A Rocknroll Dance, Googoo Gaagaa and Romantic Moment were the biggest of the big 3-year-old winners on the Super Sunday Stakes day at Harrah's Philadelphia Sunday afternoon. Also, free-for-aller Chapter Seven won the $150,000 Maxie Lee Memorial Invitational Trot in 1:52.1 by open lengths over Anders Bluestone.
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The $350,000 Valley Forge for 3-year-old filly pacers became a brief battle between the Brittany Farms-owned American Jewel and Romantic Moment, with Romantic Moment prevailing in 1:50.1 after enjoying a trip in the pocket. 
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Kadabra sons Knows Nothing and Prestidigitator returned to Ontario Sires Stakes action on Saturday night following their sojourn south of the border for the Hambletonian and the duo simply outclassed their sophomore trotting colt peers in the single Gold Elimination at Mohawk Racetrack.
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Gestut Karlshof's German-bred filly Kapitale, who finished fourth in Saturday's Grade 1 Beverly D. as the Grade 1 Arlington Million's sister race, will be the only European invader to remain in North America following Saturday's International Festival of Racing.
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SNOW FAIRY produced a special performance to land a star-studded Prix Jean Romanet on her first start for 280 days, getting the better of Izzi Top and Galikova in a thrilling finish.
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Eighteen went wire-to-wire in a 1:51 track record equaling performance to win the 53rd edition of the $60,000 Sobey's Gold Cup & Saucer, which wrapped Old Home Week festivities on Saturday evening (Aug. 18) at Charlottetown Driving Park.
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FRANKEL will not be ridden to get the trip when he steps up to 1m2f for the first time in Wednesday's Juddmonte International.
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JESSICA HARRINGTON is looking forward to the Yorkshire Oaks on Thursday as Bible Belt approaches the race "in great order" as she attempts to win a Group 1 for the first time in her career.
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Kadabra sons Knows Nothing and Prestidigitator returned to Ontario Sires Stakes action on Saturday night (Aug. 18) following their sojourn south of the border for the Hambletonian and the duo simply outclassed their sophomore trotting colt peers in the single Gold Elimination at Mohawk Racetrack.
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I Luv The Nitelife and L Dees Lioness upset in their respective $129,748 Eternal Camnation divisions for two-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday evening at Mohawk.
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On Saturday (Aug. 18) Northfield Park hosted four divisions of Ohio Sires Stakes racing action as part of the 13-race program, with 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters and pacers each competing in two divisions.
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Rockin' Glass (Dan Dube) negated his ordered impost and his seven rivals Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's $44,000 Open Handicap Pace.
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Multiple Grade 1 winner Richard's Kid, who is aiming for the TVG Pacific Classic (G1) on August 26, has been privately sold and transferred from trainer Bob Baffert to Doug O'Neill.
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Googoo Gaagaa showed he can beat any 3-year-old trotting colt when he won the $500,000 Colonial at Harrah's Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon, edging Hambletonian champ Market Share in 1:52.1. The time is a stakes and track record.
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Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey said that Point of Entry emerged from his four-length win in Saturday's Grade 1 Sword Dancer Invitational in good shape and likely will make his next start in the Grade 1, $600,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational on September 29, with the Breeders' Cup Turf being a long-range target.
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Classic Rock Nroll got up in time to prevail in the $122,500 Joe Gerrity Jr Memorial Pacing Series final at Saratoga on Saturday night. Dan Noble piloted the 5 year old for trainer Tony O'Sullivan and wound up getting a pocket trip in the championship race.
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Reckless Abandon completed his ascension to the top of the juvenile ranks with an authoritative victory in the Darley Prix Morny (Fr-I) at Deauville Aug. 19. The son of Exchange Rate remains undefeated in four starts for trainer Clive Cox and owners Miss J. Deadman and S. Barrow. In addition to the Morny, Reckless Abandon has notched stakes victories in the Prix Robert Papin (Fr-II) and Norfolk Stakes (Eng-II).
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Classic Rock Nroll got up in time to prevail in the $122,500 Joe Gerrity Jr Memorial Pacing Series final at Saratoga on Saturday night (Aug. 18). Classic Rock Nroll won the $122,500 Gerrity Memorial in 1:51.4.
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A full field of nine will take to the track on Monday (Aug. 20) eager to fill their storehouse of wins and points as the season winds down. GLADA has enjoyed a stellar summer in spite of record heat; in fact they have generated much of that heat themselves in fierce competition for wins.
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RECKLESS ABANDON gave Clive Cox his second big winner of the weekend as the two year old extended his unbeaten record to four starts when making all for Gerald Mosse.
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HAYLEY TURNER landed the third top-level victory of her career on Saturday when she partnered I'm A Dreamer to a narrow success in the Grade 1 Beverly D Stakes, highlight of the supporting features on the Arlington Million card in Chicago.
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Heavily favored Captaintreacherous held off an upset-minded Vegas Vacation to capture one of three Nassagaweya divisions for 2-year-old pacers on Saturday night (Aug. 18) at Mohawk.
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Heavily favored Captaintreacherous held off an upset-minded Vegas Vacation to capture one of three Nassagaweya divisions for two-year-old pacers on Saturday night at Mohawk.
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In Theory upset the best open pacers at Scioto Downs for driver Randy Tharps on Saturday night with a 1:52.1 mile, triggering an $18.20 win payoff. He defeated Carol's Comet and Mcstraight for trainer Lynda Brewer.
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No Monkeys Allowed disposed of six swift-striding rivals to prevail in Saturday night's featured eighth event at Vernon Downs. After getting shuffled back to fifth in the early going, No Monkeys Allowed ($8.10) began an overland journey that enabled him to pass Checkinthebox in the final stride and eke out a head victory in 1:53.
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