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Jeremes Jet fillies like Ontario's Grassroots
June 18, 2012
Three-year-old pacing fillies invaded Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday evening to battle for $144,000 in six Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions. Sylvain Filion and Express Jet kicked things off in the first race with a hard fought half length victory over last season's Grassroots champio
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George Napolitano Jr. gets 5,000th win in Philly
June 18, 2012
George Napolitano Jr. entered his day-night racing day of driving at Harrah's Philadelphia and Mohegan Sun at Pocono on Sunday with 4,999 career wins. He had 23 drives booked – eight at Philadelphia, and 15 at Pocono. He must have figured, "Let's get this over with early.”   And so
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American Jewel to supplement to Lynch
June 18, 2012
Brittany Farms' racing manager Myron Bell told harnessracing.com Monday morning that American Jewel, fresh off her world-record 1:48.2 victory in the $642,000 Fan Hanover final at Mohawk Racetrack, will be a $15,000 supplemental entry to Saturday's James Lynch Memorial at Mohegan Sun at Pocono D
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Big Bay Point takes Tioga feature in 1:51.4
June 18, 2012
Tioga Downs hosted a special Monday night racing program on June 18, with Big Bay Point capturing the $16,500 featured Open Pace in 1:51.4.   Leaving from post position number one, driver Lewayne Miller hustled Big Bay Point off the rail early to protect position, settling in third as
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Palone wins 4, just 33 shy of Filion's record
June 18, 2012
With his four victories Monday (June 18) at The Meadows, Dave Palone lifted his career win total to 15,147 as he pursues Herve Filion's North American driving record of 15,180, putting him just 33 wins shy of the record.   In other racing action at the track, rebounding from an unchar
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As Bad As Thunder wins another Harrington round
June 18, 2012
Racing fans that may have missed the showdown between As Bad As Thunder and Wind Me up in last week's $18,000 Open Pace at Harrington Raceway probably weren't disappointed with round two. Elizabeth Brittingham's As Bad As Thunder ($3.80, Bret Brittingham) won a stirring stretch duel over that rival
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