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Yonkers, Pocono cancel cards due to storm
October 29, 2011
Yonkers Raceway has cancelled live racing and evening simulcasting for Saturday due to the snowstorm invading the greater New York area. Afternoon simulcasting ends at the conclusion of the Belmont Park program (approximately 5:30 p.m.). The Saturday night live racing at Mohegan Sun at Pocono h
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Weather forces drivers to miss Crown drives
October 29, 2011
The winter snowstorm that hit the Northeast on Saturday has taken a toll on the Breeders Crown championship night at Woodbine Ractrack as drivers George Brennan, Yannick Gingras, David Miller, Tim Tetrick and trainers Jimmy Takter and Trond Smedshammer were unable to take a scheduled afternoon
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Frenchfrysnvinegar rallies to take Mare Trot
October 29, 2011
The Breeders Crown got underway Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack with a stirring half-length victory by Frenchfrysnvinegar and driver Jody Jamieson, who nailed pacesetter Action Broadway on the wire in 1:53.3 in the $301,170 Open Mare Trot.   "It’s certainly not how you draw it up," said winnin
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Economy Terror cruises in BC 2YO Filly Pace
October 29, 2011
Prohibitive favorite Economy Terror and driver Brian Sears roared down the stretch to post a convincing 1 1/4-length win over Handsoffmycookie in the $602,340 Breeders Crown Two-Year-Old Filly Pace. It was the seventh win in 10 starts for the daughter of Western Terror-Mattatonic, who paced the
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2YO trotters Check Me Out, Uncle Peter win
October 29, 2011
Check Me Out lowered the Breeders Crown stakes record in the 2-year-old filly trot with a 1:54.4 performance. The 2-5 favorite picked up driver Ron Pierce when her usual driver, Tim Tetrick, was stuck in New Jersey.   Uncle Peter, with Dave Palone in the bike, sprang an upset in the $602
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Sweet Lou's 1:49 fastest for 2YO pacing colt
October 29, 2011
Sweet Lou is the world*s fastest 2-year-old after setting a new world record of 1:49 in the $652,535 Breeders Crown Colt Pace final Saturday night at Woodbine Racetrack.   The Ron Burke-trained Sweet Lou loafed through the opening quarter mile, which was covered in :26.1, before driver Dave P
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Heavy favorite Anndrovette prevails in 1:49.2
October 29, 2011
Fresh off of winning her elimination, heavy favorite Anndrovette delivered in the $301,170 Breeders Crown Open Mare Pace final, Saturday night at Woodbine Racetrack. The Mark Kesmodel trainee took a new lifetime mark of 1:49.2 while notching her 11th victory of the season in 19 outings.   Ann
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San Pail, Bettor Sweet hold on for big wins
October 29, 2011
Driver Randy Waples made a split-second decision and it paid off as San Pail, Canada's favorite horse and the undisputed top candidate for Horse of the Year honors, won the $602,340 Breeders Crown Open Trot Saturday night at Woodbine. San Pail held off the European invader Rapide Lebel by a neck, wi
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3YO Crowns to "Cheddar," Monkey On My Wheel
October 29, 2011
In a stakes record clocking of 1:49.3, the 3-year-old pacing filly Monkey On My Wheel pulled off a 5-1 upset in the $501,950 Breeders Crown Filly Pace final. Then in the Crown division for the guys, Betterthancheddar, an elimination winner, slipped up the inside and edged past Meadowlands Pace
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Chapter Seven, Cedar Dove win BC 3YO trots
October 29, 2011
Chapter Seven and Cedar Dove have become late-season stars. The two 3-year-old trotters, colt and filly, respectively, won Breeders Crown championships Saturday night. Chapter Seven took his event in 1:53 while Cedar Dove cruised to a 1:53.3 score.   Favored Chapter Seven, driven by Jeff
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Eight wins at Vernon for Hay Goodlooking
October 29, 2011
Maryann Plano’s Hay Goodlooking became the winningest horse after 84 racing programs at Vernon Downs following his 1:53.1 score in Saturday night’s $10,000 featured Open Pace.   Facing six select rivals in race nine, the favored Hay Goodlooking ($4.60) went right to the front for dr
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Special T Rocks wins on Dover opener
October 29, 2011
Daryl Bier picked up his second win on the 2011 season-debut program guiding Special T Rocks to victory in 1:56.4 over a sloppy track at Dover Downs on Saturday, Oct. 29. Defending champion Corey Callahan wins four.   A gelded sophomore son of Rocknroll Hanover-Ladys Special owned by Bie
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Multiple Circle City stakes at Indy Downs
October 29, 2011
While the Burke Stable was busy at Woodbine, the Indiana division was doing its part to bring in a few stakes victories. The stable's 2-year-old pacing Darena Hanover and Destiny's Chance won Circle City stakes divisions at Indiana Downs on Saturday night with winning efforts in 1:55.1 and 1:53.2, r
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