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Pataky Kid continued his progress up the ladder and gave a hint of good things to come in the $150,000 Arlington-Washington Futurity Sept. 8 at Arlington Park, earning his first stakes score for Swifty Farms. 
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Snow Fairy turned in yet another superb performance as she put away Nathaniel in the final furlong to win the $969,000 Red Mills Irish Champion Stakes (Ire-I) at Leopardstown Sept. 8.
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Stuart S. Janney III's homebred Air Support found his best stride late in the $196,000 Bowling Green Stakes (gr. IIT) on opening day of the fall meet at Belmont Park Sept. 8, wearing down frontrunner Bombaguia by a head to earn his first victory of the year.
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Friday’s (September 7) edition of Racing Roundup features results stories from Batavia Downs, Tioga Downs, Scioto Downs and Saratoga Casino and Raceway.
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Wheeling N Dealin, driven by Sylvain Filion, remains undefeated in six career starts as he took the fastest of two C$30,000 William Wellwood Memorial eliminations on Friday evening at Mohawk.
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Eternal Rule, whose unbeaten record was spoiled last time out, got back in the win column for trainer Sid Attard with a front-running victory in the $250,000 Presque Isle Mile Stakes on the evening of Sept. 7 in Erie, Pa.
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On the eve of his 51st birthday, jockey Mario Pino is just three victories shy of tying Earlie Fires for 10th on the all-time North American win list.
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Yannick Gingras is truly in the driver's seat in 2012, closing in on what will be the most successful season of his career. The 33-year-old Quebec native has already banked over $8.8 million in purse earnings, putting him on track to surpass his personal best of $11.9 million which he set last year. Earlier last month, Gingras was also crowned the Meadowlands's leading driver for the first time in his career.
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Won The West, a two-time divisional and Breeders Crown champion, will be honored in Jug Day ceremonies on Sept. 20 at the Delaware, Ohio County Fair. Won The West will be housed in the Jug barn next to 2011 Little Brown Jug winner Big Bad John. After the Winbak Pace, Won The West will be driven to the winner’s circle by David Miller where the track ferrier will pull his shoes while he is held by longtime groom Sarah Murphy.
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SHE'S conquered everything from Flemington to Royal Ascot, and now super mare Black Caviar can add cover girl to her list of growing achievements.
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At Yonkers Raceway on Thursday (Sept. 6), Team USA extended their lead over the visiting New Zealanders in the international amateur driving competition dubbed the Yanks vs. the Kiwis. After two victories by the Yanks they now lead the Kiwis by a 94-61 score.
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The diverse stories behind the four winners of their respective $40,000 Pennsylvania Stallion Series Championships for 2 year olds Thursday at Harrah's Philadelphia have two things in common–all four winners set or equaled the stake record, and all four were driven by Hall of Famer Ron Pierce.
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Valdonna delivered a new stakes records in the lone $209,871 Simcoe division for three-year-old trotting fillies on Thursday night at Mohawk. The Jimmy Takter trainee got under the wire in 1:52.4 with Dave Miller in the sulky.
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Jockey Channing Hill, who has hung his tack at Arlington Park for the 2012 racing season, will ride in Saudi Arabia and Dubai for six months following the Sept. 8 weekend.
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Grade I winner Sean Avery returned to action following a 13-month layoff to capture the minor Affiliate Stakes by 2 1/4 lengths on opening day of the fall meet at Belmont Park Sept. 8.
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On a night that featured the state’s finest 2-year-olds, Frau Blucher was the most impressive of all, capturing the $200,000 Pennsylvania Sires Stake championship for freshman trotting fillies Friday at The Meadows in a track-record 1:54.4.
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State-breds were again on display Friday night, with Yonkers Raceway hosting the $291,440 New York Sire Stakes Pat Quaglietta Trot for 2-year-old fillies. Four divisions--at $72,860 each--were consecutively contested.
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Hot Shot Blue Chip became harness racing's newest millionaire after he won a stretch battle with Chapter Seven to take the $200,000 Credit Winner Trot in 1:51.2 on Friday night (Sept. 7) at Vernon Downs.
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Robert (Bob) Quigley, the founding father of the dominant Meadowlands racetrack, from personnel to operating to racing philosophy, and Richard (Dick) Stillings, trainer and driver of many champion horses and continuing on as an excellent catch-driver, have been voted harness racing’s highest honor – membership in Harness Racing’s Living Hall of Fame.
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Chilitodayhotamale, newly paired with driver George Brennan, fired to the lead early and drew off to a 16-length victory in a stakes record equaling 1:56.3 in the $50,000 Helen Dancer on Friday (Sept. 7) at Freehold Raceway.
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Ohio Super Night on Saturday (Sept. 8) will be one of the richest nights of racing in more than a half-century at Scioto Downs. The card features 16 races, half of them being $100,000 Ohio Sires Stakes finals.
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Barring any last-minute changes, the European contingent should check in during the wee hours of Sunday morning for the Woodbine Mile, Northern Dancer, and Canadian.
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Trainer Dale Romans said he is leaning toward starting Pacific Classic winner Dullahan in the Grade 1, $600,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational here on Sept. 29.
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To Dream On kept her undefeated freshman record intact with a career-best equalling score in her $30,000 Peaceful Way elimination for 2-year-old trotting fillies on Thursday night at Mohawk. The Jimmy Takter trainee stopped the clock in 1:54, matching her own North American season's-best record, which she set in the Merrie Annabelle final at the Meadowlands on Aug. 4.
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Delaware horsewoman Jeanmarie Kurowski spent the summer living a dream.
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