World Cup, for whom checks have been plentiful but wins scarce, attempts to make a major score in the $80,000 Charles Smith Final on Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 at Freehold Raceway.
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Some talented two-year-olds will receive top billing on Saturday's Woodbine card in the $250,000 Summer Stakes (G2) for juveniles and the $250,000 Natalma Stakes (G2) for juvenile fillies, both one-mile turf races. 
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Irish One Guineas (Ire-I) victress Samitar and Ashland Stakes (gr. I) winner Karlovy Vary head a field of seven 3-year-old fillies entered for the $300,000 Garden City (gr. IT) at Belmont Park Sept. 15, both looking to rebound off third-place finishes in their most recent outings.
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Haskell Invitational (gr. I) winner Paynter, who was diagnosed with laminitis Sept. 4, continues to make significant strides toward recovery, according to the Zayat family.
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As one of Chicago's oldest stakes races, the tradition-rich Arlington-Washington Futurity was first run more than 80 years ago and -- as its name implies -- it is a hopeful harbinger of things to come for any horse fortunate enough to win it.
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Grade 2 winner Trinniberg returned to the Calder work tab Wednesday morning to put forth his first morning move since a disappointing ninth-place finish in the Grade 1 King's Bishop at Saratoga, drilling a half-mile bullet in :47 over a track listed as wet-fast.
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If Tim Tetrick can drive Market Share to victory in Saturday’s C$1 million Canadian Trotting Classic for 3-year-old trotters, he will feel like a million bucks. Again.
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Owner Ahmed Zayat said his Haskell Invitational Stakes (G1) winner is making "big strides" in his recovery from colitis and a series of complications including laminitis, and has a chance to return to racing with a full recovery.
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The Williams County Fair at Montpelier, Ohio, closed out its racing for 2012 on Tuesday evening (Sept. 11) with eight harness races and five Trottingbred races. Tuesday's races also brought an end to the season for the Northwestern Ohio Colt Racing Association.
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Julie Miller hopes that if anyone can win Saturday’s C$462,000 William Wellwood Memorial for 2-year-old trotters at Mohawk Racetrack, My Man Can.
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The second of two days of Pennsylvania Sire Stakes fair racing at the York Fair, featuring 2-year-olds, saw a trotting colt set a divisional track record -- bettering a mark from a “stablemate” set six years ago.
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n a resume chock full of major wins and never-ending milestones, Brian Sears crossed another item off his "to-do" list Tuesday night (Sept. 11). Sears drove his 8,000th career winner, the round number coming with Get Packin' ($3.40) in Yonkers Raceway's $14,500 11th race trot in a time of 1:57.2.
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Detour Hanover, the most expensive Standardbred yearling ever sold at auction when he was bought for $825,000 last fall, won his first pari-mutuel start on Tuesday (Sept. 11) at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.
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With five of its nine entrants bred outside the United States, including slight favorites Julie's Love and Dealbata, the $150,000 Noble Damsel Stakes (gr. IIIT) Sept. 15 at Belmont Park will have a strong European flavor.
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A full field of 12 grass-favoring sophomore fillies, topped by Virginia Oaks (gr. IIIT) winner Volcat and Italian transplant Angegreen, will line up Sept. 15 for the $175,000 Pucker Up Stakes (gr. IIIT) going 1 1/8 miles on the turf at Arlington Park.
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Martin Schwartz's Samitar (GB) will attempt to secure her first top-level win on American soil on Saturday when the Irish classic winner faces six accomplished sophomore opponents in the $300,000 Garden City Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park.
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Third in last month's Arlington Million (gr. IT), Rahystrada will have a little more ground to deal with as he attempts to defend his title in the $200,000 Kentucky Turf Cup (gr. IIIT) Sept. 15 at Kentucky Downs.
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John Fielding, one of the most prominent owners in harness racing, will be well represented in this Saturday’s C$1 million Canadian Trotting Classic at Mohawk. Fielding, a resident of Toronto, will send out three entries in the 37th edition of the classic. Little Brown Fox looks best of the trio after he captured his elimination in 1:53, defeating Hambletonian winner and post time favorite, Market Share.
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Samitar didn't have the easiest of trips when falling a neck short in the Grade 2 Lake George in her U.S. debut. The Irish classic winner will have an opportunity to make amends when she faces six other three-year-old fillies in Saturday's Grade 1, $300,000 Garden City over nine furlongs on the inner turf at Belmont Park.
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The Thoroughbred Breeders' Association of New Jersey announced the creation of the New Jersey-bred Hall of Fame at Monmouth Park. The first class of inductees will be honored at Monmouth Park during the New Jersey Thoroughbred Festival Presented by Malouf Auto Group Sept. 15.
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World champion Check Me Out will come to Tioga Downs on Friday night and will be featured along with three divisions of the New York Sires Stakes for 2-year-old filly trotters. Post time is at 6:50 p.m.
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Driver Corey Callahan might be best known as the driver of top 3-year-old trotter Googoo Gaagaa, but he made his first ever trip to Vernon Downs a memorable one by winning the $200,000 Credit Winner with longshot Hot Shot Blue Chip.
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Detour Hanover (Andover Hall-D Train), an $825,000 purchase as a yearling, won in his racing debut over a field of 2-year-old maiden trotters on Tuesday (Sept. 11) at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.
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Brian Sears reached the plateau-in-waiting, getting win number 7,999 with the millionairess Win Missy B ($2.80) in the second division of the $340,268 New York Sire Stakes Joe Goldstein Trot (four divisions at $85,067 each) for 3-year-old fillies at Yonkers Raceway on Tuesday night. The runner-up in this year's Hambletonian Oaks, Win Missy B scored in 1:54.4.
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Tuesday's (Sept. 11) edition of Racing Roundup features results stories from Harrington Raceway and Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.
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