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This Kid Cant Wait fastest in ISS action
May 11, 2012
Hoosier Park Racing & Casino played host to a trio of Indiana Silver Sire Stakes divisions for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Thursday. Offering purses of $10,000 each, they were the featured event on the 14-race card.   My Sweet Shiela and driver Robert Taylor made quick work of the nine
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Perfect Rendition equals Yonkers track mark
May 11, 2012
Perfect Rendition (Larry Stalbaum) blew away the competition and onto Yonkers Raceway's record books Thursday night. His 1:54.3 effort matched the fastest-ever local trot mile.   Leaving from post position two in the $15,500 eighth race, Perfect Rendition took no prisoners. He threw down frac
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NYSS kicks off with 3YO pacing colts at Buffalo
May 11, 2012
Aspirations are high as the New York Sire Stakes start its 2012 campaign at Buffalo Raceway on Saturday (May 12) with a first post of 6:40 pm. Three divisions of sophomore colt pacers will take to the Hamburg oval in NYSS action going for purses over $48,000. Another five divisions of colt pacers wi
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Positive step in Ohio, but court decision looms
May 11, 2012
The Ohio Senate passed legislation on Thursday (May 10) that calls for the horse industry to receive between 9 and 11 percent of the net win from video lottery terminals (VLTs). Based on industry estimates, that could mean $3 million in purses annually for each of Ohio's seven racetracks, w
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Teague talks about Yagonnakissmeornot
May 11, 2012
"It has been a pretty good season to start off with her,” said trainer George Teague Jr., of Yagonnakissmeornot, who goes postward in the $75,000 Princess Series final on Saturday night at Woodbine.The pacing miss has yet to finish worse than second in her 3-year-old campaign, with five wins, in
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Mohawk starts double draws on Tuesdays
May 11, 2012
With Mohawk's Summer Meet fast approaching, Woodbine Entertainment Group would like to remind all horsepeople of the changes to the draw schedule starting May 15. When Standardbred racing returns to Mohawk on May 17, there will be a double draw held on Tuesdays for the Friday and Saturday c
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Winbak Farm Announces Passing of Art Colony
May 11, 2012
Winbak Farm is sad to announce the passing of Art Colony, p, 2, 1:51s ($762,840), owned by Tom Hill of Great Britain. With his first crop on the ground, the six-year-old stallion was in the middle of his second breeding season. He had both the pedigree and race record, to make him a su
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Southwind Pepino a 1:57.1 winner at Scioto
May 11, 2012
Southwind Pepino dominated his six foes in the featured Friday night trot at Scioto Downs on the second night of the track’s 2012 season. Trainer-driver Hugh "Sandy” Beatty kept his trotter back in fifth place while Hardwood Chips blazed the opening panel in :28.1 as the even-money favorite
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Go On BB returns to Hoosier Park winner's circle
May 11, 2012
Indiana’s richest female pacer of all time made her return to the winner’s circle on Friday (May 11) in the featured $24,000 Fillies and Mares Open at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino. Accompanied by Ricky Macomber Jr., the eight-year-old mare found racing room late in the stretch to score in 1:
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Jamie Sue, Brownsville Bomber win NYSS preps
May 11, 2012
A duo of NYSS prep races highlighted Tioga Downs’ Friday night twelve race card, with Jamie Sue posting the fastest time of the night. Jim Meittinis sent Jamie Sue to the front after the field went by the opening quarter in a soft 28.4. The duo then cut through fractions of 58 and 1:27 before he
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MacDonald bags five at Yonkers Friday
May 11, 2012
Farifant (Mark MacDonald, five wins on the 11-race card) parlayed from the pocket Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $36,000 Open Handicap Trot. Leaving from post position No. 3, Farifant--the tepid 2-1 favorite--was one of several in play early. He made the lead right before
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