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Plenty of excitement on Woodbine opener
October 20, 2017
The 2017-18 Woodbine Standardbred Fall-Winter meet got underway Thursday evening with an exciting 10-race card.   The meet got off to an intriguing start, as 2-year-old pacing filly Quite A Sight scored a 12-1 upset in the opening race for driver Randy Waples and breeder/owner/trainer Bob M
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Hall of Famer Anthony Abbatiello dies at 89
October 20, 2017
Anthony T. Abbatiello, a harness racing leader for several decades who was a member of the sport's Hall of Fame, died Thursday, Oct. 19, at his home in Colts Neck, N.J., after complications from heart failure. He was 89.   Mr. Abbatiello was inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in
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Stohler remembers Extreme Velocity's BC win
October 20, 2017
It's hard to believe that one race could make such an enormous difference, but to Trent Stohler, being part of Extreme Velocity's upset victory in the 1997 Breeders Crown Mare Pace was a life changing experience. Stohler will start Rock On Ladys in an elimination of the Breeders Crown 2-Year-
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$93,000 sale topper at Hoosier Classic Sale
October 20, 2017
The Hoosier Classic Yearling sale got underway Friday morning with a full house at the Indiana State Fairgrounds that included leading trainers Ron Burke and Jimmy Takter, among others. In the first of two sessions it was Hip 31, a Rockin Image filly out of the Somebeachsomewhere mare Antigua Hanove
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Lothlorien's Susan Grange dies at 63
October 20, 2017
Standardbred Canada is reporting that Standardbred owner and Canadian equestrian icon Susan "Sue" Grange of Cheltenham, Ont., died on Thursday, Oct. 19, at the age of 63. Raised in a subdivision by the lake in Mississauga, Ont. Grange wasn’t born a country girl. But at 12, she tagged along with
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Darlinonthebeach, Nike Franco win BC OMP elims
October 20, 2017
Darlinonthebeach, with Brett Miller in the sulky, won the first of two Breeders Crown eliminations for mare pacers in 1:49.3 at Hoosier Park on Friday night.   The winner is trained by Nancy Johansson for owner-breeder White Birch Farm.   Darlinonthebeach left alertly, with Lady Shad
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Ella Christina in 35-1 upset in Crown 3FP elim
October 20, 2017
The Western Ideal filly Ella Christina pulled a big upset in the Breeders Crown 3-year-old Filly Pace elimination Friday night at Hoosier Park. She stormed home from seventh at the top of the stretch to post a 1:51 victory and return $72 to her backers after going off at odds of 35-1.
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Rainbow Room, Youaremycandygirl win 2FP elims
October 20, 2017
Rainbow Room, with David Miller in the sulky, won the first of two eliminations of the Breeders Crown 2-year-old filly pace at Hoosier Park on Friday night in 1:52.3. Trained by Joe Holloway for owners Crawford Farms Racing, Val D’Or Farms and Theodore Gewertz, and breeder Vieux Carre Farms, Ra
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Overdraft Volo takes Crown 3FT elim
October 20, 2017
Overdraft Volo drafted nicely in the pocket until the head of the stretch, moved out to the lead, then held off the late move of favored Ice Attraction to win the single Breeders Crown elimination for 3-Year-Old Trotting Fillies in 1:53.3 at Hoosier Park Friday night. Driver Andy Miller pointed t
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Manchego, Phaetosive cruise in Crown elims
October 20, 2017
Despite not having raced for 32 days, the Explosive Matter-Phaeton filly Phaetosive ($4.60) set a Hoosier Park track record for freshman filly trotters in winning the first of two Breeders Crown eliminations Friday night, stopping the timer in 1:53.3. Basquiat, the even-money favorite and the pre
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