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August 1, 2012 10:19 AM
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Calibrachoa, one of the top sprinters in the country since the winter of 2011, has been retired, trainer Todd Pletcher confirmed on Monday. Calbrachoa became a five-time Grade 3 winner after being claimed by owner Mike Repole for $40,000 during the fall of 2010. A son of Southern Image, he also finished third here last summer in the Grade 1 Vanderbilt and third in the Grade 1 Cigar Mile in his 2011 finale. He had not started since successfully defending his title in the Grade 3 Tom Fool at Aqueduct in March.
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August 1, 2012 10:01 AM
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Last year a colt named Chapter Seven earned a fourth-place check in the Hambletonian in trainer Linda Toscano's first bid for the sport's premier event for 3-year-old trotters. This Saturday afternoon (Aug. 4) 2012, Toscano will be back in the Hambletonian with Market Share, who won the fastest of the three elimination races last week and is rated 4-1 in the morning line, leaving from post two. First race post time is 12 noon.
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August 1, 2012 10:01 AM
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The 3-year-old pacing colts, the heavyweights of the Ontario Sires Stakes program, return to Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday (Aug. 4) for their second $130,000 Gold Final bout and trainer Carl Jamieson says while Warrawee Needy may have taken a few hits, last year’s division champion is ready for round two.
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August 1, 2012 10:00 AM
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Circle Unbroken and Blueeyesintherein, who swept the graded stakes events this spring at Churchill Downs for trainer Garry Simms, will ship in to contest the Mountaineer Juvenile and Mountaineer Juvenile Fillies Stakes, respectively, on Saturday at Mountaineer Racetrack.
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August 1, 2012 9:57 AM
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It’s been a tremendous year so far for Bill Mott, who will attempt to add the prestigious Whitney Invitational Handicap (gr. I) to his list of accomplishments when he saddles grade I winners Ron the Greek and Flat Out in the 1 1/8-mile test Aug. 4.
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August 1, 2012 9:56 AM
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Noble Mission, a brother to mighty Frankel, landed Tuesday's Group 3 Gordon Stakes at Glorious Goodwood. Owned and bred like Frankel by Prince Khalid Abdulla, and similarly trained and ridden by Sir Henry Cecil and Tom Queally, Noble Mission is not as good as his older sibling, but victory in the contest stamps him as well above average.
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August 1, 2012 9:55 AM
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The 3-year-old trotting colt Googoo Gaagaa was back in action on Tuesday morning (July 31), winning a qualifier at Harrah's Philadelphia in 1:53.4. With regular driver Corey Callahan in the sulky, Googoo Gaagaa controlled the race with splits of :29.2, :58 and 1:26.1 before sprinting home in :27.3 to win by 17 1/4 lengths. Callahan told harnessracing.com afterward that Googoo Gaagaa will make his next start in a Maryland Race Fund contest Thursday, Aug. 9, at Ocean Downs, which will serve as a prep for the Colonial Trot on Aug. 19 at Harrah's Philadelphia.
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August 1, 2012 9:54 AM
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Check Me Out, the No. 1-ranked horse in the weekly harness racing Top 10 poll, will start from post two and was made the 4-5 morning line favorite for Saturday afternoon’s $714,050 Hambletonian Oaks for 3-year-old filly trotters at Meadowlands Racetrack.
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August 1, 2012 9:54 AM
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Broad Bahn won last year's Hambletonian after starting from post one and this year it will be Uncle Peter trying to duplicate that effort as he will start from the inside spot in Saturday's $1.5 million renewal of the trotting classic at the Meadowlands. Post positions were drawn Tuesday afternoon in the Pegasus dining room at the Big M.
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July 31, 2012 1:34 PM
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Noble Mission, a full brother to reigning Cartier European Horse of the Year Frankel, won the Bet365 Gordon Stakes (Eng-G3) Tuesday at Goodwood, a day before his famed brother attempts to remain unbeaten in the Sussex Stakes (Eng-G1).
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July 31, 2012 1:33 PM
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The path to the Breeders’ Cup Classic heads to Upstate New York Saturday when the $750,000 Whitney (GI) is run at Saratoga Race Course, with the winner earning an automatic starting berth into the Classic November 3 at Santa Anita. Under the enhanced conditions of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge, the Whitney winner will have their Classic entry fee paid for and the winning stable will receive $10,000 in travel allowance.
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July 31, 2012 1:32 PM
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Three newcomers joined the rankings in this week’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll while fillies Check Me Out and American Jewel remained unchanged in the top two spots.
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July 31, 2012 1:22 PM
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There’s an old adage that states ‘good things come to those who wait’ and that certainly applied to the outcome of Monticello Raceway’s Munich Mile on Monday afternoon (July 30) when winning driver Mike Merton waited at the back of the pack in the early going and then rallied to victory in the race for drivers of German descent, which was the fifth leg of the Mighty M’s Heritage Drivers Series.
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August 1, 2012 10:19 AM
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The appearance of two sons of Kadabra in Saturday’s $1.5 million Hambletonian is anything but magic.
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August 1, 2012 10:01 AM
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Tuesday's (July 31) edition of Racing Roundup features results stories from The Meadows and Running Aces.
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August 1, 2012 10:01 AM
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Whoosh! Pow! Bam! Each year, Grand River Raceway creates a video tribute to starters in its signature race, the $300,000 Battle Of Waterloo, and its companion dash, the $150,000 Battle Of The Belles.
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August 1, 2012 9:57 AM
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New York jockeys are prepared to take to a stage and sing out in support of their fallen comrades.
The “Riders Up!” jockey karaoke competition will be held Monday, Aug. 13, from 5:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at Vapor Night Club inside Saratoga’s harness racing track, Saratoga Casino and Raceway, to benefit the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund. The popular event features members of the Saratoga jockey colony belting out crowd favorites backed by a live band.
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August 1, 2012 9:56 AM
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Commander Crowe, who was nosed out in last year's Breeders Crown Open Trot at Woodbine, scored a big victory on Tuesday night at the Jaegersro track in Sweden. He won the Hugo Abergs Memorial in world record-equaling time--1:50.4. His time for the one-mile race contested over the five-eighths mile oval equaled Googoo Gaagaa's clocking at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs earlier this year.
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August 1, 2012 9:55 AM
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Uncle Peter was made the 5-2 morning line favorite for Saturday’s $1.5 million Hambletonian Stakes at the Meadowlands Racetrack after trainer Jimmy Takter selected post No. 1 for the colt’s starting position.
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August 1, 2012 9:55 AM
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Tioga Downs will host the elimination races for the Empire Breeders Classic 3-year-old colt and filly pacing events on Sunday (August 5). Both $250,000 EBC finals are set for the following Sunday, August 12.
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August 1, 2012 9:54 AM
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Todd Pletcher intended to run Maple Forest in a stakes race last weekend at Monmouth Park, where the four-year-old filly has never been worse than second. However, the race failed to fill, leading Pletcher to re-route the filly to another course she has shown an affinity for.
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July 31, 2012 1:34 PM
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Vernon Downs is gearing up to host its first Drivers’ Championship during State Fair weekend on Sunday (August 26).
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July 31, 2012 1:33 PM
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July 31, 2012 1:32 PM
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Possible stars of the future, 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers converge on Batavia Downs Casino when New York Sire Stakes action continues on Wednesday night (August 1).
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July 31, 2012 1:32 PM
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It wasn't a stakes race. It wasn't even the feature race but 3-year-old filly pacer L Diz opened some eyes at Batavia Downs Monday night, winning the fifth race in a sizzling 1:54.2.
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