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Miki And Minnie collared stablemate Twin B Joe Fresh approaching the wire to capture the Grade 2 $156,500 Lady Liberty for open pacing mares at the Meadowlands on Saturday afternoon. With James MacDonald in the bike, the 4-year-old daughter of Always B Miki paced the mile in 1:48, equaling her previous lifetime-best performance.
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Women Layer ground out a first-over ascent and sprang a 17-1 upset with his 1:48 2/5 score in the $138,650 first division of the Grade 2 Sam McKee Memorial on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands, while Captain Albano fought off a bevy of late pursuers for a 1:48 3/5 victory in the $139,900 second section of the annual event for open pacers.
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Apex captured the $1 million Grade 1 Winning Key Farm Hambletonian Stakes, for 3-year-old trotters, on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands, holding off favorite Big Ranger by a nose in a stakes-record 1:49 2/5.
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A slick move through slow early fractions by driver Yannick Gingras to loop Nezuko Kamado S to the lead placed her at a strong tactical advantage to grit a last-ditch blitz by pocket-pouncing Carve and win the $500,000 Winning Key Farm Hambletonian Oaks in 1:51 4/5 on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands.
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After falling just short of Yo Tillie in a Miss Versatility leg last week, Walspea found enough to strike the front in deep stretch and also evade a pair of late pursuers en route to a lifetime-best 1:50 3/5 score in Saturday's (Aug. 8) Grade 2 $183,650 Dr. John R. Steele Memorial, for trotting mares, at the Meadowlands.
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Super Chapter and Lexus Kody hooked up in a stride-for-stride duel down the stretch of Saturday’s $281,200 John Cashman Memorial, with Super Chapter getting his head in front in the final strides to win the Grade 1 event for older trotters in 1:50 1/5 at the Meadowlands.
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Lifetime Dreamer and Yannick Gingras put forth a dominant performance on Saturday afternoon at the Meadowlands, capturing the $180,000 Platinum final for the New Jersey Sire Stakes in a world record 1:51 1/5 mile clocking. The freshman from the first crop of Ecurie D vaulted from the pocket at the three-quarter station and won by open lengths for trainer Ake Svanstedt.
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Longshot Sweet Lovin Lou disrupted a three-prong stretch sprint of the betting favorites with a bold brush over the top to win the $310,750 Grade 2 Cane Pace, for pacing 3-year-olds, in a lifetime-best 1:47 3/5 effort on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands.
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Aintmyfirstro Deo made easy work of his four foes in the $180,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Platinum Division final for 2-year-old male pacers on a rain-drenched Friday (Aug. 7) at the Meadowlands, equaling his lifetime mark of 1:52 and extending his career record to four-for-four.
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Sixteen months ago, Norwegian duo Rune Arild Hansen and Bjarne Morisbak were shooting the breeze with five other owners and amateur trainers when the topic turned to their 2-year-old in training in the U.S. with Ake Svanstedt. Their friends were curious if the colt could be a factor in the money-rich 2- and 3-year-old races in North America - and even the biggest one?
Miki And Minnie collared stablemate Twin B Joe Fresh approaching the wire to capture the Grade 2 $156,500 Lady Liberty for open pacing mares at the Meadowlands on Saturday afternoon. With James MacDonald in the bike, the 4-year-old daughter of Always B Miki paced the mile in 1:48, equaling her previous lifetime-best performance.
Women Layer ground out a first-over ascent and sprang a 17-1 upset with his 1:48 2/5 score in the $138,650 first division of the Grade 2 Sam McKee Memorial on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands, while Captain Albano fought off a bevy of late pursuers for a 1:48 3/5 victory in the $139,900 second section of the annual event for open pacers.
Apex captured the $1 million Grade 1 Winning Key Farm Hambletonian Stakes, for 3-year-old trotters, on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands, holding off favorite Big Ranger by a nose in a stakes-record 1:49 2/5.
A slick move through slow early fractions by driver Yannick Gingras to loop Nezuko Kamado S to the lead placed her at a strong tactical advantage to grit a last-ditch blitz by pocket-pouncing Carve and win the $500,000 Winning Key Farm Hambletonian Oaks in 1:51 4/5 on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands.
After falling just short of Yo Tillie in a Miss Versatility leg last week, Walspea found enough to strike the front in deep stretch and also evade a pair of late pursuers en route to a lifetime-best 1:50 3/5 score in Saturday's (Aug. 8) Grade 2 $183,650 Dr. John R. Steele Memorial, for trotting mares, at the Meadowlands.
Super Chapter and Lexus Kody hooked up in a stride-for-stride duel down the stretch of Saturday’s $281,200 John Cashman Memorial, with Super Chapter getting his head in front in the final strides to win the Grade 1 event for older trotters in 1:50 1/5 at the Meadowlands.
Lifetime Dreamer and Yannick Gingras put forth a dominant performance on Saturday afternoon at the Meadowlands, capturing the $180,000 Platinum final for the New Jersey Sire Stakes in a world record 1:51 1/5 mile clocking. The freshman from the first crop of Ecurie D vaulted from the pocket at the three-quarter station and won by open lengths for trainer Ake Svanstedt.
Longshot Sweet Lovin Lou disrupted a three-prong stretch sprint of the betting favorites with a bold brush over the top to win the $310,750 Grade 2 Cane Pace, for pacing 3-year-olds, in a lifetime-best 1:47 3/5 effort on Saturday (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands.
Aintmyfirstro Deo made easy work of his four foes in the $180,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Platinum Division final for 2-year-old male pacers on a rain-drenched Friday (Aug. 7) at the Meadowlands, equaling his lifetime mark of 1:52 and extending his career record to four-for-four.
Sixteen months ago, Norwegian duo Rune Arild Hansen and Bjarne Morisbak were shooting the breeze with five other owners and amateur trainers when the topic turned to their 2-year-old in training in the U.S. with Ake Svanstedt. Their friends were curious if the colt could be a factor in the money-rich 2- and 3-year-old races in North America - and even the biggest one?
