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Posts drawn for Roses Are Red, Maple Leaf
July 14, 2012
Drop The Ball, driven by Doug McNair, lowered the Mohawk track record for older pacing mares when she got under the wire first in 1:49 in her Roses Are Red Stakes elimination.   The 4-year-old daughter of Western Terror took over the lead past the opening station in :27, set by Rockla
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Named Desire rallies in 2FP PA Stallion split
July 14, 2012
Trailing by five lengths at the three-quarters, Named Desire found her desire late and rallied strongly to capture a division of Friday's $160,000 Pennsylvania Stallion Series stake at The Meadows. The event for 2-year-old filly pacers was contested over eight divisions, with Want Answers, Mad
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Major Look upsets American Jewel in 1:49.3
July 14, 2012
The Mistletoe Shalee once again proved to be a stage for upsets as Major Look got up in the final stride to beat 1-9 favorite American Jewel in 1:49.3 in the $190,850 race at the Meadowlands Saturday night. The top filly Rainbow Blue is just one of the other favorites who was upset in
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Donna Lee's 1:52.4 leads PASS 2YO fillies
July 14, 2012
Donna Lee allowed the field to settle, then brushed to the front with an impressive quarter-pole move and went on to score in 1:52.4 in a division of Saturday's $323,760 Pennsylvania Sires Stake for 2-year-old filly pacers at The Meadows.   The stake, known as the Sand Tart, was condu
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Takter's Uncle Peter, Little Brown Fox win
July 14, 2012
Trainer Jimmy Takter swept the two divisions of the Stanley Dancer Memorial Trot with the betting favorite Uncle Peter (1:53.1) and the longshot Little Brown Fox. (1:51.2). Little Brown Fox was an upset winner after Googoo Gaagaa couldn't trot the turns at the Meadowlands any better than he did
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Top Billing, My MVP, Stormin Normand win in PA
July 14, 2012
Three divisions of Pennsylvania Sire Stakes action for 3-year-old colts and geldings on the trot took center stage on Saturday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Each of the three divisions carried a purse of $99,438.   Despite being off since late May, Top Billing (Andover Ha
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Equine photographer Tony Leonard dies
July 14, 2012
Tony Leonard, a legendary equine photographer who chronicled the golden age of horse racing, died July 14 at Homestead Nursing Home in Lexington. He was 89.   Mr. Leonard was known the photos he took of many racing greats, both Thoroughbred and Standardbred. He was a regular on K
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Diamond Master flawless in Florida
July 14, 2012
It looks the Kim and Jay Sears Stable has developed another standout in the Florida Standardbred Breeders And Owners Association (FSBOA) stakes series. In the 2012 debut for the State-bred 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings in the $4,785 purse Sunshine Stakes, Diamond Master was flawless in capt
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Silk Pajamas fastest in NYSS for 2YO filly pacers
July 14, 2012
Four divisions of New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies highlighted a 12-race card on Saturday night at Tioga Downs.   Posting the fastest mile of the night was Silk Pajamas, with Jimmy Marohn Jr. driving for trainer Ron Burke. The 2-year old daughter of Bettor's Del
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A Rocknroll Dance takes Meadowlands Pace
July 14, 2012
A Rocknroll Dance won the $600,000 Meadowlands Pace with authority on Saturday night (July 14), controlling the tempo and then holding off Pet Rock and 99-1 shot Allstar Legend in 1:48.1. The race was contested before a crowd of 13,056, up from the 12,593 last year.   Yannick Gingras d
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