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Tim Tetrick at Balmoral Tuesday night

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October 01, 2007

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Tim Tetrick will be piloting horses at Balmoral on Tuesday night, deciding to return home to drive Gloria Wyoming in the $120,000 Lady Lincoln Land Stakes. The 2-year-old filly has post six in the featured fifth event for Illinois-bred trotting distaffs.

�The owners are from Fairfield, Il., near my hometown,� Tetrick said. �And the trainer�Ken Collier�is an old family friend. He asked me to drive this filly, and I thought it would be a good chance to come home for a day.�

Tetrick, a native of Geff, Ill., leads all harness drivers in North America in both wins (890) and earnings ($13,573,370).

�I'm really working on getting that record,� Tetrick said, referring to the all time record of the most wins in one season set by Walter Case, Jr. of 1,076 in 1998. Only Tony Morgan�another former leading Chicago reinsman�has come close when he piloted 1,007 winners in 2006.

If his current roll continues, Tetrick looks sure to snare both the wins and earning titles, a feat unequaled since 1991 when driver Jack Moiseyev led in both categories.

Tetrick moved from Chicago in the fall of 2006, and recently bought a house in New Jersey, so he could be close to the many East Coast racing venues.

�It's a long way from home, to be sure,� Tetrick said. �But as a catch driver, you have to go where the money is, and right now, it's out East."

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