Older trotter Chapter Seven reclaimed the No. 1 spot in this week’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown Top 10 poll one week after seeing Check Me Out grab it back from him.
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The countdown to the Nov. 3 Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) at Santa Anita officially hits the second half of the season with Sunday’s TVG Pacific Classic (gr. I) at Del Mar. Run at 1 1/4 miles, the $1 million Pacific Classic is the fourth of six “Win and You’re In” races for the Breeders’ Cup Classic and figures to have major ramifications as the road winds to Santa Anita later this fall. 
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The small but mighty mare My Littlej shot away from the gate out of the five hole on Monday (August 20) and raced with valor under the driving skill of Richard Roach. Racing home in 1:58.4, the pair seized their third win in the GLADA summer amateur series hosted by Hazel Park, placing them in a fine position for the championship.
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Eleven sophomore pacing fillies lined up behind Mohawk Racetrack's starting gate for a single Gold Elimination on Monday evening and all 11 shifted into another gear when they hit the three-quarter mile marker. From post 6, Mia Seelster was the quickest away from the starting gate, leading the field to a :12.4 opening eighth and a :26.2 quarter. With only one filly being eliminated from the contest, the drivers were content to march single file along behind Mia Seelster until they were approaching the :54.3 half-way marker.
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Eleven sophomore pacing fillies lined up behind Mohawk Racetrack’s starting gate for a single Ontario Sire Stakes Gold elimination on Monday evening (August 20) and all 11 shifted into another gear when they hit the three-quarter-mile marker.
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Vlos, driven by Fern Paquet Jr., captured Monday evening's featured $16,500 Open Pace at Tioga Downs. Starting from post position number six, Paquet made and uncharacteristic move with Vlos and took him off the gate to settle in last as the field went by the opening quarter in :27.1. As the field headed towards the half, Vlos inherited the fifth-place position as Pacinello (Luke Plano) made a break past the three-eighths mark of the race. The field of pacers reached the half-mile mark in :55, led up top by Eastend Eddie (Keith Kamann) as Vlos began the first-over journey from fifth.
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Two-year-old trotters kicked off four days of racing at the Crawford County Fair on Monday in Meadville, Pa.
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Monday’s (August 20) edition of Racing Roundup features results stories from Harrington Raceway, Yonkers Raceway, Tioga Downs and Ocean Downs.
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Besilu Stables' Royal Delta put in her final serious work for the Aug. 26 Personal Ensign Invitational (gr. I), breezing four furlongs in a bullet :48.95 under exercise rider Rodolphe Brisset Aug. 20 at Saratoga Race Course.
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Wise Dan, the dominant winner of the Grade 2 Fourstardave Handicap here Aug. 11, will make his next start in the $1 million Woodbine Mile at Woodbine on Sept. 16, trainer Charles Lopresti said Monday.
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Trainer Ian Wilkes declared Neck 'n Neck ready for the Travers Stakes (gr. I) after the Jim Dandy (gr. II) runner-up breezed five furlongs in 1:00.09 at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 20 in New York. The prestigious race for 3-year-olds is scheduled for Aug. 25.
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When Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas wins a horse race, he does something with little fanfare that leaves a strong impression, and it was no different Sunday when his two-year-old filly Broken Spell rallied to break her maiden in the 5TH race on the turf at Saratoga.
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New York-based jockey Junior Alvarado was reported to be in good condition after being thrown from his mount, Pete's Parley, in the second race at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 20.
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Wagering on the first of two Little Brown Jug future wagering pools will start at 12 noon on Thursday (August 23) and continue through 11 p.m. Sunday (August 26) at racetracks and internet sites throughout North America and Europe. The second future pool will be from 12 p.m. on Sunday (September 16) through 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday (September 19), the first three afternoons of Grand Circuit racing at the Delaware County Fair.
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The versatile Wise Dan will make his next start in the Ricoh Woodbine Mile (Can-G1) September 16 at Woodbine, with an eye toward the Breeders' Cup Mile (G1), trainer Charles Lopresti told Daily Racing Form.
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Turbulent Descent returns to the scene of one of her most impressive victories when she makes her second start of the year Aug. 24 in the $500,000 Ballerina Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course.
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The 2-year-old trotting colt Majestized heads back to Mohawk Racetrack for Thursday’s (August 23) Ontario Sire Stakes Gold final off an impressive result in his Gold elimination last week, but trainer Linda Duncan is making no predictions of success. “He hasn’t behaved in any of the finals, but hopefully he’s maturing. I hope,” says the Stoney Creek resident with a chuckle.
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Ted Gewertz, Elmer Fannin, Robert Feldman and George Teague's Wind Me Up ($5, Montrell Teague) was a wire-to-wire winner in Monday's $18,000 Open Pace at Harrington Raceway in 1:54.
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Seemingly an impossible 8-1/2 lengths behind at the three-quarters, Lloyd’s Lady launched a powerful move that carried her to an exciting victory in Monday’s Pennsylvania Stallion Series Stakes at The Meadows.
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A colt by dual Breeders' Cup Turf (G1) winner and Coolmore stallion High Chaparral (Ire) was purchased for $271,737 (€220,000) by Mandore International Agency, leading Monday's third session of the Arqana Deauville yearling sale. Arqana reported a slight increase in total sales on Monday compared with the third session in 2011 but drops in average and median.
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Wheeling N Dealin remains undefeated in his rookie campaign after delivering as the 1-5 favorite in the $50,000 Bridger Trotting Series Final on Monday night at Mohawk Racetrack.
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Unbeaten Frankel, the highest-rated racehorse in the world by Timeform and the recipient of accolades from the international racing press normally reserved for the sport’s historical titans, will enter uncharted territory on Wednesday in the Juddmonte International Stakes (Eng-G1) at York against a field far tougher than any he has faced this year.
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Though he’s been in California since he was 16 years old, Hall of Fame trainer Ron McAnally still has a large measure of Kentucky smooth about him, plenty of blue grass from his roots.
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Jockey Brian J. Hernandez Jr. earned the 1,000th win of his career when he guided Wildandcrazyguy to victory in the eighth race Aug. 18 at Ellis Park in Kentucky. The 4-year-old Forest Wildcat colt defeated Stormin Hedges by a neck in the 5 ½-furlong claiming event.
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Racing fans will converge on Saratoga Race Course and downtown Saratoga Springs for a pair of exciting events on the eve of the 143rd running of the Grade 1, $1 million Travers.
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