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Grand Priority upsets at The Meadows
March 12, 2017
Grand Priority pulled the pocket just in time to get clearance and powered home to pull off a 23-1 upset in Saturday’s opening leg of the Walter Russell Memorial Pace at The Meadows. Art N Music took the other $12,500 division in the series for 3-and 4-year-old colts, stallions and geldings. Th
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Red Hot Herbie takes Yonkers Open Trot
March 12, 2017
A pocketed Red Hot Herbie (Tim Tetrick, $7.50) proved best Sunday afternoon (March 12), winning Yonkers Raceway’s $50,000 Open Trot. At the outset, Red Hot Herbie—from post position three—found himself in behind Springbank San N (Jordan Stratton) as that one led through early intervals of :28
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Rockin Ron powers to Meadowlands win
March 12, 2017
More than $200,000 in new money was wagered into the Meadowlands Pick-5 on Saturday night thanks to a carryover of $38,069. The sequence proved to be rather formful with four of the five winners paying $6.40 or less. The one trickier horse for handicappers was Millenium Wheel, who won the fourth r
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Guantanamo Bay captured Yonkers pace
March 12, 2017
I'm A closing Guantanamo Bay (Scott Zeron, $11.80) tagged Blood Brother (Jason Bartlett) at the wire Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway’s $50,000 Open Handicap Pace. Away fifth from post position three, Guantanamo Bay saw Vegas Vacation (Jordan Stratton) work his way to the lead right at a
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Woodbine 20-cent Hi-5 mandatory pays $38K
March 12, 2017
Sent postward as the longest shot on the board, Company Man pulled off a double-digit upset in defeating odds-on favorite Nickle Bag at the wire in this week's $34,000 Preferred Pace on Saturday night  at Woodbine Racetrack. Driver Sylvain Filion worked out a perfect pocket trip aboard th
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Franzo wins third straight at Miami Valley
March 12, 2017
Franzo, the former claimer, sped to his third straight Open victory at Miami Valley Raceway on Saturday night. The last two wins were sub 1:50 miles. On the heels of his all-age 1:49.1 track record performance a week ago, Franzo shot to the front from his assigned outside post position this week
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Sassy Hanover scores in Saratoga feature
March 12, 2017
Sassy Hanover (Cam’s Card Shark) secured his first ever Open Pace victory at Saratoga Casino Hotel on Saturday as the 6-year-old pacer parlayed the pocket ride to the win in the $12,000 feature.  Billy Dobson is the regular pilot of Sassy Hanover and the leading driver chose to yield early
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Jim Kennedy, trainer of granddam of ABM, dies
March 12, 2017
Horseman James "Jimmy" H. Kennedy of Pompano Beach, Fla., passed away on Thursday, March 9, at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale. He was 65. Born Feb. 1, 1952, in Bay City, Mich., Mr. Kennedy was the son of the late James D. and Gay (Young) Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy trained harness horses for ma
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