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Fillies star on Mother's Day at Balmoral
May 12, 2014
After a nasty thunderstorm caused a 35-minute delay to start the Sunday card at Balmoral Park, the action was hot and heavy the rest of the evening as a pair of state-bred events shared top billing on the program.   The stakes action kicked off with trotters as a field seven 3-y
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Mach To The Max leads Morel Series winners
May 12, 2014
Mach To The Max (Mach Three) recorded his second consecutive victory in the JP Morel Memorial Pacing Series at Saratoga Casino and Raceway on Sunday afternoon.   The 3-year-old pacer made his local debut back in April with a solid third-place finish. Things have only gotten better for
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Changes made to breeders awards in NY
May 12, 2014
The Harness Horse Breeders of New York State would like to announce recent changes in Breeder's awards approved by the Agriculture and New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund:   1) Beginning for all foals born in 2014 and earlier, all funds available for breeder's awards
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No Elitlopp trip for Market Share
May 12, 2014
Market Share will not head to Sweden to race in the Elitlopp at the end of the month, and a Swedish horse is one of the reasons the two-time Dan Patch Award winner is staying home.   Richard Gutnick, who heads the Market Share ownership group, says the 5-year-old trotter will race in
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HHYF summer camp deadline on May 15
May 12, 2014
May 15 is the deadline to apply for the Harness Horse Youth Foundation (HHYF) summer programs. Complete 2014 schedule information, along with applications for the Foundation's Youth Camps, and one- and two-day introductory events, is available at http://www.hhyf.org/schedule-applications. &n
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USTA announces new appointments
May 12, 2014
The US Trotting Association (USTA) has added two employees to its staff in Columbus, Ohio. One, Allison Conte, is a new member of the team, while the other, Bruce Brinkerhoff, rejoins the organization after 16 years. Conte will assume the newly-created role of social media and publicity manager
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Certified Ideal takes Meadows mare feature
May 12, 2014
Certified Ideal extended her winning streak to three in Monday's $18,000 Filly & Mare Not Listed Preferred/Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows, but she needed an alert sidestep to avoid the breaking leader to keep her in the race.   Hammered down to 2-5, Certified Ideal was sta
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Foiled Again headed to May 30 Molson Pace
May 12, 2014
The Raceway at Western Fair District's biggest race of the season, the Molson Pace, is slated for Friday, May 30, and will once again be raced an Invitational event with a purse of $150,000 up for grabs.   Racing's richest pacer, Foiled Again, will be back making his sixth appear
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