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12YO Joey Chindano drives winner at Goshen
June 20, 2012
Joey  Chindano drove Kevin's Apples to a victory at Goshen's Historic Track on Monday, June 10. What's so special about that? Chindano is just 12 years old. On Sunday, June 10, at the Historic Track matinee races, Chindano, of Bullville, NY, made his first drive a winning
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2011 HOY San Pail to qualify Friday at Mohawk
June 20, 2012
Trotting titan San Pail, who last raced April 23 at Woodbine, is set to qualify this Friday at Mohawk, according to trainer Rod Hughes. A winner of $3,076,635, San Pail will look for his fourth straight Maple Leaf Trot title on July 21 at the Campbellville oval.   "He's right on sched
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Googoo Gaagaa draws 6 in $500,000 Beal final
June 20, 2012
Googoo Gaagaa, who won his elimination for the $500,000 Earl Beal Jr. Memorial Trot at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in a world record 1:51.3, drew post six for Saturday night's rich race. Stormin Normand, who captured the second elim in 1:51.4, will start from post four in the nine-horse field of
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Hall making most of Big M driving stint
June 20, 2012
Tony Hall is one of the top drivers in Pennsylvania, yet he always relishes the chance to display his talents at the Meadowlands Racetrack. With several of the Big M regulars at Pocono Downs for stakes action, Hall will be a busy sulky sitter this Saturday, and a television guest on In The Sulky
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Plainridge cancels Thursday due to heat
June 20, 2012
Plainridge Racecourse has canceled its live racing card for Thursday, June 21, due to the extreme heat forecasted in southeastern Massachusetts. Racing will resume at Plainridge on Monday, June 25, at 4 p.m. (Plainridge)
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Jim Campbell: "very tough group of 3 year olds"
June 20, 2012
After watching Stormin Normand and Googoo Gaagaa become the only 3-year-old trotters in history to win in less than 1:52 on a five-eighths-mile track in their Earl Beal Jr. Memorial elimination races last week, trainer Jim Campbell was asked whether the world record was in jeopardy again in Satu
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Fortunista breaks maiden in NYSS
June 20, 2012
You don't usually see a 0-17 horse with lifetime earnings of $93,068. But that was the story of Fortunista (Credit Winner-Meadowbranch Mary), who finally found her way to the Buffalo Raceway winner's circle Wednesday night. Driver Dan Noble guided her to a 1:59.3 victory in the $4
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3YO Riccolo, 2YO Dune In Red easy winners
June 20, 2012
It was a very busy night of stakes action for Illinois conceived and foaled pacers and trotters on Wednesday night at Balmoral Park.   The most impressive effort of the night came from Walter and Paige Paisley's Riccolo. He kept his perfect 2012 record intact as he romped home wi
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Under saddle race set for Hambo card
June 20, 2012
An under saddle race for open trotters will be held on Hambletonian Day, Aug. 4, at the Meadowlands. The purse will be $15,000, half of it put up by the track, the other half by Blue Chip Farms, Winbak Farm, and Walnut Hall Ltd., each of which is contributing $2,500.   The race will b
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Quail wins in Sunshine State Stakes action
June 20, 2012
The day-long tropical rain in South Florida which stopped just before post time didn't dampen the spirit of the three year old fillies on both gaits as the Sunshine State Stakes kicked off on Wednesday, June 20, at The Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park. It's the opening event on the 2012 calendar
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Siegelman helping program aimed at military vets
June 20, 2012
Robbie Siegelman and HorseAbility, a center for equine-facilitated programs, are driven to help others.Together they soon will help others to drive.   HorseAbility, which was founded in New York by Katie McGowan in 1993, recently moved to a facility at SUNY College at Old Westbury on
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