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September 14, 2015 12:56 PM
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Doo Wop Hanover led all the way to win the $225,000 Jim Ewart Memorial for free-for-all pacers in 1:49.2 on Ohio Super Night Saturday (Sept. 12) at Scioto Downs.
Driver Ronnie Wrenn Jr. took Doo Wop Hanover off the gate first, followed by All Bets Off (Matt Kakaley) and Limelight Beach (Chris Page). Doo Wop Hanover led to the quarter in 26.1 and half in 54.2 before being challenged by Limelight Beach, who was flushed from third by favored State Treasurer (David Miller).
Past the three-quarters in 1:21.2 and into the stretch, the 5-1 Doo Wop Hanover paced strongly down the stretch to win by a head over All Bets Off from the pocket. State Treasurer was third.
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September 14, 2015 12:55 PM
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Saturday's (Sept. 12) edition of Racing Roundup features results stories from Running Aces, Vernon Downs, Saratoga Casino and Raceway and Tioga Downs.
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Eight $225,000 Ohio Sires Stakes Championships (OSS) featured Ohio’s top-bred 2- and 3-year-old pacing and trotting, colts and fillies, on Saturday night, Sept. 12 at Scioto Downs. An equal amount of longshots and even-money favorites gave the titanic crowd a great bank for their gambling buck.
2-Year-Old Filly Trot - Mild longshot (13-1) Count On Kami picked the perfect time to break her maiden as she bested favorite Kestrel by a whisker in the OSS Championship for 2-year-old trotting fillies. The daughter of Full County-Joys Second Call-Call Toll Free tripped the timer in 1:58.1 for the one mile test with driver Kurt Sugg at the lines for trainer Marty Wollam.
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September 14, 2015 12:54 PM
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Tony Alagna trainee Artspeak turned in a career-best performance of 1:48.2 to win the Simcoe Stakes Saturday (Sept. 12) night at Mohawk Racetrack. A field of nine 3-year-old pacers squared off in the C$224,907 Simcoe Stakes.
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The top older trotters in harness racing were on display Saturday (Sept. 12) night at Mohawk Racetrack for the Maple Leaf Trot eliminations. A talented group of 13 older trotters, including two mares, were separated into two C$40,000 eliminations. The top five finishers from each division punched their ticket to next week’s C$680,000 final.
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September 14, 2015 12:50 PM
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Jimmy Takter trainees Uncle Lasse and Pinkman were victorious Saturday (Sept. 12) night in the eliminations for the Canadian Trotting Classic. A group of 13 3-year-old trotters were split into two C$40,000 eliminations for the Canadian Trotting Classic. The top five finishers from each division advanced to next week’s C$700,000 final.
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September 14, 2015 12:50 PM
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Pacers were on display in New Jersey Sire Stakes - Green Acres action on Saturday at Freehold Raceway.
Winning efforts were turned in by Roland N Rock and Smart Zone, both three-year-olds by Rocknroll Hanover, and LL Jackpot, a two-year-old daughter of Philos Hanover. Each division carried a $7,000 purse.
Roland N Rock [$2.10], driven by Daniel Dube and trained by Rob Harmon, was the odds-on pick and delivered a length and a half victory over Artsmah [Western Ideal] in the third race. Edward Tech [Rocknroll Hanover] was third by a length in three-quarters. The mile was timed in 1:54.3.
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September 14, 2015 12:50 PM
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Godolphin Racing's Sentiero Italia turned in her second straight standout performance Sept. 12 to claim the $500,000 Sands Point Stakes (gr. II )at Belmont Park, and capped a five-win day for jockey Joel Rosario in the process.
Nearly a month after winning the Maker's Mark Lake Placid Stakes (gr. IIT) at Saratoga Race Course, the 3-year-oldMedaglia d'Oro filly sat in second behind Cara Marie through fractions of :24.66, :49.01, and 1:13.53 through six furlongs, took the lead late in the final turn and pulled away to win by 3 3/4 lengths. European import Blond Me closed to finish second in her first U.S. start, a neck ahead of Lake Placid runner-up Miss Temple City.
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September 14, 2015 12:49 PM
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Matthew Schera's Cage Fighter got a perfect stalking trip and kicked clear in the stretch to capture his first stakes in the $200,000 PTHA President's Cup Sept. 12 at Parx Racing. Watch Video
With a yielding Parx turf course, all but four horses were scratched. Morning-line favorite and Oceanport Stakes (gr. IIIT) winner Heart to Heart was one of those whose connections opted not to run.
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September 14, 2015 12:49 PM
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Finding two-turn racing to his liking,Cocked and Loaded used a powerful move in the far turn to open a clear advantage and was not threatened in the stretch in winning the $150,000 Iroquois Stakes (gr. III) Saturday, Sept. 12 at Churchill Downs.
With the victory Richard Ravin and Patricia's Hope's 2-year-old Cocked and Loaded secured the first graded stakes win of his career, completing the 1 1/16-mile test in 1:44.94. In his first try at two turns, the Colonel John colt returned to the form that saw him win the Tremont Stakes in June at Belmont Park.
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September 14, 2015 12:49 PM
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Catch a Glimpse offered her rivals barely that in the $200,000 Natalma Stakes (Can-IIT) Sept. 12 at Woodbine, setting the pace and then rolling away to a five-length victory.
The mile turf event for 2-year-old fillies is a Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" event, granting the daughter of City Zip an automatic berth in the Oct. 30 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. IT). Trained by Mark Casse, she races for Gary Barber, Michael James Ambler, and Jeff Begg's Windways Farm.
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September 14, 2015 12:45 PM
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Flaxman Holdings' Tacticus, the 2-1 second-choice in a four-horse field, goes wire to wire in winning the 13-furlongTemperence Hill Stakes Sept. 12 at Belmont Park. The son of A.P. Indy tops 1-2 favorite V. E. Day by 3 3/4 lengths. Watch Video
Indycott was 1 1/2 lengths back in third.Slim Shady was 19 1/4 lengths back in fourth in the $190,000 stakes.
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September 14, 2015 12:44 PM
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In a wild finish to the Irish Champion Stakes (Ire-I), Golden Horn swerved out into challenging Free Eagle but got across the finish line first and then held on to the win after a stewards' inquiry Sept. 12 at Leopardstown. Investec Epsom Derby (Eng-I) winner Golden Horn, the 5-4 favorite, dictated the running for most of the race before Frankie Dettori urged him for more rounding the turn. As Free Eagle challenged to his outside in the stretch, the winner suddenly veered off the rail in the final 150 yards and slammed into Free Eagle before continuing on to a one-length triumph.
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September 14, 2015 12:56 PM
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Super Night XXVII at Balmoral Park is in the books as Saturday’s (Sept. 12) night championship events showcased the Prairie States top pacers and trotters. Despite heavy rains early in the day and fall temperatures in the air the track was lightning fast as the fans enjoyed the fast paced action on and off the track with a variety bands and party packages keeping the festivities flowing. The championship action kicked off in race three with a full field of 10 sophomore trotting fillies squaring off in the $79,000 Lady Ann Reed Stake. Despite the fact that four of the starters wound up making early breaks it still turned into a thrilling finish as Bi Polar Rose held off the late bid of Fox Valley Yoko to prevail by a head in 1:57.1, giving Matt Krueger his first Super Night championship. Patient ID (Robert Smolin) was third.
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September 14, 2015 12:55 PM
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According to the International Racing Bureau and her connections, Secret Gesture will likely race next in the Grade I $600,000 Flower Bowl Invitational at Belmont Park on Oct. 3.
First under the wire in the Grade I $700,000 Beverly D. last out at Arlington International Racecourse, the daughter of Galileo will possibly face the two Chad Brown-trained mares – adjudged victress Watsdachances and runner-up Stephanie’s Kitten – who were placed above her after her disqualification to third by the stewards for hindering the path of the latter.
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It was a dark and stormy night, but undeterred, Yonkers Raceway forged ahead for the first of two New York Nights of Champions.
For the first time since its inception in 1990, the eight sire stakes finals were halved. Saturday night, the Empire’s best 3-year-olds had the marquee, with four, $225,000 sire stakes finals.
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September 14, 2015 12:54 PM
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For just the second time in track history, there was a triple dead heat for win on Saturday night at Saratoga Casino and Raceway. The three-way tie came in the evening’s $18,000 featured Open Pace and was the result of a scramble in the stretch.
Longshot Spinarama (Austin Siegelman) was parked to the half in 53.2 over a sloppy track and despite racing overland throughout lap one dug in and drew clear midway through the stretch. The 12-1 shot Spinarama was then met with challenges of rivals Panocchio (Gerry Mattison) and Burkentine Hanover (Stephane Bouchard). The three top flight pacers hit the wire at the same time in 1:52.2 and the race was declared a three-way dead heat.
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September 14, 2015 12:51 PM
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A slow start at Los Alamitos Race Course's September meeting didn't make the milestone jockey Edwin Maldonado achieved Sept. 12 any less gratifying.
With a closing drive aboard 3-year-old filly Nite Delite in a maiden special weight event—the last contest of the day—the Ohio-born, Puerto Rico-raised rider claimed the 1,000th victory of his career.
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September 14, 2015 12:50 PM
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The 2-year-old colt pacing division of the Maine Sire Stakes program made its final appearance at Scarborough Downs on Saturday (Sept. 12) before heading out on their upcoming fall fairground swing. The assembled stakes stars provided plenty of thrills for the fans in attendance, spinning tales of extremes, with both long shots and favorites persevering in the $11,000-plus twin splits.
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September 14, 2015 12:50 PM
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Mobile Bay missed in the prep but delivered in the race that counted, rallying to victory in the $400,000 Super Derby (gr. II) Sept. 12 at Louisiana Downs.
The Tigertail Ranch homebred saw his three-race win streak come to an end when he finished third in the Super Derby Prelude Stakes Aug. 8 at Louisiana Downs, but on Saturday the Louisiana-bred son of Lone Star Special rallied past three horses in the stretch to secure the first graded stakes win of his career.
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September 14, 2015 12:49 PM
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Jockey Joe Bravo expected to ride Saturday's Kentucky Downs card, but when racing there was canceled due to excessive moisture in the turf course, he found himself hightailing it to Woodbineto pick up two mounts. First Bravo was a lackluster sixth aboard Silky Girl in the Natalma Stakes (Can-IIT), a race won by Mark Casse trainee Catch a Glimpse. But two races later, there he went on a 15-1 shot, charging down the turf course to win the $226,400 Summer Stakes (Can-IIT) with Conquest Daddyo.
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Pacers were on display in New Jersey Sire Stakes - Green Acres action on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at Freehold Raceway. Winning efforts were turned in by Roland N Rock and Smart Zone, both 3-year-olds by Rocknroll Hanover, and LL Jackpot, a 2-year-old daughter of Philos Hanover. Each division carried a $7,000 purse. Roland N Rock [$2.10], driven by Daniel Dube and trained by Rob Harmon, was the odds-on pick and delivered a length and a half victory over Artsmah [Western Ideal] in the third race. Edward Tech [Rocknroll Hanover] was third by a length and three-quarters. The mile was timed in 1:54.3.
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Charging between foes in mid-stretch,Dothraki Queen drew clear, then held to win the $200,000 Pocahontas Stakes (gr. III) Sept. 12 at Churchill Downs. The 2-year-old filly, ridden by Corey Lanerie, covered the 1 1/16 miles on the main track in 1:45.80. Watch Video
Bold Quality finished a half-length back in second, with Dream Dance finishing 2 1/4 lengths back in third. There was a rider's objection when Brian Hernandez, aboard Dream Dance, claimed interference at the quarter pole against runner-up Bold Quality. Dream Dance was later placed second and Bold Quality was dropped to third.
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September 14, 2015 12:45 PM
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Starting for the first time in 10 months,Fawkner fought out a spirited finish in the Makybe Diva Stakes (Aus-I) withRising Romance to win by a short head Sept. 12 at Flemington. Unraced since his 10th-place finish in last year's Melbourne Cup (Aus-I) Nov. 4, the 8-year-old Reset gelding settled off the early pace, sixth in the 14-horse field, before taking the lead 200 meters out and holding back Rising Romance to prevail. He was second to Dissident in last year's edition of the race.
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September 14, 2015 12:44 PM
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John Oxley's Stephen Foster (gr. I) winner Noble Bird will sit out the rest of the year after emerging from the Aug. 8 Whitney Handicap (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Coursewith a hip injury, trainer Mark Casse said Sept. 12.
The 4-year-old son of Birdstone will likely resume training at the beginning of next year. He finished ninth in the Whitney.
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