought a good 2-year-old trotting filly to Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs last year for the juvenile trotting filly Breeders Crown contest.  After finishing second in her elimination heat, he thought it would be a difficult task to beat Fitness Girl.  When his charge, Martini
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Appointments for Indiana Breed Development
October 27, 2011
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has appointed Scott Snyder to serve on the Standardbred Breed Development Advisory Committee and Faron Parr to serve on the Standardbred Advisory Board. A lifelong Standardbred industry participant, Scott Snyder has been serving on the Standardbred Advisory Board si
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Walsh Harness announces Crown trainer award
October 27, 2011
The Breeders Crown and Walsh Harness have announced the creation of a new Most Valuable Trainer ( MVT ) Award to be presented at the conclusion of the Breeders Crown races this Saturday, Oct. 29, at Woodbine Racetrack.   Walsh Harness has been the major player in equipping champion
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RD Blues takes Vernon's Thursday feature
October 27, 2011
RD Blues took advantage of the pylon path to post a 1:58.1 victory in Thursday night’s $4,300 feature for female pacers at Vernon Downs.With Jack Rice doing the teaming, RD Blues ($6.10) drafted along in the pocket behind the pace-setting Won Night Stand until the stretch drive, then slipped through
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Harrington closes meet; Dover opens Saturday
October 27, 2011
Harrington Raceway’s 65th season of live horse racing came to a close Thursday. While trainer and driver awards were handed out earlier in the week, the United States Harness Writers Association’s Horse of the Meet was awarded on closing night.   Andrea Hill’s Jeremy’s Successor was voted as
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