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Running Aces kicks off 53-date meet
June 02, 2013
When Bold Willie captured the seventh race on Running Aces opening night card Saturday, he wasn't just the longest shot in the race...he was the longest shot of the entire program! The 4-year-old Minnesota-sired son of Goya Blue Chip was a head better than Headsup Yankee (Luke Plano) and a neck
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Doctor Butch controls Rooney in 1:51.2
June 02, 2013
Doctor Butch and driver George Brennan controlled the $275,000 Art Rooney Final at Yonkers Raceway on Saturday night, taking the lead immediately and never yielding position. They won the race by one-half length in 1:51.2, with Lonewolf Currier second thanks to an incredible :26.1 clos
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NJSS finals complete big night at Big M
June 02, 2013
Smilin Eli continued on the road to the $1.2 million Hambletonian on Aug. 3 at the Meadowlands with a another impressive win in the New Jersey Sires Stakes final. The Big M hosted the four $150,000 NJSS Championship finals for 3-year-olds on the Saturday night (June 1) card.   With&nbs
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Milby, Wagner take Rosecroft meet titles
June 02, 2013
Familiar faces topped the leader boards for Rosecroft Raceway's 2013 winter-spring meet following the track's June 1 finale. Frank Milby won his second consecutive driving title with 55 wins out of a meet leading 231 starts. Longtime Rosecroft veteran trainer John Wagner won the conditio
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Owner Angelo Frassetto dies after big win
June 02, 2013
Angelo Frassetto, who bred and raced horses under the name of The Fra Stable LLC for many years, has died, suffering a fatal heart attack just a few hours after his homebred filly Ms. Caila J Fra captured the $150,000 New Jersey Sires Stakes championship at the Meadowlands by a neck over Jerseyl
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Tirade Hanover's 1:53.1 fastest in EBC elims
June 02, 2013
Fans attending Sunday's special 13-race matinee program at Vernon Downs got to witness a track record performance by A Penny Earned, the fastest pacing mile of the track's 60th season to date, as well as top-notch performances by Tirade Hanover, Jurgen Hanover, Wygant Lady and Perfect Alliance in
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