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Isabella's Magic upsets Meadows mares
September 13, 2012
Trailing by five lengths at the top of the stretch and pinned along the pylons, Isabella's Magic went from worst to first to score a 16-1 upset victory in Wednesday's $22,500 Filly & Mare Not Listed Preferred/Preferred Pace at The Meadows.   When Dick Stillings finally was able to
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Longtime Michigan official Frank Utter dies
September 13, 2012
Longtime Michigan racing official and a member of the state's Harness Racing Hall of Fame, Frank C. Utter, 78, of Fowlerville, Mich., died Sept. 11 at home.   He was born Aug. 26, 1934, to Irving F. and Ethel M. (Jones) Utter and married Ann B. Hillman on Sept. 21, 1957. He graduated
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Swedish mare to work out at Red Mile Saturday
September 13, 2012
Tamla Celeber, a 5-year-old mare by Cantab Hall who won the European Championship for mares on Aug. 15 at the Solvalla track in Stockholm, Sweden, is just about ready to begin her North American campaign. The mare is at John-Erik Magnusson's ACL Farm in Paris, Ky., and she is presently
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Latest Weekend Preview now available!
September 13, 2012
The $1 million Canadian Trotting Classic is set for Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack, and in the latest edition of HarnessRacing Weekend Preview trainer Jimmy Takter talks about the chances his two colts Little Brown Fox and Guccio have to win the race. Takter also has a top contender in the P
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Sheward first female judge at Delaware
September 13, 2012
Renee Sheward grew up working with her father Ray's horses at their Portland, Ind., farm and later as an assistant trainer. But she'll be in the judges stand at the Delaware County Fair on Sunday, serving as the first ever female associate judge for the Delaware fair.   "Renee is
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New book Goshen Revisited at Hall of Fame
September 13, 2012
Goshen, the county seat of Orange County, NY, is situated in the Hudson Valley, 60 miles northwest of New York City. Settled in 1714, Goshen boasts of a rich farming heritage as well as a vibrant history of harness racing.   The new book Goshen Revisited follows the development of the
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Caris True takes Scioto open for mares
September 13, 2012
Caris True paced away from her rivals to win the $12,000 Fillies & Mares Open II at Scioto Downs on Thursday evening. She stopped the timer in 1:53.2 for driver Greg Grismore to defeat Gale Storm and Jl's Red Star.   Caris True rewarded her backers with a $32.60 payoff as she won
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Fashion Astral lowers Harrington 3YOCT mark
September 13, 2012
Barbara Boese's Fashion Astral ($2.80, Carlo Poliseno) broke the track record for 3-year-old trotters Thursday at Harrington Raceway with a 1:56.1 victory in a conditioned event.   Trained and driven by Poliseno, the Broadway Hall colt left the gate from post four and immediately seiz
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